DelPrete: How Zillow pressures its agent partners to plug mortgages

Zillow is shoring up its Home Loans business by ratcheting up pressure on Flex agents, who refer clients to the mortgage arm or risk losing future leads, tech advisor Mike DelPrete writes. Continue reading

6 charts that illuminate the latest existing-home sales data

In a series of key charts, Aziz Sunderji of Home Economics and Mike DelPrete, a strategic adviser and global expert in real estate technology, put August existing-home sales in historical context. Continue reading

DelPrete: Legacy brokerages make strides, but upstarts have the edge

Shifts in the housing market are exposing underlying changes and the strengths and weaknesses of existing business models, including upstarts like The Real Brokerage, Mike DelPrete writes. Continue reading

Real estate has trimmed its losses. But ‘winter is coming’: DelPrete

Even as real estate companies cut costs and narrowed losses in the second quarter of 2023, the third quarter may deliver the truest test of their financial mettle, Mike DelPrete told Intel. Continue reading

DelPrete: Why real estate tech platforms can’t quit the agent

The last mile of lead generation, where an agent connects with a client, is what tech can’t recreate on its own, Mike DelPrete argues. Continue reading

Zillow’s Listing Showcase is poised to change the seller equation

As Zillow’s Listing Showcase rolls out, it’s becoming clear that it will play a central role on the seller side of the business as it unlocks new premium revenue streams. Continue reading

Mike DelPrete: Disruptive brokerage models gaining traction

The CEO tract at Inman Connect Las Vegas on Tuesday wrapped with proptech adviser and strategist Mike DelPrete telling an audience of his peers that legacy brokerages are facing an “innovator’s dilemma.” Continue reading