Chicago voters rejected the referendum on the so-called “mansion tax” designed to increase the real estate transfer tax on residential and commercial properties sold for $1 million and higher. The Associated Press, citing a 98% return on ballots, reported the...
Vancouver-headquartered RESAAS Services Inc. (TSXV: RSS) (OTCQB: RSASF), a provider of technology solutions for the real estate industry, announced a new partnership with Zillow Group (NASDAQ: Z, ZG) that will allow the Coming Soon listings posted inside RESAAS to be...
National Bank of Canada (TSX: NA) has granted a green loan to Capital Developments for the construction of Olive Residences in Toronto. Located in Toronto’s North York neighborhood, Olive Residences is a new 29-story residential building with 350 condo units for...
Trilogy Real Estate Group, a Chicago-based real estate investment and property management firm, announced the hiring of Archie Hughes as senior regional vice president. In his new job, Hughes will be responsible for furthering the sales efforts of Trilogy’s platform...
Austin-headquartered Calque, a fintech that collaborates with established lenders to provide white-labeled “buy before you sell” loan solutions, announced the appointment of Michael Bremer as CEO. Bremer has over 25 years of experience in the mortgage, real estate,...
Travis Hill is vice chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). This article is edited and adapted from a recent presentation at the Mercatus Center entitled “Banking’s Next Chapter? Remarks on Tokenization and Other Issues” As we consider the...
Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of June 15-19
