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and so much has happened.  I’ve been having conversations with so many in the Inman Community, I’m really glad to see these hot topics on the agenda for Inman Connect Now next week (with a great lineup of speakers.)  Here are a few buzzing conversations that come to mind:  Zillow’s  There are so many questions and not quite enough answers, yet. Is this a data play? A consumer move? A brokerage move? What happens now? Speculation is never quite as healthy as facts, so we’re asking...

ShowingTime, founded more than two decades ago, automated home-sales showings for agents.

Inman Connect Within minutes of Zillow’s announcement Wednesday that it is acquiring showing management and analytics company ShowingTime for $500 million, dozens of real estate agents began weighing in to express frustration with the deal, as well as concerns about what it means for their data. Ed Bohrer Ed Bohrer, a Coldwell Banker broker in Libertyville, Illinois, was among them. Bohrer told Inman that in the past he has used ShowingTime to manage appointments with clients, but that he now...

Many agents lamented that Zillow's acquisition of ShowingTime is about Zillow getting its hands on data. As often happens, this is a misplaced fear.

The company saw its stock price climb more than $30, to $203 per share, in the morning trading hours Thursday.

. The coronavirus pandemic has in many ways transformed how real estate deals get done, and successful agents will be those who get on board with an increasingly digital transaction, according to panelists at Inman Connect on Wednesday. In a session called “The Future of Broker and Agent Data,” Errol Samuelson, chief industry development officer at Zillow, and Chris Heller, chief real estate officer at OJO Labs, spoke with moderator Sam DeBord, CEO of the Real Estate Standards Organization ...