NYSE threatens to boot Offerpad over plummeting share price

Offerpad’s stock slipped below $1 per share in late October, positioning the iBuyer to be delisted from the New York Stock Exchange, which would make it more difficult to buy and sell shares while scaring off investors. Continue reading

Gary Keller: Tech firms’ ancillary service strategy a ‘big lie’

During Inman Connect on Tuesday, Gary Keller discussed an array of topics with Inman founder Brad Inman. Keller said companies have to focus on “dollars in, expenses out” as they reach for profitability. Continue reading

DropOffer launches off-market buying solution in 6 new markets

DropOffer’s app provides data on existing homes for agents and buyers to leverage when approaching off-market sellers and it gives buyers an alternative to what’s on the open market. Continue reading

Mike DelPrete: In cooling market, agents are in for a ‘dogfight’

Real estate tech expert Mike DelPrete will share what companies are doing to emerge victorious amid uncertainty at Inman Connect Las Vegas next month. Continue reading

Congress targets investors and asks: ‘Where have all the houses gone?’

Committee takes up the growing reach of institutional investors at a hearing this week. The biggest companies now own more than 280,000 single-family homes to rent. Continue reading

iBuyer survey: Sellers will take $45,400 less to avoid traditional sale

Clever uncovered that 65 percent of homeowners asked, would consider selling their home to an iBuyer. Continue reading

Don’t blame investors for run-up in home prices, Freddie Mac says

Researchers at the mortgage giant point to four things that drove the meteoric rise in home prices over the past few years. Investors weren’t one of them. Continue reading

Market shifts, rate hikes and why real estate stocks can’t get a break

As real estate enters what one observer called a “Wile E. Coyote” moment, real estate companies’ share prices continue to struggle amid market uncertainty. Continue reading

Offerpad stays profitable for second quarter in a row

The iBuyer earned about $41 million in profit during the first three months of 2022, beating the results of its also-profitable run at the end of 2021, according to an Q1 earnings call on Wednesday. Continue reading