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The SpinoffThe rise and fall of CricHQ, the star-backed 'Facebook for cricket'The SpinoffCricHQ would be for everyone. Cricketers also love stats: runs, wickets, economy rates, and comparing t more…

The Real Deal MagazineReal estate's tech disruptorsThe Real Deal MagazineUPDATED, Feb. 5, 11:38 a.m.: Just 20 years ago, fax machines were in wide use and most people didn't have cell phones. more…

Real estate industry deals and partnerships: January 2018Inman.comLeading Real Estate Companies of the World has named PlanOmatic as their preferred provider through its Solution Group program, which more…

The Real Deal MagazineBurner phones, fake buyers and stolen customers: When lead generation goes wrongThe Real Deal MagazineStreetEasy's Premier Agent program thrust the topic into the New York ze more…

RealtyBizNewsMajority of Americans want their real estate agent to offer VR tours, study findsInman.comVirtual reality (VR) was once nothing more than a fantasy explored in movies and video games, but more…

Corvallis Gazette TimesNew Corvallis real estate office hopes to help House HuntersCorvallis Gazette TimesSellers can have offers on the same day a property is listed if things are priced well, the Sp more…

Get 'Transported' into real estate's new VR home toursInman.comHave suggestions for products that you'd like to see reviewed by our real estate technology expert? Email Craig Rowe. Tra more…

The Real Deal MagazineReal estate's hottest stories of 2017The Real Deal MagazineStreetEasy turned the city's residential brokerage community on its head when it announced a new advertising fe more…

Real estate team now accepting bitcoin on all current listingsInman.com“Bitcoin now accepted,” read a real estate flyer posted on Facebook Wednesday by Nicole Lopez-Cummins, an agent with Intero R more…

The Real Deal MagazineThe 10 biggest real estate tech deals of 2017The Real Deal MagazineThough property prices came back down to earth in 2017, real estate tech valuations shot into the stratosphere. more…

BloombergRussian and Chinese Buyers Are Snapping Up Greek PropertiesBloombergThe Moscow-based chief executive officer of real-estate platform Tranio.com has bought a building in the Greek capital and more…

Realtor.com NewsThe Tax Bill's Winners and LosersNew York TimesPresident Trump has called the $1.5 trillion tax cut that Republican lawmakers are on the verge of passing a Christmas present for th more…

GeekWireCityBldr raises cash, prepares to expand to California with software that reveals hidden real estate valueGeekWire… neighbors to sell their homes to a real estate developer collectively, ear more…

Compass nabs $450 million in largest real estate tech investment in US historyInman.com“On the acquisition front, we're looking for agents and boutique brokerages to come on to the Compass platf more…

BloombergThe GOP Tax Plan Would Make America's Housing Shortage Even WorseBloombergHow the dynamics play out remains to be seen. The tax changes “are being done to make the corporate tax cut wor more…

BloombergLisbon's Hot Property Market Leaves Buyers Struggling for a HomeBloombergBut central Lisbon's housing stock is much smaller than in other European cities such as Madrid, London and Pa more…

Inman selects Ambassadors for Connect New York 2018Inman.comThe Inman community is made up of the best and brightest in real estate. And connecting this diverse, enthusiastic group of real estate prof more…

BloombergEven Real Estate Developers Can't Afford Toronto's Housing MarketBloombergThat's led to Canadians buying fewer new homes. Transactions for new houses and townhomes this September more…

Facebook launches massive push into real estate listingsHousingWireAnd Facebook plans to continue upgrading the platform. The initial phase of the rollout includes custom filters for location, price, more…

BloombergTech Startup or Real-Estate Broker? Fidelity Values Compass at $2 BillionBloombergRedfin Corp., a real-estate broker that went public in July, is expected to generate $365 million in sales th more…

Compass reveals plans for massive expansion, futuristic signageInman.com“How are we going to do that? By investing in our agents, giving them support and building more for them than any company in t more…

GeekWireReal estate brokerage FlyHomes vows to purchase homes if deals fall through, helping buyers in hot housing marketsGeekWireThose novelties, Lane says, have made FlyHomes “the player for buyer more…

How real estate agents dominate with multichannel content marketingInman.comTo build a dominant real estate business in 2018, agents must create multidimensional marketing campaigns that mirror the de more…

Survival of the richest: Real estate's technology arms raceInman.comA homeowner thinking about selling starts searching for local home value information online and stumbles across an iBuyer platfo more…

TechCrunchVC doors are wide open for real estate startupsTechCrunchAirbnb, both a tourism company and a real estate play, is valued at more than $30 billion, while co-working space juggernaut WeWork i more…

GeekWireZillow CEO: Redfin 'a threat to organized real estate'GeekWireRedfin is a broker, with roughly a thousand real estate agents. We are sure there will always be buyers' agents in rea more…

GeekWireFacebook ventures into Zillow's territory with targeted real estate advertisingGeekWireThe ads are served on Facebook and Instagram. Real estate is an area we're betting big on as a co more…

ZDNetZillow: Machine learning and data disrupt real estateZDNetFrom the home buyer perspective, Zillow's Zestimate enables significant transparency around prices and information that historically more…

Inman.comReal estate agents can help buyers and sellers 'MoveEasy'Inman.comHave suggestions for products that you'd like to see reviewed by our real estate technology expert? Email Craig R more…

Six things to know about the real-estate company Redfin before it goes publicMarketWatchRedfin combines an online model, in which consumers can browse homes and take virtual tours, and an offline mode more…