Hot market was doused by pandemic, Zillow report shows
A new report shows that what was poised to be 'the most competitive' spring market in years instead ended up with plummeting numbers of new listings
by Jim Dalrymple II Apr 10
US property taxes increased to $306.4B in 2019
The total property taxes levied on single-family homes last year increased by 1% from 2018, the smallest increase in the past three years
Coronavirus drives interest in survivalist real estate
A growing sense of doomsday-ism has already emptied store shelves around the country. Now, some real estate professionals are seeing growing interest in remote property
by Jim Dalrymple II Mar 10
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Arizona Properties launches iBuyer
The Offer Optimizer service gives clients the opportunity to sell to an iBuyer, on the open market, or not even sell, all with the help of a local agent
by Lillian Dickerson Feb 28
Major Arizona indie brokerage joins eXp
Revelation Real Estate has nearly 900 agents based out of an office in a Phoenix suburb and had previously made investments in its brick-and-mortar operations
by Jim Dalrymple II Feb 24
Redfin and Opendoor expand their partnership
The two tech-oriented real estate companies announced Wednesday that their partnership is moving into nine new cities
by Jim Dalrymple II Feb 12
Brokerage startup Homie to expand with $23M in Series B funding
The brokerage, which launched in 2015, tallied $10M in Series A funding last year
Frank Lloyd Wright's school of architecture closing after 88 years
The School of Architecture at Taliesin and the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation were unable to reach an agreement to keep the school open
by Lillian Dickerson Jan 30
Side CEO talks venture capital, iBuyer growth and the need for innovation
Guy Gal founded his company in 2017 and plans to take it national in the coming years. He also believes the real estate industry is primed for certain types of innovation
by Jim Dalrymple II Jan 24
Money matters — but only up to a point
Agents tend to be satisfied with their income, a new survey from Inman suggests. But many also believe that after a certain point, money can't buy happiness
by Jim Dalrymple II Jan 17
The agent working to close a $1.3M deal while quail hunting in Arizona
This week, Sean Hahn goes quail hunting, competes in a mountain bike race and meets the boy interested in his daughter — all while negotiating a million-dollar deal
by Inman Jan 16
Teen who lost both parents facing eviction from grandparents' 55+ community
Collin Clabaugh's parents both died last year. He subsequently moved into his grandparents' home in a senior community but is now being told to leave
by Jim Dalrymple II Jan 15
Zillow Offers returns to its birthplace for expansion in Arizona
Nearly 2 years after launching in Phoenix, Zillow Offers is expanding to Tucson
by Patrick Kearns Jan 13
Move over Phoenix, Los Angeles is latest battleground for real estate tech
Years ago it was hard to imagine iBuyers ever making headway in a city with older and more expensive homes. But this year Opendoor, Zillow and others went all in on L.A.
by Jim Dalrymple II Dec 13
'It's a hard sell': Car-free homes coming to sprawling Phoenix area
Ryan Johnson left Opendoor in 2018 to co-found Culdesac, which now says it's building the first from-scratch, car-free community in the US
by Jim Dalrymple II Dec 2