Rental investment app Doorvest acquires competitor Getaway

Both companies help investors find, lease-up and simplify the acquisition of rental property. There are differences in each company’s approach, but its focus on financing attracted Doorvest to Getaway. Continue reading

Kathleen Lappe named Innovator of the Year at NAR’s iOi Summit

Kathleen Lappe, the founder and CEO of a multi-lingual AI property marketing solution, has been named Innovator of the Year at the National Association of Realtors’ 2024 Innovation, Opportunity & Investment (iOi) Summit. Continue reading

MoxiWorks rolls out bevy of new buyer agent representation tools

Updates to presentation templates and the ability to include offered buyer broker commissions as a percent or dollar are among the buyer-focused tools touted by the company on Wednesday. Continue reading

CoStar Group dismisses year-old lawsuit against Homesnap founder

The residential and commercial real estate company sued over misuse of trade secrets in 2023, but revealed in a new court filing that a rival tech platform’s “limited nature” is no longer a threat. Continue reading

Consumers empowered by Revive’s free AI renovation analysis

Pre-sale renovation services company Revive has made its artificial intelligence-backed property valuation product, Revive Vision AI, free to all real estate consumers. Continue reading

Dan Sogorka tapped to grow Rocket’s wholesale channel

In a newly created role at Rocket Pro TPO, the former Sagent CEO is tasked with winning more business from mortgage brokers by leveraging Rocket’s data, technology and AI capabilities. Continue reading

Josh Sitzer, plaintiff in commission case, launches à la carte platform

Landian, a flat-fee and à la carte brokerage, offers $49 tours and $199 for written offers to sellers, but the real bombshell may be Sitzer’s involvement so soon after the $5B Sitzer | Burnett verdict. Continue reading

Agent safety startup Tether RE wins 2024 NAR Pitch Battle

Tether RE’s platform includes 24-hour safety monitoring, client verification, SOS alerts, proximity safety times and fall and crash alerts. Agent social MLS app Tuesday won Crowd Favorite. Continue reading

Proptexx gives buyers a fresh look at listings: Tech Review

Find out what tech expert Craig Rowe thinks about Proptexx, an application that allows buyers to instantly remodel a room with AI-based interior design tools. Continue reading

Reputation manager Real Grader lands Anywhere enterprise deal

Real Grader, a 2023 member of NAR REACH, offers a solution that measures the social reach of agents, as well as their impact on business research sites like Google My Business and LinkedIn. Continue reading