Luxury Aspen resort divides into shares, sells $18M on blockchain

The tokens representing fractional ownership of the St. Regis can be traded on the Ethereum blockchain, one of the most prominent distributed ledger technologies whose enthusiasts say has the potential to transform the real estate industry. Continue reading

What is Redfin up to in Washington, D.C.?

Inman visited Redfin’s Washington, D.C., office recently to take a closer look at how Redfin is changing the local market and analyze the brokerage’s influence in the capital city. Continue reading

Why SoftBank is betting big on Opendoor, Compass, and real estate tech

On the heels of its combined $800M in funding for Opendoor and Compass, SoftBank sees opportunities to build successful, profitable, disruptive new businesses that leverage technology across the entire real estate supply chain.. Continue reading

Opendoor raises $400M in funding from SoftBank

The company will use the money to accelerate integration of its in-house mortgage services, title services and buyer’s brokerage (via a recent acquisition of another startup, Open Listings) into its core offering to homesellers, and to continue its exp… Continue reading

Only 9% of buyers find agents online, the same as 10 years ago

Despite the massive growth of online home search portals, many more consumers find their agents through referrals from friends or family, according to NAR data. Continue reading

Armed with $1.2B, Bungalo launches into crowded iBuyer market

A new, extremely well-funded online homeselling startup has entered the fray. It offers a platform that lets buyers search, tour, finance and close on a home and looks positioned to flip thousands of homes in the years ahead. Continue reading

Opendoor announces game-changing brokerage acquisition

The well-funded San Francisco startup is buying the discount brokerage Open Listings, giving it real estate agents and a powerful new tech platform Continue reading

Real estate’s new disruptors: The ‘PayPal Mafia’

A group of hard-charging, investor-entrepreneurs who have built some of the world’s most iconic tech companies have launched a multi-pronged assault on the real estate industry. Continue reading