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More Renters Fearing Scams in Tight Housing Market

Appraisal Buzz

Respondents attributed blame to rental platforms (40%) and landlords (23%), urging better technology to prevent fraud. When I showed up to move in, the locks were changed, and the landlord had disappeared. Transparency: Verifying landlord identities and listing legitimacy to rebuild renter trust.

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Property management software: Why more Americans firing their property managers

Housing Wire

For those who think being an independent landlord is easy, congratulations youre wrong. Finding the best tenant is an uphill battle for some landlords. How can landlords simplify operations and still turn a profit? Landlords can do that themselves with the right tools. The challenges mount from the jump.

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Lease-Purchase Arrangements: Another Path to Homeownership?

Appraisal Buzz

The Pew Charitable Trusts decided to investigate the pros and cons of what can be an invaluable tool for some potential homeowners. Under a lease-purchase arrangement, the property seller also acts as the landlord. During the rental period, lease-purchase agreements tend to be governed by state landlord-tenant laws. million U.S.

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Yardi’s rent-setting software illegally drove rent prices up for millions of renters: lawsuit

Housing Wire

By outsourcing the management of rental pricing to RENTmaximiser, Yardi’s rent-setting tool, property management companies failed in complying with the antitrust laws, according to the lawsuit. Additionally, the use of this software prevented landlords from courting would-be renters through the use of different discounts, said the lawsuit.

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Figure and Apollo complete ownership transfer via blockchain

Housing Wire

Figure , a blockchain-focused financial service company and Apollo , a global alternative asset manager, announced today completing a transaction involving the origination of digital mortgage loans and transfer of ownership via blockchain technology, according to a press release shared with FinLedger.

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NAR partners with RentRedi for benefits program

Housing Wire

The platform provides tools for both landlords and renters, which the company said is designed to automate and streamline the management process. “As Working alongside NAR opens the door to many collaborative initiatives, including positioning RentRedi as the go-to property management tool for real estate agents and their clients.”

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EasyKnock partners with FinLocker to bolster consumer financial health

Housing Wire

Home equity solutions and sale-leaseback platform EasyKnock announced a partnership on Tuesday with financial fitness and homeownership platform FinLocker that will make FinLocker’s tools available free of charge to EasyKnock customers. The capital will allow the company to create new tools for current and prospective homeowners.

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