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Bryan LaFranchi, formerly a senior sales manager at Zillow Group, will now lead Offerpad's Homebuilder Alliance program that lets sellers put cash offers toward newly-built home purchases
by Jim Dalrymple II Jun 5
Zillow Offers opens Southwest hub, plans to add 160 new jobs
Zillow has grown its buying-and-selling platform out of a Phoenix coworking space into a 25,000-square-foot office
by Patrick Kearns Apr 18
Zillow heads
The new Tour it Now feature will eliminate the need to make appointments and is currently available in Phoenix
by Jim Dalrymple II Mar 19
Zillow airs first iBuyer ads, touts name recognition
The trio of new ads play up the behemoth online portal's name recognition and the ease of getting a cash offer
by Jim Dalrymple II Mar 5
Zillow Instant Offers sign
The real estate giant is running tests on its website and app that display its Zillow Offers for-sale homes ahead of other competing listings
by Patrick Kearns Feb 1
Cherry-picking by hand
Opinion
Make the ask, provide resources to make it easier for the reviewer, and bake reviews into your business plan
by Jay Thompson Jan 23
How do sports stadiums impact real estate?
Research found that the sales of homes within close proximity to 12 professional sports team stadiums outpaced the overall metropolitan markets 80% of the time
by Lew Sichelman Jan 16
A woman looking ahead at a mountain range
Home prices grew 5.5 percent annually in October, according to latest Case-Shiller Index. With mortgage rates also climbing, experts see sales stagnating in the new year.
by Patrick Kearns Dec 26
The essential guide to iBuyers
What you need to know about this fast-growing category of real estate tech, where it's available and how to use it to grow your own business
by Jim Dalrymple II Dec 10
Zillow Instant Offers sign
The Redbud Group at Keller Williams SouthPark will represent Zillow as it buys and sells in North Carolina
by Patrick Kearns Dec 3
Zillow Offers is coming to Denver this fall
The Mile High City is the fourth market where Zillow will buy and sell homes directly from consumers online
by Patrick Kearns Aug 1
Inside OfferDepot, a Keller Williams team's answer to the iBuyer wave
Launched by Kenny Klaus Keller Williams in Phoenix last year, OfferDepot solicits instant offers for clients while offering brokerage services
by Emma Hinchliffe Jul 6
Zillow puts its first home under contract as a seller — but reduces price by 1.6% on another
A month after debuting its iBuyer program, one property is under contract and another has had a price reduction
by Patrick Kearns Jun 21
Purplebricks to launch in Las Vegas and Phoenix
Flat-free brokerage set to expand US markets beyond California and New York region
by Emma Hinchliffe Jun 15
Inside Zillow's Instant Offers expansion
Zillow is launching its direct-to-consumer homebuying service in Las Vegas today after strong demand in Phoenix, its first market. And local agents are sharing in the success
by Patrick Kearns Jun 13