Hiring in real estate ramps up — but lags behind other industries: Labor

May was a strong hiring month for the U.S. as a whole. But in a down market, real estate didn’t quite keep pace, according to new jobs data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Continue reading

Zillow and Opendoor expand partnership to 11 new markets

The former rivals are now jointly providing cash offers to consumers in a total of 16 markets, most of them spread out across the Sunbelt. Continue reading

Barbara Corcoran fears ‘bloodbath’ as bigwigs warn of real estate crash

In the past week, a growing chorus of public figures — from Elon Musk and Ross Perot Jr. to Barbara Corcoran and Dave Burt — have escalated their rhetoric around a looming “real estate recession.” Continue reading

‘Big Short’ investor warns of growing threat to home values

In these times, double down — on your skills, on your knowledge, on you. Join us Aug. 8-10 at Inman Connect Las Vegas to lean into the shift and learn from the best. Get your ticket now for the best price. An investor who correctly predicted the 2008 f… Continue reading

Plunk’s API plugged into Mosaik and Roomvu

In addition to Mosaik and Roomvu, Plunk is also providing actionable market data to DropOffer, Calque and SphereBuilder, according to a company announcement. Continue reading

Ignition! Brokerage Engine, Payload to speed secure payments

Secure payment processor Payload will deploy its APIs to facilitate faster, more secure payments for customers of Brokerage Engine, according to an announcement exclusively sent to Inman. 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

Doss’s latest search app comes with deep GPT-4 integration

Doss 2.0 has been released, and it’s been enhanced with a deep integration of ChatGPT-4, the newest iteration of OpenAI’s artificial intelligence content generator. Continue reading

‘Unlivable shack’ that ‘must be demolished’ sells for $1.1M

The home has three bedrooms but isn’t livable, because it has been left abandoned for some time and has become derelict and dangerous. It attracted five bidders after originally listing for AU$1.2 million. Continue reading