Spencer Rascoff and Offerpad CEO Brian Bair spoke to Inman about the behind-the-scenes moves that led to Offerpad's decision to go public via a special purpose acquisition company
With the expansion, the real estate services company is bringing its offering to nearly 300 new ZIP codes
'Our aim is to be a genuine digital marketplace, not to have any vested interest that might complicate that,' News Corp. CEO Robert Thomson said at Morgan Stanley's virtual conference. 'As you know, with house flipping, Zillow is renovating homes.'
The company wants to double its total markets in 2021 but is eyeing a much bigger goal
Opinion
Our industry needs to better understand the economic equation of iBuying. The request is simple: Have an honest, upfront conversation about profitability
Mike DelPrete's 5 megatrends of real estate tech include the ongoing growth of new business models, a battle for adjacent services and one that might surprise you
Megan Meyer Toolson, an employee of the real estate company since 2015, is being promoted to the new position
Porch has evolved into an enterprise software company as well as a consumer-facing marketplace. The firm is the latest to use a merger with a blank check company to go public
Bidding wars, record mortgage rates and lots of Keller Williams news dominated the conversation, and Inman's headlines, in 2020
The real estate landscape has shifted over the years. Today, independent brokerages need to have a clear view of those changes and use their strengths to pivot and meet them. Here's how they can thrive in 2021
In a notable departure from more common iBuying strategies, Redfin's iBuyer program, RedfinNow, will target homes built after 1930 and costing more than $1M in the 2 cities
Redfin's iBuying program and ancillary services should continue to be important parts of the company's expansion. It'll also have to contend with flashy rivals and a fair housing lawsuit
Opinion
The iBuyer market share and transaction volumes isn’t a failure of the model, but rather a result of it
Aside from the challenges posed by COVID-19, the NAR Expo still faces a handful of other issues that stack the deck against it. Here are a few affecting the health of the event
EasyKnock CEO Jarred Kessler argued during Inman Connect Now Thursday that agents need to show that they're on the cutting edge