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Mortgage is the new money pit for portals: Mike DelPrete

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Billions of dollars have been invested to disrupt the mortgage process — which is the path to profitability for many real estate tech companies. Continue reading →

Homebuyers/sellers wanting to live in legal abortion states spikes to 19%

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As different states’ laws on sensitive subjects like abortion rights and gender-affirming care for children have changed in the last year, consumers take a harder stance this year on where they consider living based on political views, a new Redfin sur… Continue reading →

For the first time, Opendoor is selling homes at a loss: DelPrete

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After outpacing the competition, market conditions have finally caught up with the iBuyer, forcing it to prove that its model still works — even in a downturn. Continue reading →

Opendoor’s buyer agent commission advantage: DelPrete

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Opendoor is deftly turning its super-skimpy buyer commissions into a competitive advantage to optimize its business model. Mike DelPrete looks at the data and explains what it means for the industry. Continue reading →

Sellers’ strike? New listings fell in August as active listings increased

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Inventory rose due to a steep drop in homebuyer demand and homes that are spending more time on market while sellers pulled back on listing new properties, according to Realtor.com data. Continue reading →

Breaking down the Zillow-Opendoor partnership: An ex-Zillow guy’s take

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It’s the matchup of two erstwhile rivals and bitter foes to many in the real estate industry. Zillow veteran Jay Thompson offers insights into the partnership that has tongues wagging and agents shaking their heads. Continue reading →

Zillow and Opendoor’s partnership: ‘A match made in lead-gen heaven’

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The former rivals are now bedfellows in a new partnership that seeks to use the power of Zillow’s platform to feed Opendoor’s sales funnel. Find out how Mike DelPrete sees this shift playing out and impacting the iBuyer market. Continue reading →

Wrong predictions, rate jumps and what’s (maybe) still to come

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In as much as economists expected rates to rise this year, nobody anticipated how fast they would rise. So what went wrong? Matthew Gardener, chief economist for Windermere Real Estate, lays out what happened and what’s next. Continue reading →