real estate

Opendoor Cuts More Staff and Leads FinTech IPO Index Down 0.7%
Opendoor Cuts More Staff and Leads FinTech IPO Index Down 0.7%
April 20, 2023  |  IPO

Earnings season has yet to fully engulf the FinTech IPO sector. But there was plenty of other news to go around — where macro headwinds...

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90% of Real Estate Firms Plan to Start Using Real-Time for Receivables Within the Next Year
90% of Real Estate Firms Plan to Start Using Real-Time for Receivables Within the Next...
April 19, 2023  |  Real Estate

Among payment methods that real estate firms expect real-time payments to replace, paper checks top the list. Standard ACH, debit cards and cash could be...

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Contractors May Move to Modernize as Manufacturing Boom Spurs Construction Demand
Contractors May Move to Modernize as Manufacturing Boom Spurs Construction Demand
April 14, 2023  |  B2B Payments

Government incentives are spurring nationwide industry investment as manufacturers race to find space to fulfill demand.  As first reported last week (April 8) by the Wall Street...

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Only 1% of Real Estate Firms Use Real-Time Payments – Why?
Only 1% of Real Estate Firms Use Real-Time Payments – Why?
April 13, 2023  |  Real-Time Payments

The real estate industry heavily relies on legacy payment methods for their business-to-business (B2B) transactions, but that is beginning to change. PYMNTS’ latest research reveals...

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Built Technologies Creating Solutions for Commercial Property Developers
Built Technologies Creating Solutions for Commercial Property Developers
April 04, 2023  |  Real Estate

Built Technologies has launched a new business unit focused on solutions for commercial property developers. The new business unit’s first product will be launched later...

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SoFi Buys Wyndham for Mortgage Loans
SoFi Buys Wyndham for Mortgage Loans
April 03, 2023  |  Acquisitions

SoFi has acquired Wyndham Capital Mortgage to broaden its offerings to prospective homeowners. The all-cash purchase, announced in a Monday (April 3) press release, lets...

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Amazon-AMC Rumor Underscores Evolution of the Connected Economy
Amazon-AMC Rumor Underscores Evolution of the Connected Economy
March 31, 2023  |  Connected Economy

Whether Amazon buys AMC — or not — may be beside the point. The mere fact that the eCommerce giant has been rumored to be...

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US Airbnb Hosts Using $22 Billion in Earnings to Cover Rising Cost of Living
US Airbnb Hosts Using $22 Billion in Earnings to Cover Rising Cost of Living
March 23, 2023  |  Economy

Airbnb hosts are using the service to cope with the rising cost of living. The online marketplace for short-term home rentals has found that 62%...

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Credit Building Programs, Cooler Rental Market Aid Renters Seeking to Upgrade
Credit Building Programs, Cooler Rental Market Aid Renters Seeking to Upgrade
March 10, 2023  |  Real Estate

Although the real estate market remains too hot for some first-time buyers, rental prices are finally sinking. This is according to CoreLogic’s recently released Single-Family Rent...

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