Zillow Group has made its latest move in the mortgage space, after jumping into the lending business last year. Mortech, a software provider for mortgage lenders that Zillow acquired for $12 million back in 2012, has partnered with Roostify, a platform… Continue reading
A Zillow Group employee has filed a class-action lawsuit, alleging ongoing labor code violations, including failure to pay overtime wages. Continue reading
Fresh off a $45 million funding round, rabble-rousing discount brokerage REX is expanding to the Philadelphia area, the company announced this week. Continue reading
An appeals court has overturned a lower court’s ruling that Zillow Group willfully infringed on photos belonging to photography firm VHT and sent the case back to a lower court. Continue reading
Zillow is piloting a new program in Phoenix that gives prospective homebuyers access to the online behemoth’s homes without appointments or even agents. Continue reading
Compass, last week, quietly made a big change to the way it displays listings on its consumer-facing website. Every non-Compass listing now shows the listing agent and contact information for the listing agent, making Compass’ site more similar to Zill… Continue reading
RE/MAX and Redfin announced a new partnership today that will give RE/MAX agents exclusive access to Redfin’s agent referral program – at a discounted rate – in 5,000 U.S. ZIP codes and throughout Canada. Continue reading
As every industry faces disruptive technologies, the same steps are inevitably taken in each that always lead to the same outcome: The incumbents fail to embrace change quickly enough and are displaced. Continue reading
SmarterAgent, a mobile platform that allows agents and brokers to create websites and customized search apps, is suing HomeAway and Real Estate Webmasters for patent infringement, claiming the two companies are infringing on a patent related to locatio… Continue reading
Fueled by 180,000 agents worldwide, Keller Williams has been quietly leveraging its data to boost artificial intelligence-powered technology. Continue reading