The way people buy and sell homes hasn't changed in decades, but new tech-focused firms like REX Real Estate are looking to shake things up.
Jack Ryan, Founder and CEO of REX Real Estate, explains how the company is using A.I. and big data to streamline the real estate process. Ryan says big data lets them target buyers more quickly and more accurately than other agents.
REX Real Estate is currently available in New York and California, and will be opening offices in Texas and Colorado in the next few months. Ryan says he plans on being available throughout the entire country within a few years.
The nation’s employers added 336,000 jobs in September, an unexpectedly robust gain and the largest monthly rise since January, evidence that many companies remain confident enough to keep hiring despite high-interest rates and a hazy outlook for the economy.
The cost of financing a home surged again this week as the average long-term U.S. mortgage rate climbed to its highest level since December 2000, further dimming the affordability outlook for many would-be homebuyers.
A commercial fisherman accused of conspiring with others to sell 200,000 pounds (90,000 kilos) of fish in excess of legal quotas has been convicted in federal court in New York.