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After Announcing a Pause, Zillow Says Adios to iBuying Program For Good

By Candy Evans / November 3, 2021 /

“I told you so!” We told you last month that Zillow was putting a big, giant pause on its iBuyer program, Zillow Offers, a move that raised many eyebrows in the real estate world. Now comes word that the pause is permanent: Zillow is out of the home-buying-and-selling market for good and plans to lay…

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Zillow’s Tapping The Brakes on Instant Offers Because it Has More Homes Than it Can Flip

By Joanna England / October 25, 2021 /

The labor shortages and building supply chain issues have hit home for everyone in the real estate investment sector. Some inventory is slow to hit the market, and studies show that flipping a home isn’t as profitable as it used to be. But for those large-scale investors, work has all but ground to a halt…

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Summer’s Hottest Pandemic Moves Happened in Dallas-Fort Worth

By Joanna England / November 12, 2020 /

For folks who were brave enough to move during a pandemic — can you imagine packing without a house full of help? — the Dallas-Fort Worth region was a hot destination. According to iBuyer and real estate disruptor Opendoor, a survey the company released this August showed that 53 percent of respondents were planning to…

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Knock’s Home Swap Program Expands to Texas Markets

By Marlin Weso / September 28, 2020 /

The stars have to align just right when you’re buying a home while selling your old one. It was tough enough when dealing with both ends of the housing transaction. It’s even tougher when taking into account the competitive housing market and concerns about social distancing. Knock, a New York-based home sales company, recognized the…

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Zillow Launched a Brokerage, But Agents Say Buyers and Sellers Should Beware

By Joanna England / September 23, 2020 /

Zillow made it clear this morning when it announced its new service for Zillow Offers clients, Zillow Homes, that it’s on its way toward having a hand in every part of the real estate transaction. The program essentially creates a brokerage within Zillow — an area of the real estate business the company long said…

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