Tag Archives: costar

CoStar plans to slash spending on Homes.com through 2030

By | | Uncategorized
Comments Off on CoStar plans to slash spending on Homes.com through 2030

After investing heavily to create a fourth competing major real estate search portal, CoStar said Wednesday that it would cut spending on Homes.com by 35 percent this year. Continue reading →

Clash of the titans: Looking back at the Zillow-Compass legal battle

By | | Uncategorized
Comments Off on Clash of the titans: Looking back at the Zillow-Compass legal battle

Zillow and Compass are going head to head in an antitrust battle over the portal giant’s Listing Access Standard. Here’s a timeline of the rivalry and how the case has evolved. Continue reading →

Redfin CEO: These 10 shifts defined real estate in 2025

By | | Uncategorized
Comments Off on Redfin CEO: These 10 shifts defined real estate in 2025

2025 was another landmark year in real estate. Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman breaks down the 10 trends that mattered most. Continue reading →

Dispatches from NAR NXT as real estate grapples with AI

By | | Uncategorized
Comments Off on Dispatches from NAR NXT as real estate grapples with AI

NAR NXT is known for its happenings around governance and the larger issues that shape how agents work. But what it really does is remind the industry that there are a lot of sharp, creative people leading the way, and they’re not always the ones in th… Continue reading →

Realtor.com CEO talks ‘serious competitors,’ says ‘quality is really what we’re interested in’

By | | Uncategorized
Comments Off on Realtor.com CEO talks ‘serious competitors,’ says ‘quality is really what we’re interested in’

In the first of a two-part exclusive interview with Inman, a general in the portal wars breaks down what the public (and the media) get wrong about the leading residential search platforms. Continue reading →

Realtor.com CEO talks ‘serious competitors,’ says ‘quality is really what we’re interested in’

By | | Uncategorized
Comments Off on Realtor.com CEO talks ‘serious competitors,’ says ‘quality is really what we’re interested in’

In the first of a two-part exclusive interview with Inman, a general in the portal wars breaks down what the public (and the media) get wrong about the leading residential search platforms. Continue reading →

Will Anywhere merger launch M&A arms race? It’s not yet clear: Intel

By | | Uncategorized
Comments Off on Will Anywhere merger launch M&A arms race? It’s not yet clear: Intel

Competitor brokerages have been largely silent in recent weeks on plans to join forces in response to the Compass-Anywhere deal. But some do sense opportunities arising from the deal. And one big real estate player didn’t hold his tongue. Continue reading →

Zillow defends private listing rule, criticizes Compass in new filing

By | | Uncategorized
Comments Off on Zillow defends private listing rule, criticizes Compass in new filing

The portal argued that it is allowed to display whatever it wants on its own website, that it’s not a monopoly and that its rule governing private listings does not hurt Compass. Continue reading →

Realtor.com puts ‘spotlight’ on listing agents with new feature

By | | Uncategorized
Comments Off on Realtor.com puts ‘spotlight’ on listing agents with new feature

Realtor.com has released Spotlight Listings, a new marketing tool that enables agents to drive additional traffic to their listings. Spotlight’s launch coincides with a major update to Local Expert, a lead generation tool that gives agents prominent pl… Continue reading →