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Top listing site Movoto nabs $8M to build on company turnaround

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Movoto Real Estate, the operator of one of the most popular real estate sites and a fast-growing brokerage, has raised $8 million to build on what its CEO cast as a dramatic turnaround over the last two years. Continue reading →

Home insurance marketplace Young Alfred nabs $10M

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Young Alfred, a home insurance marketplace, has added $10 million in fuel to its tank. The company, which announced a Series A funding round October 25, touts the “most advanced home insurance shopping platform.” Continue reading →

8 of 10 consumers prefer to close transactions in person

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a new survey from Solidifi, a title and mortgage services provider, suggests otherwise. It found that eight of 10 consumers would prefer to close a transaction in person. The result suggests that it may be a while before “e-closings” become the norm, i… Continue reading →

These are the states and cities with the worst homeless rates

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A new study by Security.org analyzed data from the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s 2018 “Point in Time” count. Continue reading →

WeWork’s Neumann offered $1.7B to walk, Softbank gets 80% stake

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Softbank will bail out the co-working giant to the tune of nearly $10 billion while news outlets report that founder Adam Neumann has been offered a $1.7 billion exit package. Continue reading →

Following tech peers, Facebook pledges $1B to affordable housing

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The commitment from the social network comes amid accusations of worsening housing affordability and a wider tech backlash. Continue reading →

IRenter Blueground raises another $50M

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Blueground, a proxy landlord that rents apartments from landlords and then subleases them to business travelers and well-heeled new arrivals, has raised an additional $50 million in a Series B funding round. Continue reading →