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Keller Williams selects Conversion Monster as top startup

By Patrick Kearns | December 11, 2019 - 8:20 pm |December 11, 2019 Uncategorized

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The lead conversion tool nabbed first place at Keller Williams’ Las Vegas pitch battle, futuRE. Continue reading →

Hometap, a cash-for-equity startup, bags $100M to take on HELOCs

By Teke Wiggin | December 11, 2019 - 8:11 pm |December 11, 2019 Uncategorized

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Hometap is among a growing number of startups that provide an alternative to HELOCs by letting homeowners sell stakes in their homes to investors. Continue reading →

Up-and-coming iBuyer Flyhomes lands in Southern California

By Teke Wiggin | December 11, 2019 - 4:28 pm |December 11, 2019 Uncategorized

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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

By Patrick Kearns | December 11, 2019 - 3:05 pm |December 11, 2019 Uncategorized

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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 →

What will 2020 bring? A look back at the past decade

By Jay Thompson | December 11, 2019 - 10:06 am |December 11, 2019 Uncategorized

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As we’re heading into 2020, let’s take a moment to mentally drift back over the past decade and open up to the possibilities of the next 10 years.  Continue reading →

10 tech products we loved in 2019

By Craig C. Rowe | December 11, 2019 - 9:09 am |December 11, 2019 Uncategorized

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In a year of acquisitions, swelling venture capital investments and heated industry debate about technology’s place, 10 products managed to rise above the noise to stay focused on agents and innovation. Continue reading →

Smart-home tech for agents: The 5 best products to get started

By Brandon Doyle | December 11, 2019 - 8:35 am |December 11, 2019 Uncategorized

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The world of smart-home technology can be intimidating — if you’re new to the scene, these are the products you should consider first. Continue reading →

Compass launches new tech at 5th annual hackathon

By Patrick Kearns | December 10, 2019 - 5:03 pm |December 10, 2019 Uncategorized

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At the hackathon, members of the company’s product and engineering teams unveiled a 3D tour app and a proprietary app for Compass Concierge. Continue reading →

Bidding wars plunge to 10-year low

By Veronika Bondarenko | December 9, 2019 - 4:53 pm |December 9, 2019 Uncategorized

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The number of home offers to be fraught by bidding wars is down 20 percent year-over-year, according to a new Redfin study. Continue reading →

Zillow Offers expands to Los Angeles and Orange County

By Veronika Bondarenko | December 9, 2019 - 4:29 pm |December 9, 2019 Uncategorized

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The company also announced plans to launch Zillow Offers in new markets in Ohio, Florida, Oklahoma and Arizona by early 2020. Continue reading →