HomeLight launches Elite Agent program for top producers
Elite Agent status will be awarded to the top 1% of the real estate professionals on HomeLight's platform
by Jim Dalrymple II Jan 30
Side CEO talks venture capital, iBuyer growth and the need for innovation
Guy Gal founded his company in 2017 and plans to take it national in the coming years. He also believes the real estate industry is primed for certain types of innovation
by Jim Dalrymple II Jan 24
This was the year — and decade — of big money in real estate
Both 2019 and the decade leading to it were dominated by disruption. And the thing fueling that disruption was a whole lot of cash
by Jim Dalrymple II Dec 19
NRT and incoming Coldwell Banker CEO Ryan Gorman talks pocket listings, venture capital and 2020
Gorman thinks agents will continue to play a vital role in the industry and that 2019 was a kind of tipping point for venture-backed real estate tech
by Jim Dalrymple II Dec 16
Digital advertiser Audience Town gets powered by seed money, new staff
The company's programmatic advertising services receive boost from MathCapital and two new executives for development of user-interfaces and APIs
by Craig C. Rowe Dec 3
Salaried brokerage REX raises $40M in funding
This latest infusion, led by 2 hedge fund managers, puts the tech streamlined brokerage over the $115M mark
by Craig C. Rowe Nov 20
IBuying can be huge, even if it remains a niche industry tool
Mike DelPrete found that iBuyers' business model differs from traditional home flippers. He also suggested iBuyers can profit from staying in their lanes
by Jim Dalrymple II Nov 12
Opendoor appoints new batch of executives, board members
The new leaders — none of whom have backgrounds in real estate — have previous experience working at Amazon, Netflix, Hulu and in the venture capital industry
by Jim Dalrymple II Oct 14
4 big tech and financial trends every brokerage must confront
Opinion
You don't have to turn into Mark Zuckerberg, but you do need to understand the significance of broad tech developments in to survive
by Joe Chen Sep 26
A man handing a stack of $100 bills to an unseen person
The discount broker uses a small team of remote, tech-powered agents and a 1% listing fee to win deals. It also facilitates FSBOs with low-fee MLS listings
by Craig C. Rowe Sep 16
Fund That Flip gets $11M for lending platform
Fund That Flip wants to help you flip and rehab homes and let others profit on the loan; it's doubled revenue since its 2014 launch
by Craig C. Rowe Aug 22
New $97M venture fund to focus on construction technology
Brick and Mortar Ventures will use the money to invest in early-stage companies that could disrupt everything from architecture to engineering
by Jim Dalrymple II Aug 13
Neighborhoods.com and 55places.com get funding
Long Ridge Equity Partners funds both sites with an undisclosed amount, former Zillow Group exec joins board
by Craig C. Rowe Aug 6
Groundfloor gets $3M more from individual real estate investors
Crowdfunded real estate investment platform continues impressive growth in Q2 of 2019
by Craig C. Rowe Jul 31
More venture capitalists are coming for real estate
Investors are coming around to real estate startups and companies that focus on property-oriented technology
by Jim Dalrymple II Jul 26