New York City-based proptech RentRedi, which provides a cloud-based rental management platform designed to simplify the renting process for both landlords and tenants, has acquired the housing-focused platforms eRentPayment and PaymentReport. eRentPayment offers...
Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) Home Lending is now offering $10,000 Homebuyer Access grants that will be applied toward the down payment for eligible homebuyers who currently live in or are purchasing homes in certain underserved communities in eight major metro areas. The...
The wildfires sweeping across the Hawaiian island of Maui have killed 36 people and destroyed more than 270 structures, according to Maui County officials. CNN is reporting that most of the western Maui community of Lahaina has been destroyed and hundreds of...
Mortgage rates continued their upward odyssey for the third week in a row, coming within a hair of the 7% mark. According to the Primary Mortgage Market Survey from Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC), the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.96% as of Aug. 10, up from last...
Living in the Big Apple is not for the financially faint of heart, as new data from Miller Samuel and Douglas Elliman recorded the average monthly Manhattan rent in July was $5,588, up 9% year-over-year and a new record. Manhattan’s median rent also set a new record...
Three new data reports have reaffirmed the new normal in housing: sales activity remains in decline while home prices continue to rise. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) determined that home price gains occurred in nearly 60% of major metro markets (128 out...
Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of May 11-15
