Super App stronger, Zillow acquires Virtual Staging AI

Another online space editor means the portal leader continues to focus on helping agents better serve sellers and buyers better grasp the potential of a prospective home. Continue reading

Rental investment app Doorvest acquires competitor Getaway

Both companies help investors find, lease-up and simplify the acquisition of rental property. There are differences in each company’s approach, but its focus on financing attracted Doorvest to Getaway. Continue reading

Compass expands in Carolinas with team, brokerage acquisitions

Two teams in South Carolina and a formerly independent brokerage in North Carolina have joined the firm. The groups are based in Bluffton and Charleston, South Carolina, and Asheville, North Carolina. Continue reading

Final Offer buys North American operations of Openn Negotiation

The acquisition will allow Final Offer, a platform for managing and negotiating offers, to provide a “transparent and straightforward experience when buying and selling a home,” executives said. Continue reading

Entrata buys Colleen AI in bid for property management autonomy

Software company Entrata acquired its second company in a year with the acquisition of the rental industry’s Colleen, which provides artificial intelligence-based tenant communications and leasing operation support. Continue reading

Finaya acquires Nexme in bid to create a homebuyer ‘super app’

The mobile solution merges home shopping with mortgage, insurance, title search and escrow management to offer a comprehensive home transaction experience, among other features. Continue reading

Blackstone ramps up activity with $10B multifamily acquisition

The acquisition of AIR Communities marks Blackstone’s largest in the multifamily sector and shows a bullishness in rental housing, as well as a mentality that the commercial market may be bottoming out. Continue reading

Compass brings on Atlanta’s Beacham & Company

Glennis Beacham founded the former indie brokerage in 2006 after growing her career over the course of more than two decades to become one of Atlanta’s top luxury agents. Continue reading

Corcoran Sawyer Smith enters Pennsylvania with new acquisition

With the acquisition of Weidel Real Estate, the Corcoran Group franchisee is adding approximately 180 agents and seven new offices to its ranks, as well as moving into Pennsylvania. Continue reading