Texas surged during COVID. Now, its luxury markets are being tested

Droves of people have flocked to Texas for new jobs, tax and affordability purposes, and political reasons, and the demand from this new class of wealthy buyers is stretching the state’s luxury inventory thin. Continue reading

Here’s how CoStar can beat Zillow and win the real estate portal wars

CoStar is already borrowing a page from other big insurgent companies including Nike, Apple and Pepsi. But whether it can surpass Zillow may depend on how much it spends, analysts told Intel. Continue reading

AppFolio exec: AI is about ‘activity elimination,’ not axing human jobs

Rather than being replaced by artificial intelligence, the real estate agent of the future will have fewer rote tasks to perform, Cat Allday, AppFolio’s vice president of AI and product operations, tells Intel. Continue reading

Spencer Rascoff: Zillow won by focusing on consumers

The portal’s co-founder and former CEO also said that Zillow’s impact includes creating tens of thousands of new “super agents.” Continue reading

The best Black Friday deals for real estate agents in 2022

Inman’s 2022 Black Friday picks for real estate agents, brokers, clients and everyone else in their sphere is jam-packed with cutting-edge tech, home goods and so much more. Continue reading

Zillow launches street-view home searching with Apple Maps

Homebuyers can now get a street-view look at listings, thanks to Zillow’s newest integration with Apple Maps. Dubbed “Look Around,” the feature is available in 19 markets. Continue reading

One new feature makes the iPhone 14 worth the upgrade

Perhaps the iPhone 14’s most critical feature for real estate agents is its satellite-based SOS feature, a technology most often found in stand-alone emergency communication tools used by people who spend a lot of time in remote places. Continue reading

Goldman Sachs predicts 2024 recovery: The Real Word

Byron Lazine and Nicole White discuss the Goldman Sachs prediction on falling home sales, the return of the 40-year fixed mortgage, California blackout risks, and Apple’s iPhone 14 event. Find out what they have to say about these hot topics, and watch… Continue reading

Zillow debuts collaborative SharePlay search feature

SharePlay will let users search listings with friends and family, and is meant to turn the experience of searching Zillow into a “game sport.” Continue reading

Engel & Völkers opens up shop in Raleigh, North Carolina

The brokerage’s license partner of Engel & Völkers Charlotte, Yuriy Vaynshteyn, will help lead the new office, alongside Nikita Zhitov and Vincenzo Verdino, founders of CityPlat Commercial Real Estate, a Raleigh-area firm. Continue reading