Tag Archives: Premier Agent

The Inman Handbook on real estate’s biggest rivalries

By Jim Dalrymple II | May 21, 2021 - 9:00 am |May 21, 2021 Uncategorized

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Compass versus Realogy. Keller Williams versus eXp. REX versus everyone. The real estate industry is full of big names and big feuds, and Inman’s unpacking all of them. Continue reading →

Zillow has most profitable quarter ever — again

By Jim Dalrymple II | May 4, 2021 - 8:11 pm |May 4, 2021 Uncategorized

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The online giant brought in $1.2 billion in revenue during the first three months of 2021, and made $52 million in profit. Continue reading →

Zillow seeing rising web traffic, growing consumer interest

By Jim Dalrymple II | April 23, 2020 - 1:53 pm |April 23, 2020 Uncategorized

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Traffic to listings on Zillow plummeted in the first weeks of the pandemic. But it has since rebounded, suggesting more consumers might be ready to buy and sell homes. Continue reading →

StreetEasy suspends ‘days on market’ display

By Patrick Kearns | March 24, 2020 - 8:52 pm |March 24, 2020 Uncategorized

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The Zillow-owned search portal is making changes to listing displays as the real estate industry slows down in New York, the epicenter of the country’s coronavirus outbreak. Continue reading →

How real estate portals are reacting amid the coronavirus pandemic

By Mike DelPrete | March 24, 2020 - 5:56 pm |March 24, 2020 Uncategorized

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As the coronavirus pandemic and the associated impact upon global economies spreads, the world’s leading real estate portals are all making big moves in response. Continue reading →

Zillow CEO: ‘There’s no coronavirus playbook’

By Patrick Kearns | March 24, 2020 - 1:09 pm |March 24, 2020 Uncategorized

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Rich Barton laid out plans to cut 25 percent of quarterly expenses by pausing hiring, cutting marketing, halting homebuying and reducing discretionary spending. Continue reading →

Zillow is covering 50% of Premier Agent costs for 1 month

By Patrick Kearns | March 17, 2020 - 8:44 pm |March 17, 2020 Uncategorized

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Zillow CEO Rich Barton announced the decision Tuesday in a letter to its Premier Agent customers. Continue reading →

HomeLight launches Elite Agent program for top producers

By Jim Dalrymple II | January 30, 2020 - 11:00 am |January 30, 2020 Uncategorized

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Elite Agent status will be awarded to the top 1 percent of the real estate professionals on HomeLight’s platform. Continue reading →

Zillow Group hit with second class-action lawsuit over Premier Agent

By Patrick Kearns | December 19, 2019 - 1:43 pm |December 19, 2019 Uncategorized

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Filed in the Southern District of New York, the federal suit claims that Premier Agent encourages dual agency and violates a New York State antitrust law. Continue reading →

Trulia sued by broker over Premier Agent advertising

By Patrick Kearns | December 2, 2019 - 6:24 pm |December 2, 2019 Uncategorized

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The Zillow-owned search portal is facing a lawsuit from a broker over its advertising business. Continue reading →