Zillow ignores ‘noise,’ jabs from CoStar, as revenue climbs

CEO Jeremy Wacksman told Inman the portal is focused on “ourselves and what we can control.” Zillow also said Thursday that 80 percent of home transactions involve one of its products Continue reading

AI expert: Agents must harness AI or be replaced by those who do

The time is now to use existing artificial intelligence to your advantage, Kevin Hawkins writes in his new book. “You don’t have to worry about AI replacing you. You have to worry about agents using AI replacing you.” Continue reading

Which US cities are the most house poor? (And which are the least?)

U.S. Census data highlights which housing markets see homeowners spending the largest (and smallest) portions of their monthly income on housing. Continue reading

Compass pulls Redfin into its Zillow private listing lawsuit

Redfin has put its private listings ban on an indefinite hold. Still, Compass wants documents related to the real estate search portal’s previously announced ban. Continue reading

More homes sold. Lower rates. Lower inflation. Where Fannie Mae expects the market to move

Economists with the mortgage giant shared a glimmer of good news for real estate professionals in a pair of new forecasts. Continue reading

CoStar reaches agreement with CRMLS, keeping access to data

Homes.com won’t lose access to real estate listing data from the California Regional Multiple Listing Service after all. Continue reading

Is the ‘proptech winter’ ending? This is what investors are watching

Some companies that were red-hot during the COVID housing market had to either pivot or die when rates rose and major funding rounds dried up. But green shoots may be emerging. Continue reading

Homes.com hit with lawsuit over monetization of CRMLS data

Homes.com will lose access to the CRMLS data feed on Nov. 1. REcore Solutions says the portal monetized listings without paying an agreed upon fee for the data. Continue reading

Realtor.com sued for copyright over attempt to capitalize on Taylor Swift engagement hype

A Kansas City photographer sued NAR and Realtor.com’s parent company for publishing her copyrighted photos of Travis Kelce’s estate without her permission. Continue reading