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In This Article Get ready to rumble! There’s an epic fight brewing among real estate portals, with established players facing off against mega-brokerages that are attempting to corner the market and keep exclusive listings for themselves. Caught in the tug-of-war are flippers and landlords, wondering where to list their houses and rentals to quickly nab qualified buyers or tenants. Compass, CoStar, and the New Era of Portal Wars When it comes down to sheer eyeballs on the screen, Zillow is still the one to beat. However, as HousingWire reports, the recent merger of Compass and Anywhere Real Estate has created…
New York City-based hedge fund D. E. Shaw & Co. on Wednesday criticized the board’s “reckless” spending on the portal while continuing to push back its timeline for profitability. It also called into question CEO Andy Florance’s generous cash and equity incentive awards.
Buying a home is thrilling, but it also means taking on a lot more than what you can see during a showing. Behind the fresh paint and staged furniture are systems, structures, and potential issues that can affect your budget and peace of mind long after you move in. That’s where a home inspection comes in. Knowing a few key home inspection tips can help you spot red flags early, plan for future repairs, and avoid costly surprises down the road. In this Redfin article, we’re breaking down what inspectors really look for and how their findings can shape your…
Speaking at a tech conference in San Francisco on Tuesday, Garman threw some cold water on the notion of space-based data centers, which have been touted by Elon Musk and others as the future of AI. While putting AI data centers in space has obvious benefits, including the ability to harness energy directly from the sun and the ability to cool the heat-generating equipment in the cold atmosphere of space, Garman said there are also some big obstacles to putting data centers in space or on other planets. Chief among them is the cost of transporting equipment. “I don’t know…
AI platform Purlin and offer negotiation marketplace Final Offer have merged to create an all-encompassing, end-to-end AI platform, while celebrity agent James Harris has teamed up with Afterpay co-founders to launch the residential real estate AI operating system Breezy.
Dave:Monthly rentals have moved from a niche to a meaningful slice of the housing economy and there is finally a dataset that shows how and where it’s growing. I’m Dave Meyer and today I’m joined by Furnish Finders Jeff Hurst to unpack their new monthly rentals report with Air DNA. We’re going to start by talking about what this report is, how it’s built, because it’s pretty cool. It’s the first of its kind where we’re actually getting some new insights and data about the really profitable midterm rental market. Then we’re going to dig into specifics like where demand…
Palantir Technologies declared, “We are an n of 1” in the artificial intelligence software market on Monday, as the data analytics group reported yet another set of record quarterly results, sending its shares surging nearly 8% in late trading. Investors cheered a powerful combination of faster growth, fatter margins, and a revenue outlook “crushing consensus expectations,” prompting a sharp rebound in a stock that had stumbled to start the year. In his trademark outspoken style, CEO Alex Karp crowed on the following earnings call about “one of the truly iconic performances in the history of corporate performance or technology.” He argued that…
Home search sites use the label “off-market” all the time, but it doesn’t always carry the same meaning. For buyers and sellers, that difference is important. In real estate, the term “off-market” is used in several different ways, and the meaning depends heavily on the context. Whether you’re looking for homes in San Francisco, CA or Burlington, VT, understanding what off-market means and how it works can help you make sense of what you’re seeing—and how it affects property availability and visibility. >>See more: How to Find Off-Market Properties What does it mean if a property is off-market? In real…
In This Article Depreciation has been the gift that keeps on giving for President Donald Trump and his many real estate investments. Now, it appears that everyday American homeowners could enjoy some of the same. As BiggerPockets has reported, the president has been on a tear recently, offering a deluge of ideas to help the affordability crisis in the lead-up to the 2026 midterm elections. Among his aerosol-spray approach to brainstorming money-saving strategies for homeowners, he’s turned to one that has served him well in his own business. Often called a “phantom tax,” depreciation is essentially a tax on the…
President Donald Trump said Sunday he will move to close Washington’s Kennedy Center performing arts venue for two years starting in July for construction. Trump’s announcement on social media follows a wave of cancellations since Trump ousted the previous leadership and added his name to the building. Trump made no mention in his post of the recent cancellations. Trump announced his plan days after the premiere of “Melania” a documentary of the first lady was shown at the storied venue. The proposal, he said, is subject to approval by the board of the Kennedy Center, which has been stocked with his hand-picked allies. Trump himself…