The property management software for DIY landlords sector that we’ve covered in such depth got a jolt of excitement today: Realtor.com acquired Avail. The deal will help Realtor.com “expand into the rental space, extend its support for landlords, augment current rental listing content, grow its audience and build…

REACH operates a variety of accelerator programs around the globe, created and operated by Second Century Ventures and backed by NAR. The program offers education, mentorship and exposure for technology companies working to scale their businesses across the U.S. residential and commercial real estate markets…

The core of the GEM is serving founders. Beyond being in the know about industry developments, a big part of founders’ lives is fundraising. We help on that front in three primary ways: Practice Pitches: Usually a 5-7 minute pitch and 20-30 minutes of Q&A/feedback with…

HousingTech is curating the Start-Up Zone at the NAHB’s International Builders Show Feb. 9-12, which is an annual event for the housing industry that draws 100,000 people to Orlando. This year it will be a virtual gathering, but it will be its usual powerful platform…

 The (third quarter) results are in for proptech’s public companies. After the success of our first Earnings Radar for Q2, we are bringing it back for a second spin. Ben Godfrey put together a Q3 earnings overview, specifically for Zillow Group. You can read that here. Without further ado……

The winners of the 2020 Real Estate Tech Awards, which we covered earlier this year, have been announced. The awards are organized by the team at CREtech. And the winners are… Architecture & Design Winner: Parafin Honorable Mentions: Branch Technology & Bimspot Capital Markets Winner (tie): Northspyre Winner (tie): Navigator CRE (GEM…

We’re trying a new networking approach that we’re calling After Hours. We’ll do it over a Saturday breakfast (this week, October 24th)… yes, you have permission to eat :). The event is for GEM members, but we have room for a few guests. This weekly meet…

[Editor’s note: Originally published on the Thomvest Blog.] Opendoor, the nation’s largest iBuyer, is going public. It is doing so via a merger with Social Capital Hedosophia Corp II (NYSE: IPOB), which is a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) led by investor Chamath Palihapitiya. Opendoor published an investor presentation as…

On Wednesday (Oct. 14th), the National Association of Realtors and Second Century Ventures announced the Inaugural REACH Canada Class. Geek Estate celebrates entrepreneurship and innovation focused on real estate technology, and programs such as REACH are critical to developing a broader proptech ecosystem. A special…

[Note from editor: The “Mastermind Showcase” highlights companies and news from members of the GEM. Today’s showcase: Thomvest.] Thomvest Ventures has Invested more than $500M across 53 companies since its founding in 1996. The firm is fully capitalized by Peter Thomson; Peter and his family own…