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SoftBank eyeing additional $15B for its Vision Fund: Report

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Softbank’s Vision Fund, the venture capital arm of Japanese conglomerate SoftBank, is seeking to raise an additional $15 billion to invest in tech startups. Continue reading →

PREVIEW: New massive iBuyer report from Mike DelPrete

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Mike DelPrete, a real estate tech advisor and strategist, has a new comprehensive iBuyer report out to help educate the real estate industry about the growing presence of the quick-close, all-cash investor-backed buyer that’s begun to percolate in mark… Continue reading →

Here’s why this broker started his own iBuyer

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Lamacchia Development, a sister company to the Massachusetts-based Lamacchia Realty, closed on its first home through the company’s iBuyer program, Offer Now. Continue reading →

New tool allows consumers to compare iBuyer offers nationwide

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Zavvie has launched Offer Optimizer, a tool that allows homeowners to compare instant offers from Offerpad, Opendoor, Zillow Offers and Redfin Now. Continue reading →

Zillow is testing self-guided home tours to compete with iBuyers

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Zillow is piloting a new program in Phoenix that gives prospective homebuyers access to the online behemoth’s homes without appointments or even agents. Continue reading →

New Zillow CEO saw iBuying as ‘existential threat,’ envisions changes to agent ad model

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Zillow dived into iBuying after seeing it as an “existential threat,” the company’s newly reinstalled CEO said this week, and he anticipates major changes to its current practice of charging agents for a subscription to get leads. Continue reading →

Zillow airs first iBuyer ads, touts name recognition

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Online real estate giant Zillow has begun airing its first-ever iBuyer TV ads, which lean heavily into the company’s widespread name recognition and play up the program’s ease of use. Continue reading →

Real estate apps are sharing user data with Facebook

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Popular real estate apps have been quietly sharing data with Facebook, reportedly even when users didn’t log into or have accounts with the social network. Continue reading →