IBuyers on track to have record-setting sales in Q3

A new report from Zillow found that the nation’s four largest iBuyers reached a 1 percent market share in the second quarter of 2021, setting the stage for record-breaking sales in Q3. Continue reading

Opendoor acquires 2 home renovation startups

The iBuying giant will keep the teams and technology from Skylight and Pro.com, but will discontinue the brands themselves. Continue reading

Inman Review: Real Happy is here to market your listings

Developed by a mobile app engineer after a bad homebuying experience, Real Happy is another good entry for listing agents wanting a new and productive way to market and coordinate showings. Continue reading

Instagram and Facebook made easy: 30+ tips every agent needs

Social media is a huge undertaking in real estate, but it’s also a powerful, mostly free tool that can reach more clients with less effort, if you do it right. Here are the tools and tips you need to make it easy from social media guru Katie Lance. Continue reading

Home inventory healthier in cities than suburbs, where buyers spar

Suburbs have made up a growing share of Zillow’s top areas by views per listing — a product of the pandemic’s effect on inventory. Continue reading

3 moments that made Move Inc. CEO David Doctorow

David Doctorow has helmed the parent of realtor.com for nearly two years now, but the foundation for his leadership style was laid many years earlier. Continue reading

Inman Review: Beans Tour is an app for managing home tours

The Inman technology review of Beans Tour finds the real estate app to be a well-designed, navigation-driven mobile solution for buyer’s agents to create and manage property tours. Continue reading

The homebuyer in 2021? Middle-aged, married and college educated

Zillow Group’s 2021 Consumer Housing Trends Report breaks down what buyers looked like in 2021, what they wanted most and how that compared to previous years. Continue reading

3 tech tools new agents should absolutely know about

Are you familiar with CRM software and lead generation tools? What about AI? If you aren’t familiarizing yourself with the latest and greatest in tech, you’re missing out on an opportunity to kick your business up a notch (or two). Here’s what to know. Continue reading