Category Archives: Real Estate

  • Another big management shuffle: Now its HomeServices

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    The former founder of Intero Real Estate Services is moving to a new role at the top of HomeServices of America. Gino Blefari, currently the CEO of HSF Affiliates – the subsidiary that operates the Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices and Real Living franchise networks – was appointed today as CEO of HomeServices of America by Executive […]

  • Builder confidence rises due to falling mortgage rates

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    Builder confidence for newly-built single family homes is rising due to falling mortgages, according to the latest National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI). The HMI rose two points in January to 58 on an index that grades any score above 50 as builders viewing conditions more good than poor. Last […]

  • Government raises fines for RESPA violations

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    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is raising the price of its fines to adjust for inflation, including penalties for violations of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA). The new fine amounts became law when they were entered into the Federal Register on January 12. Read more here:: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/inmannews/~3/-LbyHRU_jpA/       

  • Trulia hires a new chief economist

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    Issi Romem previously worked as the chief economist at contractor search portal BuildZoom, and is also a fellow at Terner Center for Housing Innovation, a part of the University of California, Berkeley. Read more here:: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/inmannews/~3/c6HRqf0YF38/       

  • iBuyer Knock raises $400 million in latest fundraising round

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    Atlanta-based iBuyer Knock has raised $400 million in its latest fundraising round, significantly upping the ante in the high-stakes world of quick turnover, cash-based home buying. The company announced the funding Tuesday, saying that it came in the form of both debt and equity. The Foundry Group, a venture capital firm, led the fundraising effort, […]

  • These are the hottest housing markets of 2019

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    San Jose, California, took the top spot on Zillow’s annual survey of the hottest housing markets in 2019 for the second year in a row as tech jobs continued to drive workers to Silicon Valley. Read more here:: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/inmannews/~3/4yaVrOU4bc8/