AJ LaTrace

Both Homes.com and Realtor.com claim to be No. 2 in the battle to unseat Zillow as home search champ. A look at CEO claims, what’s at stake and how we got here.

"Deuces Wild" and playing cards with the Realtor.com and CoStar logos

Why — and how — second place counts in home search

Will Homes.com sell buyer agent leads? “Never,” says Andy Florance, who believes all the portals will eventually move to “your listing, your lead.”

Andy Florance, CEO, CoStar; "Deuces Wild"

CoStar CEO says competitors are ‘going to adopt our model’

Damian Eales told Real Estate News that he loves competition but takes issue with Homes.com’s traffic claims and says they have “disparaged” buyer agents.

Damian Eales, CEO, Realtor.com and "Deuces Wild" playing cards