Real Estate – Page 12 of 43

Aug 14, 2018, 12:11 PM

Trulia’s ‘Neighborhoods’ uses insight from locals, original photos and more to enhance home search

Various tools and apps exist in an effort to better inform home shoppers about schools, restaurants, crime, transit, walkability and… Read More

Aug 13, 2018, 4:14 PM

TLDR: Inside Horizon Air’s stolen plane, Saudi Arabia wants Elon Musk to take Tesla private, Russell Wilson nerds out on real estate

Today’s featured stories Inside the stolen passenger plane: ‘I played video games before, so I know what I’m doing, a… Read More

Aug 13, 2018, 12:35 PM

Seahawks QB Russell Wilson reveals roots as a real estate nerd in Zillow appearance

Long before he was an NFL quarterback, Russell Wilson was a real estate scout. Growing up in Richmond, Va., he… Read More

Aug 13, 2018, 10:50 AM

Redfin CEO warns of slowing national real estate market, as frustrated buyers are sitting out

Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman has been known for making some strong statements about the housing market, and last week he… Read More

Aug 7, 2018, 7:28 AM

Zillow shares hammered, stock falls 16% after purchase of Mortgage Lenders of America

Shares of Zillow Group tumbled more than 16 percent on Tuesday, a day after the Seattle online real estate powerhouse… Read More

Aug 6, 2018, 1:10 PM

Zillow acquires Mortgage Lenders of America, posts $325M in Q2 revenue, up 22%

Zillow Group is acquiring Mortgage Lenders of America in its quest to own more of the home buying process. The… Read More

Aug 1, 2018, 5:00 AM

Zillow expands home buying and selling operation to Denver, marking first foray into an expensive market

Zillow Group is expanding its Zillow Offers home buying and selling program to Denver, its fourth market overall, but the… Read More

Jul 31, 2018, 10:15 AM

Real estate investment platform CrowdStreet raises $8M to develop new products and services

Portland, Ore.-based CrowdStreet, the crowdfunding commercial real estate investment platform, has raised $8 million in a Series B funding round… Read More

Jul 31, 2018, 5:00 AM

You can now pay rent and apply for apartments on Zillow as real estate giant expands scope yet again

Zillow Group today debuted new features that let people pay rent and apply for apartments through its website, the latest… Read More

Jul 24, 2018, 6:24 PM

TLDR: New Xbox consoles, how to save money on housing, Nest doorbell cam captures unwelcome visitor

Today’s featured stories Microsoft reportedly building two new Xbox consoles, including a lower-priced streaming device Zillow analysis finds Seattle among… Read More

Jul 24, 2018, 10:24 AM

Redfin’s new ‘Compete Score’ ranks markets based on competition for homes and Seattle is toughest

Redfin has launched a new feature called Compete Score to help home buyers better understand what they’re up against when… Read More

Jul 24, 2018, 5:00 AM

Zillow analysis finds Seattle among top cities in U.S. where it pays to move away from urban core

Big tech companies such as Amazon, Google and Facebook have made setting up shop in the heart of Seattle all… Read More

Jul 18, 2018, 6:00 AM

Zillow expanding home buying and selling program to Atlanta, its 3rd market so far

Starting this fall, homeowners in Atlanta will be able to request an offer from Seattle real estate giant Zillow Group… Read More

Jul 13, 2018, 7:13 AM

Fast-growing sales automation startup Outreach scoops up Big Fish Games space for new HQ

Outreach is moving to a new headquarters as the enterprise software startup has already outgrown its current digs in Seattle,… Read More

Jul 11, 2018, 8:00 AM

Amazon HQ2 is still a mystery, but this real estate startup already plans to expand to the winning city

Bryan Copley remembers “the day that the last single-family residence in South Lake Union was bulldozed.” The CityBldr CEO has… Read More

Jul 9, 2018, 4:22 PM

TLDR: Rumored Surface smartphone, Lime scooters in Uber app, dorm-style housing for adults

Today’s featured stories Windows Phone fans lobby Microsoft not to kill rumored Surface dual-screen device aka Andromeda With $335M in… Read More

Jul 9, 2018, 9:00 AM

Co-living startup Common moves into Seattle with dorm-style housing for adults

Cities across the country are contending with housing affordability issues, especially in regions with booming tech economies where high-paid newcomers… Read More

Jul 5, 2018, 12:41 PM

Ex-Peach execs launch tech-powered escrow startup Modus to make home closing less ‘painful’

Alex Day had already been chatting about getting into real estate with his colleague, Jai Sim, at the lunch delivery… Read More

Jul 3, 2018, 6:09 PM

Paul Allen-backed Blokable delivers first unit as part of housing project in Seattle suburb

Blokable, the Seattle startup looking to transform how housing is developed, delivered its first unit as part of a larger… Read More

Jul 3, 2018, 11:22 AM

Microsoft’s massive campus refresh starts later this year, as tech giant picks architects and contractors for the job

Microsoft is one step closer to getting underway with the sweeping refresh of its Redmond, Wash. headquarters campus, with construction… Read More

Jul 2, 2018, 4:40 PM

TLDR Editor’s Picks: How Tech is Changing Seattle

This week on TLDR, we’re looking back at some of the top stories of 2018 so far. Today’s topic: Tech… Read More

Jun 26, 2018, 12:34 PM

Seattle engineer creates Cluck, a Chrome extension to identify scams in Craigslist apartment listings

After spending a couple years working at Zillow as a software development engineer, Joyce Wu thought she had a grasp… Read More

Jun 26, 2018, 9:27 AM

Seattle hits 20 months as the nation’s hottest housing market, but relief for buyers may be on the horizon

Seattle retained its long-running title of the hottest housing market in the country, according to the Case-Shiller national home price report,… Read More

Jun 25, 2018, 1:10 PM

Seattle trails only Bay Area cities when it comes to greatest profits for home sellers, Zillow finds

Buying a home in Seattle these days is no easy task, thanks to low inventory and competition among the many… Read More

Jun 25, 2018, 9:47 AM

Airbnb opens big new Seattle office with room for 300 people, setting down permanent roots

Airbnb has opened a new office in Seattle with room for more than 300 people, making it the latest tech… Read More

Jun 20, 2018, 3:20 PM

Housing markets across the country show dire warning signs — in West Coast tech hubs, it’s worse

Housing in America is getting more expensive, disproportionately burdening middle- and low-income people, and perpetuating wealth inequality. Those dynamics are… Read More

Jun 20, 2018, 2:39 PM

Microsoft spends whopping $250M on huge office complex near its HQ campus

Microsoft just paid nearly $250 million for a 725,000-square-foot office complex that represents something of a missing piece of the puzzle… Read More

Jun 20, 2018, 1:40 PM

Redfin’s first chief economist, Nela Richardson, leaving real estate company after four years in role

Nela Richardson, the first chief economist at Seattle-based Redfin, is leaving the real estate technology company it was announced on… Read More

Jun 18, 2018, 7:00 AM

CityBldr will start buying homes in Seattle — taking on Zillow, Redfin, Opendoor with a twist

Seattle startup CityBldr is getting into the home buying game, taking on real estate heavyweights in its backyard. But unlike… Read More

Jun 15, 2018, 2:13 PM

Zillow hit with patent infringement lawsuit over ‘real estate information search’ apps

Zillow Group and its subsidiary Trulia have been hit with a lawsuit alleging that the real estate tech companies’ mobile… Read More