CoStar CEO Andy Florance says in earnings call Zillow is ‘under siege’

CoStar Group released its Q3 earnings on Tuesday. Florance used the opportunity to deliver harsh criticism of rival Zillow, and outlined his competitive plan. Continue reading

Real estate portals feel the heat during a rough week: The Download

After a week of legal battles and portal platform shakeups, real estate leaders break down what it all means for agents on the ground. Continue reading

Zillow removes Matterport 3D home tours from its sites

The portal notified agents on Monday that CoStar declined to renew Matterport’s API agreement with Zillow, leading the portal remove Matterport 3D tours from its sites. Continue reading

Polly, nCino integration could help lenders build referral business

A growing network of partners including CoreLogic and Byte Software are accessing Polly’s capital markets platform and product and pricing engine through open APIs. Continue reading

Polly’s integration with Total Expert enables custom-rate flyers

New API integration allows lenders to generate tailored marketing materials that include rate, monthly payment and APR based on unique borrower details. Continue reading

Plunk releases market data API, signs 3 proptech partners

Plunk envisions its data API assisting users in the same way a stock ticker does Wall Street investors, by helping them make critical decisions with the most prompt business information. Continue reading

Venture capital giants like Pylon’s embeddable mortgage offering

An $8.5 million seed funding round was led by Conversion Capital, with participation from Fifth Wall, Peter Thiel, QED Investors, Montage Ventures and Village Global. Continue reading

Staircase automates underwriting of private mortgage insurance

MI Underwriting tool pulls documents and data directly from lenders, allowing mortgage insurers to make instant policy decisions at half the cost. Continue reading

Qualia’s new API could help companies scale digital title ops

Qualia API users can automatically place and track title orders and access order, accounting and contact data to build custom notifications and performance dashboards. Continue reading

When partnering with a vendor, who owns the data?

Real Estate Standards Organization CEO Sam DeBord and others discussed what happens when a tech provider is acquired by a competitor during an Inman Connect session. Continue reading