Suddenly, it appears that portal traffic is a non-zero-sum game
Estimates of Homes.com’s traffic suggest it's additive to the market and not affecting other portals’ traffic, Mike DelPrete writes. However, that’s not to say it won’t affect their businesses
by Mike DelPrete May 17
With Matterport buy, CoStar makes it a ground game
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Homes.com's $2B investment in 3D tech indicates the ground assault has started, as it looks to absorb terabytes of property meta-data upstream into its products and marketing campaigns
by Craig C. Rowe Apr 23
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 maintains winning streak and grows revenue yet again in Q4
CEO Andy Florance touted his company's residential portal Homes.com as the 'fastest growing residential property site in the United States' in a new earnings report released Tuesday
by Jim Dalrymple II Feb 20
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
Buckle up for the 2024 portal war
Expect the portal wars to go into overdrive in 2024, with CoStar Group leading an ambitious effort to unseat Zillow as the country's top real estate portal, technology advisor Mike DelPrete writes
by Mike DelPrete Dec 6
Andy Florance: Zillow isn't ready for post-commission portal revolution
In the opening remarks of CoStar Group's Q3 earnings call Tuesday, CEO Andy Florance revealed to investment analysts the company's grand plan to make Homes.com the portal of the future
by Marian McPherson Oct 25
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
CoStar sees revenue, profit jump in Q3 despite slowing housing market
In an earnings call Tuesday, the real estate giant pointed to its Apartments.com business as a particularly successful standout in an otherwise challenging market this summer
by Jim Dalrymple II Oct 25