CoStar revenue rises to new heights in latest earnings report
The company pulled in $499M in revenue during the third quarter of this year. That's a 17% jump compared to last year at the same time
by Jim Dalrymple II Oct 26
'It’s about time': Agents cheer as Zillow braces for portal war in NYC
Agents across New York City were enthusiastic Thursday after CoStar-owned Homesnap and the Real Estate Board of New York announced plans to launch a search portal in 2022
by Lillian Dickerson Oct 14
CoStar takes aim at Zillow in NYC with launch of Citysnap portal
Homesnap's new portal should launch across New York City in 2022. It's the latest development in a simmering search portal cold war between CoStar and Zillow
by Jim Dalrymple II Oct 13
A statue playing a trumpet
New pop-up informs renters that it's illegal to discriminate by legal source of income in New York and New Jersey
by Andrea V. Brambila Jul 19
$100K for a home in Brooklyn? Fuggedaboutit!
The New York Times editorial board asked 8 NYC mayoral candidates, 'Do you know the median sales price for a home in Brooklyn?' Some answers left New Yorkers baffled
by Lillian Dickerson May 12
Lawsuit accuses 88 landlords and brokerages — including Compass and Corcoran — of discrimination
The lawsuit filed in federal court in Manhattan on Monday by watchdog group the Housing Rights Initiative claims the New York City brokerages and landlords in question have discriminated against people with housing vouchers
by Lillian Dickerson Mar 15
Influencers marketing condos? Some developers are counting on it
Some New York developers are enlisting influencers to help sell units, by having them create content featuring condos to share images on Instagram
New York is changing the way real estate agents can post listings
New rules set to go into effect next week govern the way real estate agents can advertise on company websites and real estate portals
by Patrick Kearns Oct 30
StreetEasy launches Zestimate-like tool for New York City
StreetEasy Valuation is available to New York City homeowners by request only, however, unlike the public-facing Zestimate
by Patrick Kearns Oct 15
Former realtor.com, Trulia executive to lead NYC listing service
Ninve James will lead the Residential Listing Service, a brokerage-facing listing service powered by the Real Estate Board of New York
by Patrick Kearns Sep 9
Apartment with kinky listing description blows up online
'A sexy king-size one bedroom where you’ll find four very large closets in which you can hide from your very, naughty playmate,' read the original description before it was changed
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The updated listing quality policy is similar to a rule implemented by Realtor-affiliated multiple listing services in May designed to combat pocket listings
Zillow announces leadership shuffle
Matt Daimler is moving from StreetEasy to SVP of product for Zillow Group while Caroline Burton will fill Daimler's role as general manager of StreetEasy and Zillow Group NYC
by Patrick Kearns Jul 16
This apartment got scooped up in 2 weeks — despite a 'kitchen shower'
The Brooklyn rental unit, which went viral this week due to a shower installed in the kitchen, entered contract on Tuesday — just 2 weeks after being listed
StreetEasy may cut off Douglas Elliman's access to rental listing platform
The Zillow-owned search portal and the New York City-based brokerage are currently locked in negotiations
by Patrick Kearns May 29