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Zillow’s Slow Roll To A Real Estate Ecosystem
Ecosystems // August 15, 2018

Not so long ago, shopping for a new home was a very boot-on-the-ground type of process. If one wanted to idly peruse local real estate listings, there was always the local paper — where one could look at a single, grainy black-and-white photograph with some...

Amazon To Add Real Estate Agent Referrals To Marketplace
Amazon // July 13, 2017

Amazon, the eCommerce giant, is gearing up to add the option to hire real estate agents via its professional services marketplace. According to a report, Amazon has announced news that a placeholder website shows the option to hire a realtor, in effect becoming a direct...

Interviews & Exclusives
How Platforms Turn Agents Into Digital Real Estate Quarterbacks

April 02, 2019
The home-selling season is upon us — and will be for the next several months. Roughly 40 percent of the homes sold in the U.S. sell between March and August each year, and, by early April, the market is beginning its big, annual ramp-up. The year 2019 has been no exception, Homelight COO Sumant Sridharan told Karen […]

Zillow’s Slow Roll To A Real Estate Ecosystem

August 15, 2018
Not so long ago, shopping for a new home was a very boot-on-the-ground type of process. If one wanted to idly peruse local real estate listings, there was always the...

Quick Reads
Amazon To Add Real Estate Agent Referrals To Marketplace

July 13, 2017
Amazon, the eCommerce giant, is gearing up to add the option to hire real estate agents via its professional services marketplace. According to a report, Amazon has announced news that a placeholder website shows the option to hire a realtor, in effect becoming a direct competitor with Zillow. The report noted the page is in […]