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Knox Financial announces $10 million in Series A funding

Housing Wire

Other investors included Greycroft, Pillar VC, 2LVC, and Gaingels. Knox automates and oversees a property’s finances and taxes, insurance, leasing and legal, tenant and property care, banking, and bill pay. That’s $14.7 million of total funding to-date for Knox. Knox has shown people across the U.S.

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Creative financing rules as investors head into spring with fewer options

Inman

Real estate investors are heading into spring facing the same inventory and interest rate woes that are dampening all of real estate. But sometimes necessity is the mother of invention.

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Figure and Apollo complete ownership transfer via blockchain

Housing Wire

Blockchain can provide enhanced protections and transparency in the ownership process for consumers and real-time settlement for investors, replacing trust with truth to create a faster, more efficient process for everyone.

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The Fed pauses its rate hikes for now, will it last?

Housing Wire

Most investors are already wondering what it would take for the central bank to lift rates again later this year. of these investors bet officials will freeze the rate hike at the November 1st meeting. Additionally, apartment construction is strong , which puts an additional pressure on landlords to avoid vacancy.

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Why it’s time for the housing industry to get serious about climate risk

Housing Wire

These losses – both insured and uninsured – have traditionally been borne by homeowners, renters, landlords, builders, and property & casualty insurance companies. Secondary markets investors can use this solution to aggregate and analyze physical risk at a portfolio level, helping to guide future investment strategies.

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Need to sell your house fast? Here are 7 great options

Housing Wire

Investment homes often take longer to sell because your audience is other investors. If your home is more of an investment home, investors often want a home already outfitted with tenants or an underpriced home, so there’s room in the pricing to cover the cost of renovations. Sell to Other Investors Using Roofstock Marketplace.

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EPM doubles down on wholesale channel, reduces retail footprint

Housing Wire

” Inside Mortgage Finance (IMF) shows the wholesale channel was responsible for 15% of the first-lien mortgage originations in 2022, compared to the lowest level of 9.8% The landlord claims that as of March 6, EPM owed rent and other charges totaling $29,731.16, and rent accrues $8,187.79 each month. Both cases are still pending.

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