Tala raises $110m, July home sales jump, trade war vs. your remodeling plans

- Existing home sales up 2.5% in July(nar.realtor)
- But Zillow's not impressed(zillow.com)
- Trump's signature real estate deal style in full form over Greenland deal(forbes.com)
- First-time buyers down 4% from last Q2(miblog.genworth.com)
- Micro-loan startup Tala raises $110m(fortune.com)
- The Apple Card is finally out!(apple.com)
- Townhouse construction down in 2019(eyeonhousing.org)
- Will the trade war hurt your new remodel? Home Depot is scared of tariffs(cnbc.com)
- Don’t Expect Homeowners to Give the Economy a Boost(barrons.com)
- Knotel, which is WeWork without the drama, raised $400m(bloomberg.com)
