Rental screener Findigs closes on $27M Series B funding round

Rental industry software provider Findigs has raised $27 million in a Series B round, bringing its total raised to date to $48 million. Continue reading

Gitcha leverages proposed NAR settlement to bolster buyers

A new company called Gitcha has launched which prioritizes an active buyer’s needs in the same way a portal advertises available listings. It’s active in the greater Phoenix MSA, including Scottsdale. Continue reading

Local Logic helps power Lundy’s Finding Homes voice search

Local Logic, the community and market insights marketing solution, will be working with Lundy, an AI-derived voice search option for the visually impaired. Continue reading

Flyhomes joins portal wars with launch of AI-powered search

Cash-offer pioneer Flyhomes says it will partner with agents to expand nationwide after acquiring “conversational real estate search” tech from ZeroDown, hiring co-founders Laks Srini and Abhijeet Dwivedi. Continue reading

Avenue 8 co-CEO on brokerage end: ‘We’re going all-in on Sidekick’

San Francisco’s Avenue 8, long a tech-minded independent brokerage, will stop working as a real estate company to focus on its AI brokerage productivity solution, Sidekick. Continue reading

How to safeguard your mind from social media stress

Jessi Healey explores practical tips and strategies to help you manage your social media use effectively and protect your mental well-being from the stress it can cause. Continue reading

Residential marketplace newbie Realoq expands to 3 new states

California-based, “multi-sided” residential portal Realoq has expanded to Florida, Georgia and North Carolina. The company raised $3 million in seed funding in 2023. Continue reading

Microsoft removes portal data from Bing Real Estate after outcry

Four days after Bing Real Estate came under fire for its alleged co-opting of listing data from Zillow, Redfin and Realtor.com, Microsoft has removed for-sale listing data from its site. Continue reading

RealReports unwinds property DNA: Tech Review

RealReports goes beyond beds, baths and budget with an AI-backed solution for helping real estate agents better understand how what’s around and in a home impacts its value. Continue reading