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Where is Anywhere headed? Toe-to-toe with Zillow

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A week after announcing Realogy’s rebrand as Anywhere, CEO Ryan Schneider shared his plan for beating Zillow at direct-to-consumer business on Thursday at Inman Connect Now. Continue reading →

Is Microsoft gearing up to compete with Zillow for rental market share?

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Company is hiring staffers in China for a “revolutionary” real estate venture focused on improving the search for long-term rentals. Continue reading →

Homebuyers descend upon a key battleground: the suburbs

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The pandemic-era home market has been marked by frenzied competition among buyers. But one arena in particular has been hardest-fought. Continue reading →

Team of rivals: Zillow and Redfin partner to syndicate 3D Home tours

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Listing agents using Zillow 3D Home tours no longer have to manually add their tours to Redfin. This is the second partnership between the real estate search portal rivals since 2019. Continue reading →

First rule of housing bubbles? Don’t talk about them, economist warns

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Zillow Senior Economist Jeff Tucker is skeptical that a housing bubble is looming, but he worries such talk could hurt future buyers in need of homebuilders to continue producing new inventory. Continue reading →

Would student loan forgiveness help young homebuyers? Not necessarily

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Forgiving student loan debt would have lots of economic impacts, but one of the most common arguments in the debate over this policy is that it would influence the housing market. Continue reading →

REX abandons antitrust case against Oregon rebate ban

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REX, which offers buyers commission rebates, filed suit against Oregon officials in December 2020. Continue reading →

Brokerages push back on NAR ad campaign targeting ‘competitors’

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The trade group highlighted its own members — including Zillow, Compass, Redfin, Homie, Opendoor and Offerpad — among those whom it’s competing with for consumer mindshare. Continue reading →

Demise of discount brokerage REX may be imminent, reports indicate

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REX General Counsel Michael Toth did not directly confirm REX was closing, but blamed NAR and Zillow for the death of its business model and said its suit against both would continue. Continue reading →

Zillow flexes in the face of a cooling market: DelPrete

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Zillow and Realtor.com’s Q1 results shine a light on two key factors: overall revenue growth is slowing in a cooling market, and Zillow’s next-gen lead gen business, Zillow Flex, is building momentum. Continue reading →