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Technology’s role in rental property investment market

Housing Wire

rental sector has benefitted most landlords in this country, from larger multifamily investors to smaller mom-and-pop owners. in addition to intentional property investors, the number of so-called “accidental landlords” has also been increasing since 2018, according to research from TenantCloud. The strength of the U.S.

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EasyKnock under fire for “deceptive” sale-leaseback practices in Massachusetts

Housing Wire

In addition, her office alleges that EasyKnock violated some of Massachusetts’ landlord-tenant laws. “I Some of these changes include lowering rents for some existing tenants and complying with state landlord-tenant laws. Under the terms of the settlement EasyKnock must comply with all landlord-tenant laws.

Tenants 289
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Knox Financial announces $10 million in Series A funding

Housing Wire

Knox automates and oversees a property’s finances and taxes, insurance, leasing and legal, tenant and property care, banking, and bill pay. “Its full-service, tech-enabled platform has clearly resonated with first-time investment property owners and career landlords alike,” Hower said. Knox has shown people across the U.S.

Landlords 373
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EasyKnock partners with FinLocker to bolster consumer financial health

Housing Wire

Late last year, the company also ran afoul of regulators in Massachusetts, with the state attorney general’s office alleging that EasyKnock violated consumer protection laws and landlord-tenant laws.

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Fannie Mae launches rent payment reporting pilot program

Housing Wire

Effective natural language processing technologies extract deeper meaning from unstructured data to make a difference in the lives of countless would-be homebuyers who are credit invisible or have not had the ability to obtain access to affordable housing finance. The role of consumer transaction data in increasing homeownership access.

Landlords 393
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Aptly named PayProp is a U.K. proptech import landlords will welcome: Tech Review

Inman

There’s not an over abundance of spreadsheets or charts (there are some) but instead a series of clean dashboards that track payments, outgoing expenses, revenue streams and tenants.

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7 Profitable Ways Landlords Can Benefit From Real Estate Software

BiggerPockets

First, landlords and rental property owners must deal with collecting monthly rent, screening prospective tenants, and […]. Running a successful rental property business seems like managing a never-ending list of “to-dos.”