Zillow declares mission accomplished, debuts new comprehensive vision

Zillow this week debuted a new mission statement: Rather than simply building a marketplace, the company says its new goal “is to give people the power to unlock life’s next chapter.” Continue reading

Gary Keller, Josh Team on why they copied the portals: ‘All this chaos’

Keller Williams new consumer app tries to give homebuyers and sellers exactly what they want — and strip away everything they don’t. Continue reading

Going global? Watch out for these 3 pitfalls

For those familiar with highly regulated real estate markets like Canada and the U.S., it might come as a surprise that REALTOR® associations, Multiple Listing Services (MLS’s) and a competitive technology landscape are not the norm on the internationa… Continue reading

Redfin to publicly display buyers’ agent commissions on all listings

The online brokerage believes that displaying buyer’s agent commissions will add transparency and lead to a more efficient housing marketplace. Continue reading

HouseCanary launches portal, raising questions over listing data

HouseCanary has launched a new listing portal, though it has left some multiple listing services confused about how their data landed on the site. Continue reading

In-House Realty rebrands as Rocket Homes, launches portal to rival Zillow

In-House Realty, a sister company to lending giant Quicken Loans is rebranding as “Rocket Homes,” and launching a new consumer-facing home search site in its first step to creating an end-to-end homebuying platform. Continue reading