TriangleMLS, WellcomeMat: Video is the new photo in real estate

The largest multiple listing services in one of the nation’s most sought-after home markets is now helping its members market themselves through video. Continue reading

Data and multiple listing services: A love story?

Speakers at Inman Connect New York on Tuesday urged MLSs to adopt new datasets and make sure to share them in ways that are useful to agents and consumers. Continue reading

Proptech in 2022: Zillow rebounds, iBuyers stumble and MLSs grow up

Zillow bounced back after folding its iBuyer in 2021, multiple listing services finally caught up, enterprise solutions arrived and other signs property technology approached maturity in 2022. Continue reading

Ocusell launches with goal to heal MLS, tech vendor relationships

Ocusell’s software uses a centralized hub model. It empowers brokerages and agents to create listing profiles using an intuitive, modernized content management system. Continue reading

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