iBuying giant Opendoor to begin offering home loans

iBuying behemoth Opendoor announced Thursday that it has launched its own mortgage lending service, marking the company’s latest move to completely upend the real estate industry. Opendoor Home Loans is now live in Texas markets Dallas-Fort Worth, Aust… Continue reading

The Essential Guide to real estate teams

Before he became an agent, Kenny Klaus spent a decade driving for FedEx. In the early days, he worked as a “swing driver,” which meant driving all over the place covering the set routes of other people. Eventually, however, Klaus got his ro… Continue reading

Rents in the U.S. just keep going up and up

The average rent was up 3.2 percent year-over-year in June. Last month also saw the biggest average rent increase in more than a year Continue reading

Rents are rising, but the US lacks sufficient middle income housing

Recent years have been a boon for landlords and a recession doesn’t appear imminent, though the multifamily housing market does face some challenges. Continue reading

Valet Living debuts rental turn over service

Rental services company Valet Living announced a new service this week that is designed to speed up and simplify the process of turning over rental units between tenants — and save property owners money along the way. Continue reading

Offerpad hires Zillow vet, promises cash offers within in 1 hour

Offerpad, the Arizona-based online fast homebuying and re-selling company, announced Wednesday that it has hired Bryan LaFranchi to lead its program in which homesellers can get all cash for their old properties and put the money toward the purchase of… Continue reading

Zillow Offers opens Southwest hub, plans to add 160 new jobs

Zillow’s cut the ribbon Wednesday on a new southwest hub that will serve as the operations center for its year-old Zillow Offers platform. Continue reading

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

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

Zillow airs first iBuyer ads, touts name recognition

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