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The South Stays Hot for Real Estate Tech With Knock's $400 Million Round

The South Stays Hot for Real Estate Tech With Knock's $400 Million Round

Real estate tech started the year off with a bang, as home trade-in platform Knock closed a $400 million equity and debt financing round. Knock's success began in their first market of Atlanta, where the company has two offices and almost half their employee base. The round,

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How This Startup Is Helping Create Affordable Housing By Privatizing It

The next big issue in the political realm, particularly at the local level, could very well be housing affordability. In an increasingly-urban U.S., home prices are creeping up all over — though the recent debate over a “head tax” on tech companies shined a light on the homelessness epidemic

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A New Kind of Real Estate Startup Helps Individuals Compete With 'iBuyers' — By Buying Your New Home

Zillow, Opendoor and other tech-enabled real estate companies, sometimes referred to as 'iBuyers', are no doubt making the process of selling a home far faster and more pleasant. Opendoor essentially facilitates the entire home sale so sellers don't have to spend time coordinating with agents

Real Estate Tech Startup Rebrands As They Raise $1.5M Seed

Real Estate Tech Startup Rebrands As They Raise $1.5M Seed

Founded in 2015, digital real estate brokerage startup Virgent Realty has rebranded to Properly. The refresh is in tandem with the startup's close of $1.5 million equity seed round, led by NextView Ventures and Lerer Hippeau, and expansion plans to Charlotte in January. "Our rebrand is

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CommissionTrac Is Bringing CRE Transactions Into the 21st Century

Did you know that just one commercial real estate transaction can involve multiple transactions with multiple brokers, sometimes from different firms that all have different payment and back office systems? Oh, and each of those brokers likely has a different commission structure as well, which could change halfway through the

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Real Estate Startup Raises $5M to Build Out An AI-Driven Relationship Predictor for Agents

As in many fields, real estate professionals may be experiencing uncertainly about how artificial intelligence tools could disrupt the industry or replace jobs. But one startup is flipping that on its head by employing AI to help agents do their jobs more effectively. First, a Durham, NC-based startup, has

How This Real Estate Startup Went From a $500 Operation to 'Rise of the Rest' Pitch

How This Real Estate Startup Went From a $500 Operation to 'Rise of the Rest' Pitch

Jessica Buffington began her real estate career at the worst time possible — right before the great recession of 2008. However, working in a fragile housing market in Memphis helped Buffington find her niche in bank-owned and foreclosure homes. But then things changed. "Then the market started to turn