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CoStar CEO: We’re focused on ‘selling the house’

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Andy Florance suggested rival portals are more interested in selling leads than houses and called a lawsuit against his company a “PR stunt.” Continue reading →

Judge rules in favor of CoStar, grants expedited discovery

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California District Judge George Wu granted CoStar’s request for an expedited discovery in Move’s theft of trade secrets lawsuit against the portal. Both parties have until Aug. 5 to agree on the terms of the discovery. Continue reading →

Former Realtor.com editor declares innocence in new filing

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The editor at the center of the theft of trade secrets lawsuit between portal rivals Move and CoStar Group filed a 36-page statement in support of CoStar’s expedited discovery request. Continue reading →

CoStar puts former Realtor.com editor on leave amid lawsuit

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CoStar Group has put former Realtor.com News and Insights editor James Kaminsky on leave in response to Move’s objections to sharing confidential information amid its trade secrets lawsuit. Continue reading →

Move calls on court to stop CoStar Group’s use of ‘unauthorized’ files

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Two weeks after filing a theft of trade secrets lawsuit against CoStar Group, Move now wants CoStar to hand over Move-owned files and electronic devices used by former Realtor.com News and Insights Editor James Kaminsky. 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 →

Zillow partners with Moody’s on multifamily rental data

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The partnership will give larger multifamily rental operators access to Moody’s data on topics such as rents, vacancies and inventory. Continue reading →

Flyhomes joins portal wars with launch of AI-powered search

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Cash-offer pioneer Flyhomes says it will partner with agents to expand nationwide after acquiring “conversational real estate search” tech from ZeroDown, hiring co-founders Laks Srini and Abhijeet Dwivedi. Continue reading →

‘It’s an arms race’: How portals are adapting to the commission crunch

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The upending of NAR’s cooperative compensation rule is a double-edged sword for Zillow and its rivals, experts told Inman. These are the tools and tactics they’re adopting to suit the moment. Continue reading →

Suddenly, it appears that portal traffic is a non-zero-sum game

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Based on estimates of Homes.com’s traffic increase, it’s additive to the market and not affecting other portals’ traffic, Mike DelPrete writes. However, that’s not to say it won’t affect their businesses. Continue reading →