To keep or remove? Why photos of sold homes still pose a conundrum
A growing number of buyers are demanding the removal of online photos used to market the home they purchased. MLSs and agents are fighting back to keep the pictures intact. Here’s what both sides are saying — plus a few solutions
by Carl Medford Sep 14
DelPrete: COVID-19's effect on global real estate portal revenues
In response to the pandemic earlier this year, leading real estate portals reacted by rolling out discounts and new products. Now, the results are in — and here's the revenue impact
by Mike DelPrete Sep 11
TopHap empowers real estate data like no other
Opinion
Set to go live in California next week, the data analytics platform has shifted from a data geek's new toy to a powerful, market-data-know-it-all, now runway-ready and gorgeous
by Craig C. Rowe Jul 30
Search With Style helps agents market architectural styles
Founded in part by agents at Compass Nook Real Estate Group and a proptech entrepreneur, the new portal lets buyers find specific architectural styles and agents offer sellers a new marketing resource
by Craig C. Rowe Jul 29
'Millions More Buyers': What's a real estate portal’s competitive advantage?
Opinion
Attempts to compete directly with the leading portals — from both upstarts and financially strong runner-up portals — have met with limited success
by Mike DelPrete Mar 4
Circling back with dotloop: What’s happening post-Zillow acquisition?
Dotloop was one of the first transaction management tools to be reviewed in this column. Its sale to Zillow a few years ago raised questions about its future, but, turns out, not much has changed
by Craig C. Rowe Apr 2
A global network
Switzerland-based portal distribution hub will start accepting US listings from firms in California
by Craig C. Rowe Aug 23
Zillow snags more internet market share than ever
But Realtor.com continues to capture more visitors than Trulia
by Caroline Feeney May 19
Celeste Starchild on international buying trends

Most people probably assume that international buyers are looking at luxury homes in the U.S. But according to Celeste Starchild, Move’s senior vice president of professional software and general manager of ListHub, the average price of a home being purchased by an international buyer is a humble $250,000 — even slightly under.

by Gill South Apr 8
Is the Zillow-Trulia merger a death blow or a dying gasp?
Opinion
Big financial players are finding opportunities in disruptive technology
by Max Galka Dec 27
Is the Zillow-Trulia merger a death blow or a dying gasp?
Opinion
Big financial players are finding opportunities in disruptive technology
by Max Galka Dec 9
Real estate video tips: marketing and distributing your community-based videos for maximum exposure
Reesio plows new funding into listings accuracy
Tech startup rounds up another $1.1M from investors
Leading Houston brokerage enhancing realtor.com listings
Martha Turner Properties' listings can't be used to generate referrals for other companies' agents
by Inman Sep 24
Big listing portals, by the numbers
Opinion
Commentary: Earnings reports show real estate market opportunity
by Joel Burslem Feb 15