Qualia CEO Nate Baker talks tech disruption, iBuyer growth and ‘onerous’ housing regulations

Nate Baker, whose company produces software to streamline real estate transactions, thinks trends like iBuying will get bigger even as supply shortages continue to plague cities. Continue reading

Inman News quiz: Think you’re on top of the week’s biggest stories?

The real estate industry threw some curveballs. Take Inman’s real estate news quiz to demonstrate how strong your talking points and cocktail banter are this week. Continue reading

Zillow’s network of homebuilder partners continues to grow

The program allows consumers to sell homes to Zillow Offers, but wait up to eight months to close on that home while a new one is built. Continue reading

Zillow’s network of homebuilder partners continues to grow

The program allows consumers to sell homes to Zillow Offers, but wait up to eight months to close on that home while a new one is built. Continue reading

There are 218 million-dollar cities, but for how long?

Only three new cities were added to Zillow’s million-dollar cities list this year, signaling a market slowdown. Continue reading

‘We’re just scratching the surface’: EXp CEO on living in a virtual world

Glenn Sanford’s company continues to grow by impressive leaps, but in 2019 it was also focused on ancillary services and building out technology. Continue reading

Rich Barton tops Swanepoel Power 200 list

The Zillow co-founder beat out executives at the nation’s biggest brokerages and holding companies, including HomeServices of America, whose chairman held the top spot in 2019. Continue reading

The tech boom is sweeping down the plains: Zillow

Move aside, San Francisco and Seattle — Oklahoma City and Kansas City are becoming the new hotspots for tech innovation and development. Housing affordability and robust economies are creating a “Silicon Prairie” across the South and Midwest. Continue reading

EBay executive hired as CEO of realtor.com operator Move Inc.

David Doctorow previously served in executive roles at eBay and Expedia. He’ll report to Tracey Fellow, who had been in the role in an interim capacity. Continue reading

A real estate portal’s path to market power: a Zillow case study

Zillow’s drive to dominance in the greater New York City real estate market — via rental listings on StreetEasy and its hyperlocal Hamptons portal Out East — reveals the path to market power of real estate portals around the world. Continue reading