From Urban Compass to IPO: The history of Compass in 21 stories

As the real estate world waits to see how the brokerage’s initial public offering will unfold this week, take a look back at Compass’ decade-long road to success as covered by Inman. 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

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

Trulia co-founder Pete Flint tells agents to ‘lean into’ transaction revolution

During Connect Now, Trulia co-founder and NFX Managing Partner Pete Flint explained what agents must do to stay relevant during the transaction revolution. Continue reading

Zillow and Trulia beat back patent infringement suit for listing apps

‘This ruling ensures we will be able to continue to provide this information,’ said a Zillow Group spokesperson. Continue reading

Coronavirus could bring consolidation, layoffs to proptech

Venture capitalists have poured billions into real estate technology. But as the coronavirus hammers the economy, that funding may begin to dry up. Continue reading

‘Black swan of 2020’: Venture firm behind Trulia, Airbnb sounds alarm

Sequoia Capital believes the coronavirus could lead to reduced business activity, supply chain disruption and other long-lasting problems. Continue reading