Billions in losses, a brutal market and more from Q3 earnings season

A slowing market is taking a toll on big real estate companies, though not every firm is suffering equally. A look back on the past three dramatic weeks of third-quarter wins, losses and draws. Continue reading

Redfin called ‘fundamentally flawed’ by analyst amid stock market havoc

Real estate companies including Compass, Offerpad and Opendoor saw share prices hit all-time lows Monday. The rout suggests investors may have deep concerns about the real estate industry. Continue reading

Abuzz, then a bust: What happened with all that big ‘platform’ chatter?

Real estate platforms were a hot topic a few years ago, but for even some of the biggest companies, sprawling enterprise has been the quickest way to failure, Inman founder Brad Inman writes. Continue reading

Opendoor lays off 18% of workforce ahead of Q3 earnings call this week

The cuts affect approximately 550 people, Opendoor CEO Eric Wu said in a blog post Wednesday, and come amid a worsening housing market that has forced layoffs across the real estate industry. Continue reading

Real estate companies are about to tell us just how bad the downturn is

Many of the industry’s big companies are about to report their third-quarter earnings. The reports will offer the first in-depth look at how firms coped with a rapidly cooling market. Continue reading

Coldwell Banker CEO: Not every company will make it through slump

M. Ryan Gorman said the current downturn is an opportunity for his company, while noting that some competitors “may not have a plan for good times let alone a plan for bad times.” Continue reading

‘Deteriorating market’ takes toll on Anywhere for 2nd-straight quarter

Revenue and closed transaction volume both declined 17 percent year over year despite agent count growth of 7 percent over the same period, according to a Q3 earnings report Thursday morning. Continue reading

Inside Real Estate bolsters recruiting features with AmpStats

Inside Real Estate has acquired AmpStats, a recruiting, retention and coaching technology company, to strengthen its fast-growing enterprise product offerings and augment its existing recruiting features. Continue reading

4 things to watch as Compass’ annual conference unfolds this week

Compass became the largest company of its kind in the U.S. this year, but is holding its annual gathering as the real estate industry navigates uniquely troubled waters. Continue reading

Anywhere names ex-Microsoft exec as first-ever chief product officer

Tony Kueh, a former Microsoft manager and 23-year tech veteran, will work alongside COO Melissa McSherry as he oversees the execution of Anywhere’s overall product strategy. Continue reading