IBuyers are entering the previously untouched Northeast market: Mike DelPrete

Billion-dollar disruptors are coming to the Northeast market, featuring new models like instant offers, cash offers and buy-before-you-sell programs. Are agents and brokers ready? Continue reading

Offerpad draws from big companies as iBuyer prepares to go public

Four new members will join the iBuyer’s board later this year, including a Zillow executive and the former chief executive officer of Move, Inc. Continue reading

Offerpad expands to 4 markets in Midwest, Southeast

In the second half of the year, the iBuyer will launch its services in Columbus, Ohio; Kansas City and St. Louis, Missouri; and Columbia, South Carolina. Continue reading

Flyhomes lands $150M to bring end-to-end homebuying to more markets

Flyhomes says it’s helped close $2.6 billion in home sales to date, with sales prices ranging from $150,000 to $5 million. The company provides end-to-end homebuying services through brokerage, mortgage and closing subsidiaries. Continue reading

Offerpad is a more profitable flavor of iBuying: Mike DelPrete

Offerpad’s latest financials strongly suggest that a less venture-funded, less tech-enabled, more real-estate focused and less breakneck version of iBuying can be (almost) profitable. Continue reading

Knock CEO Sean Black sees a ‘transaction revolution’ on horizon

Ahead of his speaking engagement at Inman Connect next week, Knock CEO Sean Black dished on the tech trends he expects to accelerate this year. Continue reading

Offerpad sees dip in revenue as it preps for public debut

The iBuyer’s revenues were down year over year, but up compared to the end of 2020. The company is also nearing completion of a merger that will allow it to begin publicly selling shares. Continue reading

The New Normal: What if the brokerage of the future isn’t a brokerage at all?

How are brokerages evolving given that teams are less constrained by geography thanks to powerful new upstart companies, even as control of real estate technology becomes more centralized? Dive into Part 1 of Inman’s New Normal series. Continue reading