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The latest in real estate and property tech (PropTech) news, analysis, and more. TechCrunch covers the technology, startups, and founders building the future of real estate technology.

Venture

Proptech startup Smart Bricks raises $5M pre-seed led by a16z speedrun
Dominic-Madori Davis

Feb 10, 2026
Climate

Zillow drops climate risk scores after agents complained of lost sales
Tim De Chant

Dec 1, 2025

Real estate

UAE proptech Huspy raises $59M to scale in Europe
Tage Kene-Okafor

Jul 7, 2025
Real estate

Egypt’s Nawy, the largest proptech in Africa, raises $52M to take on MENA
Tage Kene-Okafor

May 11, 2025
Fundraising

Faireez raises $7.5M for AI-powered hotel-style housekeeping for rentals
Mary Ann Azevedo

Mar 6, 2025
Real estate

Just Move In raises $8M Series A for its home setup service
Mike Butcher

Feb 27, 2025

Real estate

Real estate firms pivot to energy development amid booming data center demand
Connie Loizos

Jan 25, 2025
Fundraising

Foyer unlocks $6.2M to help people save up to buy homes
Dominic-Madori Davis

Jan 24, 2025
Startups

Some shareholders of rent-to-own startup Divvy Homes may not see a dime from $1B sale
Mary Ann Azevedo

Jan 22, 2025
Startups

Once valued at over $2B, rent-to-own startup Divvy Homes is selling to Brookfield for about $1 billion
Mary Ann Azevedo

Jan 22, 2025

Real estate

Once high-flying proptech startups Divvy Homes and EasyKnock are the latest to struggle
Mary Ann Azevedo

Marina Temkin

Jan 18, 2025
Real estate

CBRE buys remainder of co-working company Industrious at an $800M valuation
Mary Ann Azevedo

Jan 14, 2025
In Brief

Real estate VC Fifth Wall is raising $500M for a new fund
Marina Temkin

Dec 19, 2024
Fundraising

MoradaUno wants to make it easier to rent apartments in Mexico
Rebecca Szkutak

Nov 6, 2024

Fintech

Former Caribou founder launches Further, a fintech that’s focused on helping people buy homes
Rebecca Szkutak

Nov 1, 2024
In Brief

Justice Department sues RealPage over allegedly helping landlords collude to drive up rents
Kyle Wiggers

Aug 23, 2024
Fundraising

EliseAI lands $75M for chatbots that help property managers deal with renters
Kyle Wiggers

Aug 14, 2024
Startups

Backflip raises $15 million to help real estate investors flip houses
Mary Ann Azevedo

Apr 29, 2024

AI

Y Combinator alum Matterport is being bought by real estate juggernaut CoStar at a 212% premium
Anna Heim

Apr 23, 2024
Climate

Kode Labs makes a bid to become the Salesforce of commercial building automation
Tim De Chant

Apr 15, 2024
Startups

Guesty snaps up $130M at $900M valuation to help property managers list on Airbnb and beyond
Ingrid Lunden

Apr 10, 2024
Startups

Furnished rental startup Blueground defies proptech woes with $560M in revenue, a new $45M raise
Marina Temkin

Mar 28, 2024

Startups

Adam Neumann is trying to buy back WeWork
Mary Ann Azevedo

Feb 6, 2024
Startups

PadSplit, a marketplace for affordable shared housing, surpasses 10K+ units
Lauren Forristal

Jan 30, 2024
Fintech

Airbnb or hotel? Overmoon’s vacation rental model aims to combine the best of both
Mary Ann Azevedo

Jan 11, 2024
Fintech

Another proptech startup’s investment platform crashes and burns, cites ‘current interest rate environment’
Mary Ann Azevedo

Jan 8, 2024

Startups

Short-term rental provider Frontdesk lays off entire staff, on the verge of shutting down
Mary Ann Azevedo

Jan 2, 2024
AI

The Equity crew predicts we’ll see fewer VCs in 2024
Alex Wilhelm

Mary Ann Azevedo

Kirsten Korosec

Rebecca Szkutak

Dec 29, 2023 26 Min
Fintech

Opendoor co-founder Eric Wu is stepping down to return to his startup roots
Mary Ann Azevedo

Dec 15, 2023
Fintech

Prevu’s home sale process gives credit to home buyers with cash-back rebates
Mary Ann Azevedo

Dec 14, 2023