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Coworking Firm IWG, Instant Group Eye Creating Airbnb for Office Space
March 15, 2022

IWG, a flexible-office operator, is looking into a $350 million venture with the Instant Group, which has an online listing site for office space, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday (March 15). The vision would be akin to the ways Booking.com or Airbnb offer lodging options....

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Baselane Intros Finance Management Platform for Landlords
March 15, 2022

Baselane, an end-to-end financial platform for landlords and real estate investors, announced Tuesday (March 15) that it is expanding its services to offer fully integrated banking services tailored to the specific needs of customers’ properties. Launched in association with Blue Ridge Bank N.A., landlords can...

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Why Paper Checks Persist in Property Management
February 11, 2022

This year could be a good one for the property management industry, with 80% of industry professionals polled in a recent survey saying they anticipate revenue growth in 2022. All the same, the pandemic has left a permanent mark on the real estate space nonetheless,...

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Australian FinTech OwnHome Unlocks $31M in Funding for Portfolio, Platform Growth
February 06, 2022

Australian FinTech startup OwnHome, which has a goal of “turning renters into property owners,” has raised $31 million in a Series A funding round, according to a report Friday (Feb. 4). The money will go towards the customer platform and growing the company portfolio. OwnHome...

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American Homes 4 Rent Prices 20M Share Offering
January 20, 2022

American Homes 4 Rent priced an unwritten public offering of 20 million Class A common shares, with 10 million offered directly by the company and 10 million offered by forward purchasers including Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase Bank, or their respective affiliates, according to a...

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Legion Capital Debuts Nationwide Online Real Estate Lending Platform
January 13, 2022

FinTech-enabled small and medium-sized business (SMB) private equity lending company Legion Capital Corporation on Thursday (Jan. 13) said it will expand its lending portfolio with the new Legion Funding platform, allowing real estate owners and developers across the U.S. to submit potential transactions online. Legion...

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Rental Market Platform Azibo Nets $19M for Hiring, Scale Push
January 12, 2022

Azibo, the one-stop shop finance program for rental properties, has completed a series A round for $19 million, a press release says. The round was led by SVB Capital. There was also participation from RET Ventures, Liberty Mutual Strategic Ventures, Victory Park Capital, and Gaingels,...

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Rocket Companies Adds Personal Finance App Truebill for $1.275B
December 20, 2021

Real estate, mortgage and financial services platform Rocket Companies on Monday (Dec. 20) entered into an agreement to acquire personal finance app Truebill for $1.275 billion in cash. Truebill’s app manages subscriptions, helps users improve their credit scores, tracks spending and builds budgets for its...

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Zillow Launches Service to Help First-Time Buyers With Down Payments
December 16, 2021

Zillow has launched a partnership with Down Payment Resource to help people find ways to make homeownership more affordable, particularly for first-time buyers. The online real estate platform said on Thursday (Dec. 16) that its home listings now include information about potential down payment assistance...