Inman Top 5: The biggest stories of the week Nov. 6-12, 2021

Looking for a quick catch-up on the buzziest stories of the week? Here’s Inman Top 5, the most essential stories of the week, according to Inman website visitors. Continue reading

Tennessee MLS Realtracs debuts new showing service

Realtracs Showings comes amid an ongoing race to build alternatives to ShowingTime, which Zillow acquired earlier this year. Continue reading

Keller Williams launches referral, training program for military members

As the nation observes Veterans Day, Keller Williams has launched KW Military, a business and networking community for agents who are on active duty, veterans or those who have spouses in the armed forces. Agents will have access to training, coaching,… Continue reading

North Carolina Regional MLS expands footprint

The multiple listing service is teaming up with the Albemarle Area Association of Realtors, which will extend its reach to dozens of new cities and towns in North Carolina. Continue reading

Blend’s Q3 earnings take a hit as $54M in IPO compensation vests

The cloud banking software developer raises full-year revenue guidance by $13 million as it signs new clients, launches new products and integrates Title365 acquisition. Continue reading

Offerpad sees surging growth in Q3 across revenue, profits, homes sold

The company’s CEO Brian Bair was able to offer shareholders reassurance in the wake of Zillow’s iBuying flop by providing hard data to show that Offerpad’s business model is working. Continue reading

Fathom reports major double-digit growth in revenue and agents in Q3

End-to-end real estate services platform Fathom said investments in future growth drove a $3.4 million Q3 net loss, despite double-digit growth in revenue, real estate transactions and agent count. Continue reading

Zillow offloads 2,000 homes to New York City investment firm: Report

Pretium Partners has agreed to buy some of Zillow’s homes as the listings portal exits the iBuyer business, The Wall Street Journal reports. Continue reading

Zillow raced to catch up with Opendoor in a secret initiative called ‘Project Ketchup’: Report

Zillow may have damaged relationships with repair contractors in its race to gain market share from rival iBuyers, Business Insider reports. Continue reading