Monthly Archives: November 2021

Zillow after Zillow Offers: Here’s what happens next

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Experts envision the company pivoting to the comparatively easier business of working with buyers after the failed experiment of scooping up homes from sellers. Continue reading →

Anti-mask agent canned after badgering school kids in viral video

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Former R New York agent Curtis Goldstein was canned Saturday following a series of anti-vaccine posts and a protest outside an elementary school. Continue reading →

Make 2022 your most successful year yet

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Expect hundreds of business-building sessions, unmatched networking opportunities, over 150 speakers, thousands of attendees and more at the upcoming Inman Connect New York, Jan. 25-27. Whether you’re a curious first-time attendee or veteran ready to g… Continue reading →

Are 0% commissions looming on the horizon?

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Industry veteran Bernice Ross argues that a business model in which a brokerage makes the majority of its profits from ancillary services like mortgage and title is not sustainable in the long run. Continue reading →

America has a debt problem — and it may be worse for millennials

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Debt is scarier than death, according to 42% of millennial respondents.  59% of millennials feel overwhelmed by the amount of debt they currently have and another 59% feel hopeless when it comes to paying down debt. More than half of millennials feel like the financial system is set up to work against them, along with […] Continue reading →

Black buyers twice as likely to be denied mortgages due to low appraisals

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Black homebuyers are are more likely to be denied a mortgage due to low appraisals while appraisers seemed to value homes higher if the applicant matched the neighborhood’s racial makeup, Illinois Realtors study finds. Continue reading →

Opendoor co-founder slams Zillow, calls portal’s tech ‘horrible’

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Keith Rabois also said on Twitter Wednesday that he expects Zillow to suffer “even greater losses than they admit.” Continue reading →

All gas, no brakes: Knock speeds into Detroit en route to 75 markets

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As of Thursday, Knock’s Home Swap and Knock GO, its “same-as-cash” mortgage product, will be offered to consumers in the Detroit, Ann Arbor and Flint through its network of partner agents. Continue reading →

These venture capitalists predicted Zillow Offers’ demise

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Opendoor co-founder Keith Rabois and “The Big Short” investor Steve Eisman predicted the end of Zillow Offers as soon as it began. What did they see that others didn’t? Continue reading →