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Where real estate agents fit into Zillow’s grand vision

Housing Wire

Zillow, for years, made money selling leads to real estate agents, a practice that agents like Herrera already felt ambivalent toward. In 2020, the three-year-old Zillow Offers program, where Zillow itself buys a home and then resells it, made up the majority of both company revenue and expenses. Already a member?

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Four ways real estate agents and brokers can leverage artificial intelligence

Housing Wire

This piece will explore some of the key domains where AI is having the greatest impact for real estate agents, brokers and the innovative companies leading the charge. Since 2020, Addressable has facilitated nearly $2 Billion in home sales across 44 states.

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How 2020 exposed a greater need for collaboration between real estate agents and LOs

Housing Wire

Technology has given consumers the power of choice and expedited the entire real estate purchasing process. The loan pre-qualification step is an area that almost all parties need for a successful outcome (consumers, real estate agents, loan officers, insurance agents).

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No seasonal slowdown this year as real estate agents report a busier-than-usual fall

Housing Wire

Realtors can usually count on their biggest season being spring, followed by summer, but nothing about 2020 has been normal, including home-buying patterns. Kanacki said that when it came to seasonal buying, “we’re still riding the wave with 2020.” Now, believe it or not, fall home-buying season is in full swing.

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14 real estate trends Gen Z buyers are looking for

Housing Wire

Here are 14 real estate trends Gen Z buyers won’t pass up. Gen Z likes to stay close to home With the continued trend of remote work and little desire for a long commute, Gen Z buyers are moving to homes in walkable communities with nearby amenities. Gen Z values diversity and inclusivity.

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How real estate agents can alleviate consumer pain points in a tight market

Housing Wire

The severe lack of inventory in today’s housing market has been a source of stress for home buyers and real estate agents alike. HousingWire sat down with Realtor.com CEO David Doctorow to learn how agents and brokers can alleviate some of the frustrations their clients are facing.

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Cash buyers are scooping up homes like mad

Housing Wire

Cash buyers are pouring into the housing market this year, and they’re picking off more than half of available inventory in certain areas in Florida and New York. In 2020, roughly 25% of homebuyers paid cash for their properties. “I just sold a $700,000 home to a cash buyer last week. .

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