CoStar to acquire new home data platform Zonda for $800M

CoStar Group has agreed to acquire Zonda, a leading provider of new home construction data and builder software, for $800 million in cash — marking the company's most direct move into the nearly $1 trillion U.S. new residential construction market.

The 6-step buying process

Learn how to provide professional guidance and leadership as you develop a relationship with your homebuying clients.

BrokerBot raises seed round after 16 months of self-funded growth

BrokerBot has closed a seed round led by Grand Ventures with NAR's Second Century Ventures participating, after scaling to 240-plus brokerages and 30,000 agents in 16 months without outside capital.

Real estate marketing in a post-Google (Search) world

Google called it the biggest change to Search since launch. For agents who built their marketing around ranking on the first page, the platform is moving in a new direction — and the shift is already affecting how buyers and sellers find information online.