Brokerages push back on NAR ad campaign targeting ‘competitors’

The trade group highlighted its own members — including Zillow, Compass, Redfin, Homie, Opendoor and Offerpad — among those whom it’s competing with for consumer mindshare. Continue reading

CoStar revenue rises to new heights in latest earnings report

The company pulled in $499 million in revenue during the third quarter of this year. That’s a 17 percent jump compared to last year at the same time. Continue reading

How one agent uses TikTok to wrangle some of his youngest clients

A year after launching his TikTok account, GZB Realty broker and managing director Alexander Zakharin now generates 80 percent of his business using the youth-oriented app. Continue reading

REBNY to temporarily end ‘days on market’ calculation

The Real Estate Board of New York is eliminating the “days on market” calculation for its members’ listings. Continue reading

CoStar agrees to buy imperiled rental search firm RentPath for $588M

After failing to restructure $650 million in debt, RentPath has placed itself on the auction block with commercial real estate data behemoth CoStar Group as the front runner. Continue reading

Inman announces the first round of exhibitors for ICNY20

Dec. 5, 2019 – Inman Group® announced the first round of exhibitors at Inman Connect New York, Jan. 28 – 31, 2020. Inman Connect is a multi-day event where more than 4,000 top performing real estate professionals invest in their business. Continue reading

Zillow is working to block discriminatory ads on its website

The company is working with the attorney general’s office in Washington, D.C. The efforts come amid a growing interest in fighting real estate discrimination. Continue reading

New AI tool purportedly screens calls, ranks leads better than you

An Arizona startup has built a new artificial intelligence tool designed to sort through and rank calls from people looking to rent property. Continue reading