About face: new Zillow competitor removes all listings

ComeHome, a new home search portal from real estate predictive analytics firm HouseCanary, has deactivated all of its property listings as of Friday — essentially turning itself off — after multiple listing service executives told Inman they were surpr… Continue reading

Will deal to end shutdown kick-start real estate sales?

Congressional leaders and President Donald Trump reached a deal on a continuing resolution Friday that will fund the government for three weeks. The deal ensures all government employees will receive their paychecks next week, including backpay missed … Continue reading

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

HouseCanary launches portal, raising questions over listing data

HouseCanary has launched a new listing portal, though it has left some multiple listing services confused about how their data landed on the site. 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

Boomer Brain Drain: The Big Mistake Employers Are Making

A few weeks back, I wrote a blog post called “Retirement: Employers Just Don’t Get It” about surveys showing that employers are dismissing the dire financial circumstances of many older workers and the eagerness many older employees have to keep workin… Continue reading