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Zillow, Realogy support bill for LGBTQ protections in housing

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Zillow and Realogy joined 159 other businesses to announce their support their support of the Equality Act, ahead of its expected re-introduction into Congress next week. Continue reading →

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

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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 →

Zillow airs first iBuyer ads, touts name recognition

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Online real estate giant Zillow has begun airing its first-ever iBuyer TV ads, which lean heavily into the company’s widespread name recognition and play up the program’s ease of use. Continue reading →

Judge dismisses suit accusing Zillow of anti-trust over Zestimate

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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 →

Why ignorance is the biggest problem in real estate

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Regular columnist Jay Thompson takes a look at earnings news — as well as the industry’s response — and why not really understanding the interworkings of businesses is a massive hurdle in real estate. Continue reading →

Douglas Elliman profits collapse amid slower real estate market

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Profits at Douglas Elliman fell by nearly 75 percent in 2018, thanks in part to a slower residential market, according to the latest earnings report. Continue reading →

Why Spencer Rascoff and Zillow aren’t out to get us

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The real estate world was rocked when Zillow announced that its CEO of 10 years, Spencer Rascoff, would be stepping aside and that co-founder and original CEO Rich Barton would be taking over again. Naturally, the conspiracy theories ensued, but our in… Continue reading →

Here’s how RE/MAX plans to end consumers’ Zillow addiction

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RE/MAX will begin previewing its forthcoming end-to-end real estate platform for agents and consumers this week at its R4 conference in Las Vegas. Continue reading →

Real estate apps are sharing user data with Facebook

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Popular real estate apps have been quietly sharing data with Facebook, reportedly even when users didn’t log into or have accounts with the social network. Continue reading →