Compass targets Zillow’s warnings to agents in new brief

In a brief issued ahead of a hearing in its case against Zillow, Compass homed in on the listing portal’s powers of “intimidation” in issuing warnings to agents that violate its listing standards. Continue reading

Why the NAR settlement has become a blessing, not a curse

By removing the automatic assumption of buyer’s agent fees, we’re putting the focus back where it belongs, Darryl Davis writes, on fiduciary duty, negotiation and service. Continue reading

Zillow ignores ‘noise,’ jabs from CoStar, as revenue climbs

CEO Jeremy Wacksman told Inman the portal is focused on “ourselves and what we can control.” Zillow also said Thursday that 80 percent of home transactions involve one of its products Continue reading

Realtor.com’s FlyAround offers a bird’s-eye view of the market

FlyAround is an update to Realtor.com listings, in partnership with TopHap and Google Maps, that provides low-altitude satellite views. Continue reading

NAR and the real estate industry’s irrelevance problem

Failure to embrace tech innovation will ensure the real estate industry falls further behind, hastening the entry of disruptive outside forces, Sean Frank writes. Continue reading

Your AI twin hates you

Meet the EpiqueAI Twin, a virtual counterpart that handles everything from contracts to content while real agents focus on clients. With most of this tech already in play, the real estate future we imagined is closer than you think. Continue reading

Free criminal background checks, smart lead generation and game-changing technology

More than 400,000 agents nationwide now have complimentary access to domii’s Criminal Background Checks through strategic partnerships with leading MLSs, Realtor Associations, and Brokerages across the United States. Continue reading

15% of homebuyers ‘ghosted’ homesellers in September

As Halloween draws near and our minds become preoccupied with witches, wraiths and suddenly seized souls, homesellers are focused on another horror: the growing number of homebuyers backing out of the market. Continue reading

This CEO says private listings are real estate’s ‘nuclear holocaust’

HomeSmart founder and CEO Matt Widdows talks about the seismic shifts reshaping the industry — Compass-Anywhere, Zillow’s ChatGPT app, private listing networks, consolidation chaos, AI. Continue reading

What Zillow’s Matterport fallout means for agents like you

While Zillow and CoStar are fighting (again), broker Holly Brink writes, agents still have to market their listings. Here’s what this move means and what you should do now to protect your business Continue reading