Polly hiring after landing $25M in new equity funding led by 8VC

New funding will allow Polly’s product and engineering teams “to double down on new product innovation,” including a new AI platform that was in closed beta testing with a number of the nation’s largest mortgage lenders in May. Continue reading

Unlock set to expand product set, footprint with $30M Series B

Strategic partnership with D2 Asset Management will help shared equity pioneer go nationwide, after signing home equity agreements with more than 10,000 homeowners in 16 states. Continue reading

HomeLight lands $20M, adds 40 new ‘Buy Before You Sell’ states

HomeLight is partnered with more than 10,000 loan officers and 28,000 real estate agents to offer Buy Before You Sell in 46 states and Washington, D.C. — everywhere but Alaska, Massachusetts, New York and Rhode Island. Continue reading

Setpoint lands $31B in Series B funding led by 645 Ventures

Since launching in 2021 as the “Stripe of real estate” providing technology and funding to proptechs, Setpoint has expanded into additional asset-backed lending lines including auto, consumer and small business. Continue reading

REACH Commercial announces latest proptech class

The seven startups that are part of REACH Commercial’s latest class each promise to advance the way commercial brokerages service the industry, ranging from a green building resource solution to a pro-small business engine to help entrepreneurs own the… Continue reading

Perchwell’s $25M Series B revs up idling VC market

Brokerage and MLS software platform Perchwell has closed on a Series B round of funding led by Lux Capital. Continue reading

VC partner: AI will be ‘as fundamental as the steam engine’

Delian Asparouhov, a partner at Founders Fund, talked on Wednesday about his plans to manufacture drugs in space and urged real estate agents to lean into tech. Continue reading

Aven lands $142M in funding to take HELOC credit card nationwide

Former Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac chief executives Tim Mayopoulos and Michael DeVito are joining a newly formed advisory board in conjunction with a funding round led by Khosla Ventures. Continue reading

Are renters beating the system with Bilt Mastercard rewards card?

Card issuer Wells Fargo is losing as much as $10 million a month as it eats interchange fees for users who are paying off balances after paying their rent, “The Wall Street Journal” reports. Continue reading

Rental screener Findigs closes on $27M Series B funding round

Rental industry software provider Findigs has raised $27 million in a Series B round, bringing its total raised to date to $48 million. Continue reading