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CoStar Group released its Q3 earnings on Tuesday. Florance used the opportunity to deliver harsh criticism of rival Zillow, and outlined his competitive plan
REA Group, owned by News Corp and a 20% stakeholder in Realtor.com, has acquired 3D tour technology company Planitar, echoing the 2024 sale of Matteport to Homes.com parent CoStar
Homes.com won't lose access to real estate listing data from the California Regional Multiple Listing Service after all
The portal was notifying agents Monday that CoStar declined to renew Matterport's API agreement with Zillow, leading the portal to remove Matterport 3D tours from its site
Zillow has had a difficult month, with lawmakers and rivals filing lawsuits that could upend the portal's business. But experts say the pressure likely won't be the end of Zillow
CoStar Group has filed an opposition letter in response to Zillow signaling its forthcoming filing of a motion to dismiss in a lawsuit over CoStar-copyrighted images
Amid an ongoing legal battle over listing photos, Zillow alleged that CoStar was attempting 'to weaponize copyright litigation for competitive pressure'
In an 'update' Tuesday, CoStar accused Zillow of using thousands more watermarked photos since a legal battle began in July
Homes.com parent CoStar sued Zillow in July over what it described as 'systematic infringement' of copyrighted images. Zillow has yet to formally respond, but has started taking the images down
At Inman Connect San Diego, Inman unveiled the winners of its flagship award, now in its 28th year, recognizing creativity across the real estate industry
At Inman Connect San Diego, Realtor.com CEO Damian Eales said it's time to turn the page on Clear Cooperation and focus on solving consumers' main challenge — affordability
Costar, parent company of Homes.com, says Zillow is displaying thousands of images that are CoStar property — an act described in the complaint as 'willful, mass infringement'
CoStar reported net profit of $6.2M in Q2, down from $19M in Q2 2024
Many agents have gathered in online forums to criticize the mailers as ‘unethical.’ But Homes.com’s parent company says most agents are fine with them