Analyst: Portals like Zillow face ‘long-term risk’ from Google real estate experiment

Google is displaying real estate listings as search results in some markets — prompting questions about IDX violations and analyst speculation about risks to the portals. Continue reading

Break it to make it: How one Hudson Valley brokerage recalibrated its tech for growth

Curasi Realty spent the past year recalibrating its tech, choosing tools that simplify marketing, strengthen reporting and support agent growth. Continue reading

If price is king, why do we even market new listings?

If pricing is the engine for selling a listing, Josh Ries writes, marketing is the steering wheel. Together, they keep the deal moving forward. Continue reading

The end of ‘just listed’ marketing (and what to do instead)

Traditional listing posts are losing power as modern consumers seek storytelling, personality and local relevance. Alyssa Stalker shares social media marketing strategies for 2026. Continue reading

Will Anywhere merger launch M&A arms race? It’s not yet clear: Intel

Competitor brokerages have been largely silent in recent weeks on plans to join forces in response to the Compass-Anywhere deal. But some do sense opportunities arising from the deal. And one big real estate player didn’t hold his tongue. Continue reading

Redfin site fluke exposed past users’ data on listing contact forms

The glitch momentarily revealed past users’ names, phone numbers and email addresses over the span of less than a week. Continue reading

‘Selling the OC’ drops today. Get to know the agents

We asked The Oppenheim Group’s Orange County agents to share three things most people don’t know about them. Here are the Netflix stars’ fun facts, along with personal pictures. Continue reading

‘Real estate is the sacrificial lamb of high interest rates’: Jason Oppenheim rants on the Fed

In this Inman exclusive video interview ahead of the “Selling the OC” Season 4 premiere, The Oppenheim Group founder got real about the market, interest rates and the Federal Reserve. Continue reading

Realtor.com is gaining on competing portals despite decline in users, owners say

Average monthly unique users to Realtor.com sites fell 6.5 percent compared to the prior year as lead volume also slid 1 percent. Company said it had to 72 million average unique monthly users in the most recent quarter. Continue reading

Zillow calls Chicago’s Private Listing Network a ‘hidden listing scheme’

Zillow delayed the rollout of its ban on privately marketed listings in the nation’s third largest market, but the portal appears ready to crack down on widely used Private Listing Network. Continue reading