Swiss-based media company Ringier AG—owner of around 130 subsidiary businesses including real estate online marketplaces—has agreed to acquire almost 100% of the shares of Ringier One Africa Media (ROAM) to...
Hot after news that UK-based Giraffe360 and Finnish iBuyer Rive each completed multi-million funding rounds, two more companies have announced successful investments of their own. Here's the breakdown: Peruvian...
The Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has written off its £2.5m investment in Boomin, the UK portal that went bust last month, with the company's share price plummeting from 620p on...
British property portals Zoopla and OnTheMarket have ruled out enacting price breaks for agents struggling with the cost of living crisis and a cooling housing market. In an interview with...
The publicly traded U.S. iBuyer Opendoor has announced a management and boardroom reshuffle which the company says will allow it to focus on growing out is capabilities as a marketplace....
The American real estate data and marketplace giant CoStar Group has confirmed that it has laid off "approximately 100" employees from its nascent residential segment. A statement on the matter...
The Southeast Asian general classifieds player Carousell generated $49.5 million in revenue and a $43.9 million pre-tax loss in 2021. Although not as eye-catching as 2020's growth percentages, the Singapore-based...
The cash has been officially splashed for two exciting startups—with a total of €36m stumped up for Giraffe360 in the UK and Rive in Finland. UK-Based "no-brainer" Giraffe360 Raises...
CoStar CEO Andy Florance says that his company will not change its business model to go after agent commissions once it is established as a residential real estate portal player...
Leading Chinese real estate brokerage and portal company KE Holdings (aka Beike) has released its numbers for the third quarter of the 2022 financial year. Highlights of a quarter that...
Australian portal Homely.com.au has appointed Ben Williams to the newly-created leadership role—Head of Investor Relations—as the company prepares for its next growth phase. Williams will work alongside co-CEO and co-founder...
The real estate market in Thailand sees a lot of interest from foreign buyers. It is still a confusing and opaque market with legal and bureaucratic issues as well as...
