Real estate funding startup Setpoint rakes in $43M in Series A round

The funds came from a variety of investors, including Andreessen Horowitz, Fifth Wall, 645 Ventures and others. The funding is notable for coming amid a cooling housing market. Continue reading

Ribbon makes massive cuts, leaving fewer than 30 workers

In an email on Monday, a spokesperson for the power buyer confirmed to Inman that the firm had laid off workers and would now “be a company of less than 30 people.” Continue reading

Orchard lays off 180 workers amid historic housing ‘disruption’

The cuts are the second time the power buyer has reduced its workforce as the market has rapidly deteriorated this year. Continue reading

Homeward cuts 25% of staff in second round of layoffs

The power buyer previously cut 20 percent of its staff in August. The cuts come as the broader real estate industry grapples with soaring mortgage rates and slowing sales. Continue reading

Mortgage is the new money pit for portals: Mike DelPrete

Billions of dollars have been invested to disrupt the mortgage process — which is the path to profitability for many real estate tech companies. Continue reading

WATCH: Demand for speed and access has tech moving forward

Pandemic-spurred access to technology in the transaction continues to fuel consumer demand for more seamless ways of doing business, speakers at Inman Connect Las Vegas said. Continue reading

EXCLUSIVE: Read Inman’s Industry Blueprint for a Changing Market

At CEO Connect in Las Vegas, the real estate industry’s top leaders collaborated to create our first-ever “Industry Blueprint for a Changing Market.” Continue reading

Homeward sheds 20% of workforce amid ‘sudden and sizable’ downturn

Founder and CEO Tim Heyl told employees in a letter Wednesday that the slowing market had made a sizable dent in the company’s “buy with cash” product, according to a spokesperson. Continue reading

CoStar, Adena Hefets take top Inman Innovator awards at ICLV

Out of nearly nearly 600 nominations received from the public, these are the real estate industry innovators that stood out in 2022, according to an announcement at ICLV on Friday. Continue reading

UpEquity latest Power Buyer to join zavvie’s solutions marketplace

Austin, Texas-based mortgage platform UpEquity has more avenues to partner with real estate brokerages as it looks to expand its footprint to 23 states by the end of the year. Continue reading