Knock knock: DoorLoop launches web portal solution for landlords

Websites created on DoorLoop’s system will be mobile responsive and allow rental property managers and owners to create a dynamic web presence that assists prospective tenants in viewing available units, completing applications and submitting backgroun… Continue reading

Fintech Stake rolls out program for landlords to help struggling tenants

Among other offerings, Stake1 is designed to track a tenant’s financial activity with the intent of using on-time payments as a mechanism to improve credit rating, Continue reading

Knox Financial converts owners to landlords with this one cool trick

Knox provides mortgage lending, refinancing, lines of credit and its KEAP program—Knox Equity Access Program—to give homeowners access to capital, based on the equity in the homes they are turning into investment properties. Continue reading

Los Angeles real estate developer arrested in murder-for-hire plot

L.A.-based developer Arthur Aslanian has been arrested for attempting to hire a hit man to kill a banker and an attorney that he collectively owed about $3.25 million, the Los Angeles Times reported on Friday. Continue reading

Stake secures $12M in Series A funding to incentivize renters

Stake, which offers banking services and cash rewards to renters for being proactive in their occupancy, has secured a Series A funding round of $12 million. Continue reading

From NFTs to IPOs: The top real estate investment stories of 2021

Proptech’s banner year, a couple long-awaited IPOs, surging rent growth and more — here’s all the hot Property Portfolio news that hit the press in 2021. Continue reading

6 ways landlords can thwart holiday porch pirates, prevent package theft

Package theft is up 36 percent year over year, to a whopping 210 million stolen packages in the U.S. so far in 2021. Here’s how landlords can help their tenants avert potential theft this holiday season. Continue reading

Rental lead engagement features drive value, potential of Zuma: Tech Review

Zuma also works in unison with many of the apartment industry’s lead generation platforms, such as Apartment List, Zillow and Apartments.com. Continue reading

Haven’t used much of that rental assistance yet? The Treasury could take it away

Groups that have received federal rental assistance and have not yet used a certain portion of it might soon see the funds revoked by the U.S. Department of the Treasury and redistributed elsewhere. Continue reading

Under-the-radar lead generation ideas for agents stuck in a rut

Sometimes using the latest, cutting-edge tech tools is the way to go, but at other times, the old-school analog methods just can’t be beat when it comes to drumming up leads. Continue reading