Texas-based OJO Labs raises $20.5 million to bring AI to real estate
A group of real estate, financial services, and home services companies are joining together to help bring artificial intelligence to real estate and beyond. Austin, Texas-based OJO Labs announced on Friday that it raised $20.5 million in its Series B fun...
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[PHOTOS] Shaq to sell massive Florida mansion for $28M
Basketball legend and sports commentator Shaquille O'Neal recently put his 31,000 square-foot home on the market for $28 million. And, just looking at the pics, Shaq is surprisingly modest in his choice of decor. Really....
Property management tech provider Mynd raises $20 million
Property management technology provider Mynd announced this week that it raised $20 million in its Series B funding. Mynd was founded in 2016 by Doug Brien and Colin Wiel, who previously founded Waypoint Homes, a single-family rental operator that eventua...
NAR midyear forecast: Despite inventory, home sales expected to rise in 2018
Several speakers at the 2018 Realtors Legislative Meetings and Trade Expo stated that they are forecasting a slight increase in home sales for 2018, but that growth won't come without some obstacles. Despite a strengthening economy, wage growth and improv...
Dodge Analytics: Residential construction starts fell 9% in April
Residential construction starts faltered in April as did the rest of the construction sectors, according to a report by Dodge Data & Analytics. The report showed that residential construction starts, both single-family and multifamily, totaled 303.8 b...
MBA report indicates minor uptick in commercial and multifamily lending
Commercial and multifamily loan originations registered a very minor uptick in the first quarter, but it is probably not enough to fight off the overall cooling of the market as commercial real estate comes down from 2017 highs....
MBA: Mortgage delinquencies down in Q1
According to the Mortgage Bankers Association, the foreclosure rate is up slightly despite delinquencies sitting at pre-housing crisis lows and sliding. A strong economy is minimizing delinquency, and despite the slight uptick in Q1, foreclosures are down...
Senate narrowly passes measure to restore net neutrality
The Senate voted Wednesday to restore net neutrality ahead of its scheduled rollback. While real estate companies are in full support of the Senate’s decision, the measure still needs to be voted on by the House of Representatives and be signed off on b...
Mick Mulvaney doubles down on minimalist practices at CFPB
CFPB Acting Director Mick Mulvaney doubled down on his mission to revamp the CFPB direction, telling a group of Realtors this week about his plans for the bureau. Mulvaney reiterated his mission to rescind regulation by enforcement, restructure the CFPB...
Direct homebuyer OfferPad secures $150 million in funding to power growth
There certainly appears to be no shortage of money interested in investing in the burgeoning direct homebuyer segment. Opendoor has been raising money hand over fist, a newcomer named Perch launched last week with $30 million in funding, plus Zillow and R...