Real Estate Marketing & Beyond

Mortgage, Zillow

Zillow seals acquisition of Mortgage Lenders of America

By Mike Wheatley | November 6, 2018

Real Estate Technology

Expedia acquires two short-term rental startups to take on Airbnb

By Mike Wheatley | October 29, 2018

Online travel booking firm Expedia is muscling into Airbnb territory with the acquisition of two companies that also help to facilitate short term rentals in private properties. The company, which already owns similar short-term rental firms such as HomeAway and VRBO, said it’s acquiring both Pillow and ApartmentJet, for undisclosed fees. Expedia said that the […]

Real Estate Technology

CoreLogic to acquire insurance claims workflow provider Symbility Solutions

By Mike Wheatley | October 26, 2018

Real estate analytics firm CoreLogic is acquiring a company called Symbility Solutions, which sells a cloud-based insurance claims and subscription workflow service. “Symbility expands our footprint in property and casualty insurance domestically and in key markets around the globe. Further scaling our insurance and international footprint offers the potential for significant non-cyclical growth in line […]

Industry Technology, Real Estate Technology

Opendoor buys Open Listings to boost its home-flipping business model

By Mike Wheatley | September 13, 2018

Online real estate marketplace Opendoor is making its first acquisition, snapping up a discount brokerage called Open Listings. Open Listings is an end-to-end real estate platform aimed at buyers that offers them a 50 percent rebate on the buyer’s agent commission. The idea is that people can search through listings, book private showings, make an […]

Real Estate Investing, Real Estate Technology

Investing platform Landis acquires the technology assets of failed startup GoldenKey

By Mike Wheatley | September 7, 2018

Real estate investment platform Landis, which enables institutional investors to buy and sell residential real estate, is acquiring the technology assets of a startup called GoldenKey that recently went

Featured News, Mortgage, Zillow

Zillow expands its business as it acquires Mortgage Lenders of America

By Mike Wheatley | August 8, 2018

Zillow is getting into the mortgage game as it bids to own more of the home buying process. The company has just acquired Mortgage Lenders of America to fuel its new bid,

Home Buying, US Real Estate

Home Bay expands into title and settlement services after buying stake in OnTitle

By Mike Wheatley | June 1, 2018

San Diego-based Home Bay has recently extended its escrow services beyond its home state of California, into states including Colorado, Florida, Illinois and Texas.

Real Estate Marketing, Real Estate Technology

Real estate analytics firm Terradatum acquires two content startups

By Mike Wheatley | March 16, 2018

Terradatum, an analytics provider for real estate, has acquired two Schweickart, Inc. companies, called VScreen and OnHoldUSA. VScreen specializes in real estate video content, such as videos made from stitching together a listing’s photos and property data. OnHoldUSA offers voice messaging services used in everything from videos to phone messaging. “Analytics that Terradatum provides through […]

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