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Meet a high-touch underdog taking on the search portal Goliaths

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Movoto may be a familiar name, but under OJO’s ownership the brand is quietly embarking on a David-and-Goliath struggle for a place in the portal pantheon. Continue reading →

Growing real estate portal Movoto inks exclusive GreatSchools deal

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The deal will make Movoto the sole provider of some GreatSchools data. It also comes as portals compete to differentiate themselves. Continue reading →

CoStar Group tallies Q1 revenue growth on success of Homes.com

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The Virginia-based commercial and residential real estate behemoth released its first-quarter earnings on Tuesday, which revealed the company grew its revenue 12 percent year over year to $656 million. The company remained profitable, although its net … Continue reading →

With Matterport buy, CoStar makes it a ground game

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Digital twin creation company Matterport has sold to CoStar, parent of home search experience Homes.com and Zillow’s chief rival. The deal stands to greatly increase the amount of industry data available to the company for use in its appeal to both rea… Continue reading →

Realtor.com campaign makes pitch for buyer representation

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The campaign will roll out across print and digital media and comes against the backdrop of commission disruption and intense competition among portals. Continue reading →

Homes.com gets analyst boost amid 567% annual traffic spike

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Despite the initial controversy, Homes.com isn’t letting up on its traffic war with Zillow, Realtor.com and Redfin. The CoStar-owned portal reported late last week that it reached 149 million unique visitors in February, which equals a mind-boggling 56… Continue reading →

Redfin is beta testing its new AI search assistant Ask Redfin

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Ask Redfin, an artificial intelligence assistant for homeshoppers, is now in beta testing on the company’s mobile iOS search experience. Continue reading →

Zillow, Realtor.com team up on syndicated rental listings

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The ongoing portal war has now sparked a new alliance that’ll see Zillow’s rental listings show up on Realtor.com’s site. Continue reading →

CoStar maintains winning streak and grows revenue yet again in Q4

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CEO Andy Florance touted his company’s residential portal Homes.com as the “fastest growing residential property site in the United States” in a new earnings report released Tuesday. Continue reading →

WATCH: Andy Florance takes aim at ‘Ziltorfin’ business tactics

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CoStar Group founder and CEO Andy Florance called Zillow, Realtor.com and Redfin pushback against Homes.com traffic numbers “bait and switch” business tactics as he addressed criticism about Homes.com’s astronomical website traffic growth during the la… Continue reading →