Cila Warncke | June 20, 2019 | Real Estate, People on the Move
Spanish rental portal SpotAHome.com continues its C-suite hiring spree with the appointment of Amanda Symonds as chief growth officer. Symonds joins the company from TripAdvisor, where she was vice president of vacation rental marketing. This content is part of our...
Ben Salisbury | June 20, 2019 | Real Estate, Marketplaces
Facebook’s launch of its own cryptocurrency could have a major impact on the real estate sector, according to co-founder of proptech platform Unissu, James Dearsley (LinkedIn profile). In a guest post on Estate Agent Today, he says Facebook’s new cryptocurrency, Libra...
Greg Spencer | June 19, 2019 | Recruitment, Financials / Deals
Recruitment software firm iCIMS has acquired Jibe Inc., a software-as-a-service recruiting technology company. This content is part of our business intelligence service. Please click the button below to learn more....
AIM Group | June 19, 2019 | Recruitment, Marketplaces, AIMR
The leading Russian recruitment marketplace and the world’s fourth largest job site by monthly visits, HeadHunter Group, carried out an initial public offering (IPO) in May. By most measures, it was a success. The IPO on the Nasdaq saw shares jump by 24 percent in the...
Greg Spencer | June 19, 2019 | Real Estate
Flat-fee US real estate brokerage Redefy has launched a new product for DIY home sellers. For an upfront charge of $379, it allows sellers to advertise their homes with 10 photos on a local multiple listing service (MLS) plus major classified sites such as Zillow and...
AIM Group | June 19, 2019 | Automotive, Real Estate, Marketplaces, AIMR
● Grupo Zap has launched the IBuyer model for market transparency ● Classifieds need to address global data and privacy regulations ● Autos can still get into the transaction — if they act now This content is part of our business intelligence service. Please click the...
Deb Stowe | June 19, 2019 | Financials / Deals
OLX Romania, the country’s largest horizontal, posted a net profit of RON 27.5 million ($6.5 million U.S.) last year. That’s a year-on-year increase of 43 percent, according to local financial daily Ziarul Financiar. Last year saw OLX Romania implement stricter...
Luigi Serenelli | June 19, 2019 | Marketplaces
Scout24 Schweiz AG-backed Anibis.ch has entered into a business agreement with Trans24.com to offer a delivery service to its online shoppers. This content is part of our business intelligence service. Please click the button below to learn more....
Tariq Ahmed Saeedi | June 19, 2019 | Recruitment
Tokyo-based research firm Oricon Inc. has issued its 2019 rankings of career-change sites in Japan, based on customer satisfaction surveys with more than 4,200 of their actual users. En-Tenshoku (at Employment.En-Japan.com) clinched the first position, according to...
Cila Warncke | June 19, 2019 | Real Estate, Financials / Deals
Spanish online real estate agency Housell.com has raised €12 million ($13.4 million U.S.). Axel Springer’s real estate division Aviv invested €9 million for a 20 percent share. Around €3 million came from Cerberus, giving the U.S. firm a 6.7 percent stake. ...
Tariq Ahmed Saeedi | June 19, 2019 | Real Estate
Leading Japanese income-producing property vertical RakuMachi.jp has introduced property transaction screening and penalty systems to check decoy ads and ensure fair market practices. RakuMachi employs a separate examination department that periodically conducts...
Tariq Ahmed Saeedi | June 19, 2019 | Recruitment
I-Common.jp, a jobs referral site that connects retirees with employers, has launched independent officer-matching service to help companies improve compliance with corporate laws. I-Common.jp is owned by Persol Holdings Limited. Launched as a management advisory...
Tariq Ahmed Saeedi | June 19, 2019 | Real Estate, People on the Move
Nomura Real Estate has announced personnel changes. Two auditors retired, while a new one was hired. The announcement was made at a recent board meeting. Naruse Masaya (鳴瀬 雅也) and Fujitani Shigeki (藤谷 茂樹) retired while Takayama Ning ((高山 寧) was recruited as a new...
Tariq Ahmed Saeedi | June 18, 2019 | Marketplaces
Japanese flea market operator Mercari Inc. has hired a new team of AI engineers in the U.S. to predict the buying and selling behaviors of U.S. customers and give them more personalized experiences. Mercari is battling Yahoo Auctions for the No.1 horizontal spot in...
Adegoke Seun | June 18, 2019 | Marketplaces
Naspers-owned OLX Group’s sale of its African OLX horizontals to Ukraine-based Genesis Technology Partners is officially complete. Genesis subsidiary Jiji.ng now owns OLX horizontals in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. They will be managed by Walie...
Tom Marling | June 18, 2019 | Recruitment
Chinese job board Zhaopin is testing new 5G-based video interview technology that will offer mobile, high-definition interviewing options for users of the company’s business-end app, Sina.com reported (in Chinese). According to a 2018 report by Ernst and Young,...
Adegoke Seun | June 18, 2019 | Marketplaces
Kenyan online marketplace AfricaSokoni hopes to bring its total funding to $1.5 million by the end of June. Founded by Ebrima Fatty in 2018, the Nairobi-based online marketplace caters to African buyers and sellers via its online b-to-b platform. This content is...
Tom Marling | June 18, 2019 | Real Estate
“N+” — the open platform hub for real estate agents and property developers launched by classified horizontal 58.com (NYSE: WUBA) and its property listings subsidiary Anjuke in January — has been making solid progress. This is according to...
Tom Marling | June 18, 2019 | Automotive, People on the Move
Li Jian, the CEO of Chinese c-to-c used auto unicorn RenRenChe, has announced the company’s upgrade to a “2.0” business model in an internal letter to company employees. According to one employee, who spoke to 36kr.com (in Chinese), the lay-offs are...
Luigi Serenelli | June 18, 2019 | Automotive
Swiss car subscription start-up Carvolution has signed a cooperation agreement with Galaxus --- an online retailer for consumer electronics and telecommunication. This content is part of our business intelligence service. Please click the button below to learn more....
