Eight stats tell the tale of Adam Neumann’s rise, fall, and return
Adam Neumann is back. In his first venture since leaving WeWork last year, the eccentric and brash Israeli entrepreneur...
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Can iBuying go the distance?
When George Schneider decided to sell his home this spring, Opendoor made him an offer he couldn’t refuse. Schneider had paid $76,750 for his three-bedroom stucco house in the Phoenix suburbs a decade earlier....
Shadow Ventures launches crowdfunding for proptech startups
The latest in real estate crowdfunding: an accelerator aimed at helping early-stage proptech startups. Shadow Ventures, an Atlanta-based venture...
In “Billion Dollar Loser,” WeWork’s “epic rise” and Adam Neumann’s quiet enablers
Real estate executives had their doubts about WeWork, but many weren’t willing to risk missing out on its success. They and others who kept...
Airbnb sues LA “party promoter” for throwing “mansion parties”
Two days after Airbnb announced a global party ban for all its listings, Davante Bell threw a big party...
Nextdoor social networking app considers going public
Nextdoor, a social network for neighbors sharing information or trading goods and services, is evaluating options to go public,...
Future City: Blast from past as Neumann’s back; Hospitality startup raises $48M
Can Porch get off the deck? As it prepares to go public with a blank-check company, Porch.com disclosed recurring...
Inside the world’s most valuable proptech company
Beike Zhaofang, the Beijing-based online real estate platform, hit the New York Stock Exchange on Aug. 13 with a...
Proptech investors behind Porch SPAC eye second $175M blank-check company
Capitalizing on the SPAC frenzy, real estate investors Joseph Beck and Thomas Hennessy are looking to raise $175 million...
Future City: Inside Opendoor’s IPO prospectus, an apartment startup that wants you to “swipe right”
Opendoor’s open book Since announcing plans to go public with a SPAC, Opendoor’s been offering potential investors a peek under the hood. Last week’s...