Stewart Title acquires NotaryCam to advance digital closings
The deal aims to enhance Stewart's 'vision of digitizing, securing and simplifying the title and closing process'
Lone Wolf howling
W+R Studios co-founder Greg Robertson envisions 'virtualizing the entire transaction'
RedfinNow expands into pricey San Francisco and Seattle markets
In a notable departure from more common iBuying strategies, Redfin's iBuyer program, RedfinNow, will target homes built after 1930 and costing more than $1M in the 2 cities
by Jim Dalrymple II Dec 8
Where people are looking for homes hasn't changed: OJO Labs
But how people are finding those homes has changed, according to a study released by the real estate tech company.
by Patrick Kearns Dec 8
Replay Listings, RentCity partner to ensure transparency in NYC rentals
Replay Listings, an all-video tour app for New York City apartments, will now have the fast-growing ratings from RentCity to accompany its listing search results
by Craig C. Rowe Dec 7
Opendoor starts publicly trading on Dec. 21
The company will be listed on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol 'OPEN'
by Patrick Kearns Dec 7
Always Buyers lets agents geographically map buyers' home needs
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The new map-based buyer agent tool helps broadcast where and what a buyer is looking for. It's active in Southern California with goals to expand nationwide
by Craig C. Rowe Dec 4
ProperSign is another step toward fully digital transactions
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Built by the one-time CTO of a title due diligence firm, ProperSign will help real estate take another step toward 100% digital deal-making
by Craig C. Rowe Dec 4
BoomTown and Sisu announce formal, customer-driven integration
In another deep technical integration among big-name industry players, users of performance coaching software Sisu can link BoomTown communications to their goals and dashboards
by Craig C. Rowe Dec 3
Virtual brokerage Real announces $20M funding round
The $20 million equity investment deal will enable Real to improve its mobile app and expand its footprint to 50 states and several international markets
by Marian McPherson Dec 3
Offerpad partners with nation's largest private new homeseller
The deal with New Home Star is a first for Offerpad, whose Homebuilder Alliance program counts more than a dozen direct builder partnerships but, until now, no sales firms
by Patrick Kearns Dec 3
Top Reno, Tahoe brokerages partner to launch tech tool
8 of the region's top brokerages are launching a Buyer Graph tool in conjunction with real estate tech company RealScout
by Patrick Kearns Dec 3
CRM giant Salesforce to acquire communication platform Slack for $27.7B
Slack is Salesforce's largest acquisition. Real estate agents should expect to see pitches on how to integrate the communication software
by Craig C. Rowe Dec 2
Airbnb may actually be undervalued ahead of IPO: Study
A new analysis by consumer analytics company ValueChampion found that the pandemic has actually helped Airbnb achieve greater dominance over the travel booking industry
by Jim Dalrymple II Dec 2
Home energy evaluator WattBuy raises $3.25M in series A
A web app for helping homeowners predict and understand energy usage raises more money as climate change's role in real estate continues to grow
by Craig C. Rowe Dec 2
Offers from iBuyers are getting weaker: zavvie report
Total iBuyer purchases plummeted 82% year over year in Q3, according to the report
by Patrick Kearns Dec 1