Opendoor is best known for allowing homeowners to instantly sell their homes online. Enter your address. Get a cash offer. And then choose a closing date. (The commissions are around 5%.) Today, Opendoor announced something new called cash-backed offers. What it does is help to… Read More
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Opendoor.com is so risky that it may just work
I have been writing about the startup Opendoor.com for over 2 years now. And I continue to believe that they are the most promising disruptor in the residential real estate space. Here is the first post that I wrote back in July 2014 after they… Read More
A money back guarantee on your next home
I’ve written about Opendoor.com a few times. As far as I can tell, they are the furthest ahead in terms of disrupting the residential real estate market. So I like to follow them quite closely. They’ve recently launched some new features, so I figured it… Read More
SQFT launches as America’s first DIY real estate portal
I am currently in Hunstville, Ontario (Muskoka region) and I have about 15 minutes before I need to head out for dinner. So this is not going to be a long post. I did, however, want to share with you a new real estate app… Read More
Opendoor.com launches in Phoenix
Yesterday Opendoor.com finally launched their product in Phoenix. If you’re a regular reader of Architect This City, you might remember that back in July of this year I wrote about how they had just raised $10M of funding to make selling your home as easy… Read More
True Condos Podcast: Transparency in the Real Estate Industry
A few weeks ago I was invited by Toronto realtor Andrew la Fleur to participate in his True Condos podcast series. I had actually never met Andrew before in person, but I knew of him because of Twitter, his blog, and because he was an early user… Read More
Opendoor.com raises $9.95M to make selling your home as easy as a few clicks
If you’re a regular reader of ATC, you’ll know that I’ve been following the startup Opendoor.com for a few months now. I first wrote about it when it was codenamed Homerun and I just recently wrote about them as preface to a real estate survey… Read More