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
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
BlackRock raises its stake in plummeting Realogy
Investment management firm BlackRock now owns a 16% stake in the real estate holding company
by Patrick Kearns Jul 15
Constellation Real Estate Group picks up predictive data firm offrs
The purchase comes amid an acquisition spree from Constellation that has seen the firm make investments in an array of real estate technology
by Jim Dalrymple II Jul 9
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Winners could get $10K from CAR, as well as a marketing package and access to resources from the trade group
by Jim Dalrymple II Jul 1
Compass CEO Robert Reffkin at Inman Disconnect 2019
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The fast-expanding NYC-based brokerage could easily follow the path of other big names such as WeWork, Zillow and Redfin
by Brad Inman Jun 12
Metaprop is raising a $100M real estate tech fund
This will be the third fund for the venture capital firm, which previously has invested in technology related to everything from AI to property management and appraisals
by Jim Dalrymple II May 29
Nearly 1B mortgage docs accessible by First American security flaw
The massive title insurance company left millions of documents — with sensitive data including SSNs — available for unauthorized users to see
by Jim Dalrymple II May 26
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The parent company of realtor.com operator Move Inc., said in its Q3 2019 earnings that it grew real estate services revenues despite 'volatility in the U.S. and Australian property markets'
by Jim Dalrymple II May 9
Insurance startup Lemonade raises $300M funding round
Softbank led the new round of funding, which will let the techie insurance provider expand its reach beyond the US
by Jim Dalrymple II Apr 11
The essential guide to Wall Street and real estate
Wall Street and venture capitalists are pouring fortunes into everything from real estate tech companies to single family rentals
by Jim Dalrymple II Apr 8
EXp World Holdings revenue soars 212%
The virtual brokerage's revenue grew to $150.4M in the final months of 2018, up from $48.2M the year before, according to Q4 2018 earnings report
by Jim Dalrymple II Mar 18
New Zillow CEO saw iBuying as 'existential threat,' envisions changes to agent ad model
Rich Barton returned to the helm of the company he founded last month and will oversee its attempts to dominate the new market. Should agents be worried?
by Jim Dalrymple II Mar 6
Douglas Elliman profits collapse amid slower real estate market
The New York City's largest brokerage only made $5.2 million in profit in 2018, down from $21.4 million in 2017
by Jim Dalrymple II Feb 28
Zillow stock surges with new CEO announcement
The company's stock closed up more than 25% Friday, bucking a pattern of losses following other recent earnings reports
by Jim Dalrymple II Feb 22