Real estate industry insiders will likely enjoy the latest Acquired podcast, which is Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal speaking with Kathleen Philips about the Zillow-Trulia merger (which closed in 2015). It’s an hour long, and dives into the backstory, negotiations and takeaways from the deal. Listen now

Wowzers. $3.5 Billion. That’s a lot of money. A few things I’ve been thinking about: Holy crap, purchasing the #2 player in the market is a bold move. Going for the home run. But knowing Spencer, Rich, Lloyd, Amy, Greg, etc personally — this doesn’t surprise…