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Unlisted founder talks inventory, seller signals, market opportunity

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Unlisted founder Katie Hill believes off-market is the solution to real estate’s long-standing inventory problems. But her idea has been tried before. Continue reading →

Analyst: Portals like Zillow face ‘long-term risk’ from Google real estate experiment

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Google is displaying real estate listings as search results in some markets — prompting questions about IDX violations and analyst speculation about risks to the portals. Continue reading →

Dispatches from NAR NXT as real estate grapples with AI

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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’

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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’

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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 →

Realtors reject proposal to require disclosure of more referral fees

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The proposal would have amended the Realtor Code of Ethics to expand what sources of revenue must be disclosed to clients. It passed one vote — but was rejected in a final round. Continue reading →

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

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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

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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

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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 →

Realtor.com is gaining on competing portals despite decline in users, owners say

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Average monthly unique users to Realtor.com sites fell 6.5 percent compared to the prior year as lead volume also slid 1 percent. Company said it had to 72 million average unique monthly users in the most recent quarter. Continue reading →