Tour a creepy ‘haunted’ house made by Zillow — if you dare
You can virtually visit the fictional house of horrors to see its 'dingy cellar complete with built-in meat locker' and 'creaky wooden doors with mysterious witch-crafted claw marks'
CoStar CEO accuses competitors of ‘hijacking’ listings
Andy Florance weighed in on why his company is building a New York City portal and what he thinks of CoStar's rivals
by Jim Dalrymple II Oct 28
Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman 'skeptical' about iBuyer growth
Glenn Kelman said Wednesday at Inman Connect that many agents expect iBuyers to grow. He isn't so convinced, but does see disintermediation as a real issue
by Jim Dalrymple II Oct 27
CoStar CEO likens Zillow's StreetEasy to blackmail
Andy Florance on Tuesday positioned his company's upcoming New York City portal as an alternative to Zillow-owned StreetEasy
by Jim Dalrymple II Oct 26
Brokers: 'Leverage everything you can' to get agents leads
From inside sales agents and online leads to repeat and referral business, brokers need to pull out all the stops to help agents generate leads
by Lillian Dickerson Oct 26
CoStar revenue rises to new heights in latest earnings report
The company pulled in $499M in revenue during the third quarter of this year. That's a 17% jump compared to last year at the same time
by Jim Dalrymple II Oct 26
Zillow's iBuyer misstep will soon be 'a distant memory': Mike DelPrete
Opinion
Within the context of long-term industry disruption, Zillow's loss may simply be an embarrassing detour on its inexorable march to transform real estate
by Mike DelPrete Oct 25
Inman Top 5: The biggest stories of the week Oct. 15-21, 2021
Catch up quickly on the most significant stories of the week, as determined by Inman readers. Here's this week's Inman Top 5
by Inman Oct 22
'This is definitely a red flag': The Real Word on Zillow's big pause
Opinion
This week, Bryon Lazine and Nicole White discuss Zillow's latest move to pause homebuying, the client who shot his agent after buying a home sight unseen, and the agent who posed for listing photos in the buff
by Byron Lazine Oct 22
WeWork finally goes public, stock jumps on 1st day of trading
At long last, WeWork made its stock market debut Thursday, two years after it tried and failed to first hold an initial public offering
by Jim Dalrymple II Oct 21
Home sales on track for one of the strongest years in real estate history
A strong fall and winter season should mean 2021 will wrap up with nearly 7M in sales, making it one of the strongest sales years in history, according to a new MoxiWorks analysis
by Jim Dalrymple II Oct 21
Outlook improves for home sales through end of 2021, beyond: Zillow
Strong numbers of pending home sales and applications for purchase loans have pushed up sales forecasts through the end of the year
by Daniel Houston Oct 20
Full-frontal agent 'stripped' of job after baring all in listing photos
In addition to Instagram, nude-but-blurred photos of former Compass agent David Ferrugio initially appeared on TheMLS.com before being yanked off the website by administrators
Missed signs? Zillow's pause on buying underscores scaling challenges: Mike DelPrete
Opinion
Other iBuyers saw the signals and made adjustments while Zillow kept on buying; either it missed the signs or proceeded anyway. Regardless, it’s a timely reminder that growing an iBuyer business is challenging
by Mike DelPrete Oct 19
Agent bares all in full-frontal NSFW listing photos
'I wish I could say that I had an epiphany like a parting of the Red Sea moment but I just thought it'd be funny,' agent David Ferrugio told Inman