The Clear Cooperation Policy tried to solve a real problem and created a larger one, Darryl Davis writes. Admitting that is not weakness. It's the only leadership move that still has a chance of working.
The era of the single, unified real estate marketplace — where every available home was findable in one place — is behind us, coach Darryl Davis writes. Here's what's next.
Zillow has released AI mode, a new search assistant that answers buyers' and renters' listing and market questions.
Chairman and CEO of Compass International Holdings, Robert Reffkin, weighs in on law versus industry practice when it comes to fiduciary duty and coming-soon listings.
The real estate industry moved this past week, eXp Chief Brokerage Officer Holly Mabery writes. The MLS has a simple choice: lead, follow or be bypassed.
CEO Andy Florance said Homes.com has the winning short- and long-term strategy after revealing that the company kept adding paid members in 2025.
CoStar debuted Homes AI on Tuesday, its home search assistant that guides homebuyers through Homes.com listings and proprietary market data with natural language. The tool will be added to other CoStar-owned sites later.
Investors have recently questioned CoStar's investments in residential real estate. Industry experts told Inman the company would be wise to pay attention to the criticism.
The parent company of the Homes.com real estate portal said the "investment phase" is over, and that selling or abandoning the site would be premature.
New York City-based hedge fund D. E. Shaw & Co. on Wednesday criticized the board's "reckless" spending on the portal while continuing to push back its timeline for profitability. It also called into question CEO Andy Florance's generous cash and equity incentive awards.
A day after a prominent hedge fund investor launched a hostile takeover bid of CoStar’s board over concerns about the real estate portal, CoStar doubled down on its Homes.com strategy.
A major New York hedge fund has called on CoStar to divest or shut down its residential real estate business after heavy spending on Homes.com.