real estate

Zillow’s House-Flipping Pause Opens Door to Competitors

Zillow’s House-Flipping Pause Opens Door to Competitors
Zillow’s House-Flipping Pause Opens Door to Competitors
October 18, 2021  |  Real Estate

Digital real estate platform Zillow is taking a step back from its home acquisition strategy due to an overabundance of housing inventory and is now...

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United Wholesale Mortgage Does About Face, Drops Crypto Payments
United Wholesale Mortgage Does About Face, Drops Crypto Payments
October 15, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Just hours after declaring its cryptocurrency payments pilot a success, United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) decided to scrap the trial-run program it launched in August. Mat...

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FinTech-Centered SPACs, Platform IPOs Dominate October’s First Week
FinTech-Centered SPACs, Platform IPOs Dominate October’s First Week
October 08, 2021  |  IPO

Special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) continued to dominate the listings landscape in the past week, with particular focus firms on FinTechs and real estate combinations. Platform...

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Regions Bank to Buy Financial Services Firm Sabal
Regions Bank to Buy Financial Services Firm Sabal
October 04, 2021  |  Partnerships

Regions Bank will buy Sabal Capital Partners, a financial services firm, to boost its lending capacity in the small-balance commercial real estate market, according to...

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New Data Shows 88% of Consumers Still Go Offline to Pay for Big-Ticket Purchases
New Data Shows 88% of Consumers Still Go Offline to Pay for Big-Ticket Purchases
September 28, 2021  |  Shopping

Purchasing a car in years past used to require a trip to the dealership, but buyers can now take a spin on digital shopping platforms...

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Rabbet Partners With AvidXchange on Real Estate Invoice Management
Rabbet Partners With AvidXchange on Real Estate Invoice Management
September 21, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Real estate development management software platform Rabbet on Tuesday (Sept. 21) announced that it’s partnering with accounts payable (AP) and payment automation solution AvidXchange on...

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Evergrande Saga May, in Time, Boost Payments-Related Investments and Innovation
Evergrande Saga May, in Time, Boost Payments-Related Investments and Innovation
September 21, 2021  |  Cross-border Payments

As Evergrande goes, so goes China — at least short term, at least in certain sectors of the economy, particularly financial services. But it might...

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Bilt Rewards Nets $60M in Funding
Bilt Rewards Nets $60M in Funding
September 21, 2021  |  Investments

Bilt Rewards, which enables users paying rent the ability to accrue points to be redeemed on rewards, generated $60 million in a recent funding round,...

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