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RealPage Sues City of Berkeley to Stop Unconstitutional Ordinance Banning Lawful Speech

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Company will defend technology’s role in supporting efficient and affordable housing and seek an injunction against legislation adopted based on false claims concerning its revenue management software RealPage®, the leading global provider of AI-enabled software platforms to the real estate industry, announced that it has filed a lawsuit against the City of Berkeley, California (the “City”) for passing a sweeping and unconstitutional ordinance that bans lawful speech and was prompted

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Jonathan Pollack Joins Starwood Capital Group as President

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Starwood Capital Group (“Starwood Capital”), a global private investment firm with a primary focus on real estate, announced that Jonathan Pollack officially joined the firm as its President effective April 1st. Mr. Pollack brings more than 26 years’ experience in real estate investing to his new role and will work with Chairman and CEO Barry Sternlicht and the rest of Starwood Capital’s senior leadership team to guide the firm into the next stage of

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PetScreening Unveils The State of Pets in Rental Housing Report

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Survey of 1,715 Rental-Housing Professionals Underscores Current Trends and Challenges PetScreening®, which offers the rental housing industry’s first and leading pet policy management software at no charge to property owners and managers, announced it has released The State of Pets in Rental Housing Report, a detailed look at current pet-related trends and challenges in the rental-housing industry. The survey, based upon the feedback of 1,715 property managers and leasing professionals primarily within

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Mortgage Rates Expected to Move Lower in 2025 and 2026

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Existing Home Sales Forecast Upgraded Slightly on Lower Rate Outlook Mortgage rates are now expected to end 2025 and 2026 at 6.3 percent and 6.2 percent, respectively, downward revisions of three-tenths for each, according to the March 2025 commentary from the Fannie Mae Economic and Strategic Research (ESR) Group. The lower mortgage rate outlook resulted in a small upward revision to the ESR Group’s existing home sales outlook in 2025, though expectations for

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HOME-OWNERSHIP REMAINS FINANCIAL STRETCH AROUND U.S. AS PRICES REMAIN NEAR RECORD HIGH

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Major Home-Ownership Expenses Continue to Consume One-Third of National Average Wage; Portion Holds Steady as Median U.S. Home Price Dips Slightly During Slow Winter Period; Historical Affordability Also Stays Close to Low Point Over Past Decade ATTOM, a leading curator of land, property data, and real estate analytics, released its first-quarter 2025 U.S. Home Affordability Report showing that median-priced single-family homes and condos remain less affordable in the first quarter of 2025

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Toorak Connect Achieves $5 Billion in Facilitated Loans

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— AI Powered Loan Funding Platform Provides Improved and Expanded Data, Resulting in Enhanced Credit Decisioning — — Proprietary Technology Has Eliminated 57,000+ Work Hours Since 2022 — Toorak Capital Partners (“Toorak”), a tech-enabled investment manager of business purpose mortgage loans, announced its AI and machine-learning (ML) powered loan review system Toorak Connect has completed $5 billion in facilitated loans. Toorak Connect provides an enhanced dataset produced through Toorak’s proprietary loan risk scoring model,

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