Real Estate – Page 30 of 43

May 29, 2014, 5:00 AM

Tech Moves: Redfin names chief economist; Ex-Apple vet named CEO of X2Biosystems

—Redfin is following in the footsteps of Zillow and Trulia, appointing the Seattle online real estate company’s first-ever chief economist.… Read More

May 23, 2014, 2:20 PM

Zillow slaps down Flipt, issues cease-and-desist letter alleging improper use of data

Seattle-based Flipt emerged on the scene earlier this month, touting a new service that allowed home buyers and investors to… Read More

May 22, 2014, 8:12 AM

Realtor.com takes on Zillow with new app for Windows Phone; Redfin unveils redesigned iPhone app

Realtor.com announced today that it has a new app for people with Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8 devices. The… Read More

May 21, 2014, 4:57 PM

Amazon’s Bezos: Suburban HQ ‘would have been the wrong decision’

Amazon was founded in the suburbs, but the company is now unusual among tech companies for making its home in the… Read More

May 20, 2014, 8:45 AM

Here comes yet another marketplace to connect home owners with service providers: HouseCall raises $1.5 million

Home owners should have little trouble these days finding plumbers, house painters and other service providers to work on their… Read More

May 19, 2014, 1:56 PM

Zillow stock hits all-time high as prime homebuying season kicks off

Zillow’s stock price hit an all-time high of $110.78 a share today, as people get ready to look for a… Read More

May 19, 2014, 7:32 AM

Redfin plans massive expansion, pushing real estate service into as many as 46 new markets

Redfin is going national — in a big way. The Seattle online brokerage is looking to hire real estate professionals… Read More

May 16, 2014, 10:20 AM

Is online real estate still broken? New upstarts look to carve paths against established giants

Online real estate powerhouses like Redfin, Trulia and Zillow have been around for years, building multi-million dollar businesses in a… Read More

May 15, 2014, 5:01 AM

Trulia’s app now tells house hunters when a nearby home just went on the market

Trulia today updated its apps for iOS and Android to add a new feature which offers users notifications when they… Read More

May 14, 2014, 1:21 PM

Ad wars: Realtor.com tries to pull users from Zillow and Trulia with new ‘Accuracy Matters’ campaign

What do a pair of hipster doghouse architects and an eerily coordinated family have in common? Both groups are fictional,… Read More

May 13, 2014, 4:49 PM

Study: Seattle is becoming less affordable for the middle class, still way cheaper than San Francisco

Trulia released the latest revision of its annual middle class housing study today, and it’s clear that Seattle is still a far… Read More

May 13, 2014, 6:00 AM

Ex-Digg CEO raises $3.5M from Jeff Bezos, Andreessen Horowitz and others for Pro.com, giving you price estimates for home projects

There’s a new online home improvement startup in town, and this one comes with an experienced tech executive at the… Read More

May 12, 2014, 10:00 AM

Zillow rolls out new TV ad as part of $65M marketing blitz, expands with radio spots

Zillow is continuing its push to become the leading online real estate brand, announcing a new TV ad spot today… Read More

May 7, 2014, 4:40 PM

Zillow CEO’s message to the real estate industry: ‘We come in peace’

Ever since Zillow was founded by Rich Barton and Lloyd Frink, the Seattle online real estate company has faced scrutiny… Read More

May 7, 2014, 1:35 PM

Zillow posts record Q1 revenue of $66.2M, but net loss grows as ad spending increases

Zillow continues to invest heavily in its brand — part of an attempt to become the dominant player in online… Read More

May 1, 2014, 6:00 AM

Watch out Zillow, Trulia: Flipt launches to predict investment options for home buyers

A new Seattle startup wants to fill what it believes is a gap left by real estate sites like Zillow… Read More

Apr 30, 2014, 2:30 PM

Redfin’s updated iPhone app adds Facebook Messenger integration

Redfin plans a significant update to its iPhone app, aiming to improve how users share listings from the Seattle-based brokerage with their friends on Facebook. When… Read More

Apr 29, 2014, 1:44 PM

Trulia nears 50M monthly visitors, posts $5.3M Q1 loss on revenues of $54.5M

Trulia is attracting new visitors to its mobile apps and Web site, thanks in part to a new national advertising… Read More

Apr 29, 2014, 10:28 AM

Redfin continues expansion, adds agents in Las Vegas

Redfin continues its national expansion, possibly positioning for an initial public offering following a $50 million funding round last fall.… Read More

Apr 29, 2014, 6:50 AM

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

Apr 28, 2014, 9:00 AM

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

Apr 22, 2014, 2:21 PM

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

Apr 14, 2014, 5:57 PM

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

Apr 9, 2014, 4:03 PM

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

Apr 9, 2014, 4:02 PM

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

Apr 7, 2014, 8:58 AM

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

Apr 4, 2014, 3:25 PM

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

Apr 4, 2014, 10:41 AM

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

Apr 4, 2014, 8:21 AM

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

Apr 2, 2014, 1:00 PM

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