These 12 startups will go head-to-head at NAR’s ‘Pitch Battle’

Contestants offer tools for virtual agent coaching, real estate investing, floor plans, inspections, property co-ownership, secure document storage, rentals, home renovation and agent finances. Continue reading

These are the 15 best real estate companies to work for in 2022

Last week, “Fortune” and Great Place to Work released a list of the 35 Best Workplaces in Real Estate in 2022. Zillow, Opendoor and Pacaso were all near the top of the list. Continue reading

Ember moves to allow owners to use shares as short-term rentals

Ember Flex represents a shift for the co-ownership startup, which sells one-eighth shares of luxury homes in vacation markets across the West Coast. Continue reading

Heat is on: Summer is latest entrant in crowded vacation home market

Underlying Summer’s proprietary underwriting analysis is data from AirDNA, and it leverages VRBO, Airbnb and Booking.com to promote availability in its clients’ homes Continue reading

RE/MAX Approved Supplier Pacaso aims for deep industry adoption

This strategic alliance with RE/MAX will formally introduce the co-living leader to agents who operate in markets where it has homes and shares available. Continue reading

Spencer Rascoff: Housing demand ‘has fallen off a cliff’

The former Zillow CEO said the rising cost of mortgages has cooled demand for homes, adding that he hopes in 2023 the Fed will be able to stop raising interest rates. Continue reading

Pacaso heads back to the Rockies with latest co-living opportunity

Shares from 1/2 to 1/8 of a four-bedroom, five-bathroom townhome in the Barn Village community are now available, according to a company statement. Continue reading

And now, Cabo. Pacaso heads south for luxury co-living opportunity

The company will have two homes available for second homeowners. The first is a modern, hilltop property overlooking the Sea of Cortez on the peninsula’s eastern boundary, in the Puerto Los Cabos community. Continue reading

After $5M investment, Here wants to be everywhere people vacation

Here is offering investment opportunities in vacation properties located in the popular, family-oriented destinations of Big Bear, California; Clearwater, Florida; and Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Continue reading

Proptech investor Paul Hurst sees a ton of opportunity in market shift

The problems that proptechs are trying to solve — inefficiencies in real estate transactions — remain, said Parker89 Managing Director Paul Hurst, while speaking at Connect Now. Continue reading