Inventory plummets, prices jump near Amazon’s HQ2 in Virginia

In the wake of Amazon’s HQ2 announcement, agents say that some sellers in Virginia are waiting to list their properties, while buyers at the lower end of the spectrum are having trouble competing for homes. Continue reading

Equifax will pay up to $700M over data breach that exposed millions

The payments are a response to the largest-ever data hack of its kind, which was discovered in 2017 and impacted nearly 150 million consumers. Continue reading

Americans are flocking to HOA communities like never before

New US Census data shows that homes in Homeowners Associations are taking up a larger share of new construction and new sales than ever before. Continue reading

Audience Town believes it can end ‘pay and spray’ advertising

Ed Carey, founder and CEO of Audience Town, a new real estate advertising company, believes lead generation in its common forms is antiquated and becoming diluted. Here’s why he thinks that programmatic advertising is the future of online outreach for … Continue reading

What is Compass’ endgame?

In real estate, optimizing the commission split and generating revenue by selling mortgages is what brokerages have been doing for years. But investors didn’t pump over $1 billion of venture capital in Compass to build a basic brokerage. So, what is Co… Continue reading

Zillow’s Zestimate now uses photos when valuing homes

The update relies on AI neural networks that can judge things like finishes and curb appeal. Continue reading

Nextdoor will now tell you how much your home is worth

Your Home, as the company is calling the new feature, is meant to be a landing space on Nextdoor’s website and app that shows users how much their home might be worth and how much they might earn if they sold it. In essence, Nextdoor is now providing u… Continue reading

Google sibling Sidewalk unveils its master plan for Toronto smart city

Here are just a few of the ideas outlined Monday in Sidewalk Labs’ massive master plan for a proposed new community in Toronto, Canada. The community, the first part of which has been dubbed Quayside, would occupy a section of waterfront property east … Continue reading

Mortgage tech startup Blend raises $130M, adds Pixar vet to board

Digital mortgage lending startup Blend announced Monday its raised an additional $130 million in venture capital funding, bringing the company’s total funding to $310 million. The company plans to use the capital to further grow its team of nearly 400 … Continue reading