Stake secures $12M in Series A funding to incentivize renters

Stake, which offers banking services and cash rewards to renters for being proactive in their occupancy, has secured a Series A funding round of $12 million. Continue reading

CoStar debuts Citysnap search portal as Zillow rivalry continues

The Citysnap real estate search portal includes homes for sale and rent in New York City. It also represents the latest chapter in a rivalry between CoStar and Zillow. Continue reading

Flat-fee HomeLister to use Series A funding for national expansion

Already in 17 markets, the alternative sales platform secured $10 million in a Series A round led by M13 and Homebrew. It’s the second flat-fee or discount service to earn financing this month, joining HomeLight. Continue reading

It’s time to audit your team’s tech stack and systems. Here’s why

No matter what the changing social and economic environment brings, running an efficient real estate business is key to staying competitive. The right tech stack has the power to transform the way we conduct our day-to-day business and communicate with… Continue reading

HomeLight joins growing list of companies announcing layoffs

The company announced job cuts Wednesday, saying it needed to focus on growing in a “sustainable way.” Numerous other companies have also cut jobs as the housing market shifts. Continue reading

Will the Fed kill crypto? Real estate agents plot future of blockchain

Ahead of Inman Connect Las Vegas, Teresa Grobecker of Grobecker Holland International and Kevin Cottrell of eXp Realty discuss efforts to standardize the blockchain’s role in home sales. Continue reading

CoreLogic eyes industrywide data consolidation with new platform

CoreLogic’s Discovery Platform is being marketed across the industry, from real estate agents to insurance providers, and could be considered a real estate iteration of an enterprise cloud service. Continue reading

Why your next CMA will probably flop

As the market shifts, relying on data that is 60 to 120 days old just won’t cut it. Coach Bernice Ross offers tech tools to help you create more timely and accurate CMAs. Continue reading

Homebuyers ‘win with cash’ as Homeward launches in West Coast

The company, which provides cash backing to homebuyers, will now operate in both Oregon and Washington, bringing the total number of states in which Homeward operates to seven. Continue reading

Mortgage Coach and Sales Boomerang merge under new CEO

Richard Harris, a veteran of SparkPost, Oracle and AddThis, will lead the merged company, which said it will employ 144 people with no layoffs anticipated. Continue reading