A 16-point premium marketing plan that'll help you snag more listings
Maximum exposure equals maximum price, trainer Bernice Ross writes. Adopt this list of premium services to differentiate yourself from the competition and defend your commission
by Bernice Ross Mar 4
CoStar closes $1.6B Matterport acquisition ahead of schedule
Virginia-based CoStar Group has completed its purchase of spatial mapping company Matterport. The companies expected to finish the deal by the end of March, putting them ahead of schedule
by Marian McPherson Feb 28
Matterport lost $256M in 2024 as it continued scaling before merger
Total revenue was $169.7M, up 8% compared to a year earlier, boosted by its 1.2 million subscribers as the company bolstered its ongoing revenue streams
by Taylor Anderson Feb 27
CoStar Group looks to hire 1K employees in 2025
CoStar Group announced plans on Monday to add 1K new employees to its Richmond, Virginia, campus. The hiring push also comes with cuts to a number of unspecified teams
by Marian McPherson Feb 27
Matterport Marketing Cloud pushes power of digital twins
With its latest vertical marketing solution, Matterport CEO and Chairman RJ Pittman said the company is 'trying to move the whole world forward'
by Craig C. Rowe Feb 26
CoStar Group posts 55th-straight quarter of revenue growth in Q4
Virginia-based portal CoStar Group grew its revenue 11% in Q4, to $709M, executives said Tuesday. Traffic to Homes.com Network remained steady, with 110M average monthly unique visitors
by Marian McPherson Feb 18
Filters and links 'are dead' in Andy Florance's portal dream
In his latest Inman Interview, CoStar Group CEO Andy Florance talked about AI transforming residential portals from digital classifieds to highly-personalized home shopping platforms
by Marian McPherson Jan 23
Flyhomes users can now 'reimagine' home interiors
The new functionality gives aspiring buyers the ability to virtually redesign homes they like using a variety of interior design styles and home themes
by Craig C. Rowe Jan 17
With sales slow in 2024, proptech turned inward — and toward Zillow
Zillow stayed the course as it continued to develop its super app while real estate brokerages raced to adapt artificial intelligence and property managers benefitted from new rental software
by Craig C. Rowe Dec 24
FBS, maker of FlexMLS, now offers marketing services
In addition to the FlexMLS platform, the company sells single sign-on experience Launch Dashboard, mobile floor plan creation software FlōPlan and Spark API
by Craig C. Rowe Dec 12
Matterport posts $38.4M loss in Q3 as it spends for scale
During the first 9 months of the year, Matterport pulled in a total of $125.8M in revenue. Most of that is from recurring services and subscriptions
by Taylor Anderson Nov 13
With Giraffe360, virtual tours are no longer a reach: Tech Review
Like the eponymous mammal, Giraffe360 can see above and beyond what’s merely in front of it
by Craig C. Rowe Oct 25
CoStar acquires management platform Visual Lease
Visual Lease makes a platform serving more than 1,500 corporate clients. The acquisition bolsters CoStar's core commercial real estate business
by Jim Dalrymple II Oct 22
CoStar revenue reaches $693M in Q3 as Homes.com traffic grows
CoStar Group's revenue grew 11% year over year, to $693M, while monthly average unique visitors for the Homes.com Network of sites reached 130M, according to Q3 earnings results on Tuesday
by Marian McPherson Oct 22
Latest updates show Matterport's downmarket move no longer virtual
The release of a de-furnishing and automated listing description tools confirm the digital twin leader's effort to reach deeper into the middle of the market. Its Homes.com affiliation won't hurt
by Craig C. Rowe Oct 1