Single Lady Estates, a Los Angeles company focused on encouraging and supporting women’s homeownership, announced the official launch of its platform.
According to the company, the new platform will offer information, resources, and community support throughout the homeownership experience. Among the platform’s offerings are webinars, workshops, and financial planning tailored to women’s unique homeownership needs, access to discounted services, podcasts and online community interactions
The company cited National Association of Realtors data that found single women represented 19% of all homebuyers in 2023, a far greater share than the 9% for single men.
The platform is being launched on the 50th anniversary of the passage of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, which sought to end the discrimination that women faced in gaining access to credit. Prior to that legislation’s passage, many banks required women to have male co-signers or outright denied credit to women based on their gender or marital status. Single, divorced and widowed women faced hostility from lenders when trying to establish financial independence, while married woman would see their husbands’ creditworthiness given prior over their own.
“We are launching our community platform on this symbolic date to highlight the progress that has been made in women’s financial autonomy, while acknowledging the work that remains,” said Bobbie Wasserman, founder of Single Lady Estates. “As more women become homeowners, Single Lady Estates is committed to closing the ‘women’s homeownership confidence gap’ by offering information, advocacy, and a robust community network of like-minded individuals – all in support of an enhanced homeownership experience.”
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