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Investors drive up home prices, challenging first-time buyers

Coupled with high mortgage rates and record-high home prices, real estate investors are also making it harder for first-time buyers to compete, according to new data from real estate analytics firm Cotality. Insights authored Oct. 10 by Thom Malone, Cotality’s principal economist, found that investors routinely pay more than market value for homes. These premiums […]

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LendingTree CEO Doug Lebda dies in ATV accident

Doug Lebda, the founder, chairman and CEO of LendingTree, died Sunday in an all-terrain vehicle accident, the company’s board of directors announced. “We are deeply saddened by the sudden passing of Doug,” the board said in a statement. “Doug was a visionary leader whose relentless drive, innovation and passion transformed the financial services landscape, touching

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