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The most-read news stories of 2019

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Amazon tiny homes, the bombshell buyer’s broker commission lawsuits and all things Keller Williams were top-of-mind for Inman readers in 2019. Continue reading →

The biggest real estate crime, safety and court stories of 2019

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Let’s look back at some of the most gripping, noteworthy and just plain strange real estate crime stories of 2019. Continue reading →

This was the year — and decade — big money pumped into real estate

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Both 2019 and the decade leading to it were dominated by disruption. And the thing fueling that disruption was a whole lot of cash. Continue reading →

Domio, an iRenter that subleases to travelers, nabs $100M

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Domio, an iRenter that leases units from landlords and then subleases them to short-term guests, has raised an additional $100 million in equity and debt financing, TechCrunch reports. Continue reading →

EXp Realty brings iBuyer platform to 12 more states, eyeing all 50

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EXp Realty is bringing its iBuyer platform, Express Offers, to a dozen new states. The capital-light program allows eXp Realty to scale the platform quickly, going from one state to 13 in less than three months. Continue reading →

The year in real estate technology

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Technology touched every part of the industry this year, as massive amounts of capital continued flowing into real estate, both for startups and well-funded incumbent firms. Continue reading →

Move over Phoenix, Los Angeles is latest battleground for real estate tech

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Years ago it was hard to imagine iBuyers ever making headway in a city with older and more expensive homes. But this year Opendoor, Zillow and others went all in on L.A. Continue reading →

Up-and-coming iBuyer Flyhomes lands in Southern California

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Cruising under the radar, Flyhomes, which offers cash-purchasing power to buyers and price guarantees to homesellers, has been growing rapidly with variants on the iBuyer model. Continue reading →

IBuyers gobbled 3.1% marketshare in third quarter of 2019: Redfin

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More than 5 percent of homes were sold to iBuyers in Phoenix and Charlotte, the top two markets for the direct-buying platforms. Continue reading →