Mike DelPrete analyzes that near-monopoly the most prominent portals have in their markets and how that translates into pricing power
Move's overall revenue dipped 1% between July and September, while revenue from its real estate business — including Realtor.com — dropped 4%, according to Q3 earnings data released Thursday
News Corp.-subsidiary REA Group announced on Monday it had given up on its quest to purchase Rightmove after its fourth offer of $8.3B was rejected by the UK portal's board of directors
Sydney-based News Corp subsidiary REA Group has made a third bid for UK portal Rightmove. The company offered $8.1B for Rightmove on Monday — a 10% increase from its first offer
UK portal Rightmove's board of directors has unanimously rejected News Corp subsidiary REA Group's $7.32B acquisition bid, saying it 'fundamentally undervalues' the company's prospects
Murdoch's Australia-based News Corp subsidiary announced on Monday that it was considering a cash and stock offer for the UK's largest real estate portal
Portals remain some of the most profitable businesses in real estate, while brokerage company profitability is more business model-dependent
There is one significant risk — an achilles heel — to portals: They don’t control their inventory
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
In this fast-moving, dynamic time, portals are making significant moves to retain their agent clients and ease their financial burden
Opinion
Attempts to compete directly with the leading portals — from both upstarts and financially strong runner-up portals — have met with limited success
Being the place where consumers go to start their property search, even with alternate options, often yields more effective results
A comparison of top portals around the world
Opinion
Moving beyond advertising and into other areas of the home sale transaction
How the U.S. leaders measure up to portals around the planet