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Jim Clark just can’t quit starting companies. The billionaire cofounder of Silicon Graphics, Netscape, myCFO, Healtheon, and Shutterfly, moved to Florida roughly 16 years ago to dive into the Miami real estate market. Now Clark, a native Texan who dropped out of high school, is back with a new tech startup: CommandScape, a home-automation and building-control system that controls air conditionin...

Acasa is building a platform for ‘Generation Rent' to manage their homes Posted 5 hours ago by Steve O'Hear (@sohear) 0 SHARES Next Story eBay opens U.S. platform to Africa with MallforAfrica.com partnership London-based startup Acasa has come a long way since we covered its seed round in late 2015. The company, then called Splittable, offered a way to manage and share household expens...

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is taking on Amazon in what appears to be a copycat move — by applying for a drone-deploying blimp patent. You may recall about a year ago Amazon filed a patent for a flying warehouse that will send drones to your door. Now Walmart wants in on Amazon’s idea. The patent application, first noted in Bloomberg, shows the Walmart blimp would float about 500 to 1,000 feet in the...

For almost every job, there is a wealth of apps available to help make your endeavors easier, quicker, and more efficient. As a landlord, you’re a business owner, so anything that can make your life easier is essential. Here are the top apps you should get familiar with in order for your business to thrive. MobileLandlord This app is meant to help you keep track of everything involving your diff...

Capital Float, which claims to be the largest online lending platform in India, announced today that it has raised a $45 million Series C led by Ribbit Capital. Returning investors SAIF Partners, Sequoia India and Creation Investments also participated. Capital Float’s last round of funding was a $25 million Series B in May 2016. It has now raised about $87 million in total equity financing sinc...

eMoov, one of a number of online real estate agents fighting it out in the U.K., has picked up £9 million in new backing. The round was led by consumer investment group JXC Ventures, with participation from existing investors Episode 1 VC, Maxfield Capital, Spire and Startive Ventures. Gaby Salem of Wharton Asset Management has also invested in a personal capacity, along with unnamed high net wor...

Have suggestions for products that you'd like to see reviewed by our real estate technology expert? Email Craig Rowe. myAVM by Onboard Informatics is an automated valuation model product aimed at millennials and tech-savvy sellers. Platforms: Browser; mobile-optimized Ideal for: Agents and brokers looking to market and attract leads via home valuations Top selling points Engaging data collect...

In our latest real estate tech entrepreneur interview, we’re speaking with Sarnen Steinbarth, founder of TurboTenant. Without further ado… What do you do? I am the founder of TurboTenant, a landlord myself, and a property education instructor. I founded TurboTenant out of a passion for mitigating the biggest issues faced by independent landlords. During my time as a property education instruct...

Nothing occurs in a vacuum. That includes success in the commercial real estate sphere. With this in mind, our team at RealNex has gathered a list of influencers that you should keep your eye on. You may find yourself either agreeing or disagreeing with their thoughts (or maybe a little bit of both) and so much the better! Use this list to help form your own opinions and strategies. Jon Schultzhtt...

There are innumerable perks to living in California, but modestly priced housing is certainly not one of them. It’s undeniable that housing in the Golden State is expensive, and that we have a significant housing shortage. It’s a housing affordability and supply crisis, which severely impacts quality of life and will require some creative policy approaches and political will. But, whatever the...