New Zillow CEO saw iBuying as ‘existential threat,’ envisions changes to agent ad model

Zillow dived into iBuying after seeing it as an “existential threat,” the company’s newly reinstalled CEO said this week, and he anticipates major changes to its current practice of charging agents for a subscription to get leads. Continue reading

Moneyball: How Realogy deploys AI to gain a recruiting advantage

With 2 million transaction records ingested every quarter, Realogy has a stark advantage over its competitors in the form of a robust data trove it uses to sharpen agent recruiting, company CEO Ryan Schneider said during a presentation Wednesday in New… Continue reading

WATCH: The tech that powers agent success

Many brokerages are touting their proprietary tech offerings as a competitive advantage, but what technologies are the real must-haves? Strip away the hyperbole and drill down to the nitty gritty. Continue reading

NAR hires new communications and creative content leaders

The National Association of Realtors is welcoming two new vice presidents, Martill Williams and Susan Welter, into its fold. Continue reading

Want to be a local expert? Try LiveBy’s unique brand of marketing

The local web content provider thrived behind the scenes with brokerage and software partnerships, but now it’s emerging to serve the greater agent market and helping real estate agents become the local voice by offering data-driven content marketing m… Continue reading

WATCH: What you need to know about listing photos

With technology like artificial intelligence, floor plan stitching and virtual reality, the potential to draw in buyers with your listing photos is at an all-time high. Listen in as BoxBrownie’s Peter Schravemade and Boardman Realty’s Teresa Boardman d… Continue reading

Judge dismisses suit accusing Zillow of anti-trust over Zestimate

A New Jersey District Court Judge dismissed last week, an antitrust lawsuit that alleged Zillow impacted competition by concealing the Zestimate on homes listed by certain brokerages. Continue reading