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Forget realtors — more Americans are selling their homes online to real-estate companies like Zillow, who make an offer in 2 days and can close in a week

Shutterstock Zillow is part of a growing group of real-estate companies in the United States that buy homes directly from homeowners. Through Zillow's service, which will be available in eight US markets by the end of 2019, h.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderDec 11th, 2018

IBuying Real Estate Company Offerpad Purchased In SPAC Led By Former Zillow CEO

A new public entrant in the online buying and selling of homes has emerged with a SPAC deal announced Thursday.  read more.....»»

Category: blogSource: benzingaMar 18th, 2021

Elon Musk lists two L.A. homes on Zillow after tweeting he was selling his possessions

Elon Musk is selling two of his Los Angeles homes, just a few days after the billionaire said he was selling all his physical possessions. The properties were put up on real estate website Zillow (Nasdaq: Z, ZG) on Sunday for $30 million and $9.5 .....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMay 4th, 2020

Already fielding more than $200M in deals a day, Zillow wants to buy way more U.S. homes in cash, including in Austin

Zillow Group Inc. plans to launch its home-buying and selling service in Austin by the end of the first quarter of 2020. The Seattle-based online real estate data company on May 9 announced the expansion to the Texas capital and 11 other U.S. cities. .....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMay 10th, 2019

Zillow stock sinks on company"s plan to start flipping homes

Shares of Zillow plunged 9 percent on Friday after the online real estate database company announced it will begin buying and selling homes......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralApr 13th, 2018

Zillow stock sinks on company"s plan to start flipping homes

Shares of Zillow plunged 9 percent on Friday after the online real estate database company announced it will begin buying and selling homes......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralApr 13th, 2018

Zillow will offer property-management tools to renters and landlords

As companies rush to offer real estate services online, the 800-pound gorilla of the homeownership space is moving to offer tools that will help landlords and tenants......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchAug 4th, 2018

New twist to home selling: Owners list their properties, agents bid on them to sell

TOWN SQUARE | Online marketplace “Bid My Listing” gives homeowners an opportunity to make money on their home listing by uploading their information to the site and having local real estate agents bid for the listing......»»

Category: topSource: washpostApr 7th, 2021

Zillow and NAR Targeted in Federal Antitrust Lawsuit

A lawsuit has been filed against Zillow, Trulia and the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR), alleging that the online real estate .....»»

Category: realestateSource: rismediaMar 12th, 2021

Elon Musk appears to be selling more California properties after pledging to "own no house"

Tesla billionaire Elon Musk appears to be selling more homes from his California property portfolio on real estate website Zillow......»»

Category: realestateSource: cnbcMay 14th, 2020

America"s make-or-break week is here

Rent, utilities, credit card payments, payroll: The bills are now coming due for big companies, small businesses and millions of laid-off workers. How Americans navigate the next few days will shape how the coronavirus pandemic impacts the economy......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralMar 30th, 2020

America"s make-or-break week is here

Rent, utilities, credit card payments, payroll: The bills are now coming due for big companies, small businesses and millions of laid-off workers. How Americans navigate the next few days will shape how the coronavirus pandemic impacts the economy......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralMar 30th, 2020

Zillow is losing millions of dollars selling homes

Zillow's CEO Rich Barton built a huge site for real estate listings. But now he's shifting the company into a far riskier business, buying and selling homes......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralFeb 21st, 2020

Zillow is losing millions of dollars selling homes

Zillow's CEO Rich Barton built a huge site for real estate listings. But now he's shifting the company into a far riskier business, buying and selling homes......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralFeb 21st, 2020

Zillow is losing millions on selling homes

Zillow's CEO Rich Barton built a huge site for real estate listings. But now he's shifting the company into a far riskier business, buying and selling homes......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralFeb 21st, 2020

Zillow is losing millions on selling homes

Zillow's CEO Rich Barton built a huge site for real estate listings. But now he's shifting the company into a far riskier business, buying and selling homes......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralFeb 21st, 2020

Catching up on this week"s top business news - Oct. 12

We did a deep dive into residential real estate this week, looking at where homes are selling the best, which real estate agents are seeing the most success and how the market overall is doing. Seasonally adjusted home sales across the U.S. and the So.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsOct 12th, 2019

HomeAdvisor partners with one of the nation"s largest real estate companies for new fix-it-up service

The service makes it easier for selling homeowners to make needed repairs prior to closing......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsSep 18th, 2019

Online house-flipper Opendoor buys title company in bid to control more of real estate market

Online real estate start-ups like Opendoor, Redfin and Zillow want to own more of the homebuying and -selling process. Opendoor, which makes instant offers to buy houses from homeowners, just acquired title and escrow company OS National......»»

Category: realestateSource: cnbcSep 5th, 2019

Honolulu isn"t the worst place to flip a house, but it"s far from best

When HGTV’s new season of “Flip or Flop” premieres on Thursday, the show may get some real estate investors in Hawaii thinking of flipping homes for a quick profit — but a report this week by WalletHub may make them think twice. WalletHubâ.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsAug 1st, 2019

How to get a $5,000 Amazon credit: Buy a house

Over the past year, the decidedly analog business of buying and selling real estate has been upended by a flurry of new money and start-ups trying to usher in a world where homes are bought and sold online. .....»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralJul 23rd, 2019