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A Continued Decline in Housing Inventory

TrustBank

If you are looking to buy a house, you have likely observed that the real estate market is very competitive, with increased bidding activity leading to higher prices. One reason that the real estate market is so hot is that there is very low housing inventory available. National Home Price NSA Index reported a 13.2%

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Shipping Inconsistencies Plague Nonessential eCommerce

PYMNTS

Indie bookstore Powell’s in Portland, Oregon couldn’t guarantee that the order would be processed until seven to 14 days. At half of the total eCommerce volume, its distribution center can deliver on time when operating normally, but the company has committed to an inconsistent set of priorities as necessary in this crisis.

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iBuyers – Whose Side Are They On?

TrustBank

Zillow Offers, a subdivision of the company, had been speculatively investing in the residential real estate market even as the company was also providing real estate listing and internet home pricing services. The data for Portland, OR and Seattle, WA — markets in the Washington Trust Bank footprint — observed iBuyer market share of 2.3%

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The 2023 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

Honorable Mentions – while this was a quiet year for M&A, we tip our hat to Atlantic Union’s acquisition of American National Bank and Eastern Bank’s acquisition of Cambridge Bank. The “Giant Sucking Sound” Award – goes to the swell of funds leaving banking and ballooning money market mutual funds. and Summit Financial Group, Inc.

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Disrupting Insurance: The Other Financial Services Opportunity

Tefkin

To give a few numbers, non-life insurance market world-wide in 2011 was estimated at $1,877.2 The global life insurance market had total gross written premiums of $2,464.2 Take the example of MetroMile based in Portland. Their minimal capital requirement for operating was around USD 45M ( [link] ). billion the same year.

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Vacation Rental Home Startup Vacasa Isn’t Just An Airbnb Knockoff

PYMNTS

First, according to Breon, Vacasa tends to operate in smaller towns and more affluent communities, where people have vacation or second homes, as opposed to larger cities and urban centers, where Airbnb typically dominates the market. And Vacasa is serving a vastly different clientele than the one Airbnb caters to.

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46 Corporations Working On Autonomous Vehicles

CB Insights

A few of the companies or brands listed below belong to the same parent organization, but are detailed separately if they are operating distinct autonomous development programs. The luxury brand operates under the umbrella of the Volkswagen Group, so developments within the division could have broader implications going forward.

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