housing

Blueground Doubles Size of Rental Platform With Nestpick Purchase
Blueground Doubles Size of Rental Platform With Nestpick Purchase
May 30, 2023  |  Acquisitions

Furnished rental service Blueground says it has acquired fellow housing platform Nestpick. The move, announced Tuesday (May 30), creates an invite-only network of furnished apartment providers, and more than...

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Rising Housing Costs Set Stage for Solutions Aiding Renters and Homebuyers 
Rising Housing Costs Set Stage for Solutions Aiding Renters and Homebuyers 
February 06, 2023  |  Real Estate

Consumers’ financial well-being has been strained as housing costs outpace both inflation and wages.  PYMNTS’ most recent “Consumer Inflation Sentiment” report examines this issue across age...

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Lowe’s Says Home Remodeling Trend Still Strong and Set to Boom
Lowe’s Says Home Remodeling Trend Still Strong and Set to Boom
November 16, 2022  |  Retail

The nation’s second-largest chain of hardware stores said Wednesday (Nov. 16) that its commercial or “Pro” business grew 19% last quarter, as consumers continue to...

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Stoa Raises $100M for House-Flipping Platform
Stoa Raises $100M for House-Flipping Platform
August 14, 2022  |  Real Estate

Stoa, the Arizona company that debuted the FlipOS by Stoa platform for single-family home investors, has gotten another $100 million securitization toward helping to close...

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Faced With Soaring Costs, Tight Supply, Renters Tap Crowdsourcing, Government Aid
Faced With Soaring Costs, Tight Supply, Renters Tap Crowdsourcing, Government Aid
May 19, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Charity begins at home, and home is often the endpoint as well. In a rental housing market that’s got millions feeling frantic, desperation is yielding...

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CFPB: 10 Pct Of US Households At Risk Of Eviction, Foreclosure
CFPB: 10 Pct Of US Households At Risk Of Eviction, Foreclosure
March 02, 2021  |  Economy

A new Consumer Finance Protection Bureau report says that there are currently 11 million people at risk of losing their housing, whether by evictions or...

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NYC Renters Fall More Than $1 Billion Behind In COVID Economy
NYC Renters Fall More Than $1 Billion Behind In COVID Economy
January 14, 2021  |  Real Estate

As the pandemic continues to bash the economy, all too many New York City apartment dwellers simply can’t pay the rent. The result, according to...

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Builder Index Hits Record High As Suburbs Lure City Dwellers
Builder Index Hits Record High As Suburbs Lure City Dwellers
October 19, 2020  |  Real Estate

Builder confidence is surging for the second consecutive month, hitting a record high of 85 in October, according to the National Association of Home Builders...

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Till CEO: How Flexible Rent Payments Helps Landlords – And Tenants – Avoid Evictions
Till CEO: How Flexible Rent Payments Helps Landlords – And Tenants – Avoid Evictions
August 20, 2020  |  Real Estate

Amid the lingering economic aftershocks of the pandemic looms a housing crisis — if millions of people are unable to pay the rent. After trillions...

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