Inman Archive: Opendoor Inman 6 years ago 2019 2018 Opendoor expands into new frontier for iBuyersBY JIM DALRYMPLE II | DEC 20 Opendoor files for $300M ‘property acquisition fund’BY TEKE WIGGIN | NOV 21 Opendoor CEO wants to make homebuying and selling freeBY TEKE WIGGIN | NOV 14 Opendoor testing new co-listing partnership with selected agentsBY TEKE WIGGIN | OCT 22 Opendoor raises $400M in funding from SoftBankBY TEKE WIGGIN | SEP 27 iBuyers react to Opendoor’s acquisition of Open Listings BY VERONIKA BONDARENKO | SEP 13 ‘It’s like buying a first-class ticket’: Opendoor’s acquisition of Open Listings met with mixed reaction BY MARIAN MCPHERSON | SEP 11 Opendoor acquires a discount brokerageBY TEKE WIGGIN | SEP 11 Opendoor is now in Houston, coming soon to Austin and JacksonvilleBY CARL FRANZEN | SEP 7 Why the Northeast is such a tricky market for iBuyers like OpendoorBY EMMA HINCHLIFFE | AUG 17 Opendoor set to enter California, Pacific Northwest marketsBY EMMA HINCHLIFFE | AUG 16 Why Opendoor, Zillow and Knock all love AtlantaBY EMMA HINCHLIFFE | JUL 26 Why Opendoor opened a hub for engineers far from Silicon ValleyBY EMMA HINCHLIFFE | JUL 24 What an Opendoor exec and a Realtor have in commonBY EMMA HINCHLIFFE | JUL 17 Opendoor quietly expands to MinnesotaBY VERONIKA BONDARENKO | JUL 13 Opendoor temporarily caps offers in Dallas-Fort Worth at $300,000BY VERONIKA BONDARENKO | JUL 13 Opendoor has more than 100 homes under contract in Las Vegas, 60 more activeBY CRAIG C. ROWE | JUN 21 What are real estate agents saying about Opendoor’s funding news?BY MARIAN MCPHERSON | JUN 15 Opendoor rivals don’t fear Silicon Valley upstart’s $325M roundBY EMMA HINCHLIFFE | JUN 13 Opendoor raises $325M in Series E roundBY EMMA HINCHLIFFE | JUN 13 ‘Skip all the stress and uncertainty’: Check out Opendoor’s new video adsBYEMMA HINCHLIFFE | JUN 12 Opendoor is opening an engineering office in AtlantaBY VERONIKA BONDARENKO | JUN 8 Why iBuyers won’t huff and puff and blow your business downBY RICK NAYAR | JUN 7 The Real Word: The frictionless future of Opendoor homesBY BYRON LAZINE | MAY 31 An Atlanta agent takes Knock, OfferPad and Opendoor for a test-driveBY CHAD SCHERNIKAU | MAY 24 Opendoor will now let any builder sell new homes through its ‘trade-up’ programBY EMMA HINCHLIFFE | MAY 23 I toured an Opendoor home for sale, and its frictionless tech was a game-changerBY TEKE WIGGIN | MAY 22 How agents are reacting to the iBuyer warsBY EMMA HINCHLIFFE | MAY 1 Opendoor founders subtweet Zillow’s new home buying serviceBY EMMA HINCHLIFFE | APR 13 Opendoor raising $200 million at $2 billion valuation: reportBY EMMA HINCHLIFFE | MAR 29 Opendoor posts job listings in Charlotte, Minneapolis and NashvilleBY EMMA HINCHLIFFE | MAR 9 Capital Connect NY 18: Playing the disruption long gameBY INMAN | MAR 8 Opendoor survey: More homeowners would move if process were easierBY EMMA HINCHLIFFE | MAR 5 How to put the iBuyer model to work in your businessBY BERNICE ROSS | MAR 5 Hacker Connect NY 18: A look at Raspberry Pi, Opendoor’s self-guided home tour techBY INMAN | MAR 2 The more Opendoor succeeds, the more competitors will emergeBY MIKE DELPRETE | FEB 6 The plan for Opendoor? Vertical integration and moreBY EMMA HINCHLIFFE | JAN 30 Opendoor raises $100M in debt financing from homebuilder LennarBY EMMA HINCHLIFFE | JAN 24 2017 4 key metrics telling the story of Opendoor’s growthBY MIKE DELPRETE | DEC 4 Is Opendoor testing a new listing brokerage service?BY PATRICK KEARNS | NOV 17 Inside Opendoor’s self-guided home tour tech, Raspberry PiBY INMAN | OCT 26 Opendoor’s buying homes at a rate of $100M per monthBY DANI VANDERBOEGH | OCT 18 The Inman Files: Don’t wait for Opendoor to eat your lunchBY BRAD INMAN | SEP 27 Opendoor tightens grip on transactionBY TEKE WIGGIN | AUG 31 Opendoor’s ‘ultimate mortgage’ offers 1% off purchaseBY TEKE WIGGIN | AUG 17 Who in their right mind would sell to an iBuyer?BY TEKE WIGGIN | AUG 10 How Opendoor turbocharges showings with technologyBY TEKE WIGGIN | AUG 7 Opendoor targets Atlanta and Raleigh, North CarolinaBY TEKE WIGGIN | AUG 1 Opendoor takes aim at Florida, posts jobs in Orlando and TampaBY TEKE WIGGIN | JUL 21 Opendoor snags top talent from Uber and AmazonBY TEKE WIGGIN | JUN 12 ‘IBuyers’ like Opendoor and OfferPad could boost sales, reduce commissionsBY TEKE WIGGIN | JUN 5 Opendoor vs. Zillow Instant Offers: Who wins?BY TEKE WIGGIN | MAY 22 6 types of real estate consumers who could benefit from OpendoorBY LAURA FANGMAN | AUG 26 Opendoor, Knock and OfferPad: Growth in new marketsBY MIKE DELPRETE | APR 4 How much money do Opendoor sellers leave on the table?BY TEKE WIGGIN | MAR 22 Transparent platforms: Shiny new object or game-changer?BY INMAN | MAR 14 Opendoor launching mortgage brokerage — a first step to seller financing?BY TEKE WIGGIN | MAR 6 Opendoor to agents: We don’t want to ‘break up the party’BY TEKE WIGGIN | JAN 18 Opendoor’s massive list of tech investors and lendersBY TEKE WIGGIN | JAN 6 Are real estate auctions an alternative to Opendoor?BY BERNICE ROSS | JAN 3 2016 Is Opendoor the payday loan of real estate?BY SAM DEBORD | DEC 20 What Opendoor’s Uber-like funding round means for real estateBY TEKE WIGGIN | DEC 2 Opendoor raises $210 million in massive funding roundBY TEKE WIGGIN | NOV 30 Opendoor just launched an app for iPhone and AndroidBY TEKE WIGGIN | OCT 20 Opendoor is a bigger deal than Zillow — here’s whyBY TEKE WIGGIN | OCT 17 Deconstructing and fixing the homeselling processBY INMAN | OCT 7 Opendoor acts to placate agents, though concerns persistBY TEKE WIGGIN | OCT 5 Rethinking the transaction: What we have learnedBY INMAN | SEP 6 Why Opendoor’s policy makes me want to shut the doorBY MARY MCINTOSH | SEP 2 Opendoor’s money-back offer cures homebuyer’s remorseBY TEKE WIGGIN | JUN 7 Opendoor’s new ‘Trade-In’ lets you buy and sell a home instantlyBY TEKE WIGGIN | MAR 9 ‘Instant offer’ startup raises $80 million in fundingBY AMBER TAUFEN | JAN 22 2015 How Opendoor makes ‘instant offers’ on propertiesBY TEKE WIGGIN | SEP 10 Big data home flipper unveils homebuying platformBY TEKE WIGGIN | JUN 2 Serious money, big names get behind PayPal vet’s big-data house-flipping startupBY INMAN | FEB 26 2014 Next-gen home valuation: Opendoor will buy your houseBY TEKE WIGGIN | DEC 9 Opendoor bags $10M from slew of tech bigwigsBY TEKE WIGGIN | JUL 8 OpenDoor, PayPal vet Keith Rabois’ ‘big-data house-flipping’ startup, has funding and will launch in JulyBY TEKE WIGGIN | MAY 30