Home motion sensor startup Vayyar Imaging nabs $109M
For the real estate industry, the round underlines growing interest in monitoring technology that can substitute for surveillance cameras
by Teke Wiggin Nov 20
Keller Williams aims for mid-tier markets with iBuyer expansion
Keller Offers, a dual offering from Offerpad and Keller Williams, launches next in Birmingham, Alabama
by Patrick Kearns Nov 14
IBuying can be huge, even if it remains a niche industry tool
Mike DelPrete found that iBuyers' business model differs from traditional home flippers. He also suggested iBuyers can profit from staying in their lanes
by Jim Dalrymple II Nov 12
Do iBuyers make fair market offers?
Opinion
To fulfill their strategies and build a viable business that makes money, iBuyers will need to operate walled gardens
by Mike DelPrete Nov 12
Redfin beats expectations, posts $239M in revenue for Q3 2019
The latest earnings report comes as the tech-oriented brokerage steadily expands programs such as RedfinNow and Redfin Direct, which could upend how consumers engage with real estate
by Jim Dalrymple II Nov 6
Zillow: Our iBuyer offers are nearly the same as traditional offers
The online real estate giant revealed Tuesday that homeowners only get on average 0.22 percent more selling on the open market than they do through Zillow Offers
by Jim Dalrymple II Nov 5
HomeLight nabs $109M in new funding round
The company plans to use the money to grow its closing services and home loans business
by Patrick Kearns Nov 5
Arizona home hit in drive-by shooting was listed on Opendoor
The home, which had been sitting vacant, was the site of a Halloween party that ended with 5 teenagers shot
Redfin launches in new markets in Tennessee, Georgia, Kentucky
Consumers in Savannah, Chattanooga and Northern Kentucky will now be able to search for homes on Redfin.com as well as use the brokerage's agents
by Jim Dalrymple II Oct 30
Opendoor launches in Salt Lake City
Homesellers in Utah's picturesque capital city can now get quick and easy offers from the nation's biggest dedicated iBuyer
by Jim Dalrymple II Oct 22
Genuine communication is the antidote to iBuying
The Agency founder Mauricio Umansky believes the art of communication is being lost, which gives the advantage to real estate disrupters
by Jim Dalrymple II Oct 16
Redfin Direct expands into Texas, marking third market since launch
Texas is the first state where all of Redfin's services — from iBuyer to mortgage and title and escrow — are available
by Patrick Kearns Oct 10
Cloud CMA will now include all-cash offers from Opendoor
The move is the latest step in Opendoor's evolving relationship with agents and the industry as a whole
by Patrick Kearns Oct 10
Tales from the field: A mishandled dual agency and iBuying fail
Opinion
Laurie Weston Davis of Pinehurst, North Carolina-based Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Lifestyle Property Partners shines a light on a badly handled dual agency situation