HouseCanary revives ComeHome as product for mortgage lenders

About nine months after real estate tech firm HouseCanary turned off its public-facing real estate portal, the company is back with a new search product meant to help banks capture more lending business. Continue reading

Invasion of the iSquatters: What happens when iBuyer self-tours go wrong?

iBuyers including Opendoor and Offerpad have drawn tech-savvy squatters who gain access to homes through company apps in a bid to find shelter or abuse drugs. Continue reading

WeWork’s Neumann offered $1.7B to walk, Softbank gets 80% stake

Softbank will bail out the co-working giant to the tune of nearly $10 billion while news outlets report that founder Adam Neumann has been offered a $1.7 billion exit package. Continue reading

Vacasa wraps up purchase of Wyndham Vacation Rentals

Vacation rental startup Vacasa announced today that it has wrapped up a massive deal to acquire Wyndham Vacation Rentals, in the process growing its total portfolio to include tens of thousands of units. Continue reading

46% of homeowners say rising home prices have made life worse

According to a Redfin survey of 3,000 Americans who bought or sold a home in the last year, 46 percent of respondents say rising home prices have made their lives worse. Continue reading

Fires imperil wealthy Los Angeles neighborhoods, celebrity homes

On Monday, the Los Angeles Fire Department gave evacuation orders for 200 homes. Stars including Tyra Banks, Reese Witherspoon and Adam Levine live nearby. Continue reading

Opendoor launches in Salt Lake City

Opendoor, the well-funded and market-leading iBuying startup, announced Tuesday that it has launched operations in the Salt Lake City, Utah, area. Continue reading

Wife can’t perform ‘spousal duties’ after fall at home showing: Suit

Lisa and Marc Primeau are suing HomeSmart, Keller Williams and a pair of Orange County, California, brokers after the woman says she fell on an uneven patio. Continue reading