Realtor.com meets 'homebuyers wherever they are' with ChatGPT integration
Realtor.com's ChatGPT integration gives buyers affordability and neighborhood insights
by Marian McPherson Mar 30
The top 10 moments that rocked the portal world in 2025
Mergers and acquisitions, antitrust lawsuits, listing bans and the potential entry of a new portal competitor ruled 2025. Here's a look back at the top moments
by Marian McPherson Dec 31
Analyst: Portals like Zillow face 'long-term risk' from Google real estate experiment
Google is displaying real estate listings as search results in some markets — prompting questions about IDX violations and analyst speculation about risks to the portals
by Marian McPherson Dec 15
zillow private listing ban
In a legal victory for Zillow after years of courtroom battles with REX, the Supreme Court declined to take up a case that centered on Zillow's compliance with a former NAR rule
by Taylor Anderson Oct 20
Diagnose before price adjustment: Your listing rescue checklist
Resist the urge to slash the price. Use this checklist to find out why your listing lingers
by Darryl Davis Aug 18
Realtor.com CEO is ready to 'turn off' Clear Cooperation debate
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
by Marian McPherson Jul 31
Kevin Sears says NAR 'is going in the right direction' since commission suit
At Inman Connect San Diego, Sears was optimistic, but said that NAR membership is projected to drop by 150K members and the organization will face a $30M deficit
by Marian McPherson Jul 30
Compass agrees to share its exclusive listings, with 2 caveats
Compass said it will share its 6K-plus exclusive listings with brokerages and multiple listing services, as long as they don't alter or monetize listings — or share listings with platforms that do
by Marian McPherson Jul 11
Dwiggins on Compass, Zillow and real estate 'Armageddon'
Co-CEO of franchisor NextHome, James Dwiggins, talks about the future of the industry and the debate over NAR's Clear Cooperation Policy ahead of his appearance at Inman Connect San Diego
NAR may rescind 'no-commingling' rule this week amid DOJ scrutiny
The trade organization's MLS committee on Tuesday approved the elimination of the controversial policy at a meeting closed to the media. Its Executive Committee will take a final vote Wednesday
Howard Hanna CEO threatens to leave MLS: 'The world has changed'
Howard Hanna's CEO Howard 'Hoby' Hanna envisions offering 'a deeper level of retail experience' after the NAR rule change, but chafes at the trade group 'telling us how to operate our business'
Howard Hanna CEO Hoby Hanna: 'NAR sold industry down the river'
Hanna slammed the National Association of Realtors' MLS rules in a conversation with Inman prior to the Gibson settlement last week, saying Clear Cooperation and IDX limit broker innovation
Biggest MLS in the nation rejects NAR 'Delayed Marketing' policy
California Regional MLS said in a statement that the new Multiple Listing Options for Sellers policy, which NAR states is mandatory, was created to 'placate' complaining brokerages
by Andrea V. Brambila Apr 22
Zillow Group's Samuelson defends, clarifies listing ban in blog post
Chief Industry Development Officer Errol Samuelson took to LinkedIn to clarify how the portal's listing ban applies to Delayed Marketing Exempt Listings, bemoan the spread of 'misinformation'
by Marian McPherson Apr 18
NWMLS shuts off Compass' IDX feed amid private listing conflict
The IDX feed shutdown, which ended Thursday morning, came amid a battle that previously included accusatory Instagram posts between top executives and the specter of lawsuits
by Jim Dalrymple II Apr 17