# Algorithmic home buying expands to Los Angeles

**Published by:** [Brandon Donnelly](https://brandondonnelly.com/)
**Published on:** 2019-12-08
**Categories:** algorithmic-home-buying, home-buying, housing, ibuying, los-angeles, new-york-city, opendoor, phoenix, real-estate, redfin, tech, zillow
**URL:** https://brandondonnelly.com/algorithmic-home-buying-expands-to-los-angeles

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Algorithmic home buying companies (or iBuyers) have now started to expand into Los Angeles. If you recall, most of these companies started in smaller markets where the homes are more homogenous, relatively inexpensive, and generally less liquid. Places like Phoenix. By tackling the second largest housing market in the US (after New York City), the algorithms of Opendoor, Redfin, and Zillow will now need to content with an older housing stock, greater variability, and higher values. All of these companies have increased their maximum offer price. The sweet spot for algorithmic home buying has typically been in the $150,000 to $300,000 range. Last year, two-thirds of all homes bought by iBuyers were in this range. I can't imagine that gets you very much in LA. I keep expecting these companies to scale into something more beyond just iBuying and flipping. Perhaps we will see that happen once they establish themselves in country's biggest markets. Photo by Josh Rose on Unsplash

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