Real Estate News HUD Sec. Ben Carson wants more cities to ditch single-family zoningCarson — who leads the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) — made his comments Tuesday during a visit to Minneapolis, where lawmakers voted last year to ditch single-family zoning, which had previously dominated the city limits. Speaking to reporters, Carson suggested more cities should follow Minneapolis' example, and drew a connection between zoning and homelessness....Read MoreTop companies bet on Inman Connect Las VegasWhile Inman Connect attendees are booking their flights, getting hair cuts, ordering business cards, and reviewing the agenda, franchises, service and solution providers for the industry are also preparing. Because Inman Las Vegas isn’t just bigger, better, bolder in terms of content. That goes for our sponsors, too....Read MoreMultifamily home automation startup SmartRent raises $32MSmartRent helps property managers deploy technology, such as the Nest smart thermostat, across multiple units....Read MoreLennar partners with SkyNav in mixed-reality marketingNational homebuilder Lennar announced this week that it has partnered with San Francisco-based SkyNav to showcase a Summerville, South Carolina, master-planned community called Summer’s Corner....Read MoreChime ‘DAREs’ agents to try its new Facebook ad creation toolIt's designed to streamline the process of creating Facebook ads and capturing leads for Realtors, so they can tap the social media network for business without spending much time on it, generating Facebook ads for an agent's listings sourced from the MLS. It then can target the ads at prospective buyers on Facebook based on the agent's buyer preferences....Read MoreZillow peering in your window may be a good signWith its impressive stock turn around, Zillow is stalking firms that can support their fast growing instant-offer biz model....Read MoreCompass, eXp executives named ‘top CEOs’ on Glassdoor listAnnounced Tuesday, the list compiles the top chief executives at large, medium and small companies based on employee approval....Read MoreRent, don’t buy, in these 3 statesAcross 40 U.S. states, monthly rent grew at a slower rate than housing prices, according to an Apartment Guide report released Tuesday....Read MoreLatchel raises $2.3M to help property managers handle maintenance requestsLatchel was subsequently designed to be a 24/7 maintenance department for property managers operating at any scale. And today, just over two years since launching, Latchel provides maintenance for about 43,000 units across the U.S....Read MoreGoogle vows to invest $1B on new housing in Silicon ValleyThe search giant wants to use Google land to build 15,000 homes and spent $250 million on a fund to support affordable housing....Read More
