This team of engineers beat the Zillow Zestimate by 13%

Team ChaNJestimate was announced Wednesday as the winner of the $1 million Zillow Zestimate challenge, with an algorithm that beat the company’s own baseline by 13 percent. With the algorithm, Zillow expects its Zestimate error rate to fall from 4.5 pe… Continue reading

10 trends agents need to know in a shifting market

As a real estate agent in a turning market, what do you need to know to put your success first? Joe Rand and Katie Kossev go through their top 10 onstage at Inman Connect New York. Continue reading

AI will soon automatically enter listings for Realtors

EXP Realty’s Scott Petronis went on to argue that machine learning — a kind of subset of AI that involves training computers to perform specific tasks — could soon be able to build listings out of photos. Continue reading

Corcoran CEO: Online portals are ‘biggest competition’ going forward

Pamela Liebman is a rarity in the real estate industry. She’s been with Corcoran her entire career, since 1984, serving as president and CEO for 18 years. She spoke with Inman in a wide-ranging conversation about the recent decision to franchise, as we… Continue reading

HouseCanary launches portal, raising questions over listing data

HouseCanary has launched a new listing portal, though it has left some multiple listing services confused about how their data landed on the site. Continue reading

Home appreciation slows, but prices remain out of reach

A pair of reports from Zillow and Redfin paint a picture of slowing price growth, but homes remain unaffordable to the middle class in many major metros. Continue reading

ReferralExchange will now qualify your third-party leads

ReferralExchange is launching a program called ReferralExchange LIVE to verify and qualify contacts obtained through third-party lead generation platforms like Zillow or realtor.com. Continue reading

What agents should know about online reviews

Step back, and ask yourself: Do I have a plan for getting more reviews this year? There’s a good chance you don’t, but fear not, it’s never too late to get started building a base of reviews and leveraging them to get more business. Here’s how. Continue reading

The platform wars: Why real estate is becoming like TV

A little late to the party, big real estate companies like Keller Williams are building platforms to stay relevant in the disruption age. Continue reading