Opendoor is in advanced talks to go public via a merger with Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp. II, a “blank check” company, or SPAC, led by billionaire investor Chamath Palihapitiya, Bloomberg reported on Thursday. Opendoor is a property technology company that directly buys homes from sellers, makes some improvements to […]
Hot real-estate markets aren’t forever. With changes in the way people work, live, and spend, some US markets that were once hot are cooling. Markets seeing quick declines include neighbourhoods in Silicon Valley, San Francisco, and Seattle, along with neighbourhoods in Miami Beach and Chicago. These changes probably mean you’ll […]
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, homeowners receive a preliminary offer within two days and close the sale in as […]
Andreessen Horowitz General Partner Alex Rampell spoke about tech companies that are disrupting the home buying experience. Rampell describes the broken process of buying a home today – mainly, the fixed 6% real estate agent fee. He explains that the industry is evolving to help lower the friction and bring […]
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Opendoor Labs Inc. just joined the "unicorn"...
