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For many organizations — especially property management firms or those who frequently use 1031 exchanges — managing escrow accounts is an essential part of their business, although one that is labor-intensive and time-consuming. Historically, every stage in the escrow process — from opening an account to producing end of year tax forms for the IRS — required them to interact with their ban...
A startup that aims to cut out traditional residential real estate brokers has raised $45 million in its latest funding round.
REX, or Real Estate Exchange, announced the Series C funding round Tuesday, bringing its total funding to $75 million since it launched in 2015. The Los Angeles-based startup provides a platform, RexHomes, where customers can buy and sell residential property at a flat ...
It’s a bright September morning in San Carlos, California, and Masayoshi Son, chairman of SoftBank, is throwing me off schedule. I’d come, as he had, to meet with the people he’s tapped to run the Vision Fund, his $100 billion bet on the future of, well, everything. After almost four decades of building SoftBank into a telecom conglomerate, Son, an inveterate dealmaker, launched this unprece...
Keller Williams is likely going to launch its own iBuyer program during the second quarter of the year.
Gary Keller, who recently returned to his namesake firm as CEO, ...
With over five million apps available across the world, just about every fathomable function of daily life can be aided by a finger-tap on a smartphone.
Humans spend at least two hours a day in apps. B...
January 22, 2019 - CompStak, the nationwide provider of commercial real estate lease comps, sales data, and property information, has today announced a strategic partnership with WiredScore, the global rating platform for digital connectivity in commercial real estate.
Commercial real estate professionals who rely on CompStak’s comprehensive transaction data can now benefit from viewing any U...
Airbnb Inc. has held talks to acquire hotel-booking site Hotel Tonight Inc. as the home-sharing company seeks to bolster its offerings and make itself more attractive to investors ahead of an eventual IPO, according to people familiar with the negotiations.
Acquiring the closely held site would give Airbnb a way to show investors more growth potential and demonstrate it can branch out beyond it...
Largest event, data and content platform in the commercial real estate tech sector announces first 2019 strategic acquisition
New York, NY (January 22, 2019) -- CREtech
Developers of a glitzy new Manhattan shopping center think they have found a way to cash in on the surge in e-commerce: stock a floor with companies that began as online-only retailers.
That is the grand experiment going on at Hudson Yards, a massive new commercial and residential development of 18 million square feet on the West Side. The mall there is scheduled to open ...
Uber is looking to integrate autonomous technology into its bike and scooter-share programs. Details are scarce, but according to 3D Robotics CEO Chris Anderson, who said Uber annou...