April 29th, 2013

TechStars Boston Alum Placester Raises $2.5 Million For Its Professional Website Builder For Realtors

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After launching out of TechStars Boston back in 2011, Cambridge-based real estate marketing platform Placester has raised $2.5 million in seed financing in a round led by new Boston seed fund, Romulus Capital, with participation from other angel investors. Founded in 2009 by a former real estate agent, Matt Barba, the service helps realtors launch their own websites. During TechStars, the… → Read More

December 6th, 2012

Real Estate App Open Home Pro Expands Beyond Open Houses, Now Lets Realtors Post Listings From Their iPhones

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Open Home Pro, a startup that began as an iPad application allowing realtors to collect info from potential buyers at open houses, is today launching a new app for iPhone. Unlike its big-brother counterpart, the new iPhone application isn’t meant for open houses, but rather for posting new listings online in a matter of minutes. → Read More

February 9th, 2012

Pixloo Helps You Sell Your Home With Free Virtual Tours, Exports To Zillow, Trulia & More

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In December, Eric covered Open Home Pro, a startup that lets realtors sell homes via their iPads. Today, there comes a similar effort from Pixloo, except this service is designed for use by anyone – realtors and homeowners alike. With Pixloo, you can upload information about your home, including text, photos and even videos and then immediately export that data to major real estate sites… → Read More