The Real Word: How will a recession impact home prices?

Watch Byron Lazine and Nicole White give a real estate agent’s perspective on industry-related topics. This week, everyone’s talking about a looming recession, and agents and clients alike are wondering what will happen to property prices. Continue reading

Curious about iBuyer trends? This new map offers radical transparency

Real estate tech analyst Mike DelPrete and data and software provider Remine launched an interactive visualization tool that closely tracks the growth and trends of three leading iBuyers: Opendoor, Zillow Offers and Offerpad. Continue reading

Offerpad to finance Keller Williams’ homebuying operation

Offerpad will provide the home buying capital behind Keller Offers in 12 markets, giving KW agents a chance to rep both sides of a sales transaction for the iBuyer. Continue reading

Opendoor will expand into Salt Lake City, Boise and St. Louis

The iBuyer plans make offers on homes in Salt Lake City and Boise later this year, followed by St. Louis in 2020, the company announced Tuesday. Continue reading

WATCH: Why iBuyers might not be public enemy #1 after all

The industry is so big that, even at a 5 percent market share, the presence of iBuyers will be small, NRT CEO Ryan Gorman told attendees at ICLV. Continue reading

Zavvie revamps iBuyer comparison tool for brokerages

Real estate tech startup zavvie is revamping its proprietary iBuyer comparison tool to gear it toward easy brokerage implementation.  Continue reading

How to talk to clients about iBuyers

Everyone’s abuzz about iBuyers and their threat to the real estate industry. But the reality behind the hype is more complex, as a couple of recent news stories show. Here are three quick ideas on how to use these stories to highlight your own value as… Continue reading

Don’t let iBuyers scare you off! 5 strategies for handling the situation

Change in life and in business is a constant. The only way you can survive is to understand how the industry is changing and navigate based on your insights. Here are five fundamentals to keep in mind as our industry evolves. Continue reading