Fifth Wall’s Brendan Wallace on why ‘proptech is existential’ for leaders

Fifth Wall’s co-founder revealed why proptech is worthy of venture capital, how friction generates money for lenders and why physics can better illuminate real estate’s carbon footprint. Continue reading

Nation’s largest MLS will use AI to catch listing compliance issues

California Regional MLS is teaming up with Styldod, which CRMLS partially owns, to improve how it handles listing photos and rule violations and to eventually provide a revenue pipeline. Continue reading

New funds creation muddies talks of VC slowdown

“TechCrunch” reported that the start of 2023 has been more active than many anticipated, stating that $8 billion in new capital commitments were made in the last week of January. Continue reading

EXCLUSIVE: MooveGuru acquires relocation competitor Relocator

The deal was inked for “eight figures” and brings to MooveGuru a number of substantial mortgage marketing partnerships, according to news sent exclusively to Inman. Continue reading

Purplebricks is a ‘cautionary tale’ for all tech disruptors: DelPrete

U.K.-based Purplebricks remains one of the best examples in the world of a real estate disruptor going from zero to one, according to Mike DelPrete. Here’s what we can learn from its journey.
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AI is ushering in a new era for real estate. Are you paying attention?

Recommendation engines, transaction automation and rapidly evolving chatbots have already transformed how agents, buyer and sellers tackle the housing market, Inman founder Brad Inman writes. Continue reading

What happened with power buying in 2022? Let’s look at the numbers

The market went south, but consumers’ appetite for power buying didn’t, according to a new report from real estate marketplace zavvie. Continue reading

2023 may sink some agents — and that may not be a bad thing

Economic downturns have historically shrunk the number of practicing Realtors. But those who stick around can end up doing even more deals, economists told Inman Intel. Continue reading

Redfin builds on app feature with ‘Favorites Lists’ for buyers, renters

Redfin’s new website and app feature will allow homebuyers and renters to save their favorite properties in customized lists and share them with their home search partner to stay organized. Continue reading

Looking to renovate construction space, Freemodel secures $19.5M

QED led a $19.5 million Series A for Freemodel to expand its approach to prepaid, fully managed market preparation renovations, according to an announcement sent exclusively to Inman. Continue reading