Future City: Behind Zillow’s brokerage play, Common’s $50M for co-living
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Rental membership startup Landing lands in South Florida
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Porch.com to go public in $523M blank-check deal
Porch.com, a VC-backed home services marketplace, is going public with a blank-check company, one of the first such deals...
Miami-based title startup Expetitle completes seed fundraising
UPDATED, July 28, 9:40 p.m.: Expetitle, a Miami-based title company startup led by co-founder and CEO Sean Daly, completed...
IBM slams Zillow with second suit over patented search tools
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Homebuying startup Knock pivots to lending
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Co-living execs offer glimpse at occupancy rates
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