Era Ventures launches record-breaking $88M real estate fund

Clelia Warburg Peters, Era Ventures’ founder, is the first woman to raise an initial fund of this size in the real estate category. The fund will distribute capital across various stages of innovation. Continue reading

We’re on the cusp of something big: Zillow’s Samuelson on AI

While who’s responsible for the absence of a true end-to-end remains up for debate, four real estate and proptech executives found common ground on the fact that AI is “what’s next” for the industry at Inman Connect New York. Continue reading

Construction platform Welcome Homes secures $29M Series A round

Era Ventures led the funding round for New York-based Welcome Homes, an online home construction platform that elevates the design and buy process of new property construction. Continue reading

Knock CEO: Sellers will need Power Buyers even more as market shifts

If rising home prices and mortgage rates create a buyer’s market, sellers will need Power Buyers even more, says Knock CEO Sean Black. Continue reading

What’s next after housing cools down? This economist has an idea

Mortgage rates are up, and demand for homes is edging down. Redfin Chief Economist Daryl Fairweather laid out a possible scenario of what the months ahead might look like at Connect Now. Continue reading

4 predictions for what’s coming next in real estate

Real estate leaders gathered Tuesday at Inman CEO Connect to discuss what kind of changes might shape the next chapter in the housing business. Continue reading