Zillow, Realtor.com team up on syndicated rental listings
The ongoing portal war has now sparked a new alliance that'll see Zillow's rental listings show up on Realtor.com's site
by Jim Dalrymple II Mar 6
CoStar to spend a billion dollars on marketing in fight for portal crown
CoStar plans to advertise during this Sunday's Super Bowl, running 4 commercials, and at major cultural events in what it describes as 'the biggest marketing campaign in real estate history'
by Jim Dalrymple II Feb 8
CoStar takes portal war to YouTube, promises new platform
In 3 star-studded advertisements for Homes.com that appeared on YouTube over the weekend, the CoStar Group teases a 'revolutionized' shopping experience ahead of Super Bowl Sunday
by Jim Dalrymple II Feb 6
CoStar posts 50th-straight quarter of revenue growth in Q3 earnings
CoStar Group earned $625M in Q3, clinching its 50th consecutive quarter of revenue gains. The company also highlighted 1,290% annual growth in Homes.com traffic
by Marian McPherson Oct 24
CoStar posts profitable Q2 as real estate portals tally record traffic
The commercial and would-be residential giant saw revenue jump 13% year over year in the second quarter while profit climbed 20%, according to a 2Q earnings call Tuesday afternoon
by Jim Dalrymple II Jul 25
Zillow, Apartments.com join Biden's war on rental housing fees
Zillow, Apartments.com and AffordableHousing.com agree to join the fight in a continuation of a war on rental fees the Biden administration announced in March
by Taylor Anderson Jul 19
Here's how CoStar can beat Zillow and win the real estate portal wars
CoStar is already borrowing a page from other big insurgent companies including Nike, Apple and Pepsi. But whether it can surpass Zillow may depend on how much it spends, analysts told Intel
by Ben Verde Jul 19
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
Despite slow market, CoStar sees revenue and profit rise in Q4
The company's revenue jumped 13% year over year between October and December. CEO Andy Florance also promised Tuesday to continue CoStar's push into residential real estate
by Jim Dalrymple II Feb 21
Take a look at what CoStar calls the empowering ‘Listing of the Future’
New feature set to provide more information about each individual property, including 3D tours, photos and the view out the window. ‘Getting on a prospect’s short list is very important’
by Taylor Anderson Jun 27
Brokerages push back on NAR ad campaign targeting 'competitors'
The trade group highlighted its own members — including Zillow, Compass, Redfin, Homie, Opendoor and Offerpad — among those whom it's competing with for consumer mindshare
by Andrea V. Brambila May 12
Move Inc. CEO questions Zillow's 'closed ecosystem,' CoStar's motives
On CoStar: 'Eventually the playbook is to charge for paid inclusion of listings and to raise prices over time as people become more and more reliant on CoStar'
by Taylor Anderson Jan 25
CoStar revenue rises to new heights in latest earnings report
The company pulled in $499M in revenue during the third quarter of this year. That's a 17% jump compared to last year at the same time
by Jim Dalrymple II Oct 26
CoStar Group rallies in Q2 as Apartments.com tallies traffic high
Despite acquisition woes, CoStar Group saw its Homesnap and Apartments.com brands help boost the company's revenue 21% from Q2 2020
by Marian McPherson Jul 28
How one agent uses TikTok to wrangle some of his youngest clients
A year after launching his TikTok account, GZB Realty broker and managing director Alexander Zakharin now generates 80% of his business using the youth-oriented app