Mike DelPrete examines how the number of mortgage loan originators on staff at disruptive mortgage companies can offer a leading indicator of financing demand. Source:…
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According to Mike DelPrete, high debt, low cash and a lack of profitability in its business model call into question Redfin’s current trajectory and its…
Expect the portal wars to go into overdrive in 2024, with CoStar Group leading an ambitious effort to unseat Zillow as the country’s top real…
As we approach the final weeks of 2023, agents are continuing to migrate from legacy brands to low-fee, cloud-based brokerages. Mike DelPrete looks at the numbers and…
Zillow is shoring up its Home Loans business by ratcheting up pressure on Flex agents, who refer clients to the mortgage arm or risk losing…
Despite all the talk of alternative revenue streams, Zillow’s latest money-making strategy is raising the price of its agent-based lead-gen offering. Source: Inman News
In a series of key charts, Aziz Sunderji of Home Economics and Mike DelPrete, a strategic adviser and global expert in real estate technology, put…
While other companies are shedding their mortgage arms, Zillow’s seeing potential and doubling down on Zillow Home Loans. Source: Inman News
Shifts in the housing market are exposing underlying changes and the strengths and weaknesses of existing business models, including upstarts like The Real Brokerage, Mike…
Even as real estate companies cut costs and narrowed losses in the second quarter of 2023, the third quarter may deliver the truest test of…