Climate change homebuying, ice cream vs. Disney, how to buy WeWork stock
Millennials are coming of homebuying age in a time where the effects of climate change are clearer than ever. Record-setting temperatures and horrific natural disasters are the norm for us.
So it makes sense that we buy homes with that knowledge in the background. A new Zillow report says almost two-thirds of the under-35 crowd think climate change will personally affect their homes and communities in their lifetimes.
This news comes after a Zillow report said $451 billion worth of U.S. homes are at risk of climate change-induced flooding.
One thing that’s apparently cooling off is finance startup fundraising. After a string of record-setting years, fintech startups are starting to pull in less capital in their investor raises, according to a report by Accenture.
The rest of today’s headlines wouldn’t make you think that, though. The disgraced former CEO of SoFi, Mike Cagney, is trying to raise $100 million for his new startup. A homebuying startup just raised $141m (although a good portion of that is a loan, not equity).
And in the most millennial thing ever, the team behind the Museum of Ice Cream popup raised $40m because Disney’s parks aren’t Instagrammable enough.
All this and more in today’s Linkage.
- Millennials buy homes with a climate change future in mind(zillow.mediaroom.com)
- Finance startup funding is cooling off a bit (crowdfundinsider.com)
- Disgraced SoFi founder trying to raise $100m for his blockchain HELOC startup(bloomberg.com)
- Homebuilder confidence in the economy rises(eyeonhousing.org)
- Homebuying startup Flyhomes raises $141m(fortune.com)
- Museum of Ice Cream raises $40m to make an Instagram-friendly Disneyworld(wsj.com)
- Initial jobless claims rise 9k(dol.gov)
- There are 1.5 million vacant homes in the U.S.(attomdata.com)
- Home Prices Up 3 Percent in July as Supply Fell 3 Percent(redfin.com)
- Want to buy WeWork stock? Here's what you're buying(twitter.com)