A real estate portal’s path to market power: a Zillow case study

Zillow’s drive to dominance in the greater New York City real estate market — via rental listings on StreetEasy and its hyperlocal Hamptons portal Out East — reveals the path to market power of real estate portals around the world. Continue reading

Ring will let users opt out of police requests for video

The feature, which is part of a new dashboard, comes amid an ongoing debate about privacy, surveillance and the growth of smart home technology. Continue reading

California home sales set back by high cost of fire insurance

Home sales in certain at-risk parts of California are beginning to fall as wildfires become an annual reality in the state. Continue reading

The Essential Guide to 2020, 2025, 2030 and beyond

Real estate experts see massive amounts of change — some exciting and some challenging — coming to the industry in the decades ahead. Continue reading

Zillow, Zumper, Move Inc. and Compass face ADA lawsuits

A single plaintiff has sued Zillow, Move Inc., and Zumper in the past six months, alleging the companies’ websites aren’t accessible to visually impaired individuals. Continue reading

This broker-owned website toolkit builds SEO-focused websites for agents

Owned and managed by a Las Vegas luxury property broker, IDXSEO puts an emphasis on customized IDX sites and Google page ranking. It’s not a service provider model or design firm offering, but rather a recommended toolkit of web tools and ideas. Continue reading

Manage every finance with complete accounting solution AcctFusion

This smart, comprehensive business accounting software doesn’t require any third-party products to manage every penny that enters and leaves a brokerage. It includes e-checks, unlimited commission structures and easy integration with popular transactio… Continue reading