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The rise and stall of the offer aggregators: How iBuyers are bringing startups to heel

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Offerpad, Zillow and Opendoor are turning the screws on startups that offer price comparisons and claim to help consumers secure the best offer. Continue reading →

Redfin and Opendoor expand their partnership

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The two tech-oriented real estate companies announced Wednesday that their partnership is moving into nine new cities. Continue reading →

Do buyers really determine the sales price?

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The conversation at Inman Connect New York changed the way columnist Bernice Ross thinks about home sales pricing. Here’s why. Continue reading →

Pulse: How alternative financing is really affecting markets

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Last week, we asked readers to share how alternative financing was affecting their market. A fairly low volume of responses may reflect the fact that these companies remain in their infancy, but a couple readers described noticeable impacts that could … Continue reading →

Pulse: How alternative financing is really affecting markets

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Last week, we asked readers to share how alternative financing was affecting their market. A fairly low volume of responses may reflect the fact that these companies remain in their infancy, but a couple readers described noticeable impacts that could … Continue reading →

A new language for real estate, a new marketplace

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My attempt to coin some terminology, add structure and provide clarity to the plethora of new real estate businesses. Continue reading →

Be resilient in the face of disruption: My big takeaway from Inman Connect New York

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There was a lot of evidence at Inman Connect New York that the large incumbent real estate companies are evolving to cope with the new disruptors on the scene. Here’s how. Continue reading →

WATCH: Compass likely to avoid WeWork’s fate: Venture capitalists

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Compass and WeWork both took massive amounts of cash from SoftBank, but experts say the two companies are actually quite different. Continue reading →

Want higher attach rates? Make your agents employees

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Paul Hurst, the vice president of venture investments at First American, advises that companies are more likely to get consumers to use affiliated services if they use W2 agents. Continue reading →