Here’s how to save canceled listings and improve success rates

On this episode, George Laughton, leader of a top US team with 200 agents and $900 million-plus in volume, unveils his Reverse Offer Playbook for saving canceled listings. Continue reading

How a Green Beret turned an agent’s advice into a $600M empire

Levi Rodgers, a former U.S. Army Special Forces Green Beret, share’s his powerful story of survival, recovery and building a top real estate team in Texas. Continue reading

Compass CEO Reffkin continues anti-Zillow social media blitz

Compass CEO Robert Reffkin has taken to Instagram and LinkedIn to further criticize Zillow’s listing ban, saying the portal has leveraged off-market business tactics to bolster past ventures. 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

Zillow CEO Rich Barton: ‘The real pain is probably coming’

Zillow — which held $3.4 billion in cash and investments at the end of 2022 — is well prepared to weather any storm, including the banking fallout, Barton said in a new interview on Thursday. Continue reading

Ribbon suspends cash offer service, working on new tools for spring

The New York-based power buyer had been purchasing homes on behalf of RibbonCash clients who were unable to close a deal with their own financing. Continue reading

It’s the disruption, stupid! Redfin Now and the end of iBuying as we know it

As Redfin winds down its operations, Opendoor and Offerpad are the last ones left for the most part — and they’re both struggling. Was iBuying a flash in the pan or is everyone simply looking in the wrong direction? Continue reading

Opendoor is where Zillow Offers was a year ago: Mike DelPrete

Exactly one year ago, Zillow Offers was in a similar position to the one that Opendoor now finds itself in and shut down its operations. Mike DelPrete offers insight into the path forward for Opendoor and why it might be different this time around. Continue reading

Zillow sees Q3 revenue dip, but manages to significantly trim losses

The company brought in $483 million in revenue and suffered a loss of $53 million — an improvement over the Q3 2021 losses of $329 million, according to quarterly earnings results Wednesday. Continue reading

Real estate companies are about to tell us just how bad the downturn is

Many of the industry’s big companies are about to report their third-quarter earnings. The reports will offer the first in-depth look at how firms coped with a rapidly cooling market. Continue reading