Zillow Instant Offers lands Realtor 48 seller leads
Orlando, Florida broker-owner Veronica Figueroa and her team are furiously filtering the lot
May 26
Reali, mobile app-based brokerage, nabs $5M
Reali uses low fees, beacons and transparent bidding
May 25
Zestimate legal challenge seeks class-action status
The suit alleges that Zestimates are illegal appraisals and violate consumer protection laws
May 24
Opendoor vs. Zillow Instant Offers: Who wins?
The two services look similar but diverge in significant ways
May 22
How to win business by fighting homeowners' property taxes
Chandler Crouch has become a hero for helping nearly 1,000 Texans save on property taxes
May 19
Indie real estate brokerages joining cloud-based competitors, like eXp Realty and Real
EXp's absorption of Tropical Realty team highlights budding trend
May 17
NAR offering free Placester websites to Realtors
Sites include mortgage calculator, editable page templates and 'IDX listing integration capability'
May 17
Houwzer, '0% listing commission' real estate brokerage, raises $2M
In exchange for $495 listing fee, Houwzer asks for 'social currency' and opportunity to work with sellers as buyer's broker
May 16
PropertySimple, a Facebook lead generator for real estate agents, raises $3 million
PropertySimple designs and targets Facebook ads on behalf of agents
May 15
Fast-expanding SRE Matrix launches mortgage brokerage
Latest bid by a high-tech real estate firm to become a 'one-stop shop' for homebuyers
May 15
TurboAppeal, property tax appeal tool, acquired by Paradigm Tax Group
TurboAppeal can help homeowners lower their property taxes with little effort
May 12
Redfin 1% listing fee working better than buyer rebates
Company now offering reduced selling fee in San Diego after seeing success in other markets
May 12
Lemonade's chatbot dishes out homeowners insurance in 90 seconds
'Insurtech' startup's socially minded business model aligns consumer and insurer incentives
May 11
Zillow Group listing policy change is shaking up the industry
Brokers affected by elimination of manual-listing entry have options
May 10
Armed with $27M, Opcity qualifies leads for referral fees
Opcity matches homebuyers with agents based on their lead-conversion history
May 10
PNC Bank debuts latest budget-based property search tool
Tool presents listings in relation to user's housing budget
May 8
Re/Max boosts agent count, nets $4.9M in first quarter
The real estate franchisor saw gains in revenue and agent count
May 4
Houzz adds 3-D home staging to mobile app
Home design platform's 'View in My Room 3D' lets users project furniture into camera view of Apple devices
May 3
Real estate agents can stitch videos into Matterport 3-D home tours
Update to Matterport's "tags" allows professionals to tell richer stories about homes
May 3
Fifth Wall Ventures to pour $212M into real estate tech
Company raises money from real estate heavyweights to invest in startups
May 3