Everything you need to know about the bombshell commission lawsuits

A slew of lawsuits may radically change how agents get paid and real estate generally. Here’s Inman’s deep dive into what’s going on and what it all means. Continue reading

Meet Playhouse, the app that wants to turn Zillow scrolling into a game

Playhouse is brand new, features a price-guessing game and has recently had an infusion of venture capital. The pitch is that it’s TikTok, but for real estate. Continue reading

ShowingTime takes page from Open Table with live showing scheduler

Debuting in Dallas, Houston, Denver and Atlanta, the consumer-facing software update will speed up home showings in light of the reduced number of days listings remain on the market. Continue reading

Redfin calls on real estate websites to drop crime data

The company cited the real estate industry’s history of redlining, as well as the potential to reinforce racial bias, as reasons to abandon crime data on search portals and other websites. Continue reading

Showingtime’s offer management platform sees surging interest

Real estate professionals in the U.S. and Canada used ShowingTime’s Offer Manager to handle more than 120,000 offers over the past year. Continue reading

Showing apps, portals, big tech partner with RESO on data standardization

The lack of uniform terminology and information standards in listing data has long plagued those who advocate for technology adoption and greater transaction efficiency. Continue reading

MHAuthority.com offers buyers direct access to manufactured living options

Launched by State Listings, Inc., MHAuthority.com is a website designed specifically for the marketing of manufactured homes and mobile homes for rent and sale nationwide. Continue reading

California Association of Realtors teams up with RentSpree

The new partnership will let agents access and use the California Association of Realtors’ rental documents within the RentSpree technology platform. Continue reading

BridgeMLS to offer members voice services via Voiceter Pro

Voiceter Pro has partnered with a number of MLSs around the country and now has added Northern California’s influential bridgeMLS to its lineup. Members can use both Google and Amazon smart speakers. Continue reading

CRS Data updates tax tools for MLS partners

The tax data platform has released new tools and services for its MLS partner product. Updates feature enriched tax maps, comp searches and prospecting tools. Continue reading