Does your brokerage’s AI match the hype? Take Intel’s April survey

Each month, hundreds of real estate agents, brokers, executives and investors contribute to one of real estate’s most ambitious monthly efforts to document changes to the industry. Add your insights. Take the survey. Continue reading

Coming-soon listings are the hottest topic in real estate. Does your MLS allow them?

We created a feature that shows where dozens of MLSs serving 1.2 million real estate professionals stand on coming-soon listings, the hottest topic in real estate. Continue reading

NWMLS is one of few MLSs that don’t allow coming soons. Redfin says that should change

Redfin veteran Joe Rath — now at parent Rocket — said his company “supports a seller’s choice in how their property is marketed.” Continue reading

Translating the economics of price discovery to private listings

Private listings, properly understood, do not replace the MLS — they help it work better by improving the conditions under which price discovery begins. Continue reading

CoStar scores win as activist investor drops Homes.com fight

The hedge fund Third Point was one of two major players that was strongly critical of CoStar’s attempt to compete with three leading residential real estate portals Continue reading

New pre-marketing platforms face trust issues, adoption hurdles: Intel

Many real estate agents tell Intel that newly announced partnerships to plug “coming soon” listings won’t change how they do business. Continue reading

The marketplace is fracturing. Here’s how to compete anyway

The fundamentals of why sellers and buyers need a skilled, informed, honest real estate agent have not changed. Continue reading

CoStar says Zillow continues using its copyrighted rental images

“As discussed above, Zillow has the tools to stop; it is simply choosing not to,” CoStar says in amended complaint over alleged copyright infringement. Continue reading

CMLS slams ‘false narrative’ as coming-soon partnerships spread

The Council of Multiple Listing Services argued that a “false narrative” about pre-marketing homes is gaining traction. Continue reading

Zillow goes ‘AI mode’ with new home search assistant

Zillow has released AI mode, a new search assistant that answers buyers’ and renters’ listing and market questions. Continue reading