$2.3 Million Settlement in AI-Screening Discrimination Lawsuit
A federal court has approved a $2.3 million settlement that resolves charges that SafeRent, an artificial intelligence (AI) screening tool used by landlords, used its algorithm scores to determine if a rental housing applicant using vouchers should be approved as a...
Cryptocurrency Purchases for Real Estate Available in South Africa
South African property buyers are now able to purchase real estate using Bitcoin or Ethereum. Bitcoin.com reported the financial services provider Schindlers Digital Assets is now offering cryptocurrency conversion services that adhere to South African financial...
California Man Pretending to be Real Estate Agent Arrested for Burglarizing Open Houses
A 50-year-old man in California’s Marin County was arrested yesterday for stealing thousands of dollars in jewelry and other items last month from open houses where he pretended to be a real estate agent. The Marin County Sheriff’s Office reported that Joshua...
VanWest Partners Acquires Three Self-Storage Properties
The Denver-based real estate investment firm VanWest Partners announced its acquisition of three self-storage assets in Arkansas, Georgia, and Nevada. The acquired properties are based in Springdale, Arkansas, with 539 units and 72,645 net rentable square feet (NRSF);...
Tampa Bay Rays Warn They May Never Move Into New Stadium
The owners of the Tampa Bay Rays said the team will not be able to move into their planned new stadium for the 2028 season, and there is a good chance they may never relocate to the new venue. The Associated Press reported the team’s executives informed Florida’s...
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CMBS DELINQUENCY RATE DROPS BY FIVE BASIS POINTS. Learn more at https://wrenews.com/cmbs-delinquency-rate-drops-by-five-basis-points/
JEF CONN NAMED 2024 BOARD CHAIRMAN OF TEXAS REALTORS. Learn more at https://wrenews.com/jef-conn-named-2024-board-chairman-of-texas-realtors/
MBA’S BROEKSMIT EXPRESSES ‘SIGNIFICANT CONCERN’ OVER PAUSING FORECLOSURES ON VA-GUARANTEED LOANS. Learn more at https://wrenews.com/mbas-broeksmit-expresses-significant-concern-over-pausing-foreclosures-on-va-guaranteed-loans/
