The 20 biggest luxury mountain sales of 2021 (so far)

Traditional mountain resort towns like Aspen and Vail were extremely popular in 2021 with ultra-rich buyers looking for places to wait out the pandemic. Continue reading

The economic downturn won’t end investment in real estate tech

Two venture capitalists said Thursday that there’s still plenty of space for innovation and money to disrupt the real estate industry. Continue reading

Vulture investors are scooping up defaulted real estate debt in China

Several large firms have invested more than $3B in nonperforming Chinese commercial loans, according to a Wall Street Journal report. Continue reading

Multifamily home automation startup SmartRent raises $32M

SmartRent helps property managers deploy technology, such as the Nest smart thermostat, across multiple units. Continue reading

WATCH: What’s attractive to venture capitalists in 2019?

Buyers are competing with iBuyers, as well as investors, who want to buy and rent out homes. Bain Capital’s Merritt Hummer says her top trend is iBuyers, but from a perspective of empowering the homebuyer. Learn more about what venture capitalists are … Continue reading

Bain Capital execs: iBuyers are foes of brokers and homebuyers

Merritt Hummer, a principal at Bain who spoke with Harris and during a second Inman Connect session Friday, also painted iBuyers as antagonists to consumers themselves. Continue reading