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Rental season ‘completely derailed’ by coronavirus

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Apartment search company RentCafé said that in the last week searches for apartments on its site have fallen 25 percent. Continue reading →

Redfin temporarily suspends homebuying amid market slump

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RedfinNow, the direct-to-consumer homebuying and selling platform, will not be buying homes for the near future, CEO Glenn Kelman confirmed in a letter to shareholders. Continue reading →

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Arizona Properties launches iBuyer

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The Offer Optimizer service gives clients the opportunity to sell to an iBuyer, on the open market, or not even sell, all with the help of a local agent. Continue reading →

Ex-Zillow president: iBuyer business will be a ‘two-horse race’

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IBuyers not named Zillow or Opendoor and are in trouble and they don’t know it yet, Greg Schwartz said Wednesday at the RE/MAX R4 convention in Las Vegas. Continue reading →

Pulse: What’s your biggest fear as financing evolves?

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Disruption has long been a buzzword in the industry. As Residential Finance Month comes to a close on Inman, we’re wondering how you’re feeling about the new models emerging and where an agent’s place is in all of this change. Continue reading →

Home-flipper Bungalo Homes comes to Atlanta and Nashville

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The home-flipping startup, which launched in the fall of 2018, previously operated exclusively in Dallas, Tampa and Charlotte. Continue reading →

End-to-end times: How the all-in-1 platform became the holy grail

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Companies both old and new are racing to build platforms that handle more of the real estate transaction. Agents will have to adapt to survive. Continue reading →

Zillow’s iBuyer sends revenue soaring in Q4, beats expectations

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The company’s revenue jumped 158 percent year-over-year during the final months of 2019 — far more than analysts had expected. Continue reading →

Pulse: What’s your biggest challenge with financing?

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Whether it’s qualifying buyers, lending requirements, emerging financing models, client confusion or something entirely different, please share your experiences in this one-question survey. Continue reading →

Redfin and Opendoor expand their partnership

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The two tech-oriented real estate companies announced Wednesday that their partnership is moving into nine new cities. Continue reading →