Mysterious newcomer plans to generate buyer and seller leads quickly after teaming up with Gannett Company to display listings across its news sites
Thrust into his role atop the largest trade organization in the country nearly a year early, Sears shares insights on interactions with the DOJ, the multiple listing services and an industry divided
Opinion
Battles among real estate heavyweights make the market less transparent and harder to navigate for the people we’re supposed to be helping, Troy Palmquist writes
Inman readers weigh in on private listings, portal wars and the way current controversies will play out for agents and the clients they serve
The nation’s largest real estate portal began enforcing its ban on private listings on Monday, 10 weeks after announcing its new standards. Here’s what you need to know now
Amid private listing debates and portal wars, agents should be asking one question: How does my business benefit from the outcome?
Former mortgage loan originator Andrew Josephson claims that in an effort to cut costs and beat competitors, Zillow failed to adequately pay him and other employees for time worked
In a motion filed on Friday, Compass said that it seeks to ‘dent’ Zillow’s dominance and asked the court to stop Zillow’s ban on publicly marketed private listings, which takes effect on Monday
Opinion
Broker and attorney Greg Hague writes that the Compass vs. Zillow lawsuit will ultimately democratize real estate tech, empower innovation and put consumers back in control
Opinion
Team leader Carl Medford writes that Zillow's brokerage license and algorithmic pricing suggestions could be setting it up for a legal showdown that threatens its entire business model
The antitrust suit, filed Monday in New York, accuses Zillow of using anticompetitive behavior and represents an escalation in an ongoing feud between the companies
Realtor.com won't ban private listings, but CEO Damian Eales argued in a new blog post that private listing advocates 'are likely to find themselves on the wrong side of history'
Compass CEO Robert Reffkin has taken to Instagram and LinkedIn to further criticize Zillow's listing ban, saying the portal has leveraged off-market business tactics to bolster past ventures
The Zillow-owned portal appeared to shed listings Wednesday after the Fairness in Apartment Rental Expenses Act became law, but a spokesperson insisted daily fluctuations are common
Opinion
Compliance expert Summer Goralik shares a fictional yearbook of 'Real Estate High,' because sometimes the best way to understand the industry is to take it back to homeroom
Zillow Rentals has partnered with third-party artificial intelligence company EliseAI to power its chatbot for renters and property owners. EliseAI will answer questions, schedule tours and more
