These renters are buying new co-ops for $2,500. How is that possible?
A co-op in Chelsea for $2,500 seems like a castle in the air, especially when you compare the architect’s...
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HomeLight lays off a fifth of its workers, weeks after raising $60M
The recent string of real estate-industry layoffs continued Wednesday, with staffers at proptech unicorn HomeLight the latest victims. The...
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Proptech, meet fintech: HomeLight raises $60M and gobbles up Accept
The proptech firm HomeLight has acquired the fintech Accept.inc and raised an additional $60 million in equity financing from...
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Generation Z looking to mid-sized cities when buying a home
They are the Gen Z places to be. More and more young, first-time homebuyers are eschewing expensive coastal cities...
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Opendoor stock soars on first profitable quarter
After eight years, Opendoor has logged its first profitable quarter. The San Francisco-based iBuyer’s shares soared more than 15...
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Home equity financing startup Point raises $115M Series C
Point, a fintech startup that pays homeowners cash in exchange for a share of the equity in their homes,...
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Firm aims to tackle the problem with single-family rentals
For all its popularity, the single-family rental business is notoriously difficult to penetrate and operate at scale. Sourcing, buying...
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Startup that diagnoses home repairs says it can save institutional owners millions
A proptech firm that claims to have produced the first “check engine light” for the home launched its service...
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Single-family rental manager Poplar Homes raises $53M in Series B
Everyone seems to want in on single-family rentals. Not everyone wants to manage them. Poplar Homes, a Cupertino, California-based...
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Digital mortgage startup Tomo expands as competition pulls back
Digital mortgage lender Tomo is growing, even as rising interest ratings threaten to derail the runaway housing market and...