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

The Dominos pizza tracker of home search: Josh Team on KW’s new app

In the first day that Keller Williams new consumer-facing app was live, it increased engagement in the company’s tech ecosystem by 600 percent. Home searches were up 2,500 percent. Continue reading

End-to-end times: How the all-in-1 platform became the holy grail

Companies both old and new are racing to build platforms that handle more of the real estate transaction. Agents will have to adapt to survive. Continue reading

Gary Keller, Josh Team on why they copied the portals: ‘All this chaos’

Keller Williams new consumer app tries to give homebuyers and sellers exactly what they want — and strip away everything they don’t. Continue reading

Ginger Wilcox named Home Point Financial’s chief experience officer

The mortgage originator/servicer is hiring Wilcox as its first chief experience officer since the company launched in 2015. Continue reading

Zillow Group hit with second class-action lawsuit over Premier Agent

Filed in the Southern District of New York, the federal suit claims that Premier Agent encourages dual agency and violates a New York State antitrust law. Continue reading