Curaytor buys Canadian data company Fourwalls

Curaytor made the announcement in an exclusive statement to Inman, saying it will leverage Fourwalls data to augment its digital marketing products. Continue reading

VHT acquires TourFactory, partners with parent Collabra

VHT and TourFactory both provide photography services geared to the real estate industry. They believe the new deal will create the largest network of its kind in the U.S. Continue reading

Engage more leads with top-of-funnel Aiva: Tech Review

Aiva is a web and mobile app that works alongside real estate CRMs to better qualify and automate lead response. We all know way too much time is spent trying to qualify ghosts. Thankfully, that is why this category of software exists, and more agents … Continue reading

Lessen hits unicorn status with $170M Series B

The new funding round of $170 million, for a total of $214 million raised, pushes Lessen into “unicorn” status, meaning its valuation has topped $1 billion. It’s the second industry player in November to earn the title. Continue reading

Bright MLS welcomes teams into its platform

As teams continue to dominate the real estate industry, the major Mid-Atlantic MLS is launching new tools to help them better track their performance. Continue reading

Zillow cancels 400 Zillow Offers contracts due to closing restraints

Hundreds of sellers awaiting new builds will have to sell their homes another way after Zillow canceled contracts for closings set for late 2022 through its defunct iBuyer, Zillow Offers. Continue reading

Zillow Offers’ demise ‘attributable to internal factors,’ report claims

Zavvie has found that both iBuyers and power buyers are seeing explosive growth — suggesting Zillow’s recent moves don’t reflect weakness in the iBuying concept. Continue reading

As Omicron COVID variant spreads, real estate agents grin and bear it

Disease experts are racing to address the Omicron variant, but in the real estate industry, few expect the new threat to be a game changer. Continue reading

Zavvie leans into power buyers with marketplace update

A year after adding buy-before-you-sell options to its Offer Optimizer, real estate startup zavvie is leaning even harder into the power buyer market with the addition of cash backing and rent-to-own options from Divvy Homes, Feeasy, Flyhomes for Agent… Continue reading