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

Zillow, Redfin go head-to-head with new ChatGPT plugins

The plugins will allow users to employ conversational language to ask the chatbot details about specific listings and the kinds of homes they seek to fine-tune their search results. Continue reading

The chatbot revolution has begun. Here’s what agents need to know

Tools such as ChatGPT and Bard are brand new but already revolutionizing online content and the real estate industry. Scroll through Inman’s latest handbook to get the lowdown. Continue reading

Zillow accused of ‘wiretapping’ homebuyers’ visits to its website

The suit, one of several filed this month against the real estate search portal on similar grounds, argues that Zillow is breaking the law by recording the way consumers interact with its websites. Continue reading

Compass lets go of Chief Technology Officer Joseph Sirosh

Sirosh spent more than four years at the brokerage. He most recently was in the news for selling hundreds of thousands of Compass shares. Continue reading

Mortgage lenders use tech and local ties to grow national footprints

Atlanta-based direct mortgage lender Silverton Mortgage, a Snapdocs client, has added new branches in the Carolinas, Arkansas and Missouri over the past year. Continue reading

Is Microsoft gearing up to compete with Zillow for rental market share?

Company is hiring staffers in China for a “revolutionary” real estate venture focused on improving the search for long-term rentals. Continue reading

4 predictions for what’s coming next in real estate

Real estate leaders gathered Tuesday at Inman CEO Connect to discuss what kind of changes might shape the next chapter in the housing business. Continue reading

Ocrolus will help Blend automate mortgage doc processing

Cloud banking software provider Blend is turning to automation platform Ocrolus to help it classify documents and capture data submitted with mortgage applications. Continue reading