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Growing real estate portal Movoto inks exclusive GreatSchools deal

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The deal will make Movoto the sole provider of some GreatSchools data. It also comes as portals compete to differentiate themselves. Continue reading →

CoStar Group tallies Q1 revenue growth on success of Homes.com

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The Virginia-based commercial and residential real estate behemoth released its first-quarter earnings on Tuesday, which revealed the company grew its revenue 12 percent year over year to $656 million. The company remained profitable, although its net … Continue reading →

Homes.com gets analyst boost amid 567% annual traffic spike

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Despite the initial controversy, Homes.com isn’t letting up on its traffic war with Zillow, Realtor.com and Redfin. The CoStar-owned portal reported late last week that it reached 149 million unique visitors in February, which equals a mind-boggling 56… Continue reading →

Redfin is beta testing its new AI search assistant Ask Redfin

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Ask Redfin, an artificial intelligence assistant for homeshoppers, is now in beta testing on the company’s mobile iOS search experience. Continue reading →

Zillow, Realtor.com team up on syndicated rental listings

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The ongoing portal war has now sparked a new alliance that’ll see Zillow’s rental listings show up on Realtor.com’s site. Continue reading →

CoStar maintains winning streak and grows revenue yet again in Q4

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CEO Andy Florance touted his company’s residential portal Homes.com as the “fastest growing residential property site in the United States” in a new earnings report released Tuesday. Continue reading →

WATCH: Robert Reffkin talks portals, agents, the NYC subway

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In a recent appearance at Inman Connect New York, the Compass CEO discussed his company’s ongoing industry dominance and came out in favor of Homes.com in the portal wars. Continue reading →

Zillow revenue rises in Q4 as Barton touts portal’s ‘household name’

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Despite a slower market, Zillow saw revenue from its residential, rental and mortgage business rise in the fourth quarter of 2023, according to an earnings call Tuesday. Continue reading →