Arrived Homes, a Seattle-based startup that allows investors to buy shares of single-family homes, is adding short-term vacation rental properties to its investing platform. “We’re thrilled to announce Vacation Rentals launching… Read More
As CEO of Seattle-based real estate company Redfin, Glenn Kelman knows plenty about the realities of the housing market in the United States. Now he knows the reality TV version.… Read More
Flyhomes is the latest tech startup to cut jobs. The Seattle real estate company laid off approximately 20% of its staff, a spokesperson confirmed to GeekWire. The company did not… Read More
Offices in Seattle will remain partly empty until 2024. At least, that’s what commercial real estate company Broderick Group predicts in a market report for the second quarter of 2022,… Read More
A husband-and-wife duo and tech veteran are jumping into the crowded space of real estate investing with a startup that aims to simplify identifying and managing single-family rental properties. The… Read More
JetClosing, a 6-year-old Seattle startup that digitizes the home closing process for buyers, sellers, and realtors, is shutting down, GeekWire has learned. The company is closing June 15, according to… Read More
A federal jury in Texas this week sided with Redfin in a patent lawsuit brought two years ago by Surefield, a Seattle startup that was launched by Redfin co-founder David… Read More
Seattle-based real estate company Redfin agreed to pay $4 million and implement a new internal monitoring system to settle a lawsuit that alleged its practices discriminated against communities of color.… Read More
Microsoft released a new video Wednesday that shows the latest progress on a multi-year redevelopment project reshaping a large swath of its headquarters in Redmond, Wash. In an update on… Read More
Knock has come knocking in the Seattle-area real estate market. The company, which helps homebuyers compete with cash to sweeten offers in competitive markets, announced Tuesday that it is expanding… Read More
Redfin is now offering rental search on its platform, adding to its listings of for-sale homes. The rental search is powered by RentPath, the Atlanta-based company Redfin acquired last year… Read More
A new device unveiled by RealNetworks on Wednesday morning uses facial recognition to replace traditional key cards for access control at office buildings. The product, called SAFR SCAN, will sell… Read More
Tomo, a startup founded by former Zillow execs that aims to speed up the mortgage approval process, raised a $40 million Series A round at a $640 million valuation, doubling… Read More
It’s no secret that there’s a housing crisis in the Seattle area. Bidding wars abound. Rents are up nearly 30% over last year. And only New York and Los Angeles… Read More
REDMOND, Wash. — After working from home for more than two years, Microsoft employees returning to the company’s headquarters starting next week might not recognize the place. Entire buildings have… Read More
Even as companies and employees continue to grapple with what the future of work will look like, and where that work will be performed, the technology sector has been gobbling… Read More
Vulcan Real Estate sold the two-block, four building Google campus overlooking Seattle’s Lake Union for $802 million, a price of $1,260 per square foot that’s believed to set a new… Read More
Zillow Group knows a thing or two about homes, and during the past two years the Seattle-based online real estate company has emerged as a leader in enabling its employees… Read More
Redfin on Thursday reported fourth quarter revenue of $643.1 million and a $0.27 loss per share. Analysts expected revenue of $598 million and loss per share of $0.31. Despite beating… Read More
Zillow Group may be ducking out of the home-buying business. But now it has a new plan to make more money off real estate transactions. The Seattle company revealed a… Read More
Fraction, a Vancouver, B.C.-based startup that gives people access to a home equity line of credit, is expanding beyond Canada and into Washington state. Fraction automates the mortgage application process… Read More
Doorstead, a San Francisco-based real estate property management startup founded by former Uber employees, is starting to expand nationally and just launched in the Seattle region. Doorstead helps small real… Read More
All aboard the Meta Express? The parent company of Facebook and Oculus has renewed and expanded its office leases in Seattle’s Stadium District in what real estate experts describe as… Read More
Amazon has leased another large office space in Redmond, Wash., according to a permit filing that names the tech giant as the future tenant of a building under renovation in… Read More
During a time of increased uncertainty around the future of work and physical office spaces, the founder and CEO behind Seattle outdoor retailer Evo is doubling down on what it… Read More
A 120-acre site purchased by the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen for $20 million in 1997 in the Beverly Crest neighborhood of Los Angeles has sold for $65 million, the… Read More
Trulia, one of Seattle-based Zillow Group’s real estate brands, says it will phase out the use of neighborhood crime data on home listings early next year, citing the potential for… Read More
Arrived Homes, the Seattle startup that helps people invest in single-family rental properties, is taking on $100 million in new credit financing to fuel its expansion and the ability to… Read More
Looking to expand its already sizable stake in Bellevue, Wash., Facebook’s parent company Meta is making a move on another 213,000 square feet of office space in the rapidly growing… Read More
Zillow Group says it is making good progress unloading homes it owns, announcing today that it has sold or is under contract to sell more than 50% of the homes… Read More