Seattle tiny-home ‘experiment’ slated to close in spring 2019

Amid an uptick of 911 calls, a controversial tiny-house village in North Seattle will close next spring after the city decided not to renew its licence. Continue reading

21 inspiring real estate Instagram accounts to follow today

We’ve put together this list of the best real estate Instagram accounts to follow for a daily stream of interesting real estate content at your fingertips. Continue reading

5 safety tips for selling foreclosed, seized and abandoned homes

To avoid danger, Inman has compiled a list of safety tips to help navigate the sale of homes seized by the bank, abandoned or otherwise left vacant. Continue reading

Opendoor will hand out pumpkins to people who download its app

The well-funded homebuying startup is hosting an extravagant Halloween bash tomorrow, Sunday, October 14, in one of its Phoenix-area homes-for-sale featuring the “world’s first-ever in-home pumpkin patch,” complete with 750 pumpkins representing the 75… Continue reading

Rent-to-own startup Divvy Homes raises $30 million to expand in Ohio, Tennessee and Georgia

Divvy Homes, a real estate startup that allows would-be homeowners to pay a portion of rent while investing equity, has raised $30 million in Series A funding for its rent-to-own platform. Continue reading

Agent uses Facebook to track down thief who stole client’s family heirlooms at open house

When broker Haley Larson got a tearful call about her client’s family jewelry going missing, she knew she had to do something. Continue reading

Realtors and homes at risk as Hurricane Michael hits

Before the storm hit, real estate data and tech firm CoreLogic said property valued in excess of $13.4 billion was at risk of damage from the storm. Today, CoreLogic estimates that damage from wind and storm surge ranges from $2 billion to $4.5 billion… Continue reading