Zillow has had a difficult month, with lawmakers and rivals filing four lawsuits aimed at upending portal’s main business segments. Although Zillow’s next moves will likely come with some pain, experts say it won’t end their dominance in the industry. Continue reading
OpenAI announced on Monday that it had opened up its popular AI chatbot platform ChatGPT to popular apps. Users can now search for homes via Zillow directly within ChatGPT. Continue reading
CoStar Group has filed an opposition letter in response to Zillow signaling its forthcoming filing of a motion to dismiss in a lawsuit over CoStar-copyrighted images. Continue reading
From Compass’s horizontal acquisitions to Rocket’s vertical integration, Troy Palmquist looks at what’s driving M&A — and who might be next. Continue reading
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Just one day after the FTC sued to block the $100 million agreement between the two portal giants, a group of attorneys general from across the country filed their own lawsuit to block the deal. Continue reading
If you’re dependent on Zillow for lead gen, it’s time to build resilient funnels, own your data, and beef up your referral and content engines, Josh Ries writes. Continue reading
The deal included Zillow paying Redfin $100 million for the ability to host rental listings for buildings with over 25 units. The FTC called the deal an “end run around competition.” Continue reading
Amid an ongoing legal battle over listing photos, Zillow alleged that CoStar was attempting “to weaponize copyright litigation for competitive pressure.” Continue reading
In an “update” the Homes.com parent company released on Tuesday regarding its lawsuit against Zillow, CoStar Group accused its portal rival of starting to use an additional 4,600 CoStar Group-watermarked photos on its website since the lawsuit was file… Continue reading