Zillow and Trulia have announced their commitment to one another, as Zillow has entered into a “definitive agreement to acquire Trulia” for $3.5 billion in stock. Both companies will remain in tact as brands with Trulia CEO Pete Flint

And you thought Zillow was the only syndication site making high-level acquisitions? Advantage – Move, Inc.? In a clear response to Zillow’s $3.5 billion acquisition of Trulia, Move, Inc., the company that manages NAR’s realtor.com website, has acquired the

Online agent-client collaboration, originating inside the MLS, has mostly been stalled since 1998. In that year, MLS systems started providing an area for clients to view agent-saved searches and suggested listings, and to provide listing ratings back to the

Data is the big currency in today’s real estate environment, and it’s brought quite a few changes to how the industry functions. #144635400 / gettyimages.com Big data – the grand democratization of statistics and information that the Internet made

Mobile design moved swiftly through real estate websites, and it’s now poised to take over the industry. #184078342 / gettyimages.com Everybody knows that with each passing year, mobile browsing seizes a larger and larger share of the real estate

The Zillow/Trulia merger could mean serious alterations to how agents and consumers interact. After a weekend filled with rumor and speculation, news dropped this morning that Zillow will indeed acquire Trulia for a cool $3.5 billion, creating by far the

NAR and Move, Inc. have prevailed in their opening salvo against Zillow. #128520267 / gettyimages.com A Washington state judge has ruled in favor of Move, Inc. and the National Association of Realtors in what promises to be a long

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We know, we know, negative reviews are always bad…or are they? Have we been looking at them all wrong? #184641297 / gettyimages.com We live in an era dominated by online reviews. Whether its a product, service or company, the Internet

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) is finalizing its acquisition of the .REALTOR top-level domain for use by members and associations. The new .REALTOR domain will be used as an alternative to the commonly used .com and .org and

When technology evolves, it becomes a process of making anything and everything convenient. So like everything else it’s the same for brokerages – when they update, it’s always a process to make home buying convenient, accessible any time and

The world of social media is one of constant transition, but could Twitter abolish its two most familiar features? The technological world is constantly in-flux, with companies always on the lookout for ways to improve and simplify their services

A common Facebook best practice that most forget now gets you more exposure. Are you wondering why your Facebook fan page posts are not appearing in the newsfeeds of your fans? There are many possible reasons: Facebook ads have

Some marketing challenges are universal. How do I attract new clients? How do I differentiate my firm from the competition? But as you dig down into the unique challenges of a specific market, the answers become less obvious. Here’s

What is it? Updater, (www.Updater.com), is one of the few new real estate startups that takes real world client issues into consideration when releasing a product. While walking through the halls of “Startup Alley” at Inman New York this

Realtor.com does not yet have the winning combination for an online ranking platform for real estate agents. Like Redfin and the Houston Association of Realtors (HAR) before it, realtor.com  recently stopped its attempt to accurately rank Realtors in a