Realtor.com CEO is ready to ‘turn off’ Clear Cooperation debate

At Inman Connect San Diego, Realtor.com CEO Damian Eales said it’s time to turn the page on Clear Cooperation and focus on solving issues that will improve consumers’ main challenge — affordability. Continue reading

Mortgage lender Lower acquires Movoto

The deal will give Lower greater reach, while also contributing to an “end-to-end homeownership” platform — increasingly the holy grail of real estate technology. Continue reading

Court denies Move’s preliminary injunction in suit against CoStar

California District Judge George H. Wu declined Move’s preliminary injunction request against CoStar on Monday, stating the portal failed to prove the risk of “imminent, irreparable harm.” Continue reading

Realtor.com CEO: CoStar made ‘deceptive and misleading’ claims

Damian Eales told Inman his company is focused on providing high-quality leads and has plans to further leverage the network of its parent company, News Corp. Continue reading

Meet a high-touch underdog taking on the search portal Goliaths

Movoto may be a familiar name, but under OJO’s ownership the brand is quietly embarking on a David-and-Goliath struggle for a place in the portal pantheon. Continue reading

Growing real estate portal Movoto inks exclusive GreatSchools deal

The deal will make Movoto the sole provider of some GreatSchools data. It also comes as portals compete to differentiate themselves. Continue reading

As spring nears, real estate agents are reconsidering paid leads: Intel

Two months of Inman Intel Index survey data shows waning confidence in real-world business-building activities but growing interest in buying leads on the internet. Continue reading

OJO acquires The LEAD Syndicate, rebrands around Movoto

The acquisition will help OJO launch Lever by Movoto, which the company describes as an all-in-one technology platform for individual agents. Continue reading

Zillow, Realtor.com team up on syndicated rental listings

The ongoing portal war has now sparked a new alliance that’ll see Zillow’s rental listings show up on Realtor.com’s site. Continue reading

CoStar to spend a billion dollars on marketing in fight for portal crown

The company plans to advertise during the Super Bowl and other major cultural events in what it describes as the “biggest marketing campaign in real estate history.” Continue reading