Realtor.com reports growth as parent CEO calls rival Homes.com ‘at least a fixer-upper’

Realtor.com’s parent company saw revenue increase 10 percent year over year. The CEO of the firm that owns the portal took the opportunity to call rival Homes.com a potential “knockdown.” Continue reading

Damian Eales on ‘imminent’ Realtor.com app for ChatGPT [EXCLUSIVE]

In Part 2 of an exclusive interview with Inman, Realtor.com CEO Damian Eales explains why his company has invested in becoming a news outlet and how a launch on AI is ‘imminent.’ Continue reading

Realtor.com CEO talks ‘serious competitors,’ says ‘quality is really what we’re interested in’

In the first of a two-part exclusive interview with Inman, a general in the portal wars breaks down what the public (and the media) get wrong about the leading residential search platforms. Continue reading

Realtor.com CEO talks ‘serious competitors,’ says ‘quality is really what we’re interested in’

In the first of a two-part exclusive interview with Inman, a general in the portal wars breaks down what the public (and the media) get wrong about the leading residential search platforms. Continue reading

Realtor.com is gaining on competing portals despite decline in users, owners say

Average monthly unique users to Realtor.com sites fell 6.5 percent compared to the prior year as lead volume also slid 1 percent. Company said it had to 72 million average unique monthly users in the most recent quarter. 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 parent goes after its own virtual tour target amid battle with CoStar

Australia’s REA Group, owned by News Corp and a 20 percent stakeholder in Realtor.com, has acquired 3D tour technology company Planitar, echoing the 2024 sale of Matteport to Homes.com parent CoStar. Continue reading

Realtor.com CMO says the future of search is ‘conversational’

In an exclusive interview with Inman, Mickey Neuberger shares early insights from the portal’s new natural language search feature and AI’s part in Realtor.com’s tech blueprint. Continue reading

Realtor.com sued for copyright over attempt to capitalize on Taylor Swift engagement hype

A Kansas City photographer sued NAR and Realtor.com’s parent company for publishing her copyrighted photos of Travis Kelce’s estate without her permission. Continue reading

Realtor.com is working with OpenAI to chase the portal crown

News Corp CEO Robert Thomson said the partnership with the ChatGPT-maker is a vital growth lever for Realtor.com and its parent company, Move Inc., and will help create a one-of-a-kind home search experience. Continue reading