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With billions saved — and lost — Opendoor is living by the creed 'go big or go home.' Yet even after a dreary Q4, the iBuyer persists, which may be the biggest takeaway, Mike DelPrete writes
September Inman Intel Index Highlights
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agents in late September said that most of their sellers inquired about covering the buyer-side commission, up from 21% the month before
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listing agents, despite this heightened interest from clients, said that more than half of their sellers actually ended up taking a hardline approach against covering the buyer-side commission
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of buyer's agents say they've been submitting offers that require the seller to cover their commission, then learning the seller's stance as part of normal negotiations — a slight uptick from August
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of agents say they feel comfortable weighing in when their clients raise a political opinion the agent disagrees with, compared with 48% of agents who say they never share their political opinions in such a scenario
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agents say politics are a source of greater tension with clients this year than they were in 2020, while only 1 in 15 agents say they've produced less tension
The update also includes what the real estate search app calls a 'home-centric machine learning media classifier,' or an algorithm that improves its content recommendations with each use
OJO founder and CEO John Berkowitz shares what a Chinese translation of 'crisis' means for his company and what impact artificial intelligence might have on real estate
The deal brings RE/MAX Capital Realty under the operations of the RE/MAX Alliance Group, growing the combined companies' forces into a total of about 400 agents and staff
LAH Real Estate Inc. was originally founded in 1992. The new affiliate brings its 4 offices to Sotheby's International Realty, ticking the brand's total office count in Alabama up to 7
The deal is touted as a way to give mortgage lenders critical information about borrowers and properties at the beginning of the loan process to streamline closings
Even after ending its iBuyer program, Zillow remains bullish on mortgage. But first it has to totally reimagine its website, analysts and executives tell Intel. What could possibly go wrong?
Investors are eying 2023 and 2024 as prime opportunities amid a market still finding its footing, Point co-founder Eddie Lim told Intel in an exclusive interview
Plunk envisions its data API assisting users in the same way a stock ticker does Wall Street investors, by helping them make critical decisions with the most prompt business information
Consumer Federation of America: Despite an NAR rule change, only Redfin displays buyer-agent compensation in virtually all of the major cities examined
Hottinger, whose team was previously affiliated with Corcoran, returned to Elliman to gain a firmer foothold in Miami and for development project opportunities, he told Inman exclusively
Keller Williams is set to open its latest master franchise in Berlin, Germany. With its opening, the Texas franchisor will have 18 master franchises across Europe, according to the company
Large publicly traded real estate companies are about to share their numbers from the most brutal quarter in years. Analysts are bracing for the worst — and watching to see who can thrive
Redfin Chief Economist Daryl Fairweather reveals to Intel the top data point signaling a coming rebound and shares why inflation and mortgage rates will continue to lead the market this spring
The white-labeling program, zavvie Power Buyer, was announced exclusively to Inman and will include 2 models: contingency-free (cash offer) financing and a buy-before-you-sell bridge loan
After a brutal Q3 in a rapidly shifting market, Opendoor has significantly slowed down its pace of home acquisitions
The Australia-based agent review solution will be integrated with Realtor.com’s member profiles, allowing users to send completed reviews directly to the portal for consumer viewing
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