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Feb 3, 2021

LeaseLock Raises $52 Million to Fuel Expansion of Insurtech Platform for Enterprise Real Estate

SoftBank Ventures Asia joins global investment group powering next stage of growth It all started with my co-founder being rejected from an apartment in NYC nearly a decade ago. Over the years, the solution has evolved. The midnight oil burns hard as we’ve been busy delivering a B2B insurtech product…

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LeaseLock Raises $52 Million to Fuel Expansion of Insurtech Platform for Enterprise Real Estate
LeaseLock Raises $52 Million to Fuel Expansion of Insurtech Platform for Enterprise Real Estate

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Aug 7, 2020

Zero Deposit: A Multifamily Story

MFE: Changing Tides We got lucky. In 2014 my co-founder, Reichen, slipped into the NAA conference (the Super Bowl event of multifamily) and caught the attention of two Greystar senior executives. “I was going to build that,” snapped one of the executives. “But I’m too busy building this business, so…

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Zero Deposit: A Short Multifamily Story
Zero Deposit: A Short Multifamily Story

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Aug 7, 2020

LeaseLock Accelerates With $300 Million in Leases Insured

Read full press release We help the world find home. I repeat that as much as I can to our team members, clients, partners, insurance carriers and investors. We’ve experienced amazing growth over the past 12 months and the pandemic has only compounded our growth. In this new environment, enterprise multifamily wants to make renting more affordable for residents while at the same time gaining enhanced protection with $5,000 in lease insurance on every new lease.

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LeaseLock Accelerates With $300 Million in Leases Insured
LeaseLock Accelerates With $300 Million in Leases Insured

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Apr 8, 2020

Using Data to Help Multifamily Operators Respond to COVID-19

Just want the data? Download LeaseLock C-19 April Rent Payment Report When COVID-19 struck everything changed. After moving our team to distributed work mode we paused to assess the new business landscape. …

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Using Data to Help Multifamily Operators Respond to COVID-19
Using Data to Help Multifamily Operators Respond to COVID-19

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Jan 21, 2020

Failed Math: A Surety Bond Simulation

“Knowledge is anything that increases your ability to predict the outcome.” ~Michael Lewis, The Undoing Project It’s no secret to multifamily that surety bonds have failed as a broad-based financial instrument to replace security deposits [1]. On its face, bonds are excellent at creating affordability and converting leases — creating…

Surety Bond

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Failed Math: A Surety Bond Simulation
Failed Math: A Surety Bond Simulation
Surety Bond

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