Koya, a Santa Monica, California-headquartered real estate startup, announced the upcoming launch of a for sale by owner (FSBO) software platform designed to connect buyers and sellers to act as their own agents during the home sale process. According to the company,...
Atlanta-based Citizens Trust Bank has launched its Down Payment Assistance Grant Program for eligible homebuyers seeking affordable housing opportunities. According to the bank, borrowers can receive a maximum of $2,000 grant contribution at the residential mortgage...
Sales of new single‐family houses during February were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 662,000, according to estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Last month’s activity was 0.3% below the revised...
Florida’s housing market recorded an increase in listings and higher median prices during February, according to new data from Florida Realtors. Closed sales of single-family homes statewide last month totaled 19,040, up 2.2% from one year earlier, while existing...
Attacks on realtors by the Wall Street Journal and President Biden, a pair of unusual HUD endeavors and Chicago voters rejecting the “mansion tax.” From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week of March 18-22....
State Farm General Insurance Co. announced it will not be renewing 72,000 property insurance policies in California. In a statement on its website, the Bloomington, Illinois-headquartered carrier stated it “had to make some difficult but necessary decisions that will...