Aptly named PayProp is a U.K. proptech import landlords will welcome: Tech Review

There’s not an over abundance of spreadsheets or charts (there are some) but instead a series of clean dashboards that track payments, outgoing expenses, revenue streams and tenants. Continue reading

Redfin narrows losses as revenue falls 45% in first 3 months of 2023

Redfin’s Q1 revenue declined 45 percent year over year to $325.7 million, as gross profits from its real estate services took a tumble amid a harsh housing market, according to an earnings call Thursday. Continue reading

Vrbo parent Expedia Group posts Q1 revenue gains as losses widen

Despite reporting its highest-ever first-quarter revenue, Vrbo parent Expedia Group reported losing $145 million in the first three months of the year, according to an earnings call on Thursday afternoon. Continue reading

Opendoor steers clear of epic 2022 losses in Q1, but revenue remains down

The iBuying giant saw revenue dip 39 percent year over year at the beginning of 2023, according to a Q1 earnings call Thursday. It also sold and bought fewer homes compared to the beginning of 2022. Continue reading

With ‘Leo’ launch, Real Brokerage latest to integrate ChatGPT

Tech-forward real estate brokerage Real is known for its combination of in-house software development and third-party partnerships. That tactic continues with its latest integration of Open AI’s ChatGPT. Continue reading

Zillow, Redfin go head-to-head with new ChatGPT plugins

The plugins will allow users to employ conversational language to ask the chatbot details about specific listings and the kinds of homes they seek to fine-tune their search results. Continue reading

Offerpad narrows losses despite another quarter of falling revenue

Following a dramatic Q4 in which the iBuyer posted losses of $121.1 million, Offerpad improved its net loss by 51 percent to $59.4 million in Q1 as it struggles to adapt to a shifting market. Continue reading

Zillow begins ‘critical’ year with mounting losses, falling Q1 revenue

Zillow brought in $469 million in revenue, according to an earnings call Wednesday, falling 13 percent from the $536 million it brought in a year earlier during a period that preceded the rate hikes and sluggish sales. Continue reading

Jonathan Klein: These are the big challenges real estate faces with AI

The founder of PropTech Consulting said artificial intelligence can revolutionize the industry, but stakeholders will need to tackle data quality, bias and privacy concerns, among other issues. Continue reading

REACH turns 10: Inside the NAR tech accelerator’s success rate

Since the accelerator launched a decade ago, 80 companies have graduated from the program, according to an Intel analysis. More than 75 percent are still in business and approximately 20 percent have been acquired. Continue reading