5 key takeaways for real estate investors from Inman Connect
From the first steps to take in order to find success to how to meet changes in the housing market head-on, speakers at Inman Connect Las Vegas shared their biggest secrets
Venture capital 'won’t stop flowing' into real estate: Fifth Wall
Brad Greiwe, co-founder of Fifth Wall Ventures, said that the investor opportunity in the real estate industry is 'too massive to ignore'
by Andrea V. Brambila Oct 28
The transaction of the future is all cash and requires less paperwork
Clelia Peters asked speakers during an Inman Connect panel a series of rapid-fire questions about how agents and real estate tech companies would handle real estate transactions in the future
by Lillian Dickerson Oct 27
First American bets big on next-generation proptech investments 
The nation's second-largest title insurer has invested in 16 venture-funded companies valued at $669M after gains on Offerpad, Orchard, Sundae and Pacaso
by Matt Carter Oct 25
Pacaso now accepting cryptocurrency for luxury home shares
Property investors can partition their investment as well, using a digital currency as a down payment and traditional financing for the rest of it, or divide the costs and currencies in whatever way best suits them
by Craig C. Rowe Oct 21
3 moments that made Side CEO Guy Gal
Gal's billion-dollar company has its origins in its co-founder's own experiences — both good and bad — buying real estate
by Jim Dalrymple II Oct 19
Tomo's CEO on the mortgage industry: 'It's like going to the DMV'
During a conversation with Brad Inman at Connect Now, Greg Schwartz said 'mortgage is the catastrophe of the real estate transaction,' and shared how Tomo is changing that
by Lillian Dickerson Sep 21
Halo's rent-to-own model gets $450M boost
Halo's SFR2O offers aspiring homeowners the opportunity to own based on their future propensity to financially manage a mortgage instead of their current economic position
by Craig C. Rowe Aug 30
Blockchain-backed Blimp raises $200K to reinvent the real estate deal
Blimp Homes announced it has raised $200,000 as part of a new $1 million campaign to back Blockchain-based home sales app
by Craig C. Rowe Aug 25
Reali raises $250M in equity and debt financing
The company has flat-fee and cash-offer programs for both buyers and sellers, and it has now raked in more than $300 million in total funding since its founding
by Jim Dalrymple II Aug 18
Opendoor looking to raise up to $862.5M in new debt
The debt offering — in the form of senior convertible notes that mature in 2026 — will include a $750M private offering to qualified institutional investors
by Matt Carter Aug 17
Video app OneDay raises $19M shortly after entering apartment industry
OneDay has launched Convey, a video production tool for apartment properties and leasing agents, in addition to raising $19 million
by Craig C. Rowe Aug 11
Moderne Ventures clinches $200M in oversubscribed funding round
The company's second fund achieved 4 times the amount of the its first institutional fund and boasts contributions from a number of big names including Greystar
RentSpree scores $8M in new funding
The company plans to use the funds to expand and improve its tech platform, which handles things such as rental applications and tenant screenings
by Jim Dalrymple II Jul 21
Sundae nets Will Smith and a list of pro athletes in latest funding round
As-is home sales marketplace Sundae's latest $80M Series C funding round was jointly led by Fifth Wall and General Global Capital
by Craig C. Rowe Jul 20