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Stake secures $12M in Series A funding to incentivize renters

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Stake, which offers banking services and cash rewards to renters for being proactive in their occupancy, has secured a Series A funding round of $12 million. Continue reading →

RealScout scores first place at Realogy innovation summit

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After launching its largest-ever Buyer Graph in New Jersey two months ago, the California-based real estate startup reaped another hefty harvest in the Garden State with its Realogy FWD Innovation Summit victory on Wednesday night. Continue reading →

Home equity investment startup Splitero launches, raises $5.8M

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The fintech startup offers homeowners a lump sum in exchange for a share of their home’s appreciation. Continue reading →

Olshan Properties, Atlas among Renter’s Trust Awards winners

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The awards by rental fintech company Obligo celebrate property management partners that treat renters fairly and earn “positive sentiment at move-out” by renters. Continue reading →

Ribbon jump-starts 2022 expansion push with 2 new markets

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The homeownership startup has December and January launches planned for markets in Alabama and Virginia. The company plans to be in 25 states by the end of next year. Continue reading →

Homeward kicks off 20-market expansion effort in Phoenix

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Six months after securing its most significant funding round yet, cash-offer startup Homeward is aiming to raise the bar once again with the launch of 20 new markets before the end of 2022. Continue reading →

All gas, no brakes: Knock speeds into Detroit en route to 75 markets

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As of Thursday, Knock’s Home Swap and Knock GO, its “same-as-cash” mortgage product, will be offered to consumers in the Detroit, Ann Arbor and Flint through its network of partner agents. Continue reading →

Why Greg Schwartz left ‘the portal war’ for the mortgage industry

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Tomo co-founder and CEO Greg Schwartz shares what’s wrong with the mortgage industry and how tech can revolutionize the consumer experience and empower agents to help buyers navigate a rapid-fire market. Continue reading →

Robert Reffkin wants Compass to be the Amazon of real estate

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The Compass CEO shared insight into his company’s approach to technology and why brokers need to make decisions with the next decade in mind. Continue reading →

Brad Inman challenges agents to embrace the future: ‘This is your time’

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The real estate industry has been in an era of rapid digitization for the past decade, and venture capitalists are pushing fast-forward on a future where transactions are as simple as buying a new car. Although that future terrifies most agents, Inman … Continue reading →