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CoStar continues Homes.com defense amid investor pushback

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The parent company of the Homes.com real estate portal said the “investment phase” is over, and that selling or abandoning the site would be premature. Continue reading →

Investor drama fuels new front in the portal wars: The Download

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From upheaval in the portal landscape to the ongoing controversy around private listings, debates over access, control and cooperation intensified last week. Continue reading →

Homes.com isn’t going anywhere, CoStar says in response to investor

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A day after a prominent hedge fund investor launched a hostile takeover bid of CoStar’s board over concerns about the real estate portal, CoStar doubled down on its Homes.com strategy. Continue reading →

Investor calls CoStar’s residential project a ‘fiasco,’ slams Homes.com spending

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A major New York hedge fund has called on CoStar to divest or shut down its residential real estate business after heavy spending on Homes.com. Continue reading →

The MLS is under attack. Realtor.com’s CEO explains why

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On this episode, Damian Eales gives his unfiltered take on the future of the MLS, the dangers of private listings, and why the industry needs to stop the infighting and start serving the consumer. Continue reading →

If not Zillow, then who? Agents spar over preferred portal-war victors

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Real estate agents have strong opinions on each of the major players in the so-called “portal wars” between Zillow and its competitors. Intel asked who agents want at the center of the home search. Continue reading →

The portal-war endgames that real estate agents actually want: Intel

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There’s broad dissatisfaction with Zillow’s primacy in the listing space, according to the latest Intel Index survey of real estate professionals. Here’s what they say they want to see instead. Continue reading →

An exclusive look inside the legal strategies at Compass and Zillow

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In an Inman Exclusive, Taylor Anderson examined thousands of internal documents to unveil the legal strategies on both sides of the Compass-Zillow wrangling. Continue reading →

How Compass, Zillow planned to win the private listing battle: Top 5

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Looking for a quick catch-up on the buzziest stories of the week? Here’s Inman Top 5, the most essential stories, according to Inman readers. Continue reading →