InspectionGo takes off: Lands $5.5M funds, acquires 2 companies

InspectionGo (iGo) has closed on $5.5 million in Series A funding as well the joint acquisition of home services proptechs HomeBinder and Repair Pricer, according to a company announcement. Continue reading

Leading RE selects recruitment app Courted for Solutions Group

The brand has chosen Courted — a mobile application designed to empower the way agents, teams and brokerages network — for inclusion on its list of preferred vendors and resources. Continue reading

Searching for lead help? SEO Savvy Agent might be the result you need

A newly launched education product, SEO Savvy Agent, is designed to help real estate sales professionals learn how to build their brands online to land organic, workable leads, according to the company. Continue reading

Funding on aisle 5: Home Depot Ventures backs Higharc

Higharc, which offers an enterprise-level homebuilding visualization and business operations solution, has received a $15 million investment from a trio of notable innovation backers headlined by Home Depot Ventures, the venture capital initiative of t… Continue reading

‘A synergy of forward-thinking’: Chime, BoxBrownie collaborate

Technology company Chime offers an array of marketing and agent sales support features centered around its CRM solution. To fill gaps along the way, or enhance an existing benefit, it’s linked up with an array of similarly aligned proptechs like BoxBro… Continue reading

AI mortgage chatbot launches as ChatGPT comes under scrutiny

Beeline CEO Nick Liuzza is unfazed after the lender launched what it claims is the world’s first AI mortgage chatbot during the same week that the FTC hit ChatGPT creator OpenAI with an investigative demand. Continue reading

Back At You’s Design Studio aims to become ‘Canva of real estate’

Marketing software company Back At You is getting into the DIY content production game, releasing a new browser application to help the industry promote its brands, agents and properties, according to a company announcement. Continue reading

Associations can be managed better, and AgentBook can help them do it: Tech Review

AgentBook is software that can help real estate associations modernize agent and broker member information, conduct board elections, promote events and handle finances. Continue reading

Truework adds fraud protection to automated income verifications

Most borrowers who have granted their mortgage lenders permission to verify their income and employment won’t have to confirm the request a second time with their employer’s payroll provider. Continue reading