Zillow: Our iBuyer offers are nearly the same as traditional offers

A year and a half after Zillow began buying houses with cash, the online real estate giant says that its instant iBuyer offers are nearly the same as what sellers can get on the open market. Continue reading

The Real Word: Is Zillow becoming a transaction platform?

Watch Byron Lazine and Nicole White give a real estate agent’s perspective on industry-related topics. This week, they’ll talk through their biggest takeaways from Zillow Unlock.  Continue reading

‘We’re not flipping’: Zillow CEO reveals impetus behind his iBuyer

“If anyone thinks Zillow is doing Zillow Offers to make money on home price appreciation, they’re wrong,” Rich Barton told the audience at Zillow’s Unlock event Monday. Continue reading

Zillow president: ‘Change is going to be driven by consumers’

Greg Schwartz, president of media and marketplaces at Zillow, highlighted three critical changes the industry must make to service customers better. Continue reading

Tales from the field: A mishandled dual agency and iBuying fail

Welcome to our new recurring column, “Tales from the field.” Sourced from various pros all over the country, these short stories recount what agents are seeing on the front lines and what others can learn from them. This week, broker-owner Laurie Westo… Continue reading

EXp launches its own instant offer platform

With Express Offers, eXp Realty is the latest real estate company to jump into the iBuyer business, following in the footsteps of NRT, Redfin and Keller Williams. Continue reading