Opinion
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Opinion
With Zillow’s consumer pull and the ease of instant offers, the listing powerhouse is poised to dominate the iBuyer space
Rich Barton painted a future Monday in which Zillow's home valuation tool doubles as part of its iBuying program
The complaint alleges Zillow entered into agreements with Sotheby’s, Coldwell Banker, Century 21, Corcoran and Weichert Realty to conceal Zestimates on their listings
KW's chief product officer spoke at SXSW and gave Inman an exclusive peek at the company's data strategy
The suit, filed by a homeowner, claims Zillow's ability to move the Zestimate on certain listings pages hampers fair competition
Now that online valuations are a commodity, Zillow needs to up the game, and its advantage is in its massive audience
HSH.com, a long-time mortgage industry resource, has launched a new tool for homeowners to manage home equity as an active financial asset
The critical aspects you use in your comparative market analysis will help your secure buyer clients today and well into the future
Zillow is awarding the winning team of their nearly 2-year contest $1M for building a better Zestimate
Expand your conception of what you can do for your clients
The competition pitted data scientists against one another to improve the online home valuation tool
Has the valuation tool contributed to rising home prices? Joseph Alongi, founder of low-fee brokerage SoldNest, penned a blog questioning its accuracy
The Redfin Owner Estimate builds on existing technology — it could also be a windfall for Redfin's iBuyer platform
The California tech-enabled brokerage is launching PricePredictor to give consumers a percentage estimate of how strong any given bid is