Real Estate – Page 29 of 42

Redfin investor Tiger Global buys 9.5% stake in Zillow, shares surge

Tiger Global must really like online real estate. Just five months after participating in a $50 million venture round in… Read More

Redfin founder re-emerges with Surefield, a new way to sell homes with virtual open houses

David Eraker is getting back into the real estate business, 12 years after he co-founded Seattle-based Redfin. Eraker, who left… Read More

Placester closes $5.5M round for yet another online real estate idea

Here’s another spin on bringing the real estate industry online that could enable any agent to compete directly with the likes of Zillow or Redfin.… Read More

Court denies Move’s motion to block new Zillow employee

A King County Superior Court Judge has denied a motion by Move Inc. to block the employment of Errol Samuelson… Read More

Zillow vs. Move: Dueling declarations show bitter feud over key real estate exec

There’s nothing quite like a bitter feud in the real estate business, and we’ve certainly seen our share of them… Read More

Meet Zillow’s new $5 million man: A guy so valuable that Move Inc. is suing over him

Errol Samuelson is a valuable man. Not only does he possess deep real estate industry experience — often quoted in… Read More

Redfin continues big 2014 expansion push: Next up is Orlando, Tucson and Norfolk

Redfin is bolstering its national real estate presence, perhaps yet another sign that the Seattle online real estate company is… Read More

Zillow’s traffic soars, tops 76 million visitors in March

A lot of people are spending time looking at homes these days, and many of them are doing it on… Read More

Redfin to Zillow: Make these 6 changes to how you show our properties online

Another day, another spat in the online real estate arena. Today, it’s Redfin, which has picked a fight with its… Read More

VC Keith Rabois looks to upend real estate with Homerun, an ambitious (or crazy) idea to sell homes over the Internet in an instant

Get ready for yet another online real estate startup. This one is codenamed Homerun, and it promises to change the… Read More

Zillow inks deal with Chinese real estate giant Leju

Zillow has entered into an exclusive agreement to power the U.S. home shopping experience for Leju, a Chinese subsidiary of… Read More

Redfin’s first CTO explains lawsuit against the company, says he just wants to be treated fairly

David Selinger is a die-hard Redfin supporter. He’s purchased homes through the online real estate service, and speaks highly of… Read More

Patent office: Most Zillow claims around Zestimate valuation tool are ‘unpatentable’

Zillow may be facing a tougher legal challenge against its longtime rival Trulia after a patent review board ruled this… Read More

Redfin co-founder and ex-CTO sue company, allege scheme to cancel shares as IPO nears

Redfin is facing a lawsuit in King County Superior Court from two of its earliest employees who allege that the… Read More

Porch strikes deal with Realtor.com to deliver home-improvement reports

Home-improvement data startup Porch is partnering with Realtor.com to launch a new product, the “Porch Home & Neighborhood Report,” that… Read More

The Move exec who got sued after joining Zillow talks about why he made the leap

Bloodsport. House of Cards. Those are a few of the ways that Inman News publisher Brad Inman describes what’s occurring… Read More

Zillow lands product placement on new NBC home renovation show

Zillow announced today that the company’s tools will play a key role in “American Dream Builders,” a new reality show… Read More

Will Zillow make a move into commercial real estate?

Commercial real estate agents want Zillow to move into their market. During an event put on by the Portland Business… Read More

Zillow poaches one Move exec, gets sued for hiring another

For the second time this month, Zillow has poached a leading executive from rival Move Inc. Zillow announced today that… Read More

Trulia kicks off $45 million marketing campaign as rivalry with Zillow heats up

Trulia is kicking off the house-hunting season with a slick new TV advertising campaign, part of a plan by the… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Radio: Home prices, real estate and big data with Zillow’s Stan Humphries

This week on the GeekWire radio show, we’re diving into one of our favorite topics — real estate, home prices… Read More

Jury rules in Zillow’s favor in mortgage patent case

Zillow has scored a win in a patent case brought by LendingTree, which alleged that the Seattle-based real estate company,… Read More

Ex-Realtor.com Chairman Errol Samuelson joins Zillow

Zillow announced today that Errol Samuelson will be joining the company as its Chief Industry Development Officer. He’ll be reporting… Read More

Online real estate marketplace Auction.com grabs $50M from Google Capital

Another day, another Internet startup with a billion dollar valuation. This time it’s Auction.com, an Irvine, Calif.-based online real estate… Read More

Is this Realtor’s Web site a direct rip off of Redfin?

Take a look at the Web site of Asset Realty Group, and you might start to see some striking similarities… Read More

Zillow vs. Trulia: Get ready for an advertising war of epic proportions

Everyone loves a good rivalry, and perhaps none have been quite as fun to watch as the matchup between Seattle-based… Read More

Trulia stock plummets in after-hours trading following earnings miss

Trulia this afternoon reported that its revenue in the fourth quarter of 2013 reached $49.7 million, up almost 142 percent year-over-year… Read More

Get ready to hear more from Zillow: Online real estate powerhouse to spend $65M on advertising in 2014

Zillow is doubling down on national advertising in an attempt to bolster its brand in the online real estate category.… Read More

Zillow posts record net income of $2.7M as Q4 sales rise 70%

Zillow just posted another blockbuster quarter, beating analysts estimates and charging ahead of its original forecasts. The Seattle online real… Read More

Redfin improperly classifies field agents as contractors in California, suit says

Redfin is facing a class action suit in California for classifying field agents as independent contractors. The suit — filed… Read More