home buying

The traditional role of the real estate agent has long been challenged as the internet has made it easier for people to search for, and tour, homes. Historically, agents have…

Prevu’s home sale process gives credit to home buyers with cash-back rebates

Home ownership has long been touted as the American dream. But rising rates of mortgage debt and student loan debt are making the pursuit of home ownership a nightmare. Debt-burdened individuals…

Patch Homes locks in $5M Series A to give homeowners financial freedom without debt

Big problems require big war chests. Ribbon wants the biggest chest of them all. The startup, which was founded just about a year ago by ex-LendingClub head of strategic development…

One-year-old Ribbon raises $225M to remove the biggest stress of home buying

Open Listings, the YC-backed startup that lets buyers purchase homes and get a 50% refund on whatever fee their real estate agent would normally make, has raised $6.5M in Series…

Open Listings raised $6.5M to help you buy a home without an annoying agent