Impact of NAR’s commission rule change illuminated in Q3 earnings

In the wake of the National Association of Realtors’ 3-month-old rule change, executives are reassessing agent pay amid pressure on commissions, an analysis of Q3 earnings data shows. Continue reading

Offerpad dialed back its iBuyer acquisitions by 49% in Q3

Having slashed operating expenses by 40 percent from a year ago, the iBuyer has its sights set on boosting home purchases to 1,000 per quarter on lower cost structure. Continue reading

Offerpad CEO on the company’s 4% solution for real estate agents

CEO Brian Bair told National Mortgage News in a recent interview that agents no longer view Offerpad as a threat, noting they can make 4 percent if a client takes the company’s cash offer and the home is updated and resold. Continue reading

Offerpad launches transaction oversight portal for agent partners

Dubbed Powered by Offerpad, the platform enables the iBuyers’s PRO and MAX agent partners to manage listings, get real-time transaction updates and directly communicate with Offerpad support staff. Continue reading

Offerpad trims Q2 loss, but sales and revenue continue to slide

Shares in Offerpad hit a new all-time low in after-hours trading Monday after the iBuyer reported that it continues to trim its losses but expects further declines in revenue and homes sold in the third quarter. Continue reading

Offerpad narrows Q4 loss, expects to be back in black later this year

The iBuyer expects to sell between 750 and 850 homes during Q1 2024, generate $245 million to $285 million in revenue and achieve positive adjusted earnings later this year. Continue reading

Real estate CEOs: Big changes from bombshell suits ‘improbable’

The bombshell verdict of Sitzer | Burnett rocked the real estate industry, but recent earnings reports suggest many of its most recognizable CEOs don’t anticipate major disruptions. Continue reading

Offerpad scoops up more homes in Q2 as path to profitability emerges

Having unloaded almost all of its older inventory, the iBuyer ramped up home acquisitions by 131 percent, to 840 homes, in the second quarter of 2023 and expects positive adjusted earnings by year’s end. Continue reading

Offerpad executes 1-for-15 reverse stock split to head off delisting

The pioneering iBuyer hopes to bring its share price back above the New York Stock Exchange’s $1 minimum threshold. Continue reading