Side restructures, wants staffers based in the markets they serve
The company, which supports real estate professionals who want their own brand, plans to have its staff members work in the markets where its partners are based
by Jim Dalrymple II May 31
CoStar, Zillow and the next phase of the portal wars
Opinion
Portal competitors are shelling out big money in an effort to dethrone Zillow, but do they stand a realistic chance?
by Mike DelPrete May 31
Redfin CEO, others deflate Elon Musk's housing 'meltdown' theory
The Tesla CEO just predicted a coming collapse in the housing market, but Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman and other experts say the conditions that would lead to a meltdown just aren't there
by Jim Dalrymple II May 31
Plunk's API plugged into Mosaik and Roomvu
In addition to Mosaik and Roomvu, Plunk is also providing actionable market data to DropOffer, Calque and SphereBuilder, according to a company announcement
by Craig C. Rowe May 30
Ignition! Brokerage Engine, Payload to speed secure payments
Brokerage Engine will leverage Payload’s flexible set of APIs to automate a range of crucial financial functions, according to an announcement exclusively sent to Inman
by Craig C. Rowe May 30
A former CNN producer reveals why agents intuitively 'get' social media
Ahead of her appearance at Inman Connect Las Vegas, media strategist Shannon McKinstrie shares how agents can tap into social media as a lead generator without falling into a time-suck
by Andrea V. Brambila May 30
Zillow expands 'post-pay' Premier Agent model to 2 new markets
The expansion is part of Zillow's 'enhanced markets' program, which is now in 6 cities and part of the company's efforts to eventually build a real estate 'super app'
by Jim Dalrymple II May 26
Mosaik is peak client experience, the ideal agent productivity solution: Tech Review
Opinion
Mosaik is the third product of late to put a true emphasis on the client experience, a trend finally being seen as critical because of a number of macro-consumer movement
by Craig C. Rowe May 26
Spencer Rascoff
The portal's co-founder and former CEO also said that Zillow's impact includes creating tens of thousands of new 'super agents'
by Jim Dalrymple II May 25
Doss's latest search app comes with deep GPT-4 integration
Doss was one of the industry's earliest adopters and advocates for how artificial intelligence can enhance home search and real estate services
by Craig C. Rowe May 25
Auction.io acquires Doorsey
Doorsey uses a publicly available bidding website on which buyers can see competitive offers and submit formal 'bids' above the last. Founder Jordan Allen was happy to see the deal go through
by Craig C. Rowe May 24
The portal wars: Can any challenger seize the throne from Zillow?
Zillow has the most traffic, according to an analysis by Intel, but at least 1 rival is growing rapidly in what one observer compared to a Game of Thrones-style gauntlet run
by Jim Dalrymple II May 24
Mike DelPrete: Zillow and Redfin's AI tools aren't that big a deal — yet
In an interview with Intel, tech strategist Mike DelPrete laid out how artificial intelligence might change the industry — including real estate search portals — and why we're not quite there yet
by Daniel Houston May 24
WFG swoops in to acquire nearly two dozen Doma title locations
The struggling digital title and closing provider is set to receive up to $24.5M, with up to $14M in earnouts 'based on the retention of specified employees' by WFG
by Matt Carter May 23
Realtor.com's AI integration is a case of 'garbage in, garbage out'
Opinion
Digital marketing specialist Joshua Jarvis offers his feedback on Realtor.com's new AI tool. While he applauds the attempt, he says it's a swing and a miss
by Joshua Jarvis May 23
Financial services firm Setpoint acquires due diligence startup
Resolute Diligence Solutions specifically focuses on due diligence for single-family rentals and for residential transition loans and will help Setpoint beef up its technology platform
by Jim Dalrymple II May 22