real estate

Paymentus Adds Payment Options to Yardi’s Property Management Software
Paymentus Adds Payment Options to Yardi’s Property Management Software
January 16, 2024  |  Real Estate

Property managers can now access Paymentus’ electronic billing and payment solution through the Yardi Voyager platform. This ability follows Yardi’s designation of Paymentus as a fully qualified Yardi Standard Interface...

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Nearly 25% of B2B Real Estate Payments Are Made via Cash or Check
Nearly 25% of B2B Real Estate Payments Are Made via Cash or Check
January 15, 2024  |  B2B Payments

Despite the entrenchment of automated clearing house transfers as the preferred payment method for real estate companies and the advancement of real-time payments observed in...

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Porch Launches Fraud Warning Product for Title and Escrow Companies
Porch Launches Fraud Warning Product for Title and Escrow Companies
January 10, 2024  |  Cybersecurity

Porch Group has launched a fraud warning product for title and escrow companies. The new RynohVerifi product is designed to help protect against payment fraud by confirming...

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Frontdesk’s Whole-Staff Layoffs Suggest Struggle to Break Through Consumer Inertia
Frontdesk’s Whole-Staff Layoffs Suggest Struggle to Break Through Consumer Inertia
January 03, 2024  |  Startups

With Frontdesk reportedly laying off its whole staff, it seems that amid ongoing financial challenges, short-term rental models may not present a needed enough solution...

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Security Concerns Limit Growth of Instant Payments for Rent-Related Refunds
Security Concerns Limit Growth of Instant Payments for Rent-Related Refunds
December 26, 2023  |  Real-Time Payments

Rental prices keep on rising year after year, and some rental contracts have been tightened by requiring larger deposits at the signing. To illustrate: since...

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Banks Challenged While Construction Loans Hang Around
Banks Challenged While Construction Loans Hang Around
December 26, 2023  |  Loans

While this wasn’t a good year for commercial real estate, banks saw commercial loan growth. These loans — known as CRE loans — were up...

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Opendoor Co-Founder Eric Wu to Resign Current Roles Jan. 1
Opendoor Co-Founder Eric Wu to Resign Current Roles Jan. 1
December 15, 2023  |  Personnel

Opendoor Co-founder Eric Wu will resign from the company effective Jan. 1. Wu will leave his roles as president of marketplace and a member of...

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Real Estate Companies Explore B2B Cryptocurrency Payments
Real Estate Companies Explore B2B Cryptocurrency Payments
December 15, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

After a turbulent year for the cryptocurrency industry, the waters have calmed down as banks and investors have recovered their interest in it.  Cryptocurrency still...

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Rental Apps Help Tenants Build Credit as Instant Rent Refunds Gain Popularity
Rental Apps Help Tenants Build Credit as Instant Rent Refunds Gain Popularity
December 14, 2023  |  Real Estate

The convenience of digital payments has extended to the rental market, with tenants increasingly opting for instant rent refunds through digital channels.  According to a...

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