SEATTLE, – Today’s first-time homebuyer is older and more likely to be single than first-time homebuyers in the 1970s and 1980s, according to a new Zillow® analysisi. Zillow’s study found that Americans are renting for an average of six years before buying their first homes. In the 1970s, they rented for an average of 2.6 […]
SAN JOSE, Calif., — Realtor.com®, a leading provider of online real estate services operated by News Corp [Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA] subsidiary Move, Inc., today announced the launch of a five-episode digital video series created to provide first-time home buyers with practical and entertainingly delivered advice on the start-to-finish stages of the purchase cycle. The original […]
ATLANTA, – The Home Depot®, the world’s largest home improvement retailer, will host its third annual Hurricane Preparedness Workshops on Saturday, May 30, 2015. The one-day event, held in nearly 700 stores from the Gulf Coast to New England, will help prepare residents in storm-prone regions ahead of hurricane season, which begins June 1. Hurricane […]
SEATTLE, – Zillow Group, which houses a portfolio of the largest and most vibrant real estate and home-related brands on mobile and Web, today announced that northern Colorado-based Information and Real Estate Services, LLC, (IRES Multiple Listing Service) has signed a direct agreement allowing their 6,000 brokers the ability to send their listings to Zillow® […]
SAN JOSE, Calif., — Move, Inc., a subsidiary of News Corp [Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA], today announced enhanced features for realtor.com® ShowcaseSM Listing Enhancements, FiveStreetSM, and Top Producer® CRM to help real estate professionals establish deeper connections with buyers and streamline the way they manage inbound leads. “At Move, we pride ourselves on providing a holistic […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Fannie Mae (FNMA/OTC) today announced Green Rewards, a new multifamily financing option that helps owners of apartment buildings and cooperatives invest in energy- and water-cost saving improvements. These investments can improve and preserve the quality of multifamily properties and lower utility costs, saving money for both property owners and renters. Green Rewards […]
WASHINGTON, May 12, 2015 – Realtor.com®, a leading provider of online real estate services operated by News Corp [Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA] subsidiary Move, Inc., stepped out emphatically today with the introduction of a new graphic identity and national advertising campaign that position the brand as the best – and truest – provider of real estate […]
MADISON, N.J., – Prudential Real Estate Investors announced today that it has completed the capital raise of Senior Housing Partners V (SHP V) with a total of $629 million in capital commitments. SHP V is the fifth in a series of dedicated, closed-end funds designed to capitalize on investment opportunities in the growing senior housing […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Fannie Mae (FNMA/OTC) announced the HomePath®Ready Buyer™ program, qualifying first-time homebuyers to receive up to three percent of the purchase price in closing cost assistance toward the purchase of a HomePath property, upon completion of an online homebuyer education course. On a $150,000 home, this could result in up to $4,500 […]
MCLEAN, VA – Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today released its updated Multi-Indicator Market Index® (MiMi®) showing that the U.S. housing market experienced some winter doldrums. While an improving labor market and attractive mortgage rates continue to promise a strong spring homebuying season, housing market stability stumbled a bit due to the cold winter and a […]
