Inman Connect returns: Big parties, tech’s reckoning and a Zillow pile-on

The event wrapped up this week after a two-year, pandemic-forced hiatus — and highlighted all the ways the real estate industry is still evolving. Continue reading

Zillow changes tune on 2023 home values and sales. Here’s why

Zillow now expects home value growth to reach 14.9% through March 2023, down from its previous estimate of 16.5% growth. What’s with the downgrade? Continue reading

EXp hits 80K agents, anticipates surpassing 100K by end of the year

As the online real estate brokerage surpassed 80K agents on Wednesday, Glenn Sanford also said at Inman Connect New York that Zillow is a competitor of companies like his. Continue reading

Zillow adjusts Premier Agent pay plan with eye toward culling ranks

The shift will take place in Denver and Raleigh, and will eventually see hundreds of agents removed from the lead generation program, Zillow executives told Inman on Wednesday Continue reading

Realogy CEO Ryan Schneider: Make no mistake, ‘Zillow is a competitor’

Ryan Schneider said Zillow is competing with agents and lamented they’re still writing checks to the company. “It is a shame our industry let those companies get created,” Schneider said at ICNY. Continue reading

Why are proptech companies flailing on the stock market?

At Inman CEO Connect on Tuesday, First American Chief Innovation Officer Paul Hurst broke down what’s going on with the stock market and why SPAC mergers are so popular. Continue reading

‘Welcome to Poundtown’: Wisconsin listing photos go viral with sexy sign

After the images were shared by the popular listing photos account Zillow Gone Wild, it was reposted widely — the point that “Welcome to Poundtown” was a trending topic on Twitter for a number of hours that the afternoon. Continue reading

Zillow president says agents are essential, criticizes dual agency

Zillow President Susan Daimler on Tuesday praised the “essentialism” of real agents, while also subtly knocking rival CoStar. Continue reading

Inman Connect turns 25: The top 20 moments of real estate’s best bash

The event has come a long way since its beginnings in the woods of Sonoma County, California. Continue reading

Power Buyer clients made 1 offer on average. Traditional buyers? 7

As homes continue to fly off the market for five to six figures above sellers’ asking price, real estate startup zavvie said homebuyers are increasingly turning toward Power Buyers to help them effectively win against well-funded institutional and indi… Continue reading