Zillow Offers vs. Full Service Agent
February 15, 2021
Okay, so I got into a discussion on Facebook with Glenn Sanford of eXp on the difference to the seller between selling to Zillow Offers
Articles filed under iBuyer
Money Supply, Asset Bubble & iBuyers, Part 2: The Mortgage Play
January 14, 2021
In Part 1, we looked at the opportunities that might arise for iBuyers because the housing market is about to go cray-cray. The basic idea
Money Supply, Asset Bubble & iBuyers, Part 1: Lessons from the North
January 11, 2021
After my last VIP post about money supply and possible asset bubble (?) in housing, I got a couple of emails from people asking what
Thinking Through the IPOB-Opendoor Investor Call
September 17, 2020
So with the news that the rumors of a “merger” between Opendoor and Social Capital (IPOB) were in fact true, I thought a quick followup
The Big Yawn: Realtor.com Dips Its Toes In to iBuyer World
July 24, 2020
It appears that Realtor.com has finally made a foray into the most important thing to happen to real estate since the invention of the 30-year
iBuyers and Brokers: A Rebuttal to Mike DelPrete
June 11, 2020
After the past week, it is rather delightful to be writing about real estate issues for a change, rather than big social questions and difficult
[VIP] Zillow, Q1/2020: Not Going Back
May 11, 2020
One of my favorite moments in recent earnings calls came when Glenn Kelman, CEO of Redfin, used the phrase “delayed blast fireball” in an actual
Opendoor Converges to Brokerages
May 6, 2020
It’s been a minute or two since I posted; blame the mundane annoyances of moving. Yes, I’m one of those people who bought a house
iBuyer Will Return With a Roar: Why Opendoor Might Have Laid Off People
April 20, 2020
Since my last quick take on this, I have had more time to investigate, research, and talk to a wide variety of people from the
