NextHome CEO James Dwiggins takes on Clear Cooperation critics

In a LinkedIn post Tuesday, Dwiggins claimed brokerage leaders fighting to repeal the pocket listing rule are concealing an agenda to hoard listings, recruit agents and generate internal leads. Continue reading

Andy Florance calls Realtor.com lawsuit ‘PR stunt,’ talks future

Florance says Realtor.com lawsuit against CoStar is a response to Homes.com surpassing it in web traffic and takes aim at Zillow. Continue reading

Realtor.com parent sues CoStar Group, claiming theft of portal data

“Competitors should never be allowed to cheat and steal to get ahead,” Move, Inc. attorneys claim in a new suit alleging an ex-Realtor.com employee maintained access to the data while at CoStar. Continue reading

Time is of the essence with Zillow’s latest search filter

Thanks to Zillow’s commute time search filter, homebuyers can easily find listings anywhere from 10 to 60 minutes away from their job. The filter is available on Zillow’s mobile app. Continue reading

Homes.com President Dave Mele to part ways with CoStar

After 10 years, Homes.com President Dave Mele has left the company to pursue other opportunities. Mele was instrumental in CoStar Group’s acquisition of the company in 2021 for $156 million. Continue reading

Suddenly, it appears that portal traffic is a non-zero-sum game

Based on estimates of Homes.com’s traffic increase, it’s additive to the market and not affecting other portals’ traffic, Mike DelPrete writes. However, that’s not to say it won’t affect their businesses. Continue reading

CoStar Group tallies Q1 revenue growth on success of Homes.com

The Virginia-based commercial and residential real estate behemoth released its first-quarter earnings on Tuesday, which revealed the company grew its revenue 12 percent year over year to $656 million. The company remained profitable, although its net … Continue reading

Greg Schwartz’s Tomo launches AI-powered home search platform

Former Zillow executives Greg Schwartz and Carey Armstrong have launched an artificial intelligence-powered home search portal under their company, Tomo. The portal is available to homebuyers in 21 states. Continue reading

Move Inc. sees 13% revenue decline as Realtor.com traffic improves

The Realtor.com parent company saw revenue declined 13 percent to $127 million in the fiscal second quarter. Mobile and website annual traffic growth remained flat — an improvement from Q1’s 12 percent loss. News Corp CEO Robert Thomson said he’s hopef… Continue reading

Want to halt the portal war? Standardize MLSs

At ICNY, proptech leaders Eileen Romito, Derek Hooper and Catharine MacIntosh explained how cumbersome MLS rules led to the rule of real estate portals, and what can be done to take the power back. Continue reading