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Rocket Acquires Personal Finance App Truebill In $1.275B Deal

December 20, 2021

In another move to adapt to the prospect of rising interest rates, Rocket Companies is acquiring personal finance app Truebill in a $1.275 billion deal that could give Rocket an edge in marketing real estate services, mortgages and other loans to Truebill’s 2.5 million members. Truebill helps consumers manage subscriptions, budgeting and spending. The acquisition […]

TopHap continues to better how the industry can use data

TopHap’s approach is heavily strategic and long-form. This is data at a higher level, offered in a visually addicting, presentation-ready format for understanding everything below and above the surface of real estate. Real estate data visualization company TopHap has unveiled a number of new features to its map-based property information platform. Earning five stars in […]

Home Inventory Hits All-Time Low Rolling Into Pandemic’s 2nd Hot Winter

Fewer homes were available in November than in any period on record, driving prices 15 percent higher than last year, Redfin reports. Home inventory has grown even more scarce as the number of houses on the market reached an all-time low last month, Redfin reports. The seasonally adjusted number of homes for sale was 18 […]

Better, Brawls And Zillow’s Misfire: Brad Inman Says It’s Just The Start

Anger is one reaction to shattered expectations, but you can’t pick a fight with an unforgiving market. These days, everyone’s fighting their own fears, Inman Publisher Brad Inman writes. A booming housing market gives generously, forgives blunders and hides mistakes. A slowing market exposes mismanaged companies, weak leadership and alpha-male executives. The controversy at Better […]

Opendoor Vs. Zillow: Pricing Is A ‘Competitive Advantage For IBuyers’

A comparison of Zillow Offers and Opendoor highlights the critical importance of pricing in iBuying. There’s an understated elegance in the detail; it’s not just buying low and selling high. But what makes for a successful pricing operation? This post has been republished with permission from Mike DelPrete. A catastrophic pricing failure sunk Zillow’s iBuyer business. […]

For Years, Homeowners Were Staying Put. Is That Trend About To Change?

Americans used to spend less time in their homes before selling. Then came the housing crash of 2008. But according to a pair of new surveys, the pandemic may be reversing that change. After housing prices plummeted in 2008, homeowners became newly reluctant to sell and move. Midway through the pandemic, however, the floodgates have […]

How to appeal to more buyers: 9 small home improvement projects to keep real estate moving in 2022

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Airbnb Has Helped House More Than 10K Afghan Refugees Since August

The program to house Afghan refugees for free or at a reduced cost was announced back in August and has met more than half its goal of housing 20,000 refugees. Back in August, short-term rental giant Airbnb made a commitment to temporarily house 20,000 Afghan refugees worldwide at its listings following the displacement of millions […]

How tech-forward brokers are meeting changing consumer expectations with a faster, more efficient transaction experience

In the above session from Connect Now, Joe Kazzoun of dotloop leads a panel discussion with Ashley Dane of RE/MAX of Michigan, John Matthews of Baird & Warner, and Russel Smith of Earnnest that dives into the new paradigm of changing consumer expectations and how agents, teams, brokers and transaction coordinators can better deliver upon […]