Verifying property compliance and helping prospective tenants understand application regulations are often behind landlords' hesitancy to work with housing assistance programs
Fifth Wall had planned to raise up to $150M to create a SPAC focused on investing in the real estate industry. The company would have traded on the Nasdaq under the ticker FWAB
Menlo Ventures, a backer of HomeLight and Qualia, led the funding round and will take a seat on San Francisco-based startup's board
Brad Greiwe, co-founder of Fifth Wall Ventures, said that the investor opportunity in the real estate industry is 'too massive to ignore'
Lessen is a web-based platform for connecting rental property owners and their management services teams with professionals to assist in an array of business-critical operations
Once closed, the merger would mark one of the biggest deals between a proptech firm and a special-purpose acquisition company to date
This is the third special purpose acquisition company that Fifth Wall Ventures, an investment company that focuses on real estate technology, has launched this year
The firm is raising $250M through its public offering with the goal of acquiring and taking public a startup, the company confirmed in an SEC filing on Wednesday
Numerous leaders at real estate companies today stepped into their roles without prior real estate experience. They say that was actually an advantage
Companies both old and new are racing to build platforms that handle more of the real estate transaction. Agents will have to adapt to survive
The year in tech featured the platform race, the rise of iBuyers and a whole lot of money
The real estate industry threw some curveballs. Take Inman's real estate news quiz to demonstrate how strong your talking points and cocktail banter are this week
The company provides homeowners with instant quotes online
The electric scooter craze is poised to reshape how commuters get around urban areas and could make areas outside of public transit more accessible
The fund will be closed by the end of the year