NAR President: Commission changes will ‘marginalize’ buyers

NAR President Tracy Kasper appeared on CNBC’s “The Exchange” on Thursday to talk about mortgage rates, affordability and the potential harm of changing the current commission structure. Continue reading

Realtor.com suffers double-digit drop in quarterly revenue, traffic

Realtor.com parent company Move Inc.’s revenue declined 16 percent to $142 million in the fiscal first quarter. Despite the loss, CEO Robert Thomson remained bullish about the portal’s long-term prospects. Continue reading

Even CoStar doesn’t think it will unseat Zillow, DelPrete argues

For all its bluster, CoStar Group likely doesn’t think it can overthrow Zillow to become real estate’s top portal, Mike DelPrete tells Intel. Here’s what the commercial real estate giant is really after. Continue reading

Adiós America! Far Homes’ $2.25M seed funding helps buy abroad

“Their business will benefit their customers, colleagues and communities, not just themselves and their other shareholders,” said Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman. Continue reading

RealScout adds ClimateCheck data to platform

RealScout’s addition of climate risk data into its platform follows a recent trend of real estate companies adding similar data to their portals as homebuyers become increasingly concerned about climate change risk. Continue reading

‘Millions More Buyers’: What’s a real estate portal’s competitive advantage?

Real estate portals benefit tremendously from network effects, which is the key factor that gives them unprecedented market power and an impregnable moat to repel competition. Let’s take a look at international portal leadership across three markets an… Continue reading

Circling back with dotloop: What’s happening post-Zillow acquisition?

A few years after being swallowed by Zillow, dotloop remains an innovator in real estate transaction management. Continue reading

ListGlobally brings worldwide portal marketing to the US

ListGlobally, a global hub for real estate listings considered the world’s largest online source for available residential properties, is now operating in the U.S. Continue reading