Tom Marling | May 20, 2019 | Real Estate, Financials / Deals
Sohu.com (NASDAQ: SOHU) online gaming subsidiary Changyou.com (NASDAQ: CYOU) has issued a $503 U.S. million special dividend, $337 million U.S. of which will go to Sohu, triggering rumors that the company founder Charles Zhang may be looking to take the company public...
Tariq Ahmed Saeedi | May 20, 2019 | Real Estate
AtHome.co.jp, the No. 3 property vertical in Japan in terms of traffic, now lets buyers of residential houses and land see a 3D ground analysis of liquefaction risks caused by earthquakes or complex geological structures, prior to making a buying decision. The service...
Angela Hawksford | May 20, 2019 | Real Estate
Former Domain boss Antony Catalano has made a $200,000 AUD ($138,385 U.S.) investment in The Today Business, a marketing services agency with a prop-tech platform that measures the efficacy of property advertising campaigns. The new venture was launched Monday with...
Tariq Ahmed Saeedi | May 20, 2019 | Real Estate
Tokyo-based Sony Real Estate has decided to change its name to SRE Holdings from next month in view of diversification and growth in its business. Sony Real Estate operates the c-to-c property site HomeDirect (おうちダイレクト) in collaboration with Yahoo Japan. Founded in...
Anastasia Gnezditskaia | May 19, 2019 | Real Estate, Financials / Deals
Proprioo, a hybrid real estate agency in France, has raised €20 million ($22 million U.S.) from GFC, Rocket Internet, and Picus Capital. The fresh capital will be used to increase the company’s staff from 50 to 200 and expand to 10 of France’s biggest cities....
Andrzej Sowula | May 17, 2019 | Real Estate
Agora’s real estate site Domiporta.pl has begun automating sales of its products to both real estate agencies and individuals. It’s also launched a series of networking meetings with real estate agents. The new sales automation comes courtesy of tech...
