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Notarize lays off 110 employees, cites Sequoia’s warning to startups

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Having “created a category” — remote online notarization — CEO Pat Kinsel says the company must evolve to survive a potential downturn. Continue reading →

Rental market not immune to cuts as Zumper lays off 15% of staff

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A cooling real estate market has already led to cuts at companies far and wide. The San Francisco-based rental search portal is the latest. Continue reading →

HomeLight raises $115M and acquires cash offer rival Accept.inc

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Scottsdale, Arizona-based HomeLight announced that its all-stock deal raises the company’s valuation to $1.7 billion and makes it the largest “agent-focused” cash offer program in the U.S. Continue reading →

Revolution RE to use $3M in VC to empower landlord business data

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The data aggregation and workflow automation company Revolution RE received a relatively modest monetary injection of $3 million. Continue reading →

CRMLS and Perchwell ink deal to launch new platform in 2023

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The agreement to launch an MLS platform for subscribers comes six months after California Regional MLS bought an equity stake in Perchwell through its venture capital fund. Continue reading →

Power Buyer Knock revamps board of directors

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Representative of NAR’s venture capital arm, Second Century Ventures, will serve as an observer on Knock’s board of directors. Continue reading →

Propy launches new blockchain-based title and escrow product

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The new service is meant to make closing on a real estate deal faster, easier and more secure. Continue reading →

NAR heads into midyear gathering while under siege on multiple fronts

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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 Inman New Kid, Courted.io, nets $6M funding round

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The app’s purpose is for agents to empower each other through direct marketing of listings, recruiting, community building and referral networking. Continue reading →

Payload Keybox secures seed funding in pursuit of $1B in transactions

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Payload’s functionality focuses on quickly and safely sending earnest money, broker invoices and any other form of transaction within the context of conducting real estate business. Continue reading →