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Move, Inc., operator of Realtor.com recently appointed Suhail Ansari as Chief Technology Officer, where he will be responsible for overseeing the company's technology strategy. At Move, which is a subsidiary of News Corp., Ansari will focus on accelerating innovation to empower people by making all things home simple, efficient, and enjoyable.

Move, Inc., a provider of residential listings for consumers, named housing trends expert Jonathan P. Smoke as the first-ever chief economist for Realtor.com, the official site of the National Association of Realtors.

Home prices and inventories moved more in balance with each other across the country in April, according to the latest National Housing Trend Report from Realtor.com. The company believes the bumps in both inventory and asking price suggest a strengthening national economy.

Realtor.com released Thursday its list of the top markets for first-time homebuyers for the spring and summer seasons. To compile the list, analysts compared cities across five categories that have the biggest impact on buyers new to the market: list price affordability, time on market, employment rates, supply of inventory (and thus chances of competition), and—as the mantra goes—location, location, location.

On the same day that Move, Inc., filed suit over the hiring of former executive Errol Samuelson, Zillow announced the addition of Curt Beardsley, another former Move alum.

Move, Inc. filed a suit Monday against Zillow, Inc. and newly hired Zillow executive Errol Samuelson. The suit was filed in the Superior Court of King County, Washington.

The national median listing price improved to nearly $200,000 last month despite an improvement in inventory numbers, Realtor.com reported in its February Monthly Housing Trend Report. The increase in both list price as well as inventory points to a "strong early beginning to this spring's home buying season," the report said, with Move, Inc., CEO Steve Berkowitz adding, "Overall these figures indicate a continued reinforcement of steady gains and market stabilization that we've been watching since late last summer."

Realtor.com’s former president has been recruited to put his expertise to work as chief industry development officer at Zillow, the company announced. Errol Samuelson has more than 20 years’ experience in technology and real estate, starting as president of Realtor.com in February 2007 after joining its parent company, Move, Inc., in 2003. In 2013, he was appointed chief strategy officer at Move.

Realtor.com's latest National Housing Trends Report uncovers some positive indicators for the year ahead, not the least of which is a recovery in supply. "In January 2013, just 8 markets registered increases in inventory. This January, 83 markets (58 percent) of the 143 markets tracked by realtor.com showed increases in inventory, year-over-year," the report said.

Despite the numerous challenges that sprang up throughout 2013, the housing market still managed to finish the year in a healthier position than in 2012, according to the latest figures from Realtor.com. The site's statistics for December indicate the median national list price ended 2013 at $194,500, up 8.1 percent compared to the end of 2012. Relative to November, however, prices were down 1.6 percent--marking the late arrival of the "usual seasonal winter slow down," Realtor.com says.