Your client’s home is quirky. How you market the listing is crucial

Real estate agents who have listed unusual, eccentric or just plain bizarre homes shared their tips with Inman for marketing properties with nontraditional features — and sensitive sellers. Continue reading

Buyers’ market now expected by end of 2023, economists predict

From a panel of 107 experts surveyed by Zillow, a majority agreed that rising mortgage rates are driving down competition among buyers, which will eventually result in a buyers’ market. Continue reading

Real estate agents weigh in on Zillow’s ShowingTime+ debut

Monday’s launch of ShowingTime+, a new brand intended to unify Zillow’s tech offerings, has only highlighted the industry’s polarizing feelings about the company. Continue reading

REX seeks court order for Zillow listing data on FSBOs

Court sets new trial date for June 5, 2023, as the legal battle over the National Association of Realtors’ no-commingling rule continues. Continue reading

Zillow Gone Wild poked your weird listing. Don’t worry — it might help

For some agents, a listing shared on the real estate-skewering Instagram page provided a boost — for others, not so much. Inman investigates five listings that got put through the wringer on ZGW. Continue reading

Zillow launches ShowingTime+ in bid to win over real estate agents

The new brand will house all existing products and services from ShowingTime, Bridge Interactive, dotloop and Zillow’s Rich Media Experience team. Continue reading

Why is Opendoor selling homes at a loss? The Real Word

Byron Lazine and Nicole White began this week’s episode by discussing Opendoor selling at a loss, then Zillow lawsuits, the next Fed meeting and inflation’s impact on the midterm elections. Continue reading

The end of credit scores? The best ideas from Zillow’s Hackathon

The Seattle-based listing giant announced the three top innovations that emerged from its annual competition for students of historically Black colleges and universities. Continue reading

Court orders REX to give Zillow list of employees who kept laptops

Zillow had emphasized that the information contained on the laptops of REX’s former employees could potentially point to other reasons for REX’s downfall unrelated to Zillow or NAR. Continue reading

Zillow’s US home-value estimate drops for 2nd consecutive month

Zillow has lowered its assessment of home values nationwide as the market continues to muddle through an ongoing slowdown in real estate. Continue reading