Localize raises $25M funding for its AI-powered home search platform

Artificial intelligence-powered real estate search startup Localize has attracted $25 million in a Series C round of funding as it looks to eliminate buyer’s remorse in home buying. Pitango Growth led the round, which also saw participation from Mizrahi-Tefahot and its existing investors, bringing the company’s total amount raised to date to $70 million. As

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Digital Home Shoppers and How to Reach Them

The web, mobile and social media are quietly changing how home shoppers interact with agents and find the properties they want. Are agents and the real estate sector taking note?

The Problem of Real Estate Domain Clustering

Domain clustering is generally referring to multiple search results yielding the same domain, which can often result in poor search quality, especially if that domain is a bad website. In the real estate world, we most often see domain clustering from the heavy hitters in the industry like Trulia, Zillow, and Realtor.com.

Qazzoo Search Delivers on Sale Lead Promise

A couple of days ago I was introduced to a rather fantastic tool for both home buyers and real estate agents. Qazzoo is essentially to real estate buyers and sellers what YouTube was for online video. This system is the perfect tool for producers and consumers to intertwine, all that Qazzoo needs, much like Google’s video powerhouse, is you the user.

Trulia Bosses to Participate at Goldman Sachs Tech Conference

Real Estate search Titan Trulia, Inc. announced yesterday their CEO and CFO will participate in the upcoming Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference. Scheduled to take place on Valentine’s Day, the event will be held at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco.

Chicago’s Newest Suburban Real Estate Website Launches

Looking for a home for sale in suburban Chicago? If so, your new home search may be getting a little easier with the recent launch of Sobborgo.com. Although still in its early development stages, Sobborgo aims to be Chicago’s most comprehensive real estate search site.

AOL Real Estate Gets A New Engine

Move Inc. is now the horsepower for AOL Real Estate search, but is this a win for the home buyer or owner in need of real estate results? In a move akin to the Yahoo-Zillow one of last year, AOL and Move Inc. consolidate forces, but to what end?

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