Trulia founder Pete Flint’s venture firm NFX raises $275M

NFX splits its investments equally between business-to-business companies and business-to-consumer companies, but said that out of 3,000 firms seeking money this year it will ultimately only fund 0.5 percent. Continue reading

Where the billionaires are concentrated

While the census doesn’t name individual billionaires or their ventures, these trends toward tech-centric business creation certainly include the founders of high profile Bay Area companies such as Facebook and Google. It’s also unsurprising, then, tha… Continue reading

Take a Seat at Ruth’s Table in San Francisco

PART OF THE VITALITY ARTS SPECIAL REPORT It’s long and wide, well-worn and sturdy: a wooden table that, for many years, served as a foundation, while conversations about community, the arts and collaboration flowed around it. At that time, the table he… Continue reading

A real estate developer invites a homeless couple to live in his $4M mansion. Neighbors aren’t happy

Greg Dunston and Marie Mckinzie lived on Oakland streets for 10 years before a real estate developer offered to help. Continue reading

What agents should know about tech’s next IPO boom

The San Francisco Bay Area could explode with new millionaires this year, as a number of the top Bay Area-based tech companies mull initial public offerings. But will this influx of new cash actually have an appreciable impact on the nation’s most expe… Continue reading

The Compass critic that flipped: Inside Alain Pinel’s major reversal

APR president Mike Hulme vowed to agents in a company-wide memo in August of 2018 never to “impede your business by forcing you to change brokerages,” a clear swipe at Compass. Continue reading

Read APR President’s letter to agents after Compass acquisition

In a letter obtained by Inman, Mike Hulme, APR’s president, wrote about the Compass acquisition and what it means for Alain Pinel’s 1,400 agents. Continue reading

EXCLUSIVE: Compass to acquire Alain Pinel Realtors

Compass is acquiring Alain Pinel Realtors (APR), according to multiple sources who spoke today with Inman and wished to remain anonymous. The acquisition will further the Compass stranglehold on the San Francisco Bay Area market. Continue reading