Zillow ordered to pay VHT $2M as listing photo saga concludes
A legal saga that began more than 6 years ago may have finally ended after a judge in Seattle concluded that Zillow must pay photography company VHT Studios for copyright infringement
by Andrea V. Brambila Jan 28
Offerpad stock reaches lowest level ever on Wall Street before rebound
It’s not the only publicly traded real estate brand to face headwinds in the market in January, but it is leading the pack
by Taylor Anderson Jan 28
Move Inc. CEO questions Zillow's 'closed ecosystem,' CoStar's motives
On CoStar: 'Eventually the playbook is to charge for paid inclusion of listings and to raise prices over time as people become more and more reliant on CoStar'
by Taylor Anderson Jan 25
How to survive the future as Generation Z hits the real estate market
Generation Z includes people now in their 20s and teens. They're young, but beginning to buy houses and poised to become a major force in the near future.
by Jim Dalrymple II Jan 24
Real estate stocks take a dive before Wall Street rebound
Shares in major publicly traded real estate companies — including Compass, Opendoor, Offerpad and Zillow — dropped sharply before rebounding in wild Monday trading.
by Taylor Anderson Jan 24
Inman Top 5: The biggest stories of the week of Jan. 14-20, 2022
Catch up quickly on the most significant stories of the week, as determined by Inman readers. Here's this week's Inman Top 5
by Inman Jan 21
US home inventory drops below 1M
Home inventory dropped to the lowest level on record last month as buyers competed over an already sparse range of choices, according to data released Thursday by Zillow
by Daniel Houston Jan 20
COVID hit the US 2 years ago today. Housing hasn't been the same since
Agents remain optimistic 2 years into the pandemic as the market waits to see who breaks first: buyers or sellers. Buyers, meanwhile, continue to pay record prices. Will the surge continue?
by Taylor Anderson Jan 20
Former Zillow, eXp executive joins consulting firm T3 Sixty
Mitch Robinson also previously worked at Expedia and Tomo. At T3 Sixty, he'll lead a new to-be-announced business unit
by Jim Dalrymple II Jan 18
Inman Top 5: The biggest stories of the week of Jan. 7-13
Catch up quickly on the most significant stories of the week, as determined by Inman readers. Here's this week's Inman Top 5
by Inman Jan 14
Gary Keller named the most powerful person in real estate
Other industry leaders who landed top spots on the prestigious Swanepoel Power 200 ranking include eXp's Glenn Sanford, Realogy's Ryan Schneider and Compass' Robert Reffkin
by Jim Dalrymple II Jan 11
HomeSmart files IPO paperwork
The tech-enhanced brokerage is the first major real estate firm to move toward a stock market debut in 2022. That move, however, comes after a tumultuous year for publicly traded real estate firms
by Jim Dalrymple II Jan 7
IBuyers flipped 1 in 5 homes to institutional investors in 2021
In one 'hot spot within a hot spot' — McDonough, Georgia — 70% of homes flipped by iBuyers like Zillow Offers and Opendoor were resold to institutional investors, many without being listed
by Matt Carter Jan 7
Zillow taps former Nike, Airbnb exec as chief design officer
Jenny Arden also previously worked at Google and Lyft, and will now help Zillow build out its end-to-end user experience
by Jim Dalrymple II Jan 7
Inman Top 5: The biggest stories of the first week of January 2022
Catch up quickly on the most significant stories of the week, as determined by Inman readers. Here's this week's Inman Top 5
by Inman Jan 7