REA Group has announced a minority investment in VALAI, an AI-powered energy intelligence platform. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. VALAI’s platform combines property data with AI-driven energy modelling to...

The Australian Financial Review has reported that the Sydney-based hedge fund Bristlemoon Capital has shorted REA Group amid an ongoing housing market slump. Short selling is a trading strategy in...

We start this week's roundup with a relaunch of an Australian portal...   Oceania: Airtasker founder relaunches SohoAI as Australia's first AI-native property portal Soho has launched as Australia's first...

REA Group has agreed to acquire a 35% interest in Distilled, the owner of Ireland’s and Northern Ireland's number-one property portals Daft.ie and PropertyPal. The deal is expected to close...

We have a busy Product Roundup for you this week, and we'll start with some interesting launches in Europe...   Europe: Scout24 launches rental deposit guarantee partnership with SV SparkassenVersicherung...

We have a People Roundup for you this week, starting in the United States...   North America: CoStar Group appoints new President for Homes.com Felix Kusch has been named President...

REA Group will remove certain restrictions from real estate agents' contracts after reaching an agreement with Australia's Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). The ACCC opened an investigation into REA Group...

Since 2023, AI has shifted from 'cool new thing' to 'strategic pillar' for real estate marketplace businesses, so much so that it is a live product at almost every major...

Frontier Digital Ventures reported revenue of USD 14.4 million for the six months to 30 June 2026, down 27%, and group statutory EBITDA of USD 2.4 million, up 18%. The...

We have a big Product Roundup for you this week, with entrants from just about every corner of the world...   Latin America: Quinto Andar adds AI assistant as part...

This week's People Roundup starts with sea change at SMG...   Europe: Swiss Marketplace Group CEO steps down, replacement already named Christoph Tonini has decided to step down as CEO...

Domain, part of CoStar Group, has agreed to sell IDS Government Services, which operates the VM Online statutory valuation platform, to Land Services SA (LSSA). LSSA will acquire the industry-leading...