The high-stakes games of Los Angeles real estate apparently has some eyebrow-raising moments—but the local agents seem to be accustomed to taking it in stride, mostly.

The Series C funding round will help the San Francisco startup with its in-progress online service for connecting renters to landlords

Reali, the California-based, flat-fee tech-powered brokerage is giving its clients a leg up on other home buyers with a new predictive tool that estimates the probability of placing a winning bid on a home.

An elegant Maryland estate now up for sale for $6.2 million has a studded history — for years, the best-selling author Tom Clancy called it home.