NFX leads $80M round for Overmoon's vacation home fintech
Those wanting to sell a home to Overmoon can choose to do a 721 Exchange, allowing a property owner to conduct a tax-deferred exchange for shares in a REIT, or real estate investment trust
by Craig C. Rowe Jan 16
Inman reveals winners of inaugural Best of Proptech awards for 2023
In recognition of the entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and visionaries pushing real estate forward, the 'Best of Proptech' honors cap the yearlong expansion of Inman's awards program
by Inman Nov 8
Lucky number? Radius Agent lands its 2nd $13M funding round
After a $13M Series A in May, led by Peter Flint's NFX, the brokerage-as-a-service platform secured a Series B in the same amount, also from Flint
by Craig C. Rowe Nov 2
The path to ownership is expanding. But so is the meaning of 'ownership'
Opinion
Real Estate 3.0 and its web3 components are by no means perfect, writes Pete Flint, founder of Trulia and a general partner at NFX. But it's finally giving people a fair opportunity to invest
by Pete Flint Sep 27
Tomo's $40M Series A more than doubles its valuation to $640M
With the addition of Michigan and Ohio, the purchase mortgage fintech is now in 7 states
by Matt Carter Mar 21
Ribbon raises $150M round, vows to expand into half of US by 2023
Currently, the homeownership startup operates in North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Texas and Florida
by Libertina Brandt Sep 15
Former Trulia CEO Pete Flint leads investment round in Instashowing
Flint and other big-name investors including Tom Ferry collectively dropped $1.5M on the showing management startup
by Jim Dalrymple II Mar 23
Former Zillow exec Greg Schwartz wants to make buying a home easier
New startup Tomo is aiming to improve the real estate transaction experience with a $40M seed round
by Patrick Kearns Oct 27
Compass acquires title and escrow software startup Modus
The 60-person team behind the closing services startup will join Compass to bolster the latter's goal to build an end-to-end platform for real estate
by Patrick Kearns Oct 5
mortgage tech
The tech startup behind the 70K-agent social network and lead generation marketplace is getting into the brokerage business
by Patrick Kearns Aug 18
Cash offer startup Ribbon raises $330M in cash and debt
Ribbon sees itself as a kind of credit card for homebuying and aims to make consumers who need financing more competitive
by Jim Dalrymple II Oct 29
Agent social network Radius launches lead gen marketplace
Agents can pick up leads that were submitted by other real estate professionals, then pay a percentage of their commission when the resulting deals close
by Jim Dalrymple II Jul 10
Trulia founder Pete Flint's venture firm NFX raises $275M
The San Francisco-based venture company invests in startups focused on real estate and financial technology, gaming, computational biology and more
by Jim Dalrymple II May 21
Hometalk, a DIY project website, nabs $15M in funding
Hometalk lets users post and browse DIY projects and get answers to DIY questions
by Teke Wiggin Apr 3
Radius, an agent social network, raises $4M in Series A round
Formerly known as Agentdesks, the social network facilitates real estate referrals between agents
by Emma Hinchliffe Jul 26