Portals
Boomin to launch ‘the most accurate online valuation tool ever’
Boomin's new "SmartVal" service aims to provide "a more accurate online valuation for visitors to the site with a mix of technology, data and timely interactive engagement with experienced local agents.
OnTheMarket launches property market index as it looks to refresh brand
Property portal's new monthly report will track home buyer and seller sentiment, with commentary from regional estate agencies.
Former Zoopla director Hubble takes the helm at Boomin
Boomin has recruited Zoopla's former Commercial Director, Athena Hubble, as Managing Director.
OnTheMarket reports first full-year profit
Jason Tebb's property portal has seen revenues climb by 22% through the pandemic year, with nearly all advertisers now converted to paying contracts.
Property portal plans ‘to reinvent the YouTube channel for property’
Boomin, the challenger property portal set up by Michael and Kenny Bruce, has turned its attention to YouTube as a marketing channel - declaring plans "to reinvent the YouTube channel for property".
Rightmove’s tech chief reveals ‘big plans for transformation’
“In two or three years’ time, I’d like us to be known not only as ‘the place I found my property’, but also ‘the place that helped me move in’, which is quite a big shift,” says Rightmove's Chief…
Former Co-op chief joins Boomin
Richard Pennycook CBE is to be a Non-Exec Director at the Bruce brothers' new property portal, Boomin.
Rightmove to expand account manager network by a quarter
Property portal embarks on recruitment drive to “further increase the level of service for agents.”
Zoopla reports spike in activity
Property portal's latest marketing drive appears to be yielding results, as valuation leads jump by 42%.
Estate agents are shifting their digital spend away from portals
Estate agents' digital spend has rocketed by 495% in a year, says a leading industry supplier, as more agencies are "starting to transfer their spend from portals and their high street offices to growing…
Zoopla buys software firm Yourkeys
The acquisition is the latest move in Zoopla's strategy to create a "software ecosystem" for the property industry.
What ‘material information’ should be legally required on property listings?
"Consumers want more information", says National Trading Standards's Estate and Letting Agency team, as it launches a survey to find out what property agents think should be essential on all portal listings.