Compass raises another $370M round for platform development

The well-funded real estate brokerage announced Tuesday it’s planning an August launch for “a completely redesigned consumer search and app experience.” Continue reading

The 4 bullseyes in real estate for venture capitalists

Sapphire Ventures’ Paul Levine named four real estate bullseyes for venture capitalists in a presentation entitled “What’s Next in Real Estate” at Inman Connect Las Vegas 2019. Continue reading

Compass CEO on Realogy lawsuit: Some brokers spread ‘fear’

There was fear and loathing in Las Vegas this week as leaders of the country’s top real estate brokerages accused each other of stoking fear and rumormongering as they jostle for supremacy. Continue reading

More venture capitalists are coming for real estate

More and more investors are coming around to real estate startups and companies that focus on property-oriented technology. Continue reading

NRT CEO compares Compass’ agent recruitment to ‘shoplifting’

NRT CEO Ryan Gorman compared Compass’ recruitment of agents and efforts to gain market share in competing marketplaces to “shoplifting” at Inman Connect in Las Vegas Thursday morning.  Continue reading

NRT CEO compares Compass’ agent recruitment to ‘shoplifting’

NRT CEO Ryan Gorman compared Compass’ recruitment of agents and efforts to gain market share in competing marketplaces to “shoplifting” at Inman Connect in Las Vegas Thursday morning.  Continue reading

Real estate execs promise they don’t want to steal your data

One of the things that often gets lost when discussing major acquisitions by big companies is the individual agent, who goes from utilizing a startup’s service to potentially running a crucial part of a business on a competitor’s platform. It happened … Continue reading

Homeward CEO: ‘Opendoor and Redfin will look like the same company in 5 to 10 years’

Tim Heyl, a mega agent with Keller Williams and a budding tech entrepreneur, argues that the residential real estate industry’s business model is going in two directions, and that successful firms don’t want to be caught in the middle. Continue reading