NFX leads $80M round for Overmoon’s vacation home fintech

Overmoon, a company in the increasingly popular vacation rental market, is off to a stellar start in 2024, having secured $80 million in debt and equity funding to launch their tech-enabled solution for owners of vacation rentals, or those who inspire … Continue reading

Equity Angels launches to diversify proptech innovation

Kenya Burrell-VanWormer, chief growth officer at NEO, and Katherine Winston, founding member and head of marketing at Plunk, have teamed up to build a program that will provide professional mentorship for minority entrepreneurs in proptech. Continue reading

Broker Public Portal appoints former RE/MAX exec as CEO

Dan Troup will lead a company founded by brokerages and MLSs, which aims to build an alternative to big portals such as Zillow and Realtor.com. Continue reading

Zillow reappoints venture capitalist Bill Gurley to board

Gurley joins Zillow at a time when the portal giant is under pressure to evolve and deliver on its promise to create a housing super app. Continue reading

Professor who predicted urban ‘doom loop’ sees NYC exception

Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh, whose 2022 paper inspired debate about the future of big cities, says things now seem to be looking up for New York City. Continue reading

As recruiting wars heat up, Coldwell Banker nabs Texas indie

The Tate Property Group joins Coldwell Banker as the recruiting of rockstar agents and teams remains one of the low-key most important trends in real estate. Continue reading

LA sued for canceling Mohamed Hadid’s spec home permits

J. Michael Issa of B. Riley Financial is alleging in a lawsuit filed in LA Superior Court last month that the city reneged on its word that permits on the property’s building site were still active. Continue reading

Pickleball and neutral walls: The top 5 home design trends for 2024

From warm neutrals and wood slat walls to personal pickleball courts and a renewed interest in furniture with curves, designers revealed their favorite home design trends for the new year. Continue reading

Nest Seekers sues Serhant in CT, adding to string of lawsuits

The $10 million lawsuit alleges two former Nest Seekers managers stole the firm’s commissions, clients, intellectual and other confidential property as Ryan Serhant used “unfair and deceptive trade practices” to launch SERHANT. in Connecticut. Continue reading

Now Landing, a partnership with ID verification solution CLEAR

Landing is now partnering with personal identity verification company CLEAR to shrink the time needed for its tenants to move from place to place. Continue reading