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Real estate funding startup Setpoint rakes in $43M in Series A round

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The funds came from a variety of investors, including Andreessen Horowitz, Fifth Wall, 645 Ventures and others. The funding is notable for coming amid a cooling housing market. Continue reading →

Venture capital giants like Pylon’s embeddable mortgage offering

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An $8.5 million seed funding round was led by Conversion Capital, with participation from Fifth Wall, Peter Thiel, QED Investors, Montage Ventures and Village Global. Continue reading →

Opendoor faces ‘existential’ crisis as iBuying fights for survival

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The company recently reported a nearly billion-dollar loss and has now dramatically rearranged its executive lineup as the cash-buying sector contends with a slowing market. Continue reading →

CoStar cuts 100 jobs amid Homes.com restructuring

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The cuts are part of an effort to integrate Homes.com with Homesnap and come at the tail end of a year in which CoStar has moved aggressively into the residential real estate sector. Continue reading →

‘Bet on the Midwest’: Zillow’s 2023 housing market predictions

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The listings giant predicts a surge of interest in Midwest markets and a new crop of first-time landlords among other items. Continue reading →

Former Ebby Halliday executive Mary Frances Burleson dies at 87

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The former president and CEO died of natural causes on Nov. 27, according to a company announcement. The company will continue to support Burleson’s philanthropic efforts. Continue reading →

Remine CEO Frederick Townes resigns after 7 months

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Frederick Townes, formerly chief product officer for Ready Education, joined Remine in April and came to the company following struggles over a string of controversies and public stumbles. Continue reading →

Fidelity paying Black Knight $225M to bring TitlePoint back into the fold

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With ICE’s acquisition of Black Knight pending, title insurer exercises right to buy back title search and order management solution. Continue reading →