Real Estate – Page 5 of 42

Newly public, Porch makes 4 acquisitions for more than $122M, discloses larger-than-expected loss

Three weeks after its stock market debut, Seattle-based home services technology company Porch Group announced four acquisitions, including an agreement… Read More

Porch makes stock market debut, raising $322M to fuel its ambitions in home services technology

Serial entrepreneur Matt Ehrlichman was inspired to start Porch after encountering challenges during the construction of his family’s home. Eight… Read More

‘This is big,’ Redfin says as Department of Justice moves to make buyer agent commissions public

Seattle-based real estate tech company Redfin is applauding action taken by the U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday against the… Read More

‘Simply put, people want to move’: Zillow and Redfin rebound as U.S. housing market surges again

The U.S. housing market is making a comeback — and that’s good news for online real estate giants Zillow Group… Read More

Redfin beats Q3 estimates but stock dips; CEO says company’s tech is a ‘passport to a new life’

Redfin beat analyst expectations for its fiscal third quarter, reporting revenue of $236.9 million and earnings per share of $0.32.… Read More

Seattle startup vets raise $1M and reveal more details about home valuation platform Plunk

Will that bathroom remodel increase your home’s value by more than $20,000? What about replacing the floors or adding a… Read More

Fair housing groups file federal lawsuit accusing Redfin of ‘redlining’ minority communities

Seattle-based real estate tech company Redfin is facing allegations of discriminatory pricing practices and “redlining” in a lawsuit filed by… Read More

Former Zillow execs raise $40M seed round for Tomo Networks to reinvent how people buy homes

Two former top Zillow Group leaders are getting back in the real estate industry with new startup that aims to… Read More

Zillow cuts 80 Zillow Offers jobs, adjusting its approach in field offices as it eyes expansion

Zillow has cut about 80 positions from its Zillow Offers homebuying and selling operation, streamlining its management structure in some… Read More

Look who’s Arrived: Tech vets launch Seattle real estate startup to crowdfund rental home investing

Another tech-fueled real estate startup has arrived on the scene in Seattle. Arrived Homes is a crowdfunding platform that allows… Read More

Death of the HQ? Pandemic hits commercial real estate, but long-term trends still open to debate

“HQ’s are finished.” That was the hot take this week from Chris Herd, founder and CEO of remote work setup… Read More

Real estate brokerage Compass to acquire Seattle-based home closing startup Modus

New York-based real estate brokerage and tech company Compass will acquire Modus, a Seattle startup that automates the title and… Read More

The future of tech hubs: Why some experts are optimistic, despite pandemic and looming taxes

Downtown Seattle and San Francisco have taken on the eerie quality of ghost towns as office buildings stand empty and… Read More

Dreaming of a new home? Zillow’s new ad campaign signals changes in real estate and marketing

A new ad from Zillow is a sign of shifting sands in the housing market. Called “Ready for a Change,”… Read More

Zillow report fuels talk of ‘mass exodus’ in San Francisco, but other markets not seeing urban flight

Zillow’s recent Urban Suburban Market Report opens by asking: Are people fleeing the cities for greener suburban pastures? The short… Read More

Zillow to allow 90% of employees to work from home indefinitely as pandemic ‘debunks’ old ways

Zillow Group introduced a new policy on Wednesday allowing about 90% of its employees the option of working from home,… Read More

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GeekWire Awards: Flyhomes CEO Tushar Garg on leading a real estate startup through the pandemic

It should’ve been a banner year for Flyhomes. As 2019 drew to a close, the real estate startup had $141… Read More

Redfin and Zillow resume home-buying businesses in scattered markets, citing real estate rebound

Seattle-based real restate company Redfin is resuming its RedfinNow home-buying business in four additional markets, the company announced Friday, continuing… Read More

Zillow Group CEO Rich Barton on the ‘great reshuffling,’ and why he’s optimistic about it

In mid-March, as awareness of the COVID-19 pandemic spread across the country, Zillow Group CEO Rich Barton faced a tough… Read More

Zillow survey forecasts suburban boom as remote workers flee pricey cities in search of bigger homes

The Seattle real estate tech companies that have spent the past several years reporting on how attractive and hot tech… Read More

Redfin co-founder sues company for alleged patent infringement over 3D home tour technology

One of Redfin’s co-founders is suing the high-tech real estate brokerage for patent infringement and intellectual property theft, alleging that… Read More

Boise or Bozeman bound? Redfin CEO predicts big shift to smaller cities as remote work takes hold

The rush to crowd into cities to be closer to tech jobs could be a thing of the past in… Read More

Report: Bill and Melinda Gates buy oceanfront home near San Diego for $43M

Bill and Melinda Gates are the reported buyers of a pricey piece of oceanfront real estate near San Diego, Calif.,… Read More

Zillow suspends home buying efforts through Zillow Offers amid real estate uncertainty

Zillow Group announced Monday that it will temporarily pause home buying through its Zillow Offers business in response to stay-at-home… Read More

Redfin shares tips for ‘Selling Homes in a Virtual World’ to address COVID-19 real estate concerns

More people may be turning to virtual experiences when it comes to buying and selling homes during the coronavirus outbreak,… Read More

RedfinNow pauses making offers on homes as CEO says housing market has taken ‘turn for the worse’

Seattle-based real estate company Redfin announced Wednesday that RedfinNow, an arm of its business that buys homes directly from homeowners and… Read More

Coronavirus: Will it slow Seattle’s housing market or create a ‘sense of urgency’ among buyers?

It’s the beginning of prime house-hunting season in Seattle, but a cloud of uncertainty sits over the market due to… Read More

These cities were the top markets for ‘iBuyers’ like Zillow and Redfin in 2019

The cities of Las Vegas, Phoenix, Raleigh-Durham, Charlotte and Atlanta all have one thing in common — they were the… Read More

Tech-fueled real estate brokerage Compass opens another Seattle-area office

Compass, the heavily funded real estate startup, has opened another office in the Seattle area, continuing an arc of rapid… Read More

Report: Jeff Bezos buys L.A. mansion for $165M and land from Paul Allen estate for $90M

Jeff Bezos is the reported buyer of more prime real estate. This time, the Amazon CEO has dropped a record… Read More