Homebuyers descend upon a key battleground: the suburbs
The pandemic-era home market has been marked by frenzied competition among buyers. But one arena in particular has been hardest-fought
by Daniel Houston May 18
Team of rivals: Zillow and Redfin partner to syndicate 3D Home tours
Listing agents using Zillow 3D Home tours no longer have to manually add their tours to Redfin. This is the second partnership between the 2 real estate search portal rivals since 2019
by Marian McPherson May 18
First rule of housing bubbles? Don't talk about them, economist warns
Zillow Senior Economist Jeff Tucker is skeptical that a housing bubble is looming, but he worries such talk could hurt future buyers in need of homebuilders to continue producing new inventory
by Daniel Houston May 16
What Biden's student loan forgiveness means for real estate
After months of speculation, the Biden administration just announced that it will wipe out as much as $20,000 in individual student loan debt
by Jim Dalrymple II May 13
REX abandons antitrust case against Oregon rebate ban
Discount brokerage says it will focus on 'other issues that cause consumers to be overcharged every time they buy and sell a home'
by Andrea V. Brambila May 12
Brokerages push back on NAR ad campaign targeting 'competitors'
The trade group highlighted its own members — including Zillow, Compass, Redfin, Homie, Opendoor and Offerpad — among those whom it's competing with for consumer mindshare
by Andrea V. Brambila May 12
Demise of discount brokerage REX may be imminent, reports indicate
REX General Counsel Michael Toth did not directly confirm REX was closing, but blamed NAR and Zillow for the death of its business model and said its suit against both would continue
by Andrea V. Brambila May 11
Zillow flexes in the face of a cooling market: DelPrete
Opinion
Zillow and Realtor.com's Q1 results shine a light on two key factors: overall revenue growth is slowing and Zillow's next-gen lead gen business, Zillow Flex, is building momentum
by Mike DelPrete May 10
Cryptocurrency dollar bill Benjamin Franklin
A presidential advisory group of Realtors and staff will probe the impact of digital money in the real estate industry, with a potential eye toward completely digitizing the transaction process
Zillow turns a profit in Q1 as housing market gets 'choppy'
The company reported soaring revenues in the first quarter of 2022 but also continued its Zillow Offers wind-down, which the company said has entered its final days
by Jim Dalrymple II May 5
From Airbnb to Zillow: How real estate is dealing with Ukraine crisis
As US businesses withdrew from Russia, Inman surveyed the nation's top real estate companies. Read on to see how 23 of the industry's most notable companies have responded to the conflict
by Ben Verde May 5
Zillow's Flex model offers 'next gen lead gen': Mike DelPrete
Opinion
Zillow's new strategy has the company going back to its roots, doubling down on agent lead gen, and extracting more revenue from real estate commissions
by Mike DelPrete May 5
Offerpad stays profitable for second quarter in a row
The iBuyer earned about $41M in profit during the first 3 months of 2022, beating the results of its also-profitable run at the end of 2021, according to an Q1 earnings call on Wednesday
by Jim Dalrymple II May 4
Shared equity platform Point to launch down payment product
With $115M in Series C funding, Point plans to be in 28 markets within a year
by Matt Carter May 3
Well, this might be the most popular home on Twitter
The midcentury modern house garnered 24,000 likes and counting on Facebook and more than 122,000 likes on Twitter following a post by Zillow Gone Wild on Monday
by Ben Verde May 3