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Realtor.com acquires DIY landlord platform Avail

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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. Move , Inc.,

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The impact of COVID-19 on small landlords: How to lower the risks

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That means that small landlords – the mom-and-pop investors who own single-family homes for rent or perhaps a small apartment building – are not reflected in NMHC’s statistics. But it’s these landlords that are the most vulnerable to the economic impacts of COVID-19. Why smaller landlords are at risk. Already a member?

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Opinion: tools for landlords to help low-income tenants

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The federal Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program is a powerful tool to help low-income families find apartments they can afford, but the program isn’t reaching its potential because far too few landlords participate in it. Why don’t landlords participate?

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Wall Street investors are the new breed of single-family landlords

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Purchases of single-family rental properties by investors are on the rise in Sunbelt cities like Phoenix; Austin, Texas; Las Vegas; Tampa; and Charlotte, among others, according to research by John Burns Real Estate Consulting. The post Wall Street investors are the new breed of single-family landlords appeared first on HousingWire.

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Proptech Parcl offers real estate investing without liquidity

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Blockchain-based real estate platform Parcl is betting people want a piece of the real estate pie so badly customers are willing to invest in an emerging, small slice of the market: a digital square foot of real estate. “We’re not touching the physical asset.

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Real estate investment leaders talk build-to-rent homes and affordability solutions

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Pretium is a real estate investment firm that focuses on single-family rental (SFR), build-to-rent (BTR) and fix-and-flip properties. He also mentions Pretium’s evolution from targeting single-family rentals to other assets, with a greater focus on technology and operational efficiency to better serve landlords and tenants.

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Real estate industry is in flux after shocking guilty verdict in commission lawsuit trial

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billion in damages, many questions still remain about what this means for the real estate industry, as the defendants still await Judge Stephen Bough’s final judgment. It found the National Association of Realtors , HomeServices of America and Keller Williams guilty of collusion to maintain high commission rates.