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Zillow Tests Closing Platform

November 12, 2019

Zillow is testing a “homegrown closing services” platform in a handful of markets — including title and escrow services — in what the company says is an attempt to bring the company closer to offering a one-stop platform to wrap around its homebuying and selling platform, Zillow Offers. The move is also an effort to […]

Filed Under: At A Glance Tagged With: #CVARmembers, Inman, Zillow, Zillow Offers

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

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

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