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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 Errol Samuelson of Zillow the hard questions LIVE at the event. I already know how many of you will...

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 plans to abandon the platform. “I won’t use it now,” Bohrer said. “When I put in my listing...

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.