The company recently reported a nearly billion-dollar loss and has now dramatically rearranged its executive lineup as the cash-buying sector contends with a slowing market
Keller Williams' entry into the iBuyer arena, Keller Offers, connects its agents with homesellers who want cash offers or need help optimizing their home's value on the open market. Here are the ins and outs of the platform — plus several best practices straight from executives
For agents looking to enter the iBuyer market or merely up their iBuyer game, Offerpad is but one choice for a partner. Here's what agents who want to work with the iBuyer should know
Technology themes at Connect were dominated by a new wave of mortgage providers changing the way buyers enter homebuying, brokers' mixed agreement on how to deliver technology to agents and how iBuying is opening new ways to advise clients
RJ Jones, head of Keller Offers, told Inman Connect Las Vegas that the increase in iBuyers and alternative transaction models are driving professionalism and give the industry a lot to look forward to
After nearly doubling the company's payroll to 1,000 employees, Keller Williams' lending arm has laid off 150 new recruits — close to one-third of its recent hires
Raymond 'RJ' Jones will spearhead both Keller Offers, the company's iBuying program, and Keller Manage, a soon-to-launch program that'll provide home maintenance services
Keller Williams will allow other investors to make all-cash offers on homes through Keller Offers, its iBuying division
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Opendoor and Offerpad will now list homes directly. Ultimately, this new service, still in the early stages and not fully rolled out, represents a way for iBuyers to make money without having to actually buy houses
In multiple talk tracks at Tech Connect, leaders in sales, fintech and proptech all agreed on one thing: The COVID-19 pandemic has totally changed how people market, sell and buy real estate
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Incumbents are adapting to the disruption
Keller Offers, a dual offering from Offerpad and Keller Williams, launches next in Birmingham, Alabama
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You don't have to turn into Mark Zuckerberg, but you do need to understand the significance of broad tech developments in to survive
Real estate franchisor recommends agents who help clients sell a home to Offerpad only accept 1% fee from Offerpad in the transaction, with potential opportunity to re-list the same home for Offerpad for another 1% commission
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