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Falling mortgage rates are a “false positive” for the health of the property market, analyst Davy Research has warned.  A housing research...

One of the world’s leading analysts of portals has warned Boomin, OnTheMarket and others challenging Rightmove - millions have been spent...

An analysis of seven countries which underwent different forms of lockdown during the pandemic suggests the British and Italian housing markets...

Good morning and welcome to today’s edition, helping agents find a way through the Coronavirus crisis by sharing information with the...

Hello and welcome to our latest update… we’re probably not yet getting used to these unusual times but we hope this...

An international comparison of how major portals have discounted their charges to agents show Rightmove and Zoopla making “deeper and longer...

Rightmove’s growth rate is at an all-time low, despite what some consider to be an unbeatable lead amongst portals in the...

Any bid by Zoopla and OnTheMarket to displace Rightmove as the number one portal in the UK is at best expensive...

A leading analyst says Purplebricks has clearly plateaued and will not reach its own target of a 10 per cent market...

A statement made by Purplebricks in its trading statement yesterday appears to fly in the face of statements it has made...

I remember the day well; the day we all fell foul of addiction, the day our website was launched. Until then, at...

A PropTech analyst insists that the tumbling share price of Purplebricks on the London Stock Exchange does not indicate that the...

One of the world’s leading digital analysts has given his latest verdict on the UK portal market and offers a major...

Zoopla is radically changing its strategy by exploiting the freedom it has under its new private equity ownership. That’s the conclusion of...

One of the world’s leading PropTech analysts says Purplebricks has turned the UK online/hybrid estate agency business into “a one horse...

A top PropTech analyst says Purplebricks is as much an advertising firm as an estate agency but is nonetheless a huge success...

Has the bell finally tolled for online agencies? Emoov’s collapse and an investor revolt over crowdfunding have left a large question...

A leading digital analyst says Purplebricks’ success in the US market is not assured and has expressed concern over whether it...

The chairman of LonRes says online estate agents have only a one per cent share of the market in prime central...

There have been two stories dominating the PropTech headlines over this past week. As WeWork places a gentle arm around the...

As if to prove there are two ways to interpret every figure, a new analysis of Rightmove’s recent trading statement suggests...

One of the top PropTech analysts in the world, Mike DelPrete, says Purplebricks deserves more credit for its performance in the...

Leading PropTech guru Mike DelPrete has revealed that he was involved in Purplebricks’ latest expansion, entering the Canadian agency market via the...

A leading digital analyst says online agency Yopa has doubled its listings this year and is fighting the merged Emoov-Tepilo operation...

A leading property industry analysts says Rightmove may be amongst the top portals in the industry worldwide, but it is facing...

One of the world’s leading agency and PropTech analysts says the race is on for who comes second in the UK’s...

One of the leading PropTech analysts says Rightmove’s huge success means that it has two difficult choices ahead if it is...

One of the world’s leading property technology analysts has compiled a major report on estate agents’ business models - an exercise...

One of the world’s leading property technology analysts says Purplebricks-style disruptive agencies will be a trend to look out for in...

Here it is - the industry’s verdict on the latest set of figures from Purplebricks. The agency doesn’t play by any of...

The much-expected pause in the roll out of Countrywide's online service to vendors, confirmed yesterday, did not appear to impress investors. Countrywide's...

International property analyst Mike DelPrete has queried the suggestion that Countrywide's online sales option is drawing in additional business to those...

One of the most thorough analyses of property portals ever undertaken shows that Rightmove is the world’s most profitable portal company...

One of the world’s leading property technology experts, who at one time was head of strategy at a property portal, says investing...

A leading business consultancy which advises clients on investments has refuted a claim by a prominent media analyst that it is...

An expert analysis of the Purplebricks trading statement for 2016 reveals that the agency’s Local Property Experts each earn an average...

An analysis by a leading PropTech entrepreneur has attempted to throw light on the startling losses reported last week by online...

A leading PropTech analyst has compared the finances of many of the world's leading property portals and says Rightmove is earning...

One of the world’s leading property portal and online consultants says Purplebricks, which is now operating in Australia and the UK,...

A technology business adviser who has surveyed property portals across the world has praised Rightmove for its determination to become the...