IBuyers are willing to lose billions to gain market share: DelPrete

With 2020 firmly behind us, the world’s two largest iBuyers have released their full financial results for the year. Here’s a direct financial comparison of iBuyers Zillow versus Opendoor and an individual look at the key points of difference from 2019… Continue reading

‘We’re never going back to normal’: Pete Flint on our digital future

To kick off Connect Now on Tuesday, Brad Inman and Trulia co-founder Pete Flint discussed the challenges and opportunities tied to the digitization of real estate. Continue reading

iBuyers still on slow road to recovery: Redfin

iBuyers purchased 0.3 percent of all homes sold across 418 U.S. metro areas analyzed by Redfin during the fourth quarter of 2020, down from 0.8 percent of all homes sold the year before. Continue reading

Colorado brokerage The Group launches guaranteed offer program

The Group’s Zavvie-powered program allows sellers to compare several selling options, including all-cash offers from iBuyers and EasyKnock’s MoveAbility. Continue reading

Mike DelPrete: Don’t Call It A Comeback (Just Yet)

Real estate tech strategist Mike DelPrete explains pre and post shelter-in-place market trends and how real estate agents can prepare for the future. Continue reading

Corral multiple iBuyer offers with new web app OfferBarn

The president of a 200-agent boutique brokerage in Atlanta developed a solution for helping agents educate clients on the rise of iBuyers. Continue reading

How will iBuying fare in a world of social distancing?

The iBuyer business model is uniquely positioned to thrive in a world of social distancing, where people are putting a premium on the ability to conduct business while limiting direct human contact. Continue reading

IBuyer Sundae to open traditional brokerage in Southern California

In essence a fix-and-flip iBuyer, Sundae spends an average of $65K on each home it buys to ready it for the market. Now, its homes will sell through its sister brokerage, Sundae Homes. Continue reading

DealHouse proves not all iBuyers are bent on disruption

DealHouse founder Chris Chiarenza waives buy-side commissions, gives listings back to referral agents, and wants agents and iBuyers to cohabitate. Continue reading