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Real estate investors eye space economy as the new frontier

Real estate investors are turning their gaze skyward in preparation to take part in upcoming needs of the space exploration and data sector. This week, a CNBC report pointed to global real estate firm Hines and its recent acquisition of the Titusville Logistics Center — a nearly 250,000-square-foot industrial facility on Florida’s Space Coast. The […]

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UpEquity gets warehouse facility from Silicon Valley Bank, Setpoint

Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), a division of First Citizens Bank, and lending partner Setpoint announced on Wednesday that they’re providing a $200 million warehouse facility to Austin-based mortgage tech firm UpEquity. The funding is expected to support $1 billion in originations over the next two years, helping homebuyers purchase new homes before selling their current

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Opendoor will pay $39M to settle pricing algorithm lawsuit

Opendoor has agreed to pay $39 million to settle a lawsuit that alleges the company misled investors about the reliability of its pricing technology, according to court documents filed Friday. The proposed settlement — filed in federal court in Arizona and first reported by Reuters — must still be approved by U.S. District Court Judge

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Legacy Group Capital secures $180M from LibreMax Capital

Legacy Group Capital on Thursday announced its first institutional capital partnership with LibreMax Capital LLC, an $11.8 billion asset management firm that specializes in securitized products and asset-backed finance. The deal involves an 18-month revolving period during which principal payoffs can be reinvested to originate new loans, creating a projected $400 million in additional funding

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HomeVestors franchisee accused of running Ponzi scheme

A prominent Dallas-based home-flipping franchisee of HomeVestors of America — known for its “We Buy Ugly Houses” ads — is being accused of operating a Ponzi scheme that defrauded investors out of tens of millions of dollars. According to lawsuits and ProPublica interviews with alleged victims, Charles “Chas” Carrier, the owner of C&C Residential Properties,

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CoStar investors say the company needs ‘meaningful self-help’

There is no doubt that CoStar Group threw everything it had into the 2024 launch of the revamped Homes.com. From Super Bowl ads that were part of the firm’s $1 billion marketing spend, to a reallocation of nearly all of its sales staff, Homes.com debuted with a bang. And then things kind of fizzled.  Now,

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