Does Luxury Presence’s $37M Series C forecast a big year for proptech investment?

Luxury Presence’s Series C consists of $22 million in equity financing led by repeat lead investor Bessemer Venture Partners. Others taking staking in the round include NextEquity, GSBackers, TPC, and Adam and Jade Mills. The round was finalized with a… Continue reading

Meet Lucy, an AI assistant that’s ‘all about empowering’ agents

Rechat wants agents to lean on AI like Lucy to improve their value proposition to consumers and make better use of the powerful tools software companies are building for them Continue reading

Canada’s Virtuo to test AI home concierge platform in Texas

Canadian real estate software company Virtuo is bringing its homeowner-centric concierge solution to buyers, builders and agents the United States, launching in Texas. Continue reading

Infinityy and beyond: Miami Realtors inks AI marketing deal

Miami Association of Realtors has hired Infinityy, a software company that builds out graphically enriched and interactive browser-based AI “Rooms” for presenting properties in either the residential, multifamily or commercial real estate environments. Continue reading

Inside Real Estate acquires AI marketing startup ListAssist

The deal, which comes on the heels of its purchase of Folio parent company Amitree in 2024, aims to build on Inside Real Estate’s consumer search, executives told Inman exclusively on Thursday. Continue reading

Higharc’s AI seeks to pick up the pace of home construction

Roughly a year after securing $53 million in a Series B round of funding, Higharc has delivered an AI upgrade to its homebuilding software. Continue reading

Julie Kheyfets named new CEO of AI renovation company Block

Kheyfets spent seven years as Block’s Chief Operating Officer, and prior to that, led North American growth for Tractable, a unicorn in the AI accident and disaster recovery space. Continue reading

Lundy rolls out AI-driven Navigator tool to 57,000 First MLS members

First Multiple Listing Service, Georgia’s largest MLS, has partnered with the maker of a voice-enabled home search platform to offer rapid, accurate assistance for everyday business tasks. Continue reading

Sidekick, OneKey MLS agree to new tech partnership

New York’s OneKey MLS has selected AI productivity solution Sidekick to be a new software option for its members. 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