Zillow vs. realtor.com: Mike DelPrete on their battle

It appears that Zillow’s longstanding traffic lead over realtor.com is diminishing. It’s insignificant in terms of competitive advantage and revenue uplift — and might simply be an artifact of pandemic browsing patterns — but it does reveal a deeper tr… Continue reading

NAR: ‘The MLS is under attack’

Lawsuits alleging that NAR rules regarding multiple listing services prop up commissions that inflate buyer and seller costs keep proliferating. Continue reading

America’s hottest neighborhoods: North Winton Village in Rochester, New York

The older neighborhood has long been a more affordable alternative to other trendier parts of the city, but that may soon change as home prices and rents are rising as the area becomes more popular. Continue reading

Why are real estate company share prices falling, despite good news?

Many real estate companies have reported stronger-than-expected earnings in recent weeks, but their share prices keep dropping. Continue reading

The outdoor amenity that brings the sharpest rise in a home’s sales price

While a treehouse is still most commonly associated with kids’ games in the summer, it can make a home seem much more luxurious — and bump its sales price up by 2.2 percent. Continue reading

What Zillow’s results reveal about its momentum toward Zillow 2.0

The coverage of Zillow’s latest results is fantastically uninspiring. Lots of big numbers, devoid of context. But when the dots are connected they reveal a rich story about the business’s evolution to Zillow 2.0. Continue reading

OJO Labs adds climate risk assessments to portal listings

ClimateCheck’s risk assessment scores for a variety of factors like flooding and droughts will now be integrated into listings featured on Movoto, OJO Labs’ real estate search portal. Continue reading

Bubble trouble: 4 stats that’ll give you hope (and 4 that won’t)

There are signs of trouble, but vaccinations are up, spending on home construction is up, and overall, there’s reason to believe the market will improve. Continue reading