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84% of Real Estate Firms Would Replace Checks With Real-Time Payments
84% of Real Estate Firms Would Replace Checks With Real-Time Payments
June 29, 2023  |  Real-Time Payments

Major real estate firms are just about ready to replace time-consuming, old-fashioned methods of sending and receiving money with real-time payments. For PYMNTS’ study “Corporate...

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Can Pickleball Save Shopping Malls? 
Can Pickleball Save Shopping Malls? 
June 24, 2023  |  The Weekender

Amid the ongoing decline of the shopping mall, a potential savior might come in an unexpected form: pickleball.  Yes, you read that right. The racket...

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HFSC Chairman Patrick McHenry Opposes Biden Administration Mortgage Plan
HFSC Chairman Patrick McHenry Opposes Biden Administration Mortgage Plan
June 23, 2023  |  Politics

The chairman of the House Financial Services Committee aims to reverse a Biden Administration mortgage plan. Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-North Carolina) said Friday (June 23)...

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Airbnb Sues New York City Over Short-Term Rental Law
Airbnb Sues New York City Over Short-Term Rental Law
June 01, 2023  |  Real Estate

Airbnb, the short-term rental platform, is taking legal action against New York City over a new law that it claims amounts to a “de facto...

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Hostaway Raises $175 Million to Expand Property Management Software
Hostaway Raises $175 Million to Expand Property Management Software
June 01, 2023  |  Real Estate

Hostaway has raised $175 million to expand its property management software for short-term rentals. The firm will use the new funding to accelerate its expansion and...

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Wells Fargo Reportedly Working with Borrowers as Office Sector Struggles
Wells Fargo Reportedly Working with Borrowers as Office Sector Struggles
May 31, 2023  |  Banking

Wells Fargo reportedly expects to see losses from real estate loans. CEO Charlie Scharf said Wednesday (May 31) at an event that there are significant risks in the...

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Cross River and Paymints.io Launch Solutions for Real Estate Industry
Cross River and Paymints.io Launch Solutions for Real Estate Industry
May 31, 2023  |  Real Estate

Cross River Bank and paymints.io have partnered to provide flexible payment solutions for the real estate industry. The collaboration is being launched with two payment...

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Blueground Doubles Size of Rental Platform With Nestpick Purchase
Blueground Doubles Size of Rental Platform With Nestpick Purchase
May 30, 2023  |  Acquisitions

Furnished rental service Blueground says it has acquired fellow housing platform Nestpick. The move, announced Tuesday (May 30), creates an invite-only network of furnished apartment providers, and more than...

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Work From Home Forces Retailers to Rethink City Strategies
Work From Home Forces Retailers to Rethink City Strategies
May 29, 2023  |  Connected Economy

Consumers not physically employed in offices are spending in locations that are more convenient to them than the city. One man’s meat is another’s poison...

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