Funding daily: show me the money, say news, health, real estate, and yes, funeral companies

It's been a slowish day for funding news, but with big dollar signs on many of the deals that did happen. Here's a rundown on the days' deals.

Trulia acquires Market Leader to enter realm of enterprise software

Online real estate marketplace Trulia acquires Market Leader, a company that provides a software-as-a-service solution for real estate professionals, for $355 million.

Placester locks up $2.5M so real estate agents can do business online

Placester announced $2.5 million in funding today for its suite of software solutions that help real estate agents, brokers, and home owners effectively run their business online.

Consumers love mobile, but what about advertisers? 4 top brands give their views

Despite all of the time we spend on our smartphones, mobile advertising trails online advertising. CPMs for mobile are a fraction of what they are on the Web.

Funding Daily: Substitute teachers are the worst

Our regular Funding Daily reporter is off this week, sunning her hard-working carcass in Hawaii. You know what that means: No more witty headlines for you!

Trulia is raising $150M to ‘boost cash reserves’ for acquisitions

Real estate listings site Trulia announced this morning that it is looking to raise $150 million so it can move quickly on potential acquisitions.

42floors takes $12.3M to hack commercial real estate at home, abroad

42floors raises new funds to better connect companies without office space and office space without companies.

New apartment rental marketplace lets hunters search for shelter in packs

RoomHunt integrates a rental directory with social networks to simplify the process of finding a place to live and roommates to live with.

Pass Go and collect $16M: Zillow acquires real estate marketplace HotPads

Real estate marketplace Zillow buys up startup HotPads to bolster its rental platform.

Real estate app Trulia soars 40% following IPO

Real estate site Trulia‘s stock has popped about 40 percent in early trading on its first day as a public company, with the stock trading about $7 over its $17-per-share IPO price.

Real-estate site Trulia files for $75M IPO despite consistent losses

Real estate site Trulia publicly filed for a $75 million IPO this morning, setting its sights on its competitor Zillow, which went public last year.

VivaReal raises funding to tackle Brazilian real estate market

VivaReal, a Latin American real estate portal we wrote about in 2010, announced that it has pulled in its first round of institutional funding for an undisclosed amount.

Greg Waldorf, an investor and board member of real estate portal Trulia, …

Trulia brings its real estate expertise to Android with tablet, rentals apps

Online real estate finder Trulia is launching a big play on Android this morning with two new apps: an Android tablet app, and an app made specifically for renters.

Both apps show the increasing importance of mobile for Trulia, which …