The home trade-in company, once lumped in with iBuyers, is charting a new course and partnering with agents to do it
The platform has extended the length of its guaranteed sale and allows homeowners to stay in their homes for longer if they sell through RealSure
The newest options for sellers — instant offers from iBuyers and a buy-before-you-sell bridge option — are nearly completely digital, and well-suited for a socially distant real estate industry, according to zavvie's co-founder
After the company's initial homebuying pause, Zillow is now buying homes in 20 of 24 Zillow Offers markets
Keller Williams will allow other investors to make all-cash offers on homes through Keller Offers, its iBuying division
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The iBuyer platform is buying homes again in Atlanta, Dallas, San Antonio, Austin, San Diego and Sacramento
The iBuyer is offering homeowners contact-free selling in Dallas-Fort Worth, Atlanta, Charlotte, Nashville and Tucson
Consumers can now choose a direct, quick-close sale or a more traditional listing process. The move may rankle many in the real estate industry, who have long worried about technology companies moving into the space traditionally served by real estate agents
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The investor behind Compass and Opendoor predicted that, of the 88 companies the Vision Fund invested in, 15 could go bankrupt due to COVID-19
The company is bringing on Regina Benjamin, the former US surgeon general, to consult on and develop new safety protocols as it returns to iBuying
The tech-centric brokerage had furloughed 41% of its agents amid the economic woes of the coronavirus pandemic
The full impact of the company's decision to halt homebuying in late March due to COVID-19 is not yet clear
The 168-page report from Mike DelPrete takes a look at how the pandemic has impacted iBuyers and how they're positioned to thrive in an era of social distancing