Higharc $53M Series B timed with growth in new-home sales

Construction technology company Higharc closed a $53 million Series B round of financing led by Spark Capital and Pillar VC. Continue reading

Latest Matterport release looks to ‘automate the future’

Known as Matterport Property Intelligence, the release contains features now out of beta testing, such as automatic room-by-room labeling and dimensions, color-coded and company-branded floor plans and property reports for fully detailed physical listi… Continue reading

Goodbye, DC. Hello, Arlington: CoStar Group inks deal for new HQ

CoStar Group is trading its Washington, D.C., digs for a new HQ in Arlington, Virginia. The company will move to the new building in 2025, creating 150 jobs in the process. Continue reading

Opendoor posts significant decline in revenue but narrows losses in Q4

In an earnings report Thursday afternoon, Opendoor CEO Carrie Wheeler struck an optimistic tone and pointed to the “potential for a more normalized macro backdrop” in 2024. Continue reading

Inman’s 2024 Global Real Estate Influencers revealed

Broker and reality television legend Ryan Serhant headlines an all-star roster of the industry’s most compelling voices for the second-annual Inman Global Real Estate Influencers program. Continue reading

CoStar, Zillow, RE/MAX among 118 firms sued by law enforcement

Atlas Data Privacy Corp. alleges the companies disclosed home addresses and unpublished home phone numbers for judges, police officers, prosecutors and their families. Continue reading

Staircase’s ChatMTG promises to automate mortgage approval

Mark your calendars for the ultimate real estate experiences with Inman’s upcoming events! Dive into the future at Connect Miami, immerse in luxury at Luxury Connect, and converge with industry leaders at Inman Connect Las Vegas. Discover more an… Continue reading

Airbnb earned $10B last year, more than double pre-pandemic

The company earned $9.9 billion in total revenue for the year, nearly half of which was company profit. That is more than double the total revenue the company earned in 2019, before the pandemic upended travel. Continue reading

Zillow revenue rises in Q4 as Barton touts portal’s ‘household name’

Despite a slower market, Zillow saw revenue from its residential, rental and mortgage business rise in the fourth quarter of 2023, according to an earnings call Tuesday. Continue reading

Anywhere Real Estate appoints new chief technology officer

Former Capital One executive Rudy Wolfs is Anywhere’s new chief technology officer. As CTO, Wolfs will lead the franchisor’s tech and product strategy, which includes recruiting more tech talent and streamlining the company’s suite of products for brok… Continue reading