Mortgage giant Fannie Mae is upping its efforts to sell off more of the foreclosed homes on its books, teaming up with real estate photography firm VHT Studios.
Qualia lands $33M funding to fuel its transaction closing platform
March 9, 2018 by
Real estate technology startup Qualia, which streamlines the home closing process by bringing all parties to a sale onto a common platform, has raised $33 million in a Series B round of funding.
Evareium launches ICO to tokenize real estate investments
March 8, 2018 by
Blockchain-based real estate investment startup Evarei is announcing the launch of its first Evareium token sale this week, giving individual investors the chance to buy a stake in lucrative properties by owning the tokens.
Manufactured homes: The answer to America’s affordable housing shortage?
March 7, 2018 by
Manufactured homes seems to be getting serious consideration as a solution to the U.S.’s growing affordable housing shortage, if recent news reports are anything to go by.
RE/MAX acquires web design firm booj to power its agents
March 7, 2018 by
In a move signaling a shift in RE/MAX’s technology strategy, the company announced it’s acquiring booj, an award-winning Colorado-based web design and technology company.
Rhino wants to get rid of the security deposit on your next apartment
March 6, 2018 by
A startup called Rhino is hoping to do away with the need for a security deposit on rented homes, with a new technology solution it says benefits both renters and landlords.
Roommate search platform Roomi acquires rival Symbi
March 6, 2018 by
Roomi, an online marketplace that allows renters to search for roomates and connect with landlords, has acquired its competitor Symbi.
The robot revolution is coming to real estate
March 5, 2018 by
Nowadays, we’ve already seen innovations such as robot real estate agents, robotic architects and also “bots”
4 tips to ward off burglars
March 2, 2018 by
No matter what part of the real estate industry you work in, be it residential homes, property management or something else, you know how important proper security measures are for your tenants and investors.
More than a third of U.S. buyers last year made an offer without seeing the home first
March 1, 2018 by
according to a new survey of 1,500 home buyers from Redfin, which found that more than a third of Americans who bought a home in November and December of last year did so sight unseen.
