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Revive amps up AI capabilities in bet on renovation market
Revive’s model focuses on assisting listing agents and their clients with pre-sale renovations meant to increase market visibility and generate a return upon sale. The company coordinates with vendors, helps sellers understand the process and provides agents with an effective marketing partner.
11 First-Time Home Buying Myths Debunked
As a first-time homebuyer, it can feel like there’s endless information about how to buy a home. You’ve probably heard advice about how much you need for a down payment, what credit score qualifies you for a mortgage, or whether it’s better to keep renting instead. It’s possible these home buying myths may be holding you back from becoming a homeowner. In this Redfin article, we’ll debunk 11 common first-time homebuying myths so you can see what’s really standing between you and homeownership. Whether you’re looking at homes in Nashville, TN, or a condo in Chicago, IL, here’s the truth…
Tesla reports record sales, record storage—but profit slips as tax-credit rush pulls demand forward | Fortune
Tesla’s Q3 2025 update reports record vehicle deliveries and record energy storage deployments, alongside higher revenue, but earnings pressure persisted due to margin headwinds and a likely pull-forward of demand before U.S. EV tax credits expired in September. Shares dipped about 1.4% in after-hours trading as investors appeared to brace for softer demand through the remainder of the year. CEO Elon Musk is expected to give more detail on the company’s quarterly earnings call at 5:30 p.m. Eastern time. Q3 results Tesla delivered 497,099 vehicles in Q3 2025, a new quarterly record, with total production at 447,450 units, reflecting inventory…
Is Now a Good Time to Buy a House?
Key takeaways: If you have the means, now may be a good time to buy a house. Mortgage rates dropped again, continuing their long-term improvement and offering homebuyers a window of affordability. It’s a buyer’s market – there are over 500,000 more home sellers than buyers – giving homebuyers leverage. Still, most consumers are wary due to high house prices, a slow job market, and broad economic uncertainty, leading to a slow housing market. The seasons may be changing, but the housing market isn’t. After an unusually slow spring and summer, the same sluggish trends are persisting into fall: fewer…
Beyond Meat’s 250% stock pop was spurred by a Dubai-based real estate developer. Now the company is squarely in meme-stock territory | Fortune
Reddit investors are still chasing the high of locking in and driving up GameStop stock four years ago. This time, their meme stock of choice is Beyond Meat. The company behind the plant-based meat you briefly glance at before settling for cheaper ground chuck is the focus of another social-media-driven short squeeze that has helped push the stock up ~250% this week, alongside news of an expanded distribution deal with Walmart. The stock pop was spurred by Dubai-based real estate developer Dimitri Semenikhin, who goes by Capybara Stocks on social media. His original Reddit post hyping up Beyond Meat was removed, but…
As national debt accelerates to $38 trillion, watchdog warns it’s ‘no way for a great nation like America to run its finances’ | Fortune
The U.S. national debt has surged past $38 trillion, according to the U.S. Treasury Department, just two months after surpassing previous forecasts to reach $37 trillion in August. This means the federal debt rose by $1 trillion in a little over two months, which the Peter G. Peterson Foundation calculates is the fastest rate of growth outside the pandemic. Michael A. Peterson, CEO of the nonpartisan watchdog dedicated to fiscal sustainability, said this landmark is “the latest troubling sign that lawmakers are not meeting their basic fiscal duties.” In a statement provided to Fortune, Peterson said that “if it seems…
Crypto lost 1,000 jobs to AI since ChatGPT launched—but gained them back from other sectors, says a16z report | Fortune Crypto
Ever since AI supplanted crypto as the shiny new toy in Silicon Valley, there’s been no shortage of jokes about workers jumping ship. New data from prominent venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (commonly referred to as a16z) shows that the truth is more complicated. In its annual state of crypto report released on Wednesday, a16z found that since the launch of ChatGPT in November 2022, around 1,000 workers left the crypto industry for AI startups. But, in that same time period, blockchain companies gained the same number of employees from other industries, including traditional finance and tech. “People forget that…
Should I Sell My House Now?
Key takeaways: It’s a good time to sell your house if you price correctly and are open to negotiation. Mortgage rates continue to fall, opening the door for some priced-out buyers to re-enter the market. There are far more home sellers than buyers, tipping the scales toward buyers – but sellers can still get competitive offers. Selling now could help you avoid potential price swings if the economy moves toward recession or inflation. If you’re thinking about selling your home, you’re not alone. But with today’s near-record housing costs keeping everyone on the sidelines, it’s natural to wonder if…
Virtual Staging Tech is So Good Now That It’s Earning Flippers and Investors More Money
In This Article Virtual staging, once a real estate novelty, has unfurled like a magic carpet over the investment landscape, beckoning us all to an imaginary world of HGTV-design make-believe. On a practical level, the advantages of replacing the cost of transporting furniture, assembling it, and renting it for weeks on end with a few clicks of a mouse can’t be overstated. This is a game-changer for flippers and landlords, aware that most houses are viewed online first by 43% of those polled by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) in 2024, with 41% looking at photos first. And HousingWire…
Is It a Buyer’s or Seller’s Market?
The U.S. housing market finally favors homebuyers, but few can afford it It’s a buyer’s market, meaning buyers have the upper hand. Following the pandemic-fueled seller’s market in 2021, sellers now outnumber buyers by over 500,000 – or 37% – due to two years of rising mortgage rates and home prices. Affordability remains the sticking point for everyone, though: Most buyers can’t afford a home, which is leading to fewer sales, deterring home sellers, and slowing down an already sluggish market. You can see this in the data: Over the past six months, prices have risen while demand has dropped…