A South Florida-based real estate listings site is partnering with a large local investment manager to put more muscle into the platform.

Miami-based Houses.com, which operates as both a real estate classifieds site and online brokerage, said it entered a “definitive joint venture agreement” with Coral Gables-based Bayview Asset Management. Bayview is one of the largest Miami-area hedge funds, claiming $4.3 billion in assets under management. The company specializes in investing into real estate-backed financial products.