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Technology’s role in rental property investment market

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Real estate investments have long been a key pathway to wealth in the U.S. Among the variety of investment opportunities within the sector, rental properties have been in the spotlight as a steady income source. The strength of the U.S.

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Legacy Group Capital acquires home equity investment fintech Rook Capital

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Bellevue, Washington-based real estate investment firm Legacy Group Capital announced this week that it has acquired fintech company Rook Capital , a provider of home equity investment (HEI) products through its “Shared Value Investment” brand. Legacy is privately owned and terms of the deal were not disclosed. “As

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Downes named president of Enterprise Housing Credit Investments

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Enterprise Community Partners announced on Wednesday the appointment of Kari Downes to the position of president at its housing credit investments business, effective April 1. Downes, who currently serves as Enterprise Housing Credit Investments EVP, will succeed current president Scott Hoekman who has spent the past 30 years at Enterprise.

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Optimal Blue CEO Scott Smith on making the right tech investments

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Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler sat down with Scott Smith, interim CEO at Optimal Blue , to talk about the right tech investments to make now and how the company plans on keeping its customers for life. We have a pretty strong investment being part of Constellation Software now. Sarah Wheeler: What differentiates your tech? 1 provider.

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Hometap reaches $1B in home equity investments 

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Boston-based fintech company Hometap has deployed more than $1 billion in home equity investment (HEI) products since its launch in 2017, the company announced on Tuesday. The HEI provider typically recoups its initial investment and takes a percentage of the home’s future value when the property is sold.

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Radian Group announces strategic investment in FinLocker 

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Radian Group announced a strategic investment in FinLocker that will closely connect the technology between Radian’s Homegenius platform and FinLocker’s financial fitness and homeownership platform. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. .” FinLocker also does both of those things,” said Radian’s CEO Rick Thornberry. “As

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Once at the fringes of housing finance, home equity investment companies look to grow their stake

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Through a home equity investment, homeowners can receive cash upfront in exchange for a share of the home’s future value. Hometap is among a handful of companies — including Unison , Unlock , Point and Aspire — that offer home equity investments. The annual investment volume in the U.S.

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