iBuyer and Conflicts of Interest
May 19, 2019
It seems pretty obvious now that the rest of the industry is waking up to the fact that iBuyer is not a blip on the
Articles filed under iBuyer
[VIP] Zillow Q1, 2019 Earnings: Confidence and Clarity
May 10, 2019
Zillow reported its Q1/2019 earnings yesterday, and it was the first “real” earnings call with Rich Barton at the helm. As much as I missed
[VIP] Don’t Tell Yourself Pretty Lies, Part 2: Opendoor Sales Analysis
May 6, 2019
In Part 1, I looked at the economics of iBuyers generally, and concluded that we need to analyze them as market makers, using market maker
[VIP] Don’t Tell Yourself Pretty Lies About iBuyers, Part 1: Economics of iBuyer
April 30, 2019
Recently, there was an excellent post about iBuyers from Homebloq, a company that appears to sell some sort of a mobile app “connecting Chicago brokers
Are Brokers Screwed?
April 29, 2019
The other day Rob wrote a post on how Competition in Real Estate is Changing. I don’t think anyone would disagree. And it reminded me
60% of Home Sales by 2024 Will be iBuyer: For My Friend James Dwiggins
March 19, 2019
Okay, so just had an exchange on the Book of Faces with my good friend, James Dwiggins, the CEO of NextHome. He’s really one of
Homeowners Net More Selling to Zillow Than With a REALTOR
February 22, 2019
(Pardon me a moment while I go put on my asbestos suit for the inevitable flames coming my way.) The Zillow Group Q4/2018 earnings call
The Case for iBuyer Becoming the Default
November 13, 2018
Recently, I saw a thread on Facebook that referenced this post from TheStreet.com, in which Jim Cramer and Marc Chaikin just trash Zillow: Marc Chaikin,
iBuyers and Competition: In Which I Welcome Jay Thompson Back to the Blogosphere
October 10, 2018
Over at Inman News, Jay Thompson, one of the original RE.net bloggerati, has returned to blogging in triumph with his post “Are iBuyers Going to
