Here is a list of startup in Real Estate and related verticals that come my way:
- Open Listings
- Launched in Oct-2015
- Focused on finding Homes Near Work
- Idea: Uses Googles Distance Matrix API to gauge closeness to work
- Proposition:
- Well paid individual will pay extra $ to live close to work
- Open Listings will refund a portion of their commissionn
- Data is sourced directly from the regional MLS
- More Research:
- Nestpick
- Goal: Discover and rent your next home entirely online
- Information on Nestpick for Landlords and Tenants available at FAQs
- Problem they are trying to solve:
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Landlords are tired of spending 20-40 hours each time they rent out their properties despite receiving so many enquiries, and they hate losing months of rent from the transition between tenants
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- Further Reading:
- Form Free
- Helps Verify Income & Assets in Minutes. Reduces need for customer to provide income docs, etc. on paper
- Seems to be powered by Yodlee which makes sense!
- Further Reading: