The Inman Handbook on real estate’s biggest rivalries

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

Showing management startup Instashowing nabs $4M in funding

Former Trulia CEO Pete Flint once again led the funding round. The company will primarily use the funds to develop an open API for showing services Continue reading

Showing management startup Showingly snags deal with Miami Realtors

The deal comes amid a tumultuous time for the showing management industry after the announcement of Zillow’s ShowingTime acquisition. Continue reading

SentriLock officially launches showing platform

SentriKey Showing Service is among the buzziest new showing management platforms in a space that has growing increasingly crowded in recent months. Continue reading

REColorado teams up with showing management platform BrokerBay

The new partnership will launch in the summer and give members of the major Colorado multiple listing service easy access to tools for setting up home showings. Continue reading

RE/MAX exec on shifting market: ‘Have a savings account’

Chief Customer Officer Nick Bailey also warned agents that there are no “get rich quick schemes” in real estate at the company’s R4 event. Continue reading

Former Trulia CEO Pete Flint leads investment round in Instashowing

Flint and other big-name investors including Tom Ferry collectively dropped $1.5 million on the showing management startup. Continue reading

Delta Media Group announces launch of ShowingTime competitor

The platform, called Local Showings, will integrate with brokerage and MLS technology. The company also says it is seeing significant interest in the platform. Continue reading

Zillow to hire more than 2,000 remote employees by end of 2021

The company announced on Thursday its goal to increase its employee rolls by 40 percent, largely by filling tech, mortgage and software development positions. Continue reading

Track your state’s buyer activity with ShowingTime’s new daily report

Based on data from 5 million home showings, ShowingTime has released a daily homebuyer activity report that shows the state-by-state impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue reading