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

Nation’s largest MLS will use AI to catch listing compliance issues

California Regional MLS is teaming up with Styldod, which CRMLS partially owns, to improve how it handles listing photos and rule violations and to eventually provide a revenue pipeline. Continue reading

First MLS venture capital fund hires Jeff Turner to help scale up

Turner is a former entrepreneur in residence for NAR venture capital arm Second Century Ventures and a co-founder of Realtor association management platform Tangilla. Continue reading

Security deposit: $17M to bolster RentSpree’s leasing solutions

The rental market’s recent surge in rent price and occupancy rates is driving technology adoption among the nation’s landlords, in turn driving RentSpree’s evolution. Continue reading

MLS venture fund invests $1M in artificial intelligence firm Styldod

Venture MLS Fund Manager Art Carter: “CRMLS users, including listing-side agents, brokers, and office staff, have expressed a desire for a shorter, simpler listing input process.” Continue reading

Venture fund for nation’s biggest MLS will eye agent-friendly startups

With its venture capital firm — the first-ever created by a multiple listing service — CRMLS will focus only on early-stage companies improving the broker and agent experience. Continue reading