Piñata CEO: Tech can make life better for renters and managers

Lily Liu’s company offers rewards and credit reporting for renters. And she said that while there is anxiety in the market, technology has the potential to make things better. Continue reading

Will Zillow’s Listing Showcase jolt agents with pay-per-listing pivot?

Zillow’s new product represents a new business model — from pay-per-lead to pay-per-listing — that mirrors the way profitable international peers monetize their market-leading positions. Continue reading

What the early ’80s inflation crisis reveals about today’s home market

The Fed has raised interest rates to fight inflation in the past. A new Intel analysis illuminates the data behind the “rate lock” of the early 1980s and how long it took home sales to eventually recover. Continue reading

Even CoStar doesn’t think it will unseat Zillow, DelPrete argues

For all its bluster, CoStar Group likely doesn’t think it can overthrow Zillow to become real estate’s top portal, Mike DelPrete tells Intel. Here’s what the commercial real estate giant is really after. Continue reading

Will the second quarter of 2023 match real estate’s Q1 meltdown?

Major real estate companies began reporting Q2 earnings this week against a backdrop of high rates, low inventory and a sluggish economy. Analysts shared what they’re watching with Intel. Continue reading

How ‘computer vision’ is disrupting real estate, 1 listing photo at a time

As ChatGPT reimagines how agents write, computer vision extracts data from millions of images to tell deeper stories about home, Restb.ai Chief Product Officer Nathan Brannen tells Intel. Continue reading

Here’s how CoStar can beat Zillow and win the real estate portal wars

CoStar is already borrowing a page from other big insurgent companies including Nike, Apple and Pepsi. But whether it can surpass Zillow may depend on how much it spends, analysts told Intel. Continue reading

There’s a ‘magic number’ that moves homes. Will we ever hit it?

Homebuyers have been holding out for a 5.5 percent rate, Maegan Sherlock told Intel. It may take a while for them to adjust their expectations. Continue reading

Do you Mynd? Invesco Real Estate invests $20M more in SFR platform

Mynd is a web application that assists investors with finding and managing single-family rentals (SFR) in and from any location within the U.S. It closed today on $20 million in financing to further its offerings, according to an announcement. Continue reading

InspectionGo takes off: Lands $5.5M funds, acquires 2 companies

InspectionGo (iGo) has closed on $5.5 million in Series A funding as well the joint acquisition of home services proptechs HomeBinder and Repair Pricer, according to a company announcement. Continue reading