The Real Word: Are Opendoor’s plans too ambitious?

Watch Byron Lazine and Nicole White give a real estate agent’s perspective on industry-related topics. In this edition of The Real Word, they’ll discuss Opendoor’s expansion plans, Google Alerts for your business and a viral listing. Continue reading

Mainframe Real Estate debuts marketing tech, agent websites

The launch of a new suite of products continue Mainframe’s ongoing efforts to improve the real estate experience by leaning more on technology. Continue reading

iBuyers still on slow road to recovery: Redfin

iBuyers purchased 0.3 percent of all homes sold across 418 U.S. metro areas analyzed by Redfin during the fourth quarter of 2020, down from 0.8 percent of all homes sold the year before. Continue reading

Chicago’s @properties debuts new learning service

The service, @academy, will be available to the company’s thousands of agents and will include an array of both live and pre-recorded courses. Continue reading

Colorado brokerage The Group launches guaranteed offer program

The Group’s Zavvie-powered program allows sellers to compare several selling options, including all-cash offers from iBuyers and EasyKnock’s MoveAbility. Continue reading

New program aims to help build wealth in communities of color

Project REACh aims to address economic disparities that hinder wealth creation in underserved communities by supporting community banks. Continue reading

Zillow to hire more than 2,000 remote employees by end of 2021

The company announced on Thursday its goal to increase its employee rolls by 40 percent, largely by filling tech, mortgage and software development positions. Continue reading

One homeowner’s quarantine project is a basement video rental store (adult section included)

A TikTok video is proving just how far some homeowners will go with a quarantine project. In this case, a man turned his basement into a video rental store. Continue reading