RedfinNow, the direct-to-consumer homebuying and selling platform, will not be buying homes for the near future, CEO Glenn Kelman confirmed in a letter to shareholders. …
Posts published in “Zillow Offers”
DealHouse proves not all iBuyers are bent on disruption
By The Citizen on March 6, 2020
DealHouse founder Chris Chiarenza waives buy-side commissions, gives listings back to referral agents, and wants agents and iBuyers to cohabitate. Source: Inman News
Zillow Offers continues expansion, launches in Cincinnati
By The Citizen on March 2, 2020
The southwestern Ohio market is the 24th for Zillow’s direct-to-consumer homebuying and selling platform. Source: Inman News
These 15 markets are poised to become the next iBuying hotspots
By The Citizen on February 28, 2020
A change in FDIC regulations will make it easier for iBuyers to enter markets in the North and South, according to home-value data platform Ownerly. …
IBuyer aggregator OfferBarn releases updates to offer analyzer
By The Citizen on February 24, 2020
Red Barn Real Estate CEO developed a web app for accumulating and comparing iBuyers, cash investors and open market transactions. Source: Inman News
End-to-end times: How the all-in-1 platform became the holy grail
By The Citizen on February 21, 2020
Companies both old and new are racing to build platforms that handle more of the real estate transaction. Agents will have to adapt to survive. …
Zillow’s iBuyer sends revenue soaring in Q4, beats expectations
By The Citizen on February 19, 2020
The company’s revenue jumped 158 percent year-over-year during the final months of 2019 — far more than analysts had expected. Source: Inman News
Zillow declares mission accomplished, debuts new comprehensive vision
By The Citizen on February 19, 2020
Zillow this week debuted a new mission statement: Rather than simply building a marketplace, the company says its new goal “is to give people the…
Want higher attach rates? Make your agents employees
By The Citizen on January 31, 2020
Paul Hurst, the vice president of venture investments at First American, advises that companies are more likely to get consumers to use affiliated services if…
HomeLight to help buyers make all-cash offers, trade in homes
By The Citizen on January 30, 2020
The new Cash Close product is meant to make consumers more nimble and competitive and is the latest turn in HomeLight’s evolution as a transaction…