Housing Dept. files discrimination complaint against Facebook
The social network is said to have violated the Fair Housing Act with targeting advertising, including allowing ads to be limited based on a user's religion
Why the Northeast is such a tricky market for iBuyers like Opendoor
There's more than high prices keeping Opendoor, Knock, OfferPad and Zillow Offers out of the Northeast
by Emma Hinchliffe Aug 17
Sidewalk Labs Quayside Toronto
New renderings emerge of the project to transform 12 acres of dockland near downtown Toronto with sensors, roads made of hi-tech tiles and buildings of sustainable timber
by Teke Wiggin Aug 17
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The personal finance app is adding an all-digital mortgage platform from former Redfin employees Andy Taylor and Navtej Sadhal
Bitcoin cryptocurrency stock house
The startup's blockchain-enabled widgets will be folded into Boston franchisee's website for secure online offers
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Startup enters Sacramento, Riverside, Denver and Portland in quest to expand into 50 markets by 2020
by Emma Hinchliffe Aug 16
Turf war between Compass and Pacific Union shifts to commercial
Both claim to be residential market share leaders, and now they'll go head-to-head in the commercial real estate space
by Patrick Kearns Aug 15
Offerpad partners with Bellhops, offers free moving services to sellers
The iBuyer will pay for its homesellers' moves within a 50-mile radius through partnership with moving startup
by Emma Hinchliffe Aug 15
Airbnb will rapidly expand line of co-branded apartment buildings: report
Partnering with a Florida-based developer, Airbnb may launch as many as 14 apartments focused on short-term subletting by 2020
by Emma Hinchliffe Aug 14
Marketing agency Black29 Group acquires Pro R.E.A. Staffing
The deal is part of an effort to provide agent recruitment services to real estate brokerages in the US and Canada
Trulia Neighborhoods launches to make communities look like Instagram Stories
New feature combines drone photography, crowdsourced feedback from residents, and info about schools, crime, and LGBT protections for 300 communities and counting
by Marian McPherson Aug 14
How psychology is holding back real estate tech
Opinion
Investors and entrepreneurs assuming that tech will disrupt the real estate industry in the same way it has with low-value, high-frequency transactions are taking a myopic view
by Mike DelPrete Aug 13
Real estate's tech boom is getting its own college course
Mike DelPrete will teach University of Colorado Boulder course on iBuyers, Zillow, new construction methods and more
by Emma Hinchliffe Aug 13
Brian Copeland launches single-fee virtual brokerage Doorbell
Tennessee-based real estate startup will give agents a long leash — along with some tech tools and other support
by Teke Wiggin Aug 13
U.S. News & World Report serves up agent-matching by HomeLight
HomeLight matches buyers and sellers with agents based on performance data
by Teke Wiggin Aug 13
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Opinion
Creating choices will ensure agents success in the future
by Brad Inman Aug 13