Zillow to hire agents as employees for iBuyer transactions
Starting in January 2021, Zillow Offers transactions will be managed by a salaried Zillow employee who is licensed to act as a real estate salesperson through Zillow Homes
by Patrick Kearns Sep 23
Hundreds of thousands have used Fidelity National Financial's new closing tech
StartSafe, which debuted in February, is meant to make real estate transactions faster and safer. FNF announced Tuesday that it has sent the product to 800,000 consumers
by Jim Dalrymple II Sep 22
Buyside launches first-ever National Home Valuation Week
Beginning Monday, Sept. 21, top real estate firms in the US will join forces to promote homeowners to check the value of their home through their local broker
by Lillian Dickerson Sep 18
Keller Williams adds 'equity' to core belief system amid racial unrest
In the wake of national discussions on race, Keller Williams agent leaders have also added diversity, equity and inclusion committees to local leadership councils
by Patrick Kearns Sep 17
Single-family home construction increased from last month
Although housings starts, permits and completions all declined from July, Thursday provided some good news for an inventory-starved industry in the single-family home sector
by Patrick Kearns Sep 17
Lennar predicts strong home sales 'for the foreseeable future'
The homebuilder also said its move-up program with Opendoor 'is becoming an industry standard'
by Andrea V. Brambila Sep 16
Keller Williams president: '50% of your database is in jeopardy'
Keller Williams President Josh Team shared exclusive insight from Google that shows why there's so much market share up for grabs right now and how agents can take advantage
by Patrick Kearns Sep 16
Ryan Serhant is breaking out with his own brokerage
After more than 10 years working as an agent at Nest Seekers International, Ryan Serhant has launched his own brokerage called "Serhant."
by Lillian Dickerson Sep 15
Realogy chief: Entire homebuying experience won't go digital
Ryan Schneider said this week that digital real estate experiences are becoming more common, but in general, people still want to physically experience properties before buying
by Jim Dalrymple II Sep 15
Realogy CEO Ryan Schneider: Real estate industry 'isn’t diverse enough'
The Realogy CEO would like to see a more diverse group of agents and brokers in the US, which he believes would also help improve executive level diversity
by Jim Dalrymple II Sep 15
Opendoor is officially going public
In an announcement Tuesday, the company revealed that it generated $4.7B in revenue in 2019 while selling more than 18,000 homes
by Patrick Kearns Sep 15
Permanent vacation? Normal goes out the window as summer rentals extend into fall
Property owners and managers are having good times this summer and fall, but surging demand has also forced the industry to figure out what the market rate for a unit ought to be
by Jim Dalrymple II Sep 14
Opendoor in talks to go public via SPAC merger
Opendoor is reportedly in talks to go public in coordination with Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp. II, a blank-check company that acquires and takes other companies public
by Patrick Kearns Sep 11
IBuyer purchases dropped 88% in Q2 as pandemic raged
RedfinNow, Offerpad, Opendoor and Zillow only bought 880 homes in the second quarter of 2020, according to a new study by Redfin released Thursday
by Patrick Kearns Sep 11
Realtor.com continues C-suite reshuffle with new CTO hire
On Thursday, the company named Chris Patalano as its new chief technology officer
by Patrick Kearns Sep 11
Zillow, Redfin lead push for more corporate diversity
The companies are helping lead a new initiative dubbed the Board Challenge, which is meant to increase diversity among directors on company boards
by Jim Dalrymple II Sep 9