OpenDoor just closed a $9.5 million round. The list of angel investors involved, is literally quite insane: Paypal co-founder Max Levchin Former YouTube and Facebook CFO Gideon Yu Eventbrite co-founder Kevin Hartz Y Combinator’s Sam Altman Quora CEO Adam D’Angelo Yammer co-founder David Sacks Angelist’s…

This is somewhat old news now (announcement was July 1st), but I thought I’d briefly mention the fact that Zillow won the MSN deal that was opened up when Realtor.com decided to abandon the strategy of partnering with portals (which I covered here). A win…

Those running teams (particularly real estate tech startup founders) should certainly take a look at Slack for your teams communication. It’s real-time messaging, archiving and search brought into one. Prior to switching to Slack about a month ago, our team was primarily using group Skype chats to…

I’m impressed with the NuOffer website. Clearly, they have some design talent. [via Vendor Alley]

HomeCanvasr recently relaunched with a focus of enabling buyers in New Jersey to find pocket (& coming soon) listings. Smart to go after one small geographic area, in a quest to build marketplace liquidity. This startup spotlight video is a little dated (late last year),…

You all know I’m a travel addict. And news flash: that isn’t changing anytime soon. In a couple weeks, I’m headed back out on the travel trail. Well, more like the “moving” trail since I’ll be living in Santiago, Chile for 6 months as part of the Start-up…

As I said several years ago, I think the history of the home opportunity is a massive one. Essentially, a CARFAX for homes. No one has really nailed it though, at least in my opinion. There are several entrepreneurs and funded startups dabbling in this space……

In our latest real estate tech interview, I’m talking to Mahesh Kashyap, founder of Zipandfind. Without further adieu, here’s a bit more from his own mouth… What do you do? I am President/CEO of ZipandFind, which helps connecting Home Buyers and Sellers with Local Real…

Yup, offline marketing still works. Take a look at three items that came over the past week via the postal mail to my parents house on Lake Sammamish… A physical flag for ski boats, and two mailings. One mailing is listings on the lake, and the…

In our latest real estate tech interview, I’m talking to Michael Neef, founder of Pre Approve Me. Without further adieu, here’s a bit more from his own mouth… What do you do? Pre Approve Me is making the home loan process fun, convenient and easier than…