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Realtor.com acquires DIY landlord platform Avail

Housing Wire

which operates Realtor.com , announced Tuesday it has acquired Avail , a platform that provides online tools, educational content and support for do-it-yourself landlords and tenants. We believe that Avail is uniquely positioned to meet the needs of the DIY landlords and tenants in a large, growing and underserved market.

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How to minimize tenant turnover using online property management tools

Housing Wire

Tenant turnover happens when the current tenants move out of a rental property and the property is now vacant and it needs to be prepared for new tenants to move in. Just imagine tenants moving out several times a year! They may also wonder what’s wrong with the property if tenants keep moving out.

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Opinion: Many mission-based landlords are at a breaking point

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The pandemic hangover, which has left many tenants straining to make rent, translates to lower rent collections, and in turn less cash flow, for owners. Insurance premiums are up 27.7% Mission-based owners also offer tenant services such as meal deliveries, after school tutoring, job placement counseling, and digital literacy training.

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Zillow to list housing discrimination protections

Housing Wire

The app also lists any local laws protecting renters who use veteran’s benefits or Social Security insurance payments to pay their rent. of rental listings in the country are located in areas that offer tenants protection against source of income or voucher discrimination.

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Knox Financial announces $10 million in Series A funding

Housing Wire

Knox automates and oversees a property’s finances and taxes, insurance, leasing and legal, tenant and property care, banking, and bill pay. “Its full-service, tech-enabled platform has clearly resonated with first-time investment property owners and career landlords alike,” Hower said.

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The Mortgage Collaborative’s Melissa Langdale on the risks and rewards of gen AI

Housing Wire

Our team was very diverse in experience levels and background, and I think that helped us come up with a good solution, which was around consumer experience, tenant screening and some credit and underwriting. On the multifamily side, they have all sorts of other risks that mortgage doesn’t have to think about — insurance for example.

Tenants 448
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HUD Streamlines Affordable Housing Regulations

Appraisal Buzz

The changes to HOME tenant-based rental assistance will support low-income renters by creating a mandatory lease addendum with enhanced tenant protections, better defining causes for eviction in the HOME program, and reducing burdensome paperwork for tenants.

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