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Opendoor expands to show listings from rival brokerages

By Teke Wiggin | February 19, 2019 - 5:00 am |February 19, 2019 Uncategorized

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Opendoor has launched a full-fledged push into the discount brokerage business in Dallas. Continue reading →

“It’s devastating”: Agents react to Amazon abandoning New York

By Jim Dalrymple II | February 14, 2019 - 8:11 pm |February 14, 2019 Uncategorized

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When the news broke Thursday morning that Amazon had flip flopped on its decision to put an HQ2 campus in Long Island City, Vincent Koo was in a meeting with other agents in the Queens, New York, neighborhood. Continue reading →

Blend wants to speed up getting home equity loans, credit lines

By Veronika Bondarenko | February 13, 2019 - 4:49 pm |February 13, 2019 Uncategorized

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Digital mortgage startup Blend announced that it will soon expand to offer customers home equity loans and lines of credit. Continue reading →

HomeLight’s new app will let agents present iBuyer offers

By Patrick Kearns | February 12, 2019 - 6:07 pm |February 12, 2019 Uncategorized

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HomeLight is launching a new tool called Simple Sale, available first as a website and later as a mobile app for agents, that acts as a kind or clearing house for various iBuyers. Continue reading →

Xactware and HouseMaster join forces to streamline home repair estimation

By Craig C. Rowe | February 11, 2019 - 11:56 pm |February 11, 2019 Uncategorized

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HouseMaster, a 40-year-old home inspection services company, announced in a press release that it has partnered with technology company Xactware to provide homebuyers with post-inspection repair reports. Continue reading →

Yelp hides reviews pages for Opendoor, Offerpad

By Teke Wiggin | February 11, 2019 - 9:00 am |February 11, 2019 Uncategorized

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Yelp has made it extremely difficult for people to find reviews for Opendoor and Offerpad, two of the country’s leading online homebuyers and resellers. Continue reading →

Smart homes will soon be the norm, not the exception

By Jim Dalrymple II | January 30, 2019 - 3:39 pm |January 30, 2019 Uncategorized

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Coldwell Banker associate broker and vice president of marketing Angel Piontek believes smart home tech adds real value for houses going to market, and that it is likely to become a de facto requirement for houses in the future. Continue reading →

Report: Houzz lays off 180 employees, eyes IPO

By Teke Wiggin | January 29, 2019 - 7:27 pm |January 29, 2019 Uncategorized

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The company reportedly recently laid off 110 people in Britain and Germany and 70 in the U.S., amounting to roughly 10 percent of the company. Continue reading →

Short-term rental platform Recharge adds private homes

By Gabriela Barkho | January 29, 2019 - 6:32 pm |January 29, 2019 Uncategorized

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Now the company is taking on Airbnb. But instead of booking a private home or room for a night like in traditional lodging, Recharge lets renters grab space for as little as 30 minutes for taking a nap. Continue reading →

Knock CEO: half of all home sales will go to iBuyers in 10 years

By Patrick Kearns | January 29, 2019 - 5:29 pm |January 29, 2019 Uncategorized

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Knock CEO and co-founder Sean Black believes in 5-10 years more than 50 percent of sellers will be selling their homes to a company, rather than a person. Continue reading →

Tag Archives: Buyers Tools

Opendoor expands to show listings from rival brokerages

“It’s devastating”: Agents react to Amazon abandoning New York

Blend wants to speed up getting home equity loans, credit lines

HomeLight’s new app will let agents present iBuyer offers

Xactware and HouseMaster join forces to streamline home repair estimation

Yelp hides reviews pages for Opendoor, Offerpad

Smart homes will soon be the norm, not the exception

Report: Houzz lays off 180 employees, eyes IPO

Short-term rental platform Recharge adds private homes

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