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Peopleimages | E+ | Getty Images Financing a home might be more accessible than you think. You’ve probably heard of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, two entities created by Congress that buy and guarantee mortgages through the secondary mortgage market to expand opportunities for homeownership and affordable rental housing. “Those are the biggest chunk [of home

Navitas Captial, a venture capital firm focused on real estate technology and innovation has invested $6.5 million in Series A financing in an artificial intelligence-powered leasing agent software that currently streamlines leasing processes for over 250,000 multifamily communities.  The company, MeetElise, was founded in 2017 by Minna Song of MIT and Tony Stoyanov of the University

A beachfront residence is seen in East Hampton, New York. Jeffrey Basinger | Reuters Home prices in the Hamptons hit new records as wealthy New Yorkers fled the Covid-19 troubles of the city for the beach, according to a new report. The median price of a single-family home in the Hamptons reached $1.1 million in

Getty Images Google on Wednesday updated its search engine with new tools for people shopping for mortgages, including a calculator, recent average mortgage rates and key terms homebuyers may need to know during the mortgage shopping process. Google teamed up with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to launch the new tools because it found that

A realtor, at right, shows prospective buyers a property in Newport Beach, California. Jamie Rector | Bloomberg | Getty Images Sales of existing homes jumped nearly 21% in June compared with May, according to the National Association of Realtors. It was the largest monthly gain since the Realtors began tracking the data in 1968 and

Welcome to our 2020 edition of Women of Influence. As we have been doing for many years now, we have based our selection of nearly 200 candidates on such criteria as career achievements, community outreach and mentorship within the industry. And as we experienced in previous years, we found it hard, to say nothing of

Shelly Chapman | Moment | Getty Images Things have been tough for many Americans during the coronavirus pandemic, and it’s about to get worse, personal finance expert Suze Orman warns. The virus is continuing to spread across the country, with nearly 3.8 million cases and more than 140,000 deaths now being reported. At the same

Kevin O’Leary told CNBC on Tuesday the U.S. government should not establish more relief programs for businesses impacted by the coronavirus and instead allow market forces decide which companies survive.  “As a result of the pandemic and people’s changes in purchase behavior, there is a new America emerging and the only way to feel that out