Higharc $53M Series B timed with growth in new-home sales

Construction technology company Higharc closed a $53 million Series B round of financing led by Spark Capital and Pillar VC. Continue reading

Real estate venture firm MetaProp raises $100 million

MetaProp, a venture capital firm that has invested in high-profile real estate companies such as Side and Spruce, announced today that it has raised $100 million. The new money makes up MetaProp’s latest seed fund, dubbed Fund III, meaning it wil… Continue reading

In the wake of WeWork, proptech investor confidence remains strong

Real estate technology accelerator MetaProp NYC’s latest PropTech confidence index reveals cautious optimism amongst investors and startups. Continue reading

The Essential Guide to 2020, 2025, 2030 and beyond

Real estate experts see massive amounts of change — some exciting and some challenging — coming to the industry in the decades ahead. Continue reading

This was the year — and decade — big money pumped into 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. Continue reading

Real estate biz leaders join call for gun reform

Nearly 150 business leaders signed a letter that was sent to U.S. Senate, Thursday, calling on the governing body to pass a national background check law for all gun sales and a national extreme risk law — or “red flag law.” Continue reading

An estimated $4B will flow to U.S. proptech companies in 2019 – that’s just the beginning

An estimated $4 billion is forecasted to flow into the U.S. real estate technology (proptech) space in 2019, a record for the industry, according to a new report from CB Insights, but experts in the space say the industry hasn’t come close to reaching … Continue reading

Where do SoftBank’s struggles leave Opendoor, Compass and real estate tech?

The Vision Fund’s commitment to real estate remains intact, according to a person familiar with its thinking. By the fund’s estimation, it’s still early innings for industry disruption, the person said. Continue reading

Metaprop is raising $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. Continue reading

Reasi’s digital escrow is industry’s best example of blockchain use

Reasi fulfills its promise of streamlining the closing process, and it’s one of the sharpest uses of smart contracts on the blockchain. Continue reading