A few readers in markets where iBuyers have matured described noticeable impacts that could offer a glimpse of what may be in store for many other agents
Opinion
My attempt to coin some terminology, add structure and provide clarity to the plethora of new real estate businesses
Drew Uher, CEO of agent matching company HomeLight, suggests 5 must-have 'apps' agents should offer consumers in their 'app store'
The new Cash Close product is meant to make consumers more nimble and competitive and is the latest turn in HomeLight's evolution as a transaction streamlining company
Mike DelPrete maps the growth of tech-enabled real estate brokerages and iBuyers from 2018 to 2020 at Inman Connect in New York
The joint iBuyer is now available in Birmingham, Alabama, and Jacksonville, Florida
Opinion
Technology is transforming every industry including ours. We need to stay sharp to survive
Institutional investors are turning to construction and iBuyers to provide single-family home rentals
Amazon tiny homes, the bombshell buyer's broker commission lawsuits and all things Keller Williams were top of mind for Inman readers in 2019
Both 2019 and the decade leading to it were dominated by disruption. And the thing fueling that disruption was a whole lot of cash
A new Redfin study found that more than 10 percent of homes were sold to iBuyers in eight neighborhoods in Phoenix, Charlotte, Fort Worth and Raleigh
The capital-light iBuyer is scaling quickly, after launching in October
The year in tech featured the platform race, the rise of iBuyers and a whole lot of money
Cruising under the radar, Flyhomes has grown rapidly with variants on the iBuyer model
More than 5% of homes were sold to iBuyers in Phoenix and Raleigh, the top 2 markets for the direct buying platforms