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Some consumer groups worry that buyers may not fully grasp what they’re giving up in these agreements, especially those offered by for-profit companies.

As Julie Hirigoyen, chief executive of UKGBC and keynote speaker at CREtech London in April, points out, the real estate industry is responsible for 25% of total UK emissions and 40% globally.

Almost exactly two years ago, we talked with Brendan Wallace, the co-founder of the property- and real estate tech-focused venture firm Fifth Wall, about a trip from which he’d just returned. His visit had been to Singapore, where he described scenes of masks and social distancing and explained that, out of an abundance of caut...

Funnel Leasing, the only renter-centric leasing platform, today announced the completion of a $36.5-million Series B raise that will transform the residential leasing process for multifamily operators. The preemptive round was led by RET Ventures, a leading PropTech-focused VC firm and existing Funnel investor. They were joine...

The act, co-authored by Groundfloor co-founder Nick Bhargava, allowed small businesses to fundraise up to $75M from nonaccredited investors

Crowdfunding has become an increasingly popular way for companies to raise capital, and investors are taking notice. Groundfloor, the first real estate crowdfunding platform to gain regulatory approval, announced today that it raised its first round of institutional capital since 2015.

Even as they allow some employees to change how often they come into the office, tech companies are rapidly buying and leasing properties around the country.

Homie, the real estate industry disrupter selling properties in Utah, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho and Nevada, laid off 119 employees this week — 28 percent of its staff — claiming it was struggling in a market bereft of supply.

As the pandemic-induced demand for real estate accelerates, large property managers are boosting their investments in digital technologies to help manage their various buildings. Even pre-pandemic, 95% of real estate companies had someone responsible for running point on digital transformation and innovation efforts, according to a 2019 KPMG