Back in August, Skyline AI, a real estate investment technology company that uses artificial intelligence for real estate investing, raised $18 million from various venture capital sources, including JLL’s tech startup investment fund, JLL Spark. And now, Skyline is making another move to continue its push to use AI to source, analyze, acquire, manage and sell institutional-grade real estate investments.

Title insurance companies in 12 of the nation’s largest markets will now have to provide federal authorities with substantial details on all real estate deals of $300,000 or more if the buyer is paying all cash. The requirement comes at the hands of the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, which is significantly expanding its investigation into whether foreign buyers are using shell companies to buy U.S. real estate in order to launder money.

This year is drawing to a close, and many experts are already predicting the direction mortgage lending will take in 2019. One way lenders can keep up with the challenging lending environments is through technological enhancements. One expert outlined five artificial intelligence trends that lenders should watch out for in 2019.

Freddie Mac has long allowed certain borrowers to use “sweat equity” to cover a portion of their down payment, but now, the GSE will allow borrowers to use “sweat equity” to cover their entire down payment. Under the expansion, certain borrowers will be able to “sweat equity,” materials provided or labor completed by a borrower to improve a house before closing on the property, as their full down payment.

Black Knight CEO Anthony Jabbour is about to have a new job, but he’s not leaving the growing financial technology giant. Rather, he’s tacking a new job title onto his existing responsibilities – running Dun & Bradstreet. The move is part of recently announced buyout of Dun & Bradstreet, which will see the company purchased for $5.38 billion in cash and taken private by a group of investors, including CC Capital, Cannae Holdings, and Thomas H. Lee Partners.

Last week, the biggest groups in housing called on the Senate to bring Kathy Kraninger's nomination to run the CFPB to a vote. And it looks like they're about to get their wish. Plus, did Amazon's HQ2 move kill more than 1,000 units of affordable housing? And, Monopoly for Millennials. Yes, it's real. And it's spectacular.

Earlier this week, Amazon announced its second headquarters, HQ2, will be split between New York City and Arlington, Virginia, a move that will cost local taxpayers about $3.4 billion. But will the boost it brings to the economies be worth it? Here’s what the experts are saying.