Month: May 2018

City regulations on Airbnb rentals are 'punitive' to ordinary people, co-founder says

Posted from: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/31/airbnb-regulations-are-punitive-to-ordinary-people-co-founder-says.html

Home sharing platform Airbnb has been increasingly under fire from city authorities attempting to limit short-term rentals through the online marketplace….

Posted from: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/31/airbnb-regulations-are-punitive-to-ordinary-people-co-founder-says.html

Home sharing platform Airbnb has been increasingly under fire from city authorities attempting to limit short-term rentals through the online marketplace….

6 Home-Shopping Red Flags Even an Inspector Could Miss

Posted from: https://www.zillow.com/blog/6-problems-home-inspector-may-miss-159039/

Bill Loden, president of the American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI), has been inspecting homes for the past 20 years. But he says some home headaches simply don’t reveal themselves during a standard inspection – and some are outside an inspector’s scope.

“There are things homeowners think we can do, but we can’t,” he explained. “And honestly, most people don’t want…

Posted from: https://www.zillow.com/blog/6-problems-home-inspector-may-miss-159039/

Bill Loden, president of the American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI), has been inspecting homes for the past 20 years. But he says some home headaches simply don’t reveal themselves during a standard inspection – and some are outside an inspector’s scope.

“There are things homeowners think we can do, but we can’t,” he explained. “And honestly, most people don’t want…

Saudi Arabia just spent $43 million on Jackie O’s childhood home

Posted from: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/30/saudi-arabia-spent-43-million-on-jackie-os-former-estate.html

Built in 1919, the seven-acre estate was the main home of Jacqueline Bouvier in the 1940s….

Posted from: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/30/saudi-arabia-spent-43-million-on-jackie-os-former-estate.html

Built in 1919, the seven-acre estate was the main home of Jacqueline Bouvier in the 1940s….

Zillow CEO defends Facebook: The look in Sheryl Sandberg's eyes shows she's 'taken this to heart'

Posted from: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/30/zillow-ceo-defends-facebook-executives-are-throwing-resources-and-intellect-at-the-problem.html

Weighing in on tech regulation from the Code Conference on Wednesday, Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff rushed to Facebook's defense….

Posted from: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/30/zillow-ceo-defends-facebook-executives-are-throwing-resources-and-intellect-at-the-problem.html

Weighing in on tech regulation from the Code Conference on Wednesday, Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff rushed to Facebook's defense….

Mortgage rates drop, but borrowers are not impressed

Posted from: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/29/mortgage-rates-drop-but-borrowers-are-not-impressed.html

A drop in mortgage interest rates did nothing to spur borrowers to action. Applications for to both refinance and to purchase a home fell for the week….

Posted from: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/29/mortgage-rates-drop-but-borrowers-are-not-impressed.html

A drop in mortgage interest rates did nothing to spur borrowers to action. Applications for to both refinance and to purchase a home fell for the week….

Mortgage apps down 2.9% vs. previous week

Posted from: https://www.cnbc.com/video/2018/05/30/mortgage-apps-down-2-point-9-percent-vs-previous-week.html

CNBC's Diana Olick breaks down the latest numbers on mortgage applications which dropped despite a dip in interest rates….

Posted from: https://www.cnbc.com/video/2018/05/30/mortgage-apps-down-2-point-9-percent-vs-previous-week.html

CNBC's Diana Olick breaks down the latest numbers on mortgage applications which dropped despite a dip in interest rates….

Run-up in home prices is 'not sustainable': Realtors' chief economist

Posted from: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/29/run-up-in-home-prices-is-not-sustainable-realtors-chief-economist.html

The run-up in home prices is gaining speed, causing some to warn that the increases will not be sustainable for long….

Posted from: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/29/run-up-in-home-prices-is-not-sustainable-realtors-chief-economist.html

The run-up in home prices is gaining speed, causing some to warn that the increases will not be sustainable for long….

Home price gains ease in March, but growth accelerates in big cities: S&P Case-Shiller

Posted from: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/29/home-price-gains-ease-in-march-but-big-cities-see-growth-sp-case-shiller.html

The nation's 10 largest metropolitan markets saw home prices increase 6.5 percent annually, up from 6.4 percent in the previous month….

Posted from: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/29/home-price-gains-ease-in-march-but-big-cities-see-growth-sp-case-shiller.html

The nation's 10 largest metropolitan markets saw home prices increase 6.5 percent annually, up from 6.4 percent in the previous month….

Cramer’s Exec Cut: How consumer expectations are evolving

Posted from: https://www.cnbc.com/video/2018/05/25/cramers-exec-cut-how-consumer-expectations-are-evolving.html

Jim Cramer discusses the new economy and a changing consumer with CEOs from Zillow, Rent the Runway, Take-Two Interactive Software and Carnival Corp….

Posted from: https://www.cnbc.com/video/2018/05/25/cramers-exec-cut-how-consumer-expectations-are-evolving.html

Jim Cramer discusses the new economy and a changing consumer with CEOs from Zillow, Rent the Runway, Take-Two Interactive Software and Carnival Corp….