Growth in residential, rental and mortgage segments lift Zillow in Q1

Zillow tallied growing revenue while stabilizing losses in the first quarter of the year as the reigning search portal narrowed in on its post-commission settlement strategy on Wednesday. Continue reading

Local Logic fine-tunes home search with new NeighborhoodMatch tool

The local intelligence company’s latest tool automatically surfaces locations for homebuyers based on the homes they’re already scrolled, offering an alternative to traditional search tactics. Continue reading

Zillow to offer short-term ‘non-exclusive’ touring contracts

The new touring agreements will last seven days and are a response to terms contained in recent commission lawsuit settlements. Continue reading

Mortgage tech provider Blend gets $150M private equity cash injection

The struggling loan technology provider will use an influx of cash from Haveli Investments to pay off the debt it took on to get into the title insurance business by acquiring Title365 in 2021. Continue reading

Apartment List rolls out Lea Pro, a bot for lead conversions and tours

The artificial intelligence-fueled tool allows leasing agents and landlords to generate new leads more efficiently, providing speed without the need for additional personnel, among other benefits. Continue reading

AI, machine learning power lead-gen tool from Realeflow

Seller predictive analytics company Realeflow has announced its latest product, Leadflow AI Agent, a lead-generation solution to help residential agents be the first to know when someone wants to list a home. Continue reading

Investing app Backflip sticks landing, secures $15M Series A

Backflip, a company that built an application to help investors analyze and finance properties to flip, has secured a $15 million Series A round of funding. Continue reading

In the wake of Matterport’s sale, digital twin options are plentiful

Matterport’s sale to CoStar will ignite interest in the value of digital twins and tour marketing, and the options for creating them are many. Continue reading