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Airbnb Murders Spur Changes to Short-Term Rental Rules

November 12, 2019

Orinda, CA, is poised to ban certain short-term rentals after a shooting at an Airbnb listing left five dead in the town, the town’s mayor told Inman. The massacre, which took place on Halloween at an Airbnb rental property, highlighted how tech companies are struggling to cope with undesired uses of homes listed on their […]

Filed Under: At A Glance, Government Affairs, Industry News Tagged With: Airbnb, Airbnb murder, Inman, Opendoor, shooting, short-term rental, USA Today; Inman

How to Tell Clients iBuyers Cost Them Money

September 3, 2019

A new study by Collateral Analytics found that sellers end up paying between 13 and 15 percent more when working with iBuyers. The first step in quelling an iBuyer is to help consumers understand that  iBuyers are actually iInvestors. The term iBuyer, for the most part, means a direct-to-consumer homebuying and selling service. They generally […]

Filed Under: At A Glance, Pro Tips Tagged With: BoardRE, Collateral Analytics, iBuyer, iInvestor, Inman News, iRealtor, Knock, Offerpad, Opendoor, subdivisions, Zillow Offers

Why iBuyer Threat Is Overblown

August 12, 2019

IBuyers like Opendoor, Offerpad and Zillow Offers could be hugely successful, yet amount to a negligible market presence, said NRT CEO Ryan Gorman at the  Inman Connect real estate industry conference in Las Vegas. Gorman broke down why he believes iBuyers aren’t an existential threat to the livelihoods of real estate agents, in a session entitled “Don’t […]

Filed Under: At A Glance, Industry News Tagged With: iBuyer, Inman, Las Vegas, NRT CEO Ryan Gorman, Offerpad, Opendoor, Zillow Offers

Franchise in iBuyer Market

May 6, 2019

In May, Keller Williams will launch Keller Offers, a move that the real estate industry has long expected from the company, since founder Gary Keller teased it in a closely-watched public appearance last year, but this is the first time it has been officially reported. Keller Offers will initially launch in the Dallas/Fort Worth market, […]

Filed Under: At A Glance, Industry News Tagged With: iBuyer, Keller Offers, Keller Williams, Offerpad, Opendoor

Go iBuyer Targets Multi-Family Properties

January 14, 2019

Focus Is to Buy, Raise Rents, Re-sell Properties  A growing number of companies are rushing to let homeowners offload their homes to investors online for cash. Collectively, they are known as iBuyers, and now a new startup, Go iBuyer, has entered the fray with the goal of purchasing, renovating, and re-selling entire multifamily properties in Los […]

Filed Under: At A Glance, Industry News Tagged With: cvarconnect, Go iBuyer, iBuyer, Inman, multi-family, My Home Agent, Offerpad, Opendoor, Zillow Offers

Opendoor Buys/Sells Online

June 25, 2018

Opendoor, a San Francisco startup that buys and sells homes online, has raised an additional $325 million from investors (including venture capital firms, homebuilding giant Lennar and Invitation Homes, the nation’s largest single-family home landlord). Opendoor has been described as a flipper, but it’s not trying to make money by purchasing then rehabbing homes. It […]

Filed Under: At A Glance, Pro Tips Tagged With: cash buyer, convenience over cost, discount, Invitation Homes, online seller, Opendoor, Redfin, San Francisco Start up, Zillow

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