Low inventory prevents prices from falling even further: Report

While homeowners are staying put out of reluctance to lock in higher mortgage rates, the few homes on the market are drawing competition, according to a report released Friday by Redfin. Continue reading

Redfin calls employees back to the office part-time: ‘No exceptions’

“Some people will quit over this decision,” Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman told employees on Monday in an internal memo. “No one can say we haven’t made it deliberately.”
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Median home price tallies largest annual drop in more than a decade

Pandemic-era boomtowns and tech hubs fueled an annualized 3.3 percent drop, to $400,528, according to new data. “There’s this fear that everything will crash,” reports one Redfin agent in Boise, Idaho. Continue reading

Opendoor lays off 22% of its workforce in latest round of cuts

In total, the company cut 560 positions, according to a statement Opendoor provided to Inman. The cuts, which were announced internally Tuesday morning, primarily focused on operations roles. Continue reading

Engel & Völkers Americas partners with Constellation1 on websites

The partnership will allow the brokerage to create refined websites that are high-performing and data-rich and include customizations specific to the Engel & Völkers platform. Continue reading

As iBuyers struggle, agents rethink relationships with cash-offer kings

IBuyers like Opendoor and Offerpad once appeared poised to be an essential player in the nation’s biggest housing markets. Now, real estate agents say their role has diminished dramatically. Continue reading

Home sales are cooling — but the competition is red hot. What gives?

New listings plunged 21.8 percent from a year ago, marking one of the most significant annual drops since the beginning of the pandemic, according to a new analysis of housing inventory by Redfin. Continue reading