Home tours plummeted by half this year in Western states
Nationwide, home showing activity in October was down 27% year over year. In the West, the drop-off was nearly twice as steep
by Daniel Houston Dec 1
'Bet on the Midwest': Zillow's 2023 housing market predictions
The listings giant predicts a surge of interest in Midwest markets and a new crop of first-time landlords among other items
by Ben Verde Dec 1
Conflicts of interest spoil your integrity
Opinion
Today, conflicts of interest make top headline news daily and fuel the wrath of the DOJ and FTC. Greed is at the root of carelessly mixing business lines, which is why Brad Inman says separating ownership is often necessary to avoid conflicts
by Brad Inman Nov 30
Proptech’s leader has been crashing on our couch this whole time
Opinion
Stop talking about proptech without even a whiff of the defining company in the category entering the chat. The largest proptech company is rarely mentioned
by Drew Meyers Nov 29
NAR shuts down bid to end no-commingling rule, Zillow reveals
Zillow Senior Director of Broker Operations Matt Hendricks said the portal petitioned NAR to stop allowing MLSs to ban brokers from displaying MLS listings with non-MLS listings online
by Andrea V. Brambila Nov 23
How much has rent risen? About an extra 6 hours of work per month
A new Zillow report finds renters making average wages need to work 63 hours to cover rent compared to 2 years ago, highlighting a widening gap between rent growth and wage growth
by Taylor Anderson Nov 21
Homeward cuts 25% of staff in second round of layoffs
The power buyer previously cut 20% of its staff in August. The cuts come as the broader real estate industry grapples with soaring mortgage rates and slowing sales
by Jim Dalrymple II Nov 16
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
Ribbon suspends cash offer service, working on new tools for spring
The New York-based power buyer had been purchasing homes on behalf of RibbonCash clients who were unable to close a deal with their own financing
by Matt Carter Nov 11
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
Redfin called 'fundamentally flawed' by analyst amid stock market havoc
Real estate companies including Compass, Offerpad and Opendoor saw share prices hit all-time lows Monday. The rout suggests investors may have deep concerns about the real estate industry
by Jim Dalrymple II Nov 7
Abuzz, then a bust: What happened with all that big 'platform' chatter?
Opinion
Real estate platforms were a hot topic a few years ago, but for even some of the biggest companies, sprawling enterprise has been the quickest way to failure, Inman founder Brad Inman writes
by Brad Inman Nov 7
Homebuyers and sellers have a ton of misconceptions, new poll shows
Homebuyers and sellers are struggling to keep up with the rapidly shifting market, according to a Zillow survey of real estate agents, which found many believe home prices will fall steeply in 2023
by Ben Verde Nov 7
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