Do iBuyers make fair market offers?

To fulfill their strategies and build a viable business that makes money, iBuyers will need to operate walled gardens under their control. Continue reading

WATCH: IBuying disrupted — the Battle of the Behemoths

Blast from the past: Analyst Mike DelPrete explains the seismic shifts shaking up the residential real estate market onstage at Inman Connect Las Vegas 2019. Continue reading

The Real Word: A drive-by at an Opendoor listed home

Watch Byron Lazine and Nicole White give a real estate agent’s perspective on industry-related topics. This week, they discuss a house party gone wrong. Over Halloween weekend, there was a party at a vacant home in Arizona listed by Opendoor where five… Continue reading

Inman News quiz: Think you’re on top of the week’s biggest stories?

The real estate industry threw some curveballs. Take Inman’s real estate news quiz to demonstrate how strong your talking points and cocktail banter are this week. Continue reading

Airbnb to debut ‘rapid response team’ after fatal shooting

In the wake of a shooting at an Airbnb listing that left five dead, Airbnb has announced new measures designed to improve safety and trust across its short-term rental platform. Continue reading

SoftBank posts $6.4B loss, CEO ‘regrets’ WeWork investment

The company also reported it lost $4.6 billion in its WeWork stock value after WeWork’s failed initial public offering earlier this year. Continue reading

Zillow: Our iBuyer offers are nearly the same as traditional offers

A year and a half after Zillow began buying houses with cash, the online real estate giant says that its instant iBuyer offers are nearly the same as what sellers can get on the open market. Continue reading

Opendoor adds new builders to its ‘trade up’ program

Opendoor, the direct-to-consumer homebuying and selling startup, is expanding its trade-up program with the addition of two new partners. Now homeowners can sell their homes and more seamlessly move into a newly built home from Century Communities or G… Continue reading