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Real estate in 2021 was weird, wild and always unpredictable

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The year saw explosive rivalries, wild stock market performances and plenty of rage. Continue reading →

Real estate went into ‘hyperdrive’ in 2021: T3 Sixty report

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The latest Swanepoel Trends Report finds that recent years have seen a wave of acquisitions and that COVID-19 accelerated migration away from pricy metro areas. Continue reading →

Targeting Zillow again, CoStar’s Homesnap unveils new showing tool

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The company announced its latest management tool, which it bills as a direct competitor to the widely used ShowingTime product. Continue reading →

Zillow Offers is dead. But Zillow (and iBuying) is here to stay

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At Connect Now on Tuesday, real estate analyst Mike DelPrete shared with Brad Inman where Zillow went wrong with Zillow Offers and what “Zillow 3.0” could look like. Continue reading →

WATCH: CoStar CEO on competitors ‘hijacking’ listings

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In this complete interview from Inman Connect Las Vegas, Andy Florance weighed in on why his company is building a New York City portal and what he thinks of CoStar’s rivals. Continue reading →

Zillow Offers collapse is proof of the Zestimate’s inaccuracy

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Bernice Ross has written about the inaccuracies of the Zestimate since it launched in 2006. Here, she outlines why Zillow’s decision to shut down its iBuying business is more than just a response to the extreme volatility of the Zestimate, but rather a… Continue reading →

What to Watch for: Zillow’s Q3 2021 earnings results

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With Zillow Offers woes and souring public opinion at their backs, Zillow has a few headwinds heading into Q3 earnings on Tuesday. Here are four things to keep an eye on. Continue reading →

Listing ‘mafias,’ the Amazon of real estate and other Connect standouts

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This year’s highlights included the escalation of a Zillow-CoStar cold war, warnings that the market could turn and countless tips for agents who want to thrive in any kind of market. Continue reading →

How NAR and multiple listing services fail brokers

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Greg Robertson and Victor Lund don’t hold back on why obtaining MLS data should be easier and why the National Association of Realtors’ policy should be enforced. Continue reading →