Catch up quickly on the most significant stories of the week, as determined by Inman readers. Here's this week's Inman Top 5
Opinion
This week, Bryon Lazine and Nicole White discuss Zillow's latest move to pause homebuying, the client who shot his agent after buying a home sight unseen, and the agent who posed for listing photos in the buff
At long last, WeWork made its stock market debut Thursday, two years after it tried and failed to first hold an initial public offering
A strong fall and winter season should mean 2021 will wrap up with nearly 7M in sales, making it one of the strongest sales years in history, according to a new MoxiWorks analysis
Strong numbers of pending home sales and applications for purchase loans have pushed up sales forecasts through the end of the year
In addition to Instagram, nude-but-blurred photos of former Compass agent David Ferrugio initially appeared on TheMLS.com before being yanked off the website by administrators
Opinion
Other iBuyers saw the signals and made adjustments while Zillow kept on buying; either it missed the signs or proceeded anyway. Regardless, it’s a timely reminder that growing an iBuyer business is challenging
'I wish I could say that I had an epiphany like a parting of the Red Sea moment but I just thought it'd be funny,' agent David Ferrugio told Inman
Zillow says it's facing supply and labor constraints. But other iBuyers, who expressed surprise over Zillow's abrupt pause, say they aren't suffering from the same issues
Zillow said labor and supply issues in the market have created an 'operational backlog for renovations and closings.' The pause will enable the company to catch up on its existing contracts
Palm Beach, Florida, luxury real estate had a banner year, but New York City was a dark horse that came roaring back in 2021 with the second highest concentration of high-end deals
Agents across New York City were enthusiastic Thursday after CoStar-owned Homesnap and the Real Estate Board of New York announced plans to launch a search portal in 2022
Baby boomers made gains over first-time homebuyers in the decade before the pandemic, growing to 24% of recent home purchases in 2019, according to a new analysis from Zillow
From working at the Vatican to meeting Barbara Corcoran, Sean Black breaks down the milestones that led him to success. Read about the 3 moments that sharpened his leadership skills ahead of his appearance at Inman Connect Las Vegas
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