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zavvie launches the Offer Optimizer in 21 markets

Housing Wire announced the zavvie Offer Optimizer launch. Jessica Guerin writes: A number of companies – like Offerpad, Opendoor, Zillow and Redfin – have launched iBuyer initiatives that present home sellers with an instant cash offer for their properties. Now, publishing platform zavvie is launching a tool to help home sellers navigate these instant online bids. It’s called the Offer Optimizer, and it…

Why iBuyers are NOT Flippers

How are iBuyer companies different from home flippers? They are the same thing, right? Not so! Let’s talk about the differences between Instant Offers and Home Flippers. Home Flippers have been around FOREVER. In particular, they have been around since the downturn of the market and burtsting of the bubble in 2008. On the…

Common iBuyer Myths

In the “simple” world of Instant Offers, there are several — let’s say — suprises. What are some of these common iBuyer myths and suprises? Let’s start with the biggest myth – All homes can get an instant offer. Not so. Most homes are not currently eligible. Don’t feel bad. In this instance, it…

Consumers: The Only Voice That Matters in the iBuyer Debate

Lane Hornung, zavvie co-founder and CEO, is many things: an engineer, tech guy, real estate broker owner, business man – the list goes on. One thing he is not, is someone who is willing to follow the status quo blindly. He wants facts. More than that, he wants to use those facts to make decisions…