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Hustle Fund backs Fintor, which wants to make it easier to invest in real estate

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They were not in a financial position to purchase a home in those neighborhoods (to be clear, not many people are) either for investment or to live. But what if they could invest in homes in up and coming cities throughout the U.S.? There is clearly a large demand for access to real estate,” Yousefi said.

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Republic’s metaverse real estate arm spins off, rebrands as Everyrealm

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Over $500 million worth of real estate was sold on the top four metaverse platforms in 2021, data shows. Traditional real estate companies are amongst the many investors flocking to stake their claim on plots of land in virtual worlds like Decentraland and Sandbox.

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Sumutasu secures $10M to digitize Japan’s real estate market

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Sumutasu , a Tokyo-based proptech startup that offers a direct online real estate purchase service, has secured $8.2 Takahiro Sumi (CEO) and Tomoya Ito (COO) co-founded Sumutasu four years ago to streamline the buying and selling of residential real estate. million in equity and $1.6 million in debt. and the U.K.,

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Real estate tech startup Offerpad to go public via SPAC merger in $3B deal

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billion in 2020. Rascoff believes Offerpad “is incredibly well-positioned to grab a huge piece” of the online real estate market. iBuying has barely scratched the surface of real estate, one of the biggest addressable markets in the world,” he said in a written statement. “In billion in 2022 and $3.9

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Real estate platform Loft raises $425M at a $2.2B valuation in one of Brazil’s largest venture rounds

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Buying and selling residential real estate is a complex business, no matter where you live. But in Brazil, where no MLS exists, the challenge of digitizing real estate is even greater. billion, a huge jump from its being just near unicorn territory in January 2020, when it raised a $175 million Series C.

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Why coming out as a gay entrepreneur is a privilege and an investment

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Contributed by Mike Stephenson, an EO Vancouver member who is co-founder and CEO of addy , which uses the principles of crowdfunding to make real estate investing accessible to everyone, including Black, indigenous, people of color, LGBTQ2S+ and other underrepresented groups. It’s about carving a path for generations to come.

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What Will Happen In The 2020s

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

It’s 2020. So, I am starting out 2020 in an optimistic mood and here are some predictions for the decade that we are now in. We will see real estate values collapse in some of the most affected regions and we will see real estate values increase in regions that benefit from the warming climate.