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Is Microsoft gearing up to compete with Zillow for rental market share?

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Company is hiring staffers in China for a “revolutionary” real estate venture focused on improving the search for long-term rentals. Continue reading →

Brokerages push back on NAR ad campaign targeting ‘competitors’

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The trade group highlighted its own members — including Zillow, Compass, Redfin, Homie, Opendoor and Offerpad — among those whom it’s competing with for consumer mindshare. Continue reading →

Fed decides the fate of the housing market: The Real Word

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This week, Byron Lazine and Nicole White discussed how the Fed’s decision will impact the housing market, CoStar’s plans for Homes.com and the TikTok-famous Marketeer of the Week. Continue reading →

CoStar eyes ‘ambitious’ investment in residential following banner Q1

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The commercial behemoth is ramping up spending by as much as $220 million, with “well over” 1,000 people overhauling its residential websites, CoStar CEO Andy Florance said during an earnings call Friday. Continue reading →

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

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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 →

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

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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 →

Zillow president says agents are essential, criticizes dual agency

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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

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

CoStar CEO Andy Florance accused of bullying and gunplay: Report

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Dozens of current and former CoStar employees said CEO Andy Florance’s heavy-handed management tactics, which includes publicly ridiculing staffers, made them fearful for their jobs. Continue reading →

No commission is worth your well-being. Tips and tech for agent safety

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Despite the expectation of assumed trust between two parties in a business transaction, even those met at previous showings, real estate agents are always at risk when in the act of doing their job. Continue reading →