After early stumbles, real estate tech startup Remine hires new CEO

Frederick Townes joins Remine following several tumultuous years for the company, and six months after it was acquired by a group of MLSs. Continue reading

Meet Playhouse, the app that wants to turn Zillow scrolling into a game

Playhouse is brand new, features a price-guessing game and has recently had an infusion of venture capital. The pitch is that it’s TikTok, but for real estate. Continue reading

As homebuyers pine for options, startups scramble to fill the void

A new class of tech company is responding to the home inventory shortage by taking sellers to the edge of the MLS — and sometimes beyond — with off-market appeals and more. Continue reading

Instashowing partners with Rhode Island Association of Realtors

Instashowing, a company that specializes in top-of-transaction technology, has announced the formal partnership with the Rhode Island Association of Realtors to provide its showing management tools to more than 6,000 members. Continue reading

How agents can take advantage of the Zillow-DPR deal

Zillow’s move into the down payment assistance space will be a boon to buyers struggling to save for a house. The benefits assistance can bring to homeowners are huge. The question is whether you will you seize this opportunity to grow your business. Continue reading

The 6 tech trends that defined real estate in 2021

Finally, COVID-19 wasn’t at the heart of the year’s prevailing real estate technology trends. Instead, 2021 was marked by notable acquisitions and the fallout from the biggest of them all. Continue reading

Bright MLS welcomes teams into its platform

As teams continue to dominate the real estate industry, the major Mid-Atlantic MLS is launching new tools to help them better track their performance. Continue reading

Tennessee MLS Realtracs debuts new showing service

Realtracs Showings comes amid an ongoing race to build alternatives to ShowingTime, which Zillow acquired earlier this year. Continue reading

North Carolina Regional MLS expands footprint

The multiple listing service is teaming up with the Albemarle Area Association of Realtors, which will extend its reach to dozens of new cities and towns in North Carolina. Continue reading

Encryption, inequality and ‘Zero DOM’: 6 pocket listing takeaways

Inman took a deep dive into pocket listings, which continue to polarize the real estate industry long after many thought the practice would disappear. Continue reading