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Martha Stewart-Founded Hint Launches AI-Powered Homeownership App

July 29, 2026
Hint, AI, homeownership
Rent Payments Platform Flex Seeks Bank Charter
Banking // July 24, 2026

Flexible Finance aims to secure a Utah industrial bank charter to support its flexible rent payments solution Flex Rent. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our...

She Couldn’t Find the Right App, So She Had AI Build It
Artificial Intelligence // July 23, 2026

Maggie Gao posted on X in June that she had analyzed more than 10 million lines of public data to build a free tool for New York City renters. The result, called Stoop, lets apartment hunters search any building across the city’s five boroughs for...

Apartments.com Offers Renters AI-Powered Search Options
Artificial Intelligence // June 16, 2026

Apartments.com owner CoStar Group is introducing a new artificial intelligence-powered search tool. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By...

The AI House Hunter Meets a Skeptical Market
Artificial Intelligence // June 02, 2026

Realtor.com launched RealAssist AI, a conversational assistant built on Google’s Gemini that lets buyers describe what they want in plain language and receive listings: pulling in MLS data, affordability calculations and agent connections without the traditional filter interface. A broader rollout follows a current beta....

Interviews & Exclusives
Mortgage Underwriters Get an AI Agent Assist

May 22, 2026
A mortgage application used to mean waiting. At TD Bank, pre-adjudication averaged roughly 15 hours before a human underwriter could open the file. That window is now under three minutes. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. […]

Mandarin Oriental Grand Cayman Tests Bitcoin as Payment for Multimillion-Dollar Homes

September 30, 2025
User choice is the dominant behavior when it comes to retail payments. For much of cryptocurrency’s history, users haven’t chosen it at checkout. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Spreadsheets Slow Buildings Faster Than Broken Elevators

September 15, 2025
For many property managers, inefficiencies lurk not in the halls of apartment buildings but in the filing cabinets and spreadsheets of the back office. Get the Full Story Complete the...

PropTech Puts Property Managers on the Instant Digital Clock

August 20, 2025
A payments shift is underway in the property management sector, one that is less about rent collection and more about modernizing the often-overlooked area of non-payroll expenses, from urgent repairs...

Quick Reads
Martha Stewart-Founded Hint Launches AI-Powered Homeownership App

July 29, 2026
An artificial intelligence (AI)-powered homeownership platform co-founded by Martha Stewart launched in the United States Wednesday (July 29). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you […]

Rent Payments Platform Flex Seeks Bank Charter

July 24, 2026
Flexible Finance aims to secure a Utah industrial bank charter to support its flexible rent payments solution Flex Rent. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Apartments.com Offers Renters AI-Powered Search Options

June 16, 2026
Apartments.com owner CoStar Group is introducing a new artificial intelligence-powered search tool. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Real Moves to Buy RE/MAX to Supercharge Global Property Tech

April 27, 2026
The Real Brokerage plans to acquire the parent company of RE/MAX in an $880 million deal to create a technology-enabled global real estate platform. Get the Full Story Complete the...