Does Luxury Presence’s $37M Series C forecast a big year for proptech investment?

Luxury Presence’s Series C consists of $22 million in equity financing led by repeat lead investor Bessemer Venture Partners. Others taking staking in the round include NextEquity, GSBackers, TPC, and Adam and Jade Mills. The round was finalized with a… Continue reading

Opendoor appoints new president and CFO

Lucas Matheson of Coinbase Canada has been named president and Christy Schwartz, who had been interim CFO, has officially been given the title on a permanent basis. Continue reading

Inman unveils winners of the 2025 Best of Proptech Awards

Inman celebrates the most comprehensive recognition of property technology innovation to date, honoring leaders across 10 categories transforming the residential real estate landscape. Continue reading

Inman unveils winners of the 2025 Best of Proptech Awards

Inman celebrates the most comprehensive recognition of property technology innovation to date, honoring leaders across 10 categories transforming the residential real estate landscape. Continue reading

Trump’s 50-year mortgage is ‘a big nothingburger’ for homebuyers

The Trump administration says it’s also looking at assumable mortgages and “ways to give relief” on 5- and 10-year mortgages, after mortgage and financial planning experts pan 50-year mortgages as a bad deal for homebuyers. Continue reading

New Opendoor CEO’s plan: ‘Buy more good homes and get more good sellers through our funnel’

Incoming CEO Kaz Nejatian said Opendoor acquired 230 homes in the last week of October, about twice the pace of acquisitions when he took over on Sept. 15. Continue reading

From Vegas to venture capital: Navigating the uncertain path of the proptech founder

Proptech founders have an uncertain path to profitability and worse, there is no definitive course to get them there. Inman columnist Craig C. Rowe interviewed entrepreneurs at different stages of company growth to better understand how they manage sca… Continue reading

Here’s how to save canceled listings and improve success rates

On this episode, George Laughton, leader of a top US team with 200 agents and $900 million-plus in volume, unveils his Reverse Offer Playbook for saving canceled listings. Continue reading

Is the ‘proptech winter’ ending? This is what investors are watching

Some companies that were red-hot during the COVID housing market had to either pivot or die when rates rose and major funding rounds dried up. But green shoots may be emerging. Continue reading

Better shares soar on bullish thesis by activist investor Eric Jackson

EMJ Capital’s founder posted a thesis on X that Better Home & Finance is “the Shopify of mortgages” with the potential for AI to boost capacity and fuel explosive growth. Continue reading