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Upland raises $18M at $300M valuation for NFT-based virtual real estate game

Venture Beast

Upland has raised $18 million at a $300 million valuation for its NFT virtual real estate game, whic is akin to Monopoly in the real world. Read More.

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Zillow Group CEO Rich Barton on the ‘Great Reshuffling’ and a ‘tectonic shift’ in real estate

GeekWire

The online real estate giant on Thursday posted better than expected financial results for its second quarter with $768 million in revenue, up 28% year-over-year. ” Fellow Seattle real estate giant Redfin also beat estimates for its quarterly earnings last week as the U.S. Zillow Group CEO Rich Barton. But the U.S.

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Zillow Group CEO Rich Barton on why he’s bullish about real estate despite pandemic

GeekWire

The Zillow Group CEO expressed optimism for the future of real estate despite a global pandemic that has slowed home sales and leaves the industry with an uncertain future. It is leaning on technology such as virtual home showings in the meantime. ” The Seattle real estate giant posted Q1 revenue of $1.1

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Redfin AI tool allows home shoppers to virtually redesign rooms

GeekWire

(Redfin Photo) [This story originally appeared on Real Estate News. We are excited to be the first MLS to partner with Redfin to offer this tool that helps people reimagine home from their desktop or mobile device,” said Amit Kulkarni, Bright MLS’s chief marketing officer. ” How does it work? .

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Don’t ignore virtual reality as you plan the future workplace

CIO Business Intelligence

Two years ago, the consulting giant started shipping many of its recruits virtual reality headsets instead. At the same time, it created a virtual world or “metaverse” that enables employees to socialize, form teams, conduct training, and collaborate. “We More business applications are on the way. Next step: the office. “We

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Opendoor acquires Seattle startup Pro.com and Skylight, will shut both platforms down

GeekWire

Opendoor , the online real estate giant that lets people directly buy and sell homes online, has acquired Seattle-based startup Pro.com and San Francisco-based Skylight. They aim to digitize the homebuying experience from start to finish, and take a share of the nearly $2 trillion real estate industry. Pro.com Photo).

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Zillow stock spikes after crushing Q2 expectations; CEO says ‘people’s desire for home is resilient’

GeekWire

Zillow Group flew by analyst expectations for its second quarter revenue as the Seattle real estate giant voiced confidence in the housing market amid the pandemic. In addition, real estate, like other industries, is experiencing an acceleration in technology adoption, as people move their shopping habits from offline to online.