Real Estate – Page 7 of 43

Oct 5, 2020, 11:05 AM

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

Sep 11, 2020, 8:58 AM

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

Aug 28, 2020, 9:02 AM

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

Aug 24, 2020, 1:56 PM

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

Jul 29, 2020, 2:54 PM

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

Jul 21, 2020, 6:09 PM

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

Jun 26, 2020, 8:49 AM

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

May 29, 2020, 10:04 AM

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

May 14, 2020, 2:25 PM

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

May 11, 2020, 4:19 PM

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

May 11, 2020, 9:42 AM

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

Apr 21, 2020, 7:07 PM

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

Mar 23, 2020, 9:08 AM

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

Mar 19, 2020, 2:48 PM

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

Mar 18, 2020, 2:08 PM

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

Mar 5, 2020, 4:30 PM

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

Feb 27, 2020, 5:56 AM

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

Feb 21, 2020, 5:10 AM

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

Feb 12, 2020, 3:12 PM

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

Feb 12, 2020, 2:53 PM

Redfin stock rises 5% after real estate giant posts $233 million in Q4 revenue, up 88%

Shares of Redfin were up more than 5 percent in after-hours trading after the real estate company posted its fourth… Read More

Feb 12, 2020, 10:00 AM

This Seattle startup gives big discounts on home rentals — but only if you agree to Airbnb a room

It seemed like a scam. When Hannah Exner and Sam Joselyn spotted an ad for a craftsman home in Seattle’s desirable… Read More

Feb 6, 2020, 6:57 AM

Amazon to bring 15,000 employees to Bellevue as rapid expansion in Seattle-area city continues

Amazon said it plans to expand its headcount to more than 15,000 people in Bellevue, Wash., the growing city 10… Read More

Jan 29, 2020, 6:25 AM

Google snags office space in two more Seattle-area buildings, continuing rapid growth

Google is expanding yet again in the Seattle suburb of Kirkland, Wash., just a few months after purchasing a huge… Read More

Jan 28, 2020, 7:34 AM

Opendoor and MoxiWorks team up to arm real estate agents with cash offers for homes

Seattle real estate tech startup MoxiWorks is teaming up with leading iBuyer Opendoor in a new partnership to help agents… Read More

Jan 28, 2020, 5:47 AM

Retro lodging: Atari gaming hotels coming to eight U.S. cities, including Seattle and San Francisco

Atari — yes, that Atari — is getting into the hotel business. The video game pioneer is putting its name… Read More

Jan 23, 2020, 9:00 AM

Real estate startup Curbio expands to Seattle, aims to speed up home renovation projects

Another day, another real estate tech startup comes to Seattle. This time it’s Curbio, which bills itself as the “only… Read More

Jan 17, 2020, 7:00 AM

Y Combinator grad ZeroDown opens Seattle office to tackle pricey housing down payments

Another real estate startup is coming to Seattle, aiming to disrupt the expensive and stressful process of buying a home.… Read More

Jan 16, 2020, 9:05 AM

Report: WeWork’s real estate activity plummets following aborted IPO

WeWork’s rapid expansion in recent years has slowed to a crawl, according to a new report, amid the fallout of… Read More

Jan 10, 2020, 9:27 AM

Microsoft eyes huge new office building near its headquarters campus

Microsoft has set its sights on a huge new office in its hometown of Redmond, Wash., according to a new… Read More

Jan 10, 2020, 5:18 AM

Airbnb expanding Seattle office, report says

Airbnb is growing yet again in Seattle. The company inked a lease for 58,300 square feet in the 8th +… Read More