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
Virtual Staging AI ensures you'll never market an empty room again: Tech Review
Opinion
The idea here isn’t new, as Roomy, BoxBrownie and a number of others have worked in this space for years. But Virtual Staging AI (VSAI) combines purpose-driven usability without any upsell
by Craig C. Rowe May 19
New tech company looks to Humaniz agent recruiting
Using automated outreach and qualification workflows, Humaniz removes manual tasks, shrinks the process and allows managers to decide from a system-delivered list of sound candidates
by Craig C. Rowe May 18
Zillow appoints new CFO amid push to build 'housing super app'
Jeremy Hofmann has played a key role in the super app push so far and also oversaw Zillow's acquisition of ShowingTime, the company said
by Jim Dalrymple II May 18
'Innovative' digital-ad builder Adwerx lands $3M in funding
Company set the standard for easy digital advertising campaigns for real estate agents and brokerages, using retargeting and fast onboarding to place agents across the internet
by Craig C. Rowe May 18
Sisu claims transaction revolution is underway with portal 2.0 update
Sisu, a proptech that combines sales cycle and workflow automation with performance tracking technology, said Client Portal 2.0 aims to refine how agent teams interact with critical vendors
by Craig C. Rowe May 18
LeadingRE appoints 'ever-evolving' Chime to partner-solution list
Initially launched as a solution for automating customer relationship management, Chime evolved quickly to include a range of marketing tools and business resources
by Craig C. Rowe May 17
Matterport overhauls account plans amid subscriber growth
Much-needed changes were made. Customers were lumped into buying what seemed like random blocks of home scans with big gaps between the number of digital twins allowed
by Craig C. Rowe May 17
5 key charts that illuminate real estate's Q1 earnings season
Most publicly traded real estate companies continued to bleed money in the first chunk of 2023. These metrics help explain why investors aren't panicking
by Daniel Houston May 17