Dwellsy’s consumer-first rental search earns $11.5M seed round

Dwellsy channels rentals from multiple portals, management systems and third-party listing sites across all residential property types and publishes industry trend reports. Continue reading

Vacation home solution Summer weathers autumn with $18M

Vacation home investment and management company Summer is marching through autumn a bit more secure about how they’ll handle winter. The company closed a fundraising round of $18 million. Continue reading

Better executives stand to collect up to $17M in ‘DeSPAC’ bonuses

The mortgage lender said $100 million in retention bonuses were distributed to employees in April, as promised, including $50 million from Better co-founder and CEO Vishal Garg’s personal equity. Continue reading

VC-backed Roam seeks to connect buyers to assumable mortgages

In theory, any government-backed FHA, VA and USDA loan is assumable, and with mortgage rates at levels not seen in two decades, interest in this little-used option has been growing. Continue reading

Better shares plunge more than 90% in Nasdaq debut

In addition to going public at a bad time for mortgage lenders, Barron’s reports that a SPAC merger resulted in a huge increase in the number of shares outstanding. Continue reading

After setbacks, Better goes public with plan to scale ‘greater heights’

Following six merger adjustments over two years, Better will go public Thursday with $565 million in new funding and plans to “aggressively” partner with agents as it builds its mortgage production team. Continue reading

Title tech provider Flueid raises $10M in Series B1

The round, led by existing investor Aquiline Technology Growth, will allow Flueid to add more integrations to its verification of title solutions suite and refine its purchase solution. Continue reading

Location! Location! Funding! Local Logic lands $13M in Series B round

The funds will go toward general operations and services expansion to help the space “better understand the impact of location,” according to a company announcement. Continue reading

Rental startup Piñata debuts new payments program

Piñata Pay lets tenants build credit and earn rewards, while also potentially streamlining the rent collection process for landlords. Continue reading

Technology platform Inspectify finds $5.76M in new funding

The company provides an automated solution for booking and conducting home and property inspections, using dynamic, smart interfaces that can greatly reduce time spent at homes, data integrity and improve downstream workflows. Continue reading