What Next TBD: Honey, I Sold the House to Zillow

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4.6 • 636 Ratings

🗓️ 22 October 2021

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

Between April and June of this year, Zillow bought nearly 4,000 homes. And they had no intention of holding onto them. The plan was to flip houses, often and at scale, joining the ranks of companies like Opendoor and Offerpad, also known as iBuyers. So, why did Zillow put their plans on pause last weekend? Can online middlemen really change the way we buy and sell houses? Guests: Tony Santos, homeowner Patrick Clark, reporter at Bloomberg Host: Henry Grabar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:01.9	A couple months ago, Tony Santos found himself in an enviable position. His offer to buy a house
1:08.0	in the suburbs of Raleigh, North Carolina was accepted.
1:11.7	Tony and his wife were overjoyed.
1:14.5	And then...
1:15.3	I kind of got that sinking feeling of, oh my God, we just wanted an offer on $825,000 home.
1:23.1	What are we doing with our current home?
1:25.3	They talked to a traditional broker, but Tony was also curious about the phenomenon of
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