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Boo! What are you afraid of? Agents sound off

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From market movements to marketing strategies, everyone’s scared of something. Check out our list of what real estate agents around the country are afraid of this spooky season, and hop in the comments to tell us what strategies you’ve found to counter… Continue reading →

Home prices could ‘trade like corporate shares’ thanks to iBuying, tech disruptors

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Disruption is radically changing the homebuying process, according to Utah MLS leader Brad Bjelke. Other leaders around the country now have to decide how they’re going to respond. Continue reading →

Home prices could ‘trade like corporate shares’ thanks to iBuying, tech disruptors

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Disruption is radically changing the homebuying process, according to Utah MLS leader Brad Bjelke. Other leaders around the country now have to decide how they’re going to respond. Continue reading →

Opendoor needs agents more than agents need Opendoor

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Opendoor’s latest proptech partnership demonstrates another nail in the coffin of traditional agency. With every iBuyer offer that gets invited into a listing presentation via CloudCMA, the industry collectively sacrifices a little bit more of its soul. Continue reading →

Zillow to shift ‘from Google mindset to an Amazon mindset’

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With iBuying, Zillow must move to a low-margin model that targets ‘mindbogglingly larger’ market than advertising, CEO Rich Barton proclaims in new interview Continue reading →

Is ‘iRenting’ becoming a thing? Startup secures $3.3M to find out

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Doorstead recently bagged $3.3 million in funding. It joins a growing number of startups that are applying the iBuyer business model — which involves using technology to quickly buy and resell homes — to the rental industry. Continue reading →

Will SoftBank’s iBuyer investment flounder as agents adapt?

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Valuations, such as that ascribed to Opendoor by SoftBank, are based on the assumption that iBuying operations advance the technology and antiquated nature of the real estate sales process. What if the same flawed thinking that saw WeWork valued at mul… Continue reading →

‘They’re screwed’: iBuyers would suffer under Bernie Sanders’ housing plan 

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The senator’s proposed anti-home flipping and vacant home taxes could strain the likes of Opendoor, Offerpad and Zillow Offers. NAR, meanwhile, disapproves of its rental regulations. Continue reading →