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The ‘World Wide Web’ is bigger than one listing website

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The real estate industry moved this past week, eXp Chief Brokerage Officer Holly Mabery writes. The MLS has a simple choice: lead, follow or be bypassed. Continue reading →

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 →