NAR heads into midyear gathering while under siege on multiple fronts

The National Association of Realtors, which boasts 1.5 million members, will tackle real estate’s hottest topics a week after suffering a series of legal setbacks in court. Here’s a breakdown of the agenda. Continue reading

Former BoxBrownie director to lead NAR tech accelerator in Australia

Peter Schravemade will serve as managing partner of REACH Australia, a program run by the National Association of Realtors’ Second Century Ventures. Continue reading

Relocation tech startup Updater eyes big 2022 with $60M round

The funding will be dedicated to sustaining Updater’s current growth trend, which has seen the company climb to approximately 250 employees over the past 12 months. Continue reading

Updater acquires on-demand moving service Dolly

Moving and relocation app Updater has acquired Dolly, an on-demand local moving and delivery service, for an undisclosed price, the company announced this week. Continue reading

Notarize raises $130M after year of huge growth

Over the past 12 months, revenue from the company’s remote online notarization platform has grown 600 percent. Continue reading

NAR’s venture capital arm launches UK program

The tech accelerator program from Second Century Ventures is now operating in the US, Canada, Australia and UK. Continue reading

NAR tech accelerator Reach expands to Canada

Shared interests between the U.S. and Canada made it “only natural” to expand Reach there, according to NAR CEO and SCV President Bob Goldberg. Tech startups will be able to apply starting in late May. Continue reading

WATCH: Startups that use big data

How can we use big data to make actionable decisions? Big data can bring a company big financial gains, if you know how to use it. Continue reading

Lone Wolf partners with Updater to offer relocation services

The integration will allow agents who use Lone Wolf’s transaction management tools to offer Updater’s services. Continue reading