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WeWork Calls For Looser Loan Policies For Co-Working Tenants
Loans // October 11, 2019

A WeWork executive is calling for real estate lenders to be more flexible when it comes to their co-working tenants. “It’s important for lenders to look at the fundamentals of each opportunity and not paint everything with a broad brush, because there’s a lot of...

How To Get DIY Landlords To Play The Digital Payments Game
Digital Payments // May 17, 2019

Pain comes in many forms, including through anticipation. That holds true for the world of payments, even in this golden age of digital transactions and commerce. One of the best ways to make a landlord wince is to keep them wondering when the rent check...

Obligo Founder: Security Deposits Are Due For A Payments Upgrade
Digital Payments // June 12, 2018

The joy of renting a new apartment also comes with misery: Handing over a large sum of money to the landlord for a security deposit, which then sits useless in an account, earning virtually nothing. Not only do tenants dislike that payment ritual, but — and...

Switching Rent Payments From Analog To Digital
Matchmakers // June 21, 2017

While the world of payments has mostly gone online – rent remains stubbornly analog in the age of digital. According to a recent Zillow study, 76 percent of rent payments are made offline – mostly in the form of checks, though cash and money orders...

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How To Get DIY Landlords To Play The Digital Payments Game

May 17, 2019
Pain comes in many forms, including through anticipation. That holds true for the world of payments, even in this golden age of digital transactions and commerce. One of the best ways to make a landlord wince is to keep them wondering when the rent check arrives. Don’t worry — tenants take part in the fun […]

Obligo Founder: Security Deposits Are Due For A Payments Upgrade

June 12, 2018
The joy of renting a new apartment also comes with misery: Handing over a large sum of money to the landlord for a security deposit, which then sits useless in...

Switching Rent Payments From Analog To Digital

June 21, 2017
While the world of payments has mostly gone online – rent remains stubbornly analog in the age of digital. According to a recent Zillow study, 76 percent of rent payments...

Quick Reads
Germany’s Home Startup Lands $12M To Expand Housing Rental App

January 22, 2020
Berlin-based Home, a tenant and landlord mutual engagement company, has raised €11million in a Series A round of funding from Capnamic, EQT Ventures, FJ Labs, and Redalpine. The company plans to use the financing for product innovation and market expansion. “Housing is one of the most complex problems our cities face and housing needs both […]

WeWork Calls For Looser Loan Policies For Co-Working Tenants

October 11, 2019
A WeWork executive is calling for real estate lenders to be more flexible when it comes to their co-working tenants. “It’s important for lenders to look at the fundamentals of...

Deposify Names People’s United Bank Its Banking Partner

February 06, 2017
Deposify, the security deposit management service, announced Friday (Feb. 3) it has inked a banking partnership with People’s United Bank. In a press release, Deposify said People’s United Bank is the...