A buyer’s market may be a boon for Zillow, realtor.com and portals

For Veronica Figueroa, a broker and owner of RE/MAX Innovation in central Florida, a buyer’s market will require agents to connect on a more human level. And she too saw digital advertising as a place to spend money making that happen. Continue reading

‘Best of Zillow’ Premier Agent platform to unlock new consumer data

Zillow will start tracking consumer feedback and presenting it to Premier Agents who advertise on the platform to enhance their approach. The new program, “Best of Zillow,” which will reward the agents with the best track records, was announced at the … Continue reading

Next stop: The opportunity market

Conventional wisdom suggests the market will continue to favor sellers, at least for another year, but Douglas Elliman President Scott Durkin has another name for it: Opportunity. Continue reading

What lenders are doing to fend off disruption

It’s no surprise that real estate professionals are worried that so-called disruptors, like Zillow and Opendoor, will eventually eat their lunches. But has anyone considered that lenders are just as worried about the same thing? Continue reading

Artificial intelligence is already reshaping real estate. Here’s how

As futuristic as it sounds, artificial intelligence is here. Agents and homeowners are using it, and many more are influenced by its invisible calculations. Continue reading

Trulia founder: The 3 ways tech will transform real estate next

Generational trends and shifting consumer behaviors are creating an opportunity for a new wave of real estate tech startups with high growth potentials. Here are three major areas of opportunity for real estate tech startups. Continue reading

Why Zillow has the advantage over KW, Rocket Homes and others

Zillow benefits from practically unbeatable network effects in the consumer space. Both of these moves ignore basic strategic principles of playing to your strengths and picking battles you can win. Continue reading

Zillow adds first indie brokerage listings from Alberta, Canada

One day after launching Canadian home listings on its signature property search website, Zillow is adding yet another source of those homes for sale. Continue reading