Canadian agent nearly murdered for El Chapo by Hells Angels

Iconic gangster Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán tried to use the Hells Angels to kill a real estate agent in Canada, a Brooklyn court heard this week. Continue reading

CoreLogic home valuations to get machine learning boost

CoreLogic has inked a deal with Pushpin, a company whose platform can automatically pick out property parcel information from aerial imagery. Continue reading

Blockchain-powered RealBlocks secures seed round of $3.1M

RealBlocks, a blockchain-backed platform for real estate fundraising and investment, announced Friday that it has secured seed funding in the amount of $3.1 million., led by Science, Inc. Continue reading

National HouseCheck buys Housefax

Housefax, a popular industry resource for home data and property reports founded in 2012, has been acquired for an undisclosed sum by National HouseCheck, a property inspection and home reporting service. Continue reading

People are posing as agents to scam renters out of deposits

In the latest real estate scam in New York, people are posing as real estate agents and asking renters to transfer deposits for non-existent apartments. Continue reading

LionDesk’s suite of tools now available to CRMLS members

As part of the ongoing effort to serve its 96,000 members, California Regional MLS (CRMLS), the nation’s largest, has established a relationship with LionDesk, a popular customer relationship platform for real estate agents. Continue reading

Utah-based flat-fee brokerage Homie wants to raise $10M

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission documents indicate that Homie has already raised about $2.3 million out of its new $10 million offering. The documents were filed on Jan. 15 and indicate that Homie expects the new fundraising round to last l… Continue reading