Trulia Neighborhoods launches to make communities look like Instagram Stories
New feature combines drone photography, crowdsourced feedback from residents, and info about schools, crime, and LGBT protections for 300 communities and counting
by Marian McPherson Aug 14
How psychology is holding back real estate tech
Opinion
Investors and entrepreneurs assuming that tech will disrupt the real estate industry in the same way it has with low-value, high-frequency transactions are taking a myopic view
by Mike DelPrete Aug 13
Real estate's tech boom is getting its own college course
Mike DelPrete will teach University of Colorado Boulder course on iBuyers, Zillow, new construction methods and more
by Emma Hinchliffe Aug 13
Brian Copeland launches single-fee virtual brokerage Doorbell
Tennessee-based real estate startup will give agents a long leash — along with some tech tools and other support
by Teke Wiggin Aug 13
U.S. News & World Report serves up agent-matching by HomeLight
HomeLight matches buyers and sellers with agents based on performance data
by Teke Wiggin Aug 13
Doors doorways
Opinion
Creating choices will ensure agents success in the future
by Brad Inman Aug 13
Startup brokerage Houwzer offers homesellers a $2,500 rebate they can transfer to family, friends
Operating in Philly and D.C., the company is raising its flat listing fee from $995 to $2,500, but courting millennials and their relatives with its new Houwzer Assist credit
by Emma Hinchliffe Aug 13
Money dollars falling from sky
The parent company of the cloud-based brokerage released its second-quarter earnings Monday
by Emma Hinchliffe Aug 13
Keller Williams tallies $98.3B in second-quarter sales
President and CEO John Davis says sharp focus on proprietary technologies helped spark 8.7% sales boost
by Marian McPherson Aug 13
Forget email: Use Slack to build a better real estate office
Opinion
The fast-growing chat platform is ideally designed to benefit and help coalesce fractured agent communications
by Craig C. Rowe Aug 11
Spruce raises $15.6M in new Series A-1 funding round
The chief executive of the title insurance and escrow startup, Patrick Burns, believes the real estate industry is overdependent on paper
Moved, a home moving startup, closes $3.2M funding round
The startup serves up quotes from movers, orders supplies and donates household items, among other services
by Teke Wiggin Aug 10
Airbnb vs. New York City: What you need to know about the fight
NYC is escalating battle with the short-term rental platform
by Emma Hinchliffe Aug 10
Former contractor launches crowdfund campaign to sue RPR
'RPR spent millions of dollars on garbage,' said Len Komar, who alleges he was wrongly terminated for overbilling
by Andrea V. Brambila Aug 10
An image of innovative computer technology
Opinion
Technology has improved, but it's not quite right just yet
by Teresa Boardman Aug 10
News Corp. headquarters
CEO Robert Thomson says there's plenty of room for Move and realtor.com to grow, promises not to "usurp" Realtors
by Marian McPherson Aug 9