Homes.com moves toward filterless search with AI assistant

CoStar debuted Homes AI on Tuesday, its home search assistant that guides homebuyers through Homes.com listings and proprietary market data with natural language. The tool will be added to other CoStar-owned sites later. Continue reading

Here’s how Zillow continued growing — and touching more transactions — in 2025

Zillow is increasingly at the center of the lives of homebuyers, homesellers and real estate professionals. Here’s what changed in 2025, and how it paid off for the company. Continue reading

Is Homes.com still a viable portal war contender?

Investors have recently questioned CoStar’s investments in residential real estate. Industry experts told Inman the company would be wise to pay attention to the criticism. Continue reading

Judge orders Zillow and Redfin to provide docs in $100M rental syndication case

A legal filing submitted last week requests a number of communications between Zillow and Redfin employees related to the firms’ rental syndication agreement. Continue reading

CoStar continues Homes.com defense amid investor pushback

The parent company of the Homes.com real estate portal said the “investment phase” is over, and that selling or abandoning the site would be premature. Continue reading

Realtor.com reports growth as parent CEO calls rival Homes.com ‘at least a fixer-upper’

Realtor.com’s parent company saw revenue increase 10 percent year over year. The CEO of the firm that owns the portal took the opportunity to call rival Homes.com a potential “knockdown.” Continue reading

Redfin spices up Super Bowl Sunday with $1M home hunt

The Super Bowl LX-adjacent game will prompt Redfin app users with six clues starting around 8 p.m. ET on Sunday to locate and win a $1 million home featured in a Rocket and Redfin commercial. Continue reading

2nd CoStar investor urges giving up on Homes.com amid losses

New York City-based hedge fund D. E. Shaw & Co. on Wednesday criticized the board’s “reckless” spending on the portal while continuing to push back its timeline for profitability. It also called into question CEO Andy Florance’s generous cash and … Continue reading