Real estate took a drubbing in Q4, but some companies still surprised

Brokerages, tech companies and mortgage providers all saw massive losses as the market soured at the end of 2022. But some leaders did have a few tricks up their sleeves. Continue reading

Redfin sees revenue fall, losses mount amid tough market in Q4

The portal and online brokerage saw revenue fall 25 percent year over year during the fourth quarter of 2022, and lost a total of $61.9 million, according to an earnings call Thursday afternoon. Continue reading

Kelman: ‘I probably should have closed the iBuying business earlier’

Redfin’s CEO told the “AP” he wishes he’d closed RedfinNow earlier than during the market correction taking place, calling the business model too risky and expensive. Continue reading

Glenn Kelman calls millennials ‘the roommate generation’

For years, real estate professionals have looked to millennials to push the housing market forward as previous generations slow their homebuying and homeselling activities. However, several obstacles — overwhelming student loan debt, stagnant wage grow… Continue reading

Redfin faces a steep battle as it claws its way toward profitability

Analysts said Redfin isn’t facing an existential moment but nonetheless experienced a uniquely rough period over the past year. These are the 5 biggest challenges Redfin will face in 2023. Continue reading

Real estate in 2022: When the #@!$ finally hit the fan

Soaring mortgage rates, slagging sales, thousands and thousands of layoffs: The past 12 months have offered a jarring reminder that what goes up must come down. Continue reading

Redfin sees losses soar in Q3 as it winds down iBuying program

The company earned $600.5 million in revenue during the third quarter, but also lost $90.2 million — up from a loss of just $18.9 million in the third quarter of 2021 — amid a worsening housing market. Continue reading

Redfin shuts down iBuyer Redfin Now while slashing 13% of workforce

As many as 264 employees impacted by the cuts were from Redfin Now, the company’s iBuying division, while an additional 218 jobs from other departments are also being eliminated. 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

Redfin’s Glenn Kelman has a theory on why housing prices are plunging

Investors, including iBuyers, that entered the housing market in 2020 and 2021 are at least partly to blame for the dramatic price correction playing out in 2022, Kelman said in a new interview. Continue reading