Co-living startup HubHaus to shut down
The venture capital-backed startup, which sought emergency funding before taking steps to shut down, has been unsuccessful in attracting a potential buyer
by Lillian Dickerson Sep 14
Real estate tech facing 'gale-force headwinds' amid pandemic
A new report from venture capital firm MetaProp shows COVID-19 has sapped investor confidence, though the firm's founder remains optimistic about the future
by Jim Dalrymple II Aug 5
Moving at 'breakneck speed,' Redfin posts unexpected revenue growth
After announcing 8% year-over-year revenue growth, CEO Glenn Kelman said 'it would be hard to overstate how strong' the housing market is right now
by Jim Dalrymple II Jul 30
Homeowner's insurance startup Hippo raises $150M Series E round
The fundraising round values the tech-focused home insurance company at $1.5 billion
by Jim Dalrymple II Jul 21
Silicon Valley wants to reimagine multifamily housing
The arrival of construction startup Juno highlights the ways that Silicon Valley and its deep-pocketed investors are increasingly looking to real estate for the next big idea
by Jim Dalrymple II Jul 14
Sereno Group acquires East Bay brokerage J. Rockcliff
Together the two brokerages will make up a team of more than 500 agents with nearly $5B in annual sales, uniting some of the remaining independent brokerages in California
The economic downturn won't end investment in real estate tech
Venture capitalists Constance Freedman and Paul Levine said Thursday that there's still plenty of space for innovation and money to disrupt the real estate industry
by Jim Dalrymple II Jun 4
Vacation rental giant Vacasa announces $108M funding round
The firm also indicated its industry appears to be recovering from the lows of the coronavirus pandemic
by Jim Dalrymple II Jun 2
Transactly raises $3M to boost outsourced transaction coordination
With a total of $4.7M raised in 2 years, the company is aiming to win the market for outsourced transaction coordination. While its software can be used for free by agents and brokerages, the company charges for use of a designated transaction coordination
by Craig C. Rowe Mar 31
How to get a loan and save your business during the pandemic
The government is basically giving away free money. Most brokerages and agents should be able to take advantage of it
by Jim Dalrymple II Mar 30
Coronavirus could bring consolidation, layoffs to proptech
Venture capitalists have poured billions into real estate technology over the last decade. But as the coronavirus hammers the economy, that funding may begin to dry up
by Jim Dalrymple II Mar 13
Rental platform Zumper raises $60M in Series D round
A Series D fundraising round was led by e.ventures, its first investment in the rental platform, which acquired PadMapper in 2016. More than 80 million use Zumper, according to the company
by Craig C. Rowe Mar 10
Elm Street Technology secures funding round to boost acquisition, growth efforts
Elm Street Technology secured a round of funding from Aquiline Capital Partners, a New York- and London-based private equity firm, for the purpose of acquiring more companies and supporting the subsequent growth
by Craig C. Rowe Feb 6
WATCH: Compass likely to avoid WeWork's fate: Venture capitalists
Compass and WeWork both took massive amounts of cash from SoftBank, but experts say the 2 companies are actually quite different
by Inman Feb 4
Compass likely to avoid WeWork's fate: Venture capitalists
Compass and WeWork both took massive amounts of cash from SoftBank, but experts say the 2 companies are actually quite different
by Jim Dalrymple II Jan 31