Showing management startup Instashowing nabs $4M in funding
Former Trulia CEO Pete Flint once again led the funding round. The company will primarily use the funds to develop an open API for showing services
by Lillian Dickerson May 20
Tomo laying base for homebuyer services with Tom Ferry partnership
Tomo will partner buyers with Tom Ferry-trained agents to help them navigate the platform's digital mortgage and transaction services
by Marian McPherson May 19
Former Trulia CEO Pete Flint leads investment round in Instashowing
Flint and other big-name investors including Tom Ferry collectively dropped $1.5M on the showing management startup
by Jim Dalrymple II Mar 23
The digital transaction is great — but mortgage tech still needs work
It's easier than ever to complete a transaction without ever meeting in-person, but the mortgage lending process is one pain point in which multiple agents have aired grievances
Startup from former Zillow exec creates 'Agent Advisory Council'
Tomo, a still-secretive fintech platform focused on the real estate transaction, is tapping agents from across the country for feedback
by Patrick Kearns Feb 25
WATCH: Are 'hybrid brokers' the future of real estate?
Former Zillow exec Greg Schwartz predicts industry with 'hybrid brokers' offering additional tech-enabled services to clients. Here, watch the entire video from last month's Connect as a special Select subscriber benefit
by Inman Feb 5
Greg Schwartz predicts an industry with 'hybrid brokers'
During Inman Connect, the former Zillow Group exec discussed his new startup and why he sees a future where most brokers will merge tech-enabled services with traditional, human-touch assistance
by Lillian Dickerson Jan 28
Inman News quiz: Think you're on top of the week's biggest stories?
The real estate industry threw some curveballs. Take Inman's real estate news quiz to demonstrate how strong your talking points and cocktail banter are this week
by Inman Feb 28
Ex-Zillow president: IBuyer business will be a ‘two-horse race’
IBuyers not named Zillow or Opendoor and are in trouble and they don’t know it yet, Greg Schwartz said Wednesday at the RE/MAX R4 convention in Las Vegas
by Patrick Kearns Feb 26
Zillow President Greg Schwartz to leave company at end of year
Schwartz joined Zillow in 2007, and the company will realign responsibilities under current leaders
by Patrick Kearns Nov 18
Zillow president: 'Change is going to be driven by consumers'
Greg Schwartz, president of media and marketplaces at Zillow, highlighted 3 critical changes the industry must make to service customers better
by Patrick Kearns Oct 28
Zillow names new president of mortgage segment
Executives acknowledged previously that the rollout of proprietary mortgage software was taking longer than expected
by Patrick Kearns Sep 9
Zillow’s president: Still room for brokerages in ‘more joyful’ vision
Greg Schwartz, Zillow’s president, was pressed onstage at CEO Connect about where brokerages’ place is in the company’s future
by Inman Jul 23
'This blows my mind': Agents balk at return of Zillow unvetted leads
The real estate behemoth walked back the removal of unvetted leads from Premier Agent, dividing Realtors
by Patrick Kearns Nov 27
'Best of Zillow' Premier Agent platform to unlock new consumer data
Zillow will provide consumer home-search feedback to its agents and use that feedback to reward the top agents
by Patrick Kearns Oct 29