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Doma adds Wells Fargo as a client as it prepares to go public

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Doma offers “instant underwriting” of title insurance for mortgage refinancing, along with remote and digital closing and escrow services for all types of mortgages. Continue reading →

Knock builds executive team as it prepares to go public

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The ‘Home Swap’ provider is aiming to boost headcount by 5X this year, with an eye toward expanding into 100 markets by 2023. Continue reading →

App-based brokerage Torii closes on more funding, launches LA operations

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Most Torii real estate agents are salaried employees with benefits and full marketing support. The company is focused on becoming a single provider for all homebuyer needs. Continue reading →

Marketing content manager Aryeo raises $3.65M

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Aryeo, the 2021 class member of NAR’s REACH program, started in real estate photography before graduating to the greater need of helping agents control their data and content. Continue reading →

Better is the latest mortgage company to go public

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The parent company of Better Mortgage is going public through a merger with a blank-check firm, raising $778 million it can use to grow not only its mortgage business but also its real estate brokerage and title insurance businesses. Continue reading →

Home renovation valuation app raises $6.5M, launches in Seattle

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Inman was provided an early look at the Plunk app, which is member of NAR’s Reach Accelerator Class of 2021. The funding will be used to further hone the app’s first national iteration Continue reading →

NAR’s venture capital fund picks Knock, other startups for REACH program

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Second City Ventures, which is an arm of NAR, has chosen Knock and seven other startups to be a part of the 2021 REACH scale-up program. Continue reading →

SmartRent inks $2.2B merger deal with Fifth Wall SPAC

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Once closed, the merger would mark one of the biggest deals between a proptech firm and a special-purpose acquisition company to date. Continue reading →