The portal-war endgames that real estate agents actually want: Intel
There's broad dissatisfaction with Zillow's primacy in the listing space, according to the latest Intel Index survey of real estate professionals. Here's what they say they want instead
by Daniel Houston Jan 12
The deal is done: Compass and Anywhere have officially merged
Less than 4 months after 2 of the biggest companies in real estate announced a planned merger, the firms closed the $1.6B deal on Friday, raising questions about an industry race to M&A
CoStar's Florance: New Zillow rule 'hijacks your leads for profit'
Opinion
CoStar founder and CEO Andy Florance takes Zillow to task for its new listings policy, calling it anti-consumer and anti-agent
by Andy Florance Apr 14
Homes.com aims for touchdown with 2 more 2025 Super Bowl ads
CoStar Group is launching Homes.com back into the spotlight on Sunday with a pair of 30-second Super Bowl spots from ad agency RPA starring Dan Levy, Heidi Gardner and Morgan Freeman
by Marian McPherson Feb 7
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
Andy Florance calls Realtor.com lawsuit 'PR stunt,' talks future
Florance says Realtor.com lawsuit against CoStar is a response to Homes.com surpassing it in web traffic and takes aim at Zillow
by Taylor Anderson Jul 10
WATCH: The Zillow 'super app' is kind of already out there
Zillow President Susan Daimler talked with Inman founder Brad Inman about the new 'super app' the company has in the works
by Jessi Healey Feb 13
Zillow President Susan Daimler defends long-gestating 'super app'
The portal executive also declared that she didn't think the 'Your Listing, Your Lead' approach of Homes.com serves either agents or consumers well
by Andrea V. Brambila Jan 25
Compass CEO Robert Reffkin comes out in favor of Homes.com
On Thursday, in conversation with Brad Inman at ICNY, Reffkin weighed in on the portal wars, predicted an improved market in 2024, and revealed he takes public transit around New York
by Jim Dalrymple II Jan 25
Andy Florance: Bombshell lawsuits will upend Zillow's business model
CoStar CEO Andy Florance dished with Intel about the commission lawsuits, Zillow and NAR as Homes.com nabbed 100M unique visitors for the first time ever in September
Despite slow market, CoStar sees revenue and profit rise in Q4
The company's revenue jumped 13% year over year between October and December. CEO Andy Florance also promised Tuesday to continue CoStar's push into residential real estate
by Jim Dalrymple II Feb 21
Colorado MLS launches 'Your Listing. Your Lead' program
REcolorado offers to display listings for other MLSs and associations at no charge
by Andrea V. Brambila Feb 25