Home Buyers news and trends

Millennials Turn To Crowdfunding For Mortgage Down Payments
Alternative Finances // July 17, 2018

When one tries to Google the phrase “millennials and mortgages,” something curious happens. Two different – and in some cases, mutually exclusive sounding – accounts of millennials and their home-buying habits, or lack thereof, emerge. Millennials are either dragging down the housing market because they...

More People Are Paying Cash For Homes
Loans // December 06, 2017

Home buyers are facing a new challenge in finding mid-priced houses to purchase: Cash buyers who swoop in and snatch up all the properties. According to a report in The Wall Street Journal, while mortgage lending is finally rebounding after the housing crash of a few...

Home Lenders Woo Millennials With Student Loan Assistance
Loans // September 27, 2017

With millions of Americans shackled by massive student loan debt, one home lender is trying to entice potential buyers by paying off a chunk of their student loans when they purchase a home. According to news in The Wall Street Journal, Eagle Home Mortgage –...

PYMNTS’ Daily Data Dive: Is Home Buying Going Away?
Daily Data Dive // March 24, 2017

As real estate prices continue to rise every year and the millennial generation is in debt due to student loans, it’s not surprising that fewer people are running out to buy a home. Bloomberg peeked through the U.S. Census Bureau data on home buying over...

Quick Reads
Redfin Testing Online Real Estate Bids

May 12, 2019
Redfin, the real estate company based in Seattle, is rolling out a new program that enables home buyers to bid on properties via its website. According to a report in The New York Times, Redfin started testing the program in Boston and is gearing up to expand it to other parts of the country. It’s […]

More People Are Paying Cash For Homes

December 06, 2017
Home buyers are facing a new challenge in finding mid-priced houses to purchase: Cash buyers who swoop in and snatch up all the properties. According to a report in The Wall...

Home Lenders Woo Millennials With Student Loan Assistance

September 27, 2017
With millions of Americans shackled by massive student loan debt, one home lender is trying to entice potential buyers by paying off a chunk of their student loans when they...

PYMNTS’ Daily Data Dive: Is Home Buying Going Away?

March 24, 2017
As real estate prices continue to rise every year and the millennial generation is in debt due to student loans, it’s not surprising that fewer people are running out to...