Pacaso fundraising campaign continues apace despite critique

The campaign’s transparency was questioned following a decision to post “cumulative” financials instead of annualized profits in a pitch sent to investors that drew fire from an industry analyst. Continue reading

Technology platform Inspectify finds $5.76M in new funding

The company provides an automated solution for booking and conducting home and property inspections, using dynamic, smart interfaces that can greatly reduce time spent at homes, data integrity and improve downstream workflows. Continue reading

Fifth Wall’s Brendan Wallace on why ‘proptech is existential’ for leaders

Fifth Wall’s co-founder revealed why proptech is worthy of venture capital, how friction generates money for lenders and why physics can better illuminate real estate’s carbon footprint. Continue reading

Proptechs, polish your pitch decks: Fifth Wall closes record $866M fund

Venture capital firm Fifth Wall Ventures’ fund, the largest ever to focus on real estate technology, will back early- and late-stage proptech companies, including some home renovation innovators. Continue reading

Zumper to put $30M in funding to work in short-term rental market

Zumper’s data shows that the idea of short-term rentals is bigger, and more critical, than vacation properties and the remote-working technology sector. Continue reading

Sundae nets Will Smith and a list of pro athletes in latest funding round

As-is home sales marketplace Sundae’s latest $80 million Series C funding round was jointly led by Fifth Wall and General Global Capital. Continue reading

Home renovation valuation app raises $6.5M, launches in Seattle

Inman was provided an early look at the Plunk app, which is member of NAR’s Reach Accelerator Class of 2021. The funding will be used to further hone the app’s first national iteration Continue reading

Qualia CEO Nate Baker talks tech disruption, iBuyer growth and ‘onerous’ housing regulations

Nate Baker, whose company produces software to streamline real estate transactions, thinks trends like iBuying will get bigger even as supply shortages continue to plague cities. Continue reading

Qualia launches business-focused, cloud-based platform

Qualia for Enterprise includes a variety of new tools that title companies can use to provide more streamlined closing experiences. Continue reading