Compass drops antitrust lawsuit against Zillow
Compass said recent Zillow policy changes provide homesellers 'with more choice'
by Marian McPherson Mar 18
real estate industry fragmentation
Opinion
As each major platform builds its own pre-market channel, real estate becomes more segmented
by Sean Frank Mar 18
EXp announces pre-marketing syndication deal with 3 portals
The brokerage is the latest of several companies to jump on the pre-marketing bandwagon
CoStar spars with investor amid ongoing battle over Homes.com
Investment firm D.E. Shaw said CoStar changed the way it reported Homes.com performance
by Taylor Anderson Mar 11
CoStar continues defense of Homes.com strategy
CEO Andy Florance said Homes.com has the winning short- and long-term strategy after revealing that the company kept adding paid members in 2025
by Taylor Anderson Feb 24
Gary Keller on Compass-Anywhere: 'I wouldn't have done it'
Gary Keller delivered his annual State of the Housing Market keynote on Monday, musing on sales trends and market competitiveness — while offering a few quips about Compass and CoStar
by Marian McPherson Feb 23
capture real estate market share
Old school marketing strategy married to AI customization is the secret to success in today’s new and very competitive marketplace, Bernice Ross writes
by Bernice Ross Feb 23
Andy Florance at ICLV 2024
The company has vowed to slash over 35% of its spending on Homes.com after years of attempting to build a 4th major real estate listings search portal
by Taylor Anderson Feb 19
Homes.com moves toward filterless search with AI assistant
CoStar debuted Homes AI on Tuesday, its home search assistant that guides homebuyers through Homes.com listings and proprietary market data with natural language
by Marian McPherson Feb 17
Is Homes.com still a viable portal war contender?
Investors have recently questioned CoStar's investments in residential real estate. Industry experts told Inman the company would be wise to pay attention to the criticism
by Lillian Dickerson Feb 10
CoStar continues Homes.com defense amid investor pushback
The parent company of the Homes.com real estate portal said the 'investment phase' is over, and that selling or abandoning the site would be premature
by Taylor Anderson Feb 6
Realtor.com reports growth as parent CEO calls rival Homes.com 'at least a fixer-upper'
Realtor.com's parent company saw revenue increase 10 percent year over year. The CEO of the firm that owns the portal took the opportunity to call rival Homes.com a potential 'knockdown'
2nd CoStar investor urges giving up on Homes.com amid losses
New York City-based hedge fund D. E. Shaw & Co. on Wednesday criticized the board's 'reckless' spending on the portal and CEO Andy Florance's generous cash and equity incentive awards
Homes.com isn’t going anywhere, CoStar says in response to investor
A day after a prominent hedge fund investor launched a hostile takeover bid of CoStar’s board over concerns about the real estate portal, CoStar doubled down on its Homes.com strategy
by Taylor Anderson Jan 28
Investor calls CoStar's residential project a 'fiasco,' slams Homes.com spending
A major New York hedge fund has called on CoStar to divest or shut down its residential real estate business, which has focused on Homes.com
by Taylor Anderson Jan 27