Zillow after Zillow Offers: Here’s what happens next

Experts envision the company pivoting to the comparatively easier business of working with buyers after the failed experiment of scooping up homes from sellers. Continue reading

Compass cuts salaries and admin staff hours

Compass is cutting staff salaries across the board a month after laying off roughly 15 percent of its staff. The move comes at the same time the company continues to add new agents, even during a market slowdown. Continue reading

Airbnb-backed startup Lyric sacks staff, shutters locations amid virus

The boutique hotel has fired a majority of its 100-person staff and plans to close 400 units in 10 locations across the country as the pandemic worsens. Continue reading

Compass lays off 15% of staff amid coronavirus ‘economic standstill’

CEO Robert Reffkin said Monday in a letter that the coronavirus has created ‘one of the most challenging and uncertain moments in our lifetimes.’ Continue reading

The real estate companies that went bust in 2018

The story of real estate in 2018 was one of exploding investment and technology — but not every company managed to make it all the way through the year. Continue reading