Says Mike Kenner, Managing Director at Lifull Connect, "If you stripped away all the portals today, they wouldn't come back the same.” In a 40-minute interview covering his takeover of...

China-based classifieds giant 58.com has removed over 80,000 listings from its real estate platform Anjuke in the last nine months amid public backlash over "low-priced housing chaos." The cleanup comes...

This week's roundup starts in the UK, where the ever-imaginative Jitty has found an even more unique way of searching for properties...   United Kingdom: Jitty launches 'Surprise Me' property...

KE Holdings, also known as Beike, has released its final quarter and full-year results for 2024, with rental income up significantly, while chairman Stanley Yongdong Peng is set to depart...

Iranian horizontal marketplace Divar's IPO application has been halted after the intelligence segment of a branch of the Iranian military stepped in. The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has become...

Japanese real estate platform Tsukuruba posted record-breaking sales and gross profit in its latest quarterly results, underscoring the continued growth of its Cowcamo marketplace. The company, which connects buyers and...

This week's product roundup has some interesting news from two Russian businesses...   Europe: Domclick launches house building services and subsidized mortgages for country houses Domclick, the de facto state-owned...

The online classifieds operator Digital Classifieds Group (DCG) has appointed an administrator and "registered liquidator" according to filings on the website of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. The administrator...

This week's People Roundup starts in China, with a big change at the very top of a real estate giant...   Asia: Peng Yongdong resigns as chairman of Chinese portal...

This week's People Roundup starts in Singapore, where nearly 200 people have lost their jobs at PropertyGuru...   Asia: PropertyGuru lays off 174 people after privatisation PropertyGuru has announced that...

This week's (vast) Product Roundup starts in Brazil, with yet another GenAI tool launch...   Latin America: QuintoAndar introduces GenAI-powered search and pricing tools Brazilian real estate giant QuintoAndar has...

PropertyGuru has announced that 174 employees will lose their jobs, representing more than 10% of its workforce. In an open letter published on the Singapore-based portal operator's website, executive chairman...