Ahead of his second Inman Connect New York appearance this January, Eales dished on Clear Cooperation, housing affordability and the bright side of Realtor.com’s ongoing feud with CoStar.
Source: Inman News
Realtor.com CEO Damian Eales sees a silver lining in portal wars
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