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New company uses data to match luxury properties and buyers

By Jim Dalrymple II | April 3, 2019 - 12:12 pm |April 3, 2019 Uncategorized

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A new company is building a system that will use data and artificial intelligence to match high-end properties with lifestyle preferences and hobbies. Continue reading →

Zestimate will be a ‘live offer for every house,’ Zillow CEO says

By Jim Dalrymple II | April 2, 2019 - 8:08 pm |April 2, 2019 Uncategorized

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Zillow founder and CEO Rich Barton said Monday that in the future the home valuation Zestimate tool will double as an offer from his company to buy any house in the U.S. Continue reading →

Perch pulls in $220M in latest funding round

By Marian McPherson | April 2, 2019 - 7:57 pm |April 2, 2019 Uncategorized

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New York City-based iBuyer Perch announced on Tuesday the completion of a $220 million Series B funding round with $20 million in equity funding and $200 million in debt financing. Continue reading →

Realogy, KW top Swanepoel Mega 1000 rankings

By Patrick Kearns | April 2, 2019 - 1:00 pm |April 2, 2019 Uncategorized

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Realogy and Keller Williams are the creams of the real estate crop once again, according to the second annual Swanepoel Mega 1000 list of the country’s top 1,000 brokerages along with top 20 franchisors and holding companies. Continue reading →

Zillow unveils new logo and Premier Agent scoring system

By Jim Dalrymple II | April 2, 2019 - 12:15 pm |April 2, 2019 Uncategorized

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Zillow Premier Agents who earn scores of 90 or higher on online customer satisfaction surveys will be awarded a “Best of Zillow” badge on the site. Continue reading →

Zillow will lend consumers money to buy homes

By Jim Dalrymple II | April 2, 2019 - 12:15 pm |April 2, 2019 Uncategorized

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In a statement, Zillow framed the new program as a way to beef up its online homebuying and re-selling program Zillow Offers (in which the company makes all-cash offers on homes to homeowners and prospective sellers) Continue reading →

Your next home will be the one that finds you

By Brad Inman | April 2, 2019 - 1:05 am |April 2, 2019 Uncategorized

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Discovery in the future will be less like Columbus stumbling on the Americas and more like using an app to book a room through Hotel Tonight. Continue reading →

Google expands vacation rental search as competition heats up

By Jim Dalrymple II | April 1, 2019 - 6:54 pm |April 1, 2019 Uncategorized

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Google is currently expanding its travel booking service to include vacation rentals from a wide variety of third-party companies. Continue reading →

Zillow hits benchmark in Canada

By Veronika Bondarenko | April 1, 2019 - 1:01 pm |April 1, 2019 Uncategorized

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Zillow’s big push to bring in Canadian homebuyers reached a benchmark last week as the listing giant surpassed 100 partners in the country. Continue reading →

Realty One Group embarks on social media training partnership

By Jim Dalrymple II | April 1, 2019 - 11:48 am |April 1, 2019 Uncategorized

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Katie Lance will now be sharing her social media strategies with Realty One Group agents as part of a new partnership, announced Monday. Continue reading →