Tagged: homeowners

Bank of Scotland Reports Decline in Number of First-Time Buyers Amid Tougher Property Market Conditions

The number of first-time buyers in Scotland reportedly “fell by 14% between January and August 2023, compared to the same period in 2022,” according to the latest Bank of Scotland First-Time Buyer Review. This fall is not as sharp as the picture “for the UK… Read More

Real Estate: Majority of Home Buyers Consider Climate Risks when Looking for New Home, Report Claims

More than 4 out of 5 prospective home buyers consider climate risks as they shop, new Zillow (NASDAQ: Z and ZG) research shows. Most say their major concern “is flood risk, followed by wildfires, extreme temperatures, hurricanes and drought.” Zillow senior population scientist Manny Garcia… Read More

Pacaso, the Real Estate Marketplace for Acquiring Luxury Second Homes, Released Second Homeowners Attitude Report

Pacaso, the technology-enabled real estate marketplace that helps people buy and co-own a luxury second home, released its 2023 Second Home Attitude Report, in order “to better understand what’s motivating second home buyers.” Applied Research West (ARW), a “trusted” research firm, “conducted a quantitative survey… Read More

Open Banking: First Time Buyers’ Mortgage Hopes Helped by Leeds Building Society, Experian

Aspiring homeowners can improve their chances of getting on the housing ladder thanks to Open Banking and “to extra evidence of a borrower’s good financial track record being factored into mortgage checks by a leading lender.” Leeds Building Society has reportedly “become the first UK… Read More

Real Estate Platform Pathway Homes, Credit Saint to Help Clients Enhance Credit Health

Pathway Homes, a real estate platform with a mission to create more homeowners, announced its partnership with Credit Saint, a credit restoration company. As part of this partnership, Pathway will be “providing its customers with a waived first work fee for Credit Saint’s services, as… Read More

Insurtech Lemonade’s Survey Reveals Most Renters Are Optimistic About Economic Situation in 2023

When people left big cities during the COVID-19 pandemic, “sweetheart” deals (aka COVID deals) ran the residential rental market, according to an update from Insurtech firm Lemonde (NYSE:LMND). While a lot of renters negotiated some cheap deals, many now “fear they are at risk of… Read More

Wayhome, a Way to Buy Property “Debt-Free,” Secures £3M via Seedrs

Wayhome has raised 102% (£3,087,566) of its £3,000,001 target from 448 investors via its crowdfunding campaign, carried out via Seedrs. There are now (at the time of writing) 20 days left in this sale. According to the Wayhome team, they aim to offer “a new… Read More

Scroll Finance Teams Up with Fintech Modulr to “Disrupt” Homeowner Financing

Scroll Finance, a “next-generation” Fintech offering “smart” financing solutions to homeowners, recently announced that Modulr, the embedded payments platform, will be powering its underlying payments infrastructure. The partnership will “enable Scroll to accelerate its mission to disrupt the homeowner financing sector in the UK.” Scroll… Read More

Insurtech Getsafe Reaches 50K Customer Milestone, Introduces Buildings Insurance in UK

Following its “successful” growth in the British market, Getsafe is expanding its portfolio and “introducing its digital buildings and contents home insurance product.” As noted in an update shared with CI, the new product “bears much of the DNA which has made Getsafe so popular… Read More

Financial Services Firm Splitero, which Offers Options to Access Home Equity, Secures $5.8M

Splitero, the financial services firm that offers homeowners better options to access home equity, has announced that it has acquired $5.8 million in seed funding, “led by Gemini Ventures.” Additional investors reportedly include Permit Ventures, Fiat Ventures, and others.” As noted in an update shared… Read More

HomeAdvisor Teams Up With Affirm to Offer Flexible Pay-Over-Time Financing Options to Homeowners

  HomeAdvisor, a digital home services marketplace operating business of ANGI Homeservices (NASDAQ: ANGI) announced on Thursday it has formed a partnership with Affirm, a flexible and transparent alternative to credit cards, to offer easy to understand flexible payment options for HomeAdvisor customers. HomeAdvisor is claimed to… Read More

UK based Neobank Hammock, built for Landlords or Rent Collectors, Secures £1 Million in Seed Funding

Hammock, a neobank that has been introduced specifically for landlords, has acquired £1 million through a seed funding round from Ascension Ventures and Fuel Ventures. The capital raised by Hammock should help the bank with its upcoming launch of its current accounts – which should… Read More

TSB Bank Debuts New Five-Year Fix & Flex Mortgage Product

UK-based challenger bank TSB recently announced the launch of its new five year Fix and Flex Mortgage product (0-80% LTV) to help homeowners, particularly in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. TSB reported that unlike most fixed deals,  the Fix and Flex mortgage offers the… Read More

Fintech Firm RenoFi, which Works with Lenders to Help them Offer Renovation Loans, Secures $6.4 Million in Capital

Fintech firm RenoFi, a platform that partners with lenders in order to make it possible for them to offer “the next generation of renovation loans,” has reportedly secured $6.4 million in capital through a Series A investment round. Established around two years ago by former… Read More

loanDepot to Pay Off Two Homeowners’ Mortgages Through 10-Year Anniversary nextX Sweepstakes

loanDepot announced on Thursday it will celebrate its 10 year anniversary by paying off one lucky customer AND one employee’s mortgage through its nextX Mortgage Sweepstakes, which will feature $680,000 in total prizes. According to loanDepot, the nextX Mortgage Sweepstakes is part of its year-long #nextX… Read More

SoFi Forms New Partnerships With Lemonade & Root to Expand Portfolio Of Offerings to Include Homeowners/Renters Insurance

Online lending platform SoFi announced on Monday it has formed two partnerships with insurtechs Lemonade and Root to expand its portfolio of offerings to its members to include homeowners and renters insurance. SoFi reported that the partnerships round out its insurance offerings, giving members access… Read More

Westinghouse Security Hits Indiegogo to Raise $50,000 For “Nucli” Smart Deadbolt

On Tuesday, Westinghouse Security announced the release of its brand new smart deadbolt, Nucli. Exclusively available through a crowdfunding campaign Indiegogo, Nucli gives homeowners and business owners the ability to see who is at the door and interact with them from wherever they may be, home or… Read More

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