In the tightest housing market in memory, it’s hard to wrap one’s mind around the fact that thousands of very desirable second homes sit empty most of the year. That inventory isn’t rented or listed, which seems a pity considering how nice — and empty —...
Stoa, the Arizona company that debuted the FlipOS by Stoa platform for single-family home investors, has gotten another $100 million securitization toward helping to close the housing gap, a press release said last week (Aug. 11). The round was underwritten by Cantor Fitzgerald, a leading...
PropTech startup Knock is introducing two new perks that enable homeowners to use the equity gains in their current property to make it more affordable to purchase another house. Knock Home Swap offers “competitively-priced mortgages” and extends 100% of the financing necessary to enable people...
With a generally healthy FinTech ecosystem, Italy is especially prominent in the areas of digital lending and PropTech. Where the two converge, a thriving community of startups has emerged in the country, developing crowdfunding platforms for real estate financing. In this article, PYMNTS looks at...
A convergence of economic factors is creating the toughest market for renters — both residential and small business — in at least 20 years, and while there are no quick fixes to the shortage or prices, some payments tech firms are removing pain points and...
As the country celebrates July 4 and enjoys the traditional summer vacation season, some of us will continue to work while on vacation. Conversely, others work from resort-like locations year round. Both sorts of remote work are enabled by today’s connectivity and are catered to...
Ashman announced in a press release yesterday that authorities in its native Britain have given it authority to lend money. The Birmingham, England-based company has indicated it wants to serve small- and medium-sized entities — a market the company put at $111 billion. The approvals,...
Split rent payment platform Zenbase is teaming up with real estate investment company Avenue Living Communities to offer its flexible payments service to the company’s 14,000-plus apartments and townhouses in Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan, Canada, according to a joint press release. The service allows residents...
Real estate digital platform Opendoor has launched a financing app that the company claims lets consumers get pre-approved for a mortgage in under two minutes. The app, which went live Thursday (June 2) for customers in California, is part of the company’s suite of products,...
