Realtor.com CEO: ‘Zillow took that crown off us — and I want it back’

During Inman Connect on Tuesday, Damian Eales, Realtor.com’s newly installed CEO, revealed the marching orders he’s received from Rupert Murdoch as he aim to scale the top of the portal game. Continue reading

Plunk unveils Plunk Pro for up-to-the-minute housing market data

Plunk Pro offers investors, advisors and analysts access to real-time information on the housing market, the AI-powered home valuation and analytics company announced Tuesday. Continue reading

CINC rolls out ‘Guaranteed Sales Program’ to help agents and teams

The customer relationship management platform vowed “a path to six-figure earnings within 24 months” for real estate agents and teams who follow the program from beginning to end. Continue reading

Technology platform Inspectify finds $5.76M in new funding

The company provides an automated solution for booking and conducting home and property inspections, using dynamic, smart interfaces that can greatly reduce time spent at homes, data integrity and improve downstream workflows. Continue reading

Backflip excels in funding, facilitating home investing: Tech Review

Backflip is an outstanding example of just how well technology can flatten the long-manual, vexing real estate practice of finding and eventually flipping, single family properties. Continue reading

Leading RE selects recruitment app Courted for Solutions Group

The brand has chosen Courted — a mobile application designed to empower the way agents, teams and brokerages network — for inclusion on its list of preferred vendors and resources. Continue reading

Zillow’s super app is taking shape with the agent front and center

ShowingTime+, an offshoot of Zillow, has released Listing Showcase, a new way to market listings on the popular consumer search site. Continue reading

Propy rolls out AI update aimed at improving workflow and security

The blockchain and Web3 advocate said its artificial intelligence-enhanced and optical character recognition-backed update will increase workflow efficiency and augment data dissemination. Continue reading

Property investing is so hard, even Spencer Rascoff steers clear of it

The co-founder of Zillow and Pacaso just isn’t that into traditional real estate — at least as an income-generating investment, he told Arrived CEO Ryan Frazier in a recent interview. Continue reading

Humaniz recognizes the challenges of hiring: Tech Review

Humaniz is hiring software for the real estate industry, addressing a critical business need that has very little standardization and impressive fragmentation. Continue reading