The real estate agency TurboHome has entered the predictions sector with the debut of TurboHome Markets, an interactive prediction game that challenges users to forecast the final sale prices of San Francisco homes before they close. TurboHome Markets invites players...
Redfin has joined the movement to pre-market listings with the launch of its Redfin Early Access, a new search category featuring homes that are only on Redfin, plus pre-market listings from Compass International Holdings’ portfolio of brands. The Seattle-based...
Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes improved slightly this month, with the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) rising three points to a reading of 37. Any HMI number under 50 indicates...
The home remodeling firm West Shore Home has further expanded its New England presence with a second Massachusetts location in Andover. The new office comes three months after the Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania-headquartered company entered the Boston market. The move...
LGI Homes Inc. (NASDAQ: LGIH) announced the opening of Cypress Trails, a master-planned community in the Houston suburb of Hockley, Texas. According to the company, Cypress Trails will bring more than 500 new single-family homes to the area, ranging from two-bedroom...
Ginnie Mae announced that it issued $57.3 billion in mortgage-backed securities (MBS) during April, resulting in net portfolio growth of $18.9 billion. As of the end of last month, its MBS portfolio outstanding grew to $2.93 trillion. The April issuance included $55.3...
