Billions in losses, a brutal market and more from Q3 earnings season
A slowing market is taking a toll on big real estate companies, though not every firm is suffering equally. A look back on the past 3 dramatic weeks of third-quarter wins, losses and draws
by Jim Dalrymple II Nov 14
Redfin sees losses soar in Q3 as it winds down iBuying program
The company earned $600.5M in revenue during the third quarter, but also lost $90.2M — up from a loss of just $18.9M in the third quarter of 2021 — amid a worsening housing market
by Jim Dalrymple II Nov 9
Zillow sees Q3 revenue dip, but manages to significantly trim losses
The company brought in $483M in revenue and suffered a loss of $53M — an improvement over the Q3 2021 losses of $329M, according to quarterly earnings results Wednesday
by Jim Dalrymple II Nov 2
Real estate companies are about to tell us just how bad the downturn is
Many of the industry's big companies are about to report their third-quarter earnings. The reports will offer the first in-depth look at how firms coped with a rapidly cooling market
by Jim Dalrymple II Nov 2
Will Elon Musk's Twitter torpedo real estate's most critical debates?
Musk is already shaking things up just days after buying Twitter. That could have big implications for some of real estate's most pressing debates
by Jim Dalrymple II Nov 1
Sink or swim, the fate of real estate's mightiest CEOs will be revealed
Opinion
Heads will roll and company valuations will sink so low that new outsiders will opportunistically make big acquisitions, Brad Inman writes. Real estate's Masters of the Universe are on notice
by Brad Inman Oct 12
It's the end of an era as 'father of the Zestimate' retires from Zillow
Stan Humphries, most recently Zillow's chief analytics officer, announced his retirement this month after 15 years with the portal. For better or worse, his work changed real estate forever
by Jim Dalrymple II Oct 11
What our Peloton obsession has in common with the US housing boom
Opinion
Like the rise and fall of Peloton, which announced 500 layoffs Thursday, America's geographic reshuffling has ended with high interest rates further squelching demand, Brad Inman writes
by Brad Inman Oct 7
Zillow iBuyer program officially ends as last homes leave the market
A year after announcing it would abandon its iBuyer program, Zillow has offloaded the last of the homes it bought with Zillow Offers, marking the end of a major chapter in real estate history
by Jim Dalrymple II Oct 7
Zillow launches ShowingTime+ in bid to win over real estate agents
The new brand will house all existing products and services from ShowingTime, Bridge Interactive, dotloop and Zillow's Rich Media Experience team, executives confirmed to Inman
Zillow, Opendoor and Compass debut on the Fortune 500
The companies all debuted within a few slots of established player Realogy, and highlight both the role of tech in real estate and the rise of bitter rivalries
by Jim Dalrymple II May 23
Does a good earnings season foreshadow trouble ahead?
Many real estate companies did very well during the first quarter of 2022, but their leaders also repeatedly mentioned the specter of 'headwinds' on the horizon
by Jim Dalrymple II May 9
Zillow turns a profit in Q1 as housing market gets 'choppy'
The company reported soaring revenues in the first quarter of 2022 but also continued its Zillow Offers wind-down, which the company said has entered its final days
by Jim Dalrymple II May 5
Zillow adjusts Premier Agent pay plan with eye toward culling ranks
The shift will take place in Denver and Raleigh, and will eventually see hundreds of agents removed from the lead generation program, Zillow executives told Inman on Wednesday
by Jim Dalrymple II Apr 20
Inman Connect turns 25: The top 20 moments of real estate's best bash
The event has come a long way since its beginnings in the woods of Sonoma County, California
by Andrea V. Brambila Apr 18