How this broker consistently dominates his market while running a 1,500-agent affiliate

Paul Benson of Engel & Völkers Gestalt Group said relentless marketing, extreme responsiveness and maintaining a deep knowledge of his local market have helped him succeed in sales while leading a substantial affiliate across several states. Continue reading

Here’s how Zillow continued growing — and touching more transactions — in 2025

Zillow is increasingly at the center of the lives of homebuyers, homesellers and real estate professionals. Here’s what changed in 2025, and how it paid off for the company. Continue reading

Is Homes.com still a viable portal war contender?

Investors have recently questioned CoStar’s investments in residential real estate. Industry experts told Inman the company would be wise to pay attention to the criticism. Continue reading

Judge orders Zillow and Redfin to provide docs in $100M rental syndication case

A legal filing submitted last week requests a number of communications between Zillow and Redfin employees related to the firms’ rental syndication agreement. Continue reading

Freedman: Free market scores an early victory over PLNs

Brown Harris Stevens CEO Bess Freedman looks at Zillow’s early win in its fight with Compass and its implications for the future of PLNs. Continue reading

Freedman: Free market scores an early victory over PLNs

Brown Harris Stevens CEO Bess Freedman looks at Zillow’s early win in its fight with Compass and its implications for the future of PLNs. Continue reading

Judge denies Compass request to stop Zillow’s private listing policy

Compass filed the lawsuit last summer asking the court to stop Zillow from enforcing its Listing Access Standards, which sought to halt an anticipated surge in publicly marketed private listings. Continue reading

Realtor.com reports growth as parent CEO calls rival Homes.com ‘at least a fixer-upper’

Realtor.com’s parent company saw revenue increase 10 percent year over year. The CEO of the firm that owns the portal took the opportunity to call rival Homes.com a potential “knockdown.” Continue reading

Zillow’s Errol Samuelson hits back at Compass

Samuelson said on Tuesday that Compass CEO Robert Reffkin was not “truthful” and took issue with the way Compass has defined a polarizing Zillow listing rule. Continue reading

Zillow files shed light on how it viewed Compass’ technology

Court documents show how Zillow saw potential threats to its growth in the technology Compass was building for both agents and consumers. Continue reading