Opendoor

acquisition IPO / SPAC

·Dec. 14, 2020

The 2020 guide to Fintech SPACs, and how to get them to like you

This week, we look at:

An overdue analysis of the SPAC structure, reflecting on the $75 billion size and stage of the market
Economics and regulatory paths of going public via investment bankers, SPACs, and direct listings
The marquee teams in Fintech looking to do deals, and what criteria for target selection look like

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Fintech News Roundup USA

·May. 19, 2020

Zillow Has Already Restarted Home Buying with Zillow Offers

Zillow had recently shared in March that their Zillow Offers program would stop purchasing homes in the 24 markets they...

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Fintech News Roundup USA

·May. 7, 2019

iBuying Aims to Shake up the Real Estate Market

Instant buying or iBuying is starting to shake up certain real estate markets in the U.S. as firms like Zillow,...

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Peer to Peer Lending

·Feb. 8, 2017

Buying, Selling and Financing Homes is Changing

Buying and selling a home is a process that is full of friction. For some buyers financing is a roadblock due...

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Fintech USA

·Jun. 22, 2020

iBuying Best Used as a Tool in a Larger Product Set

iBuying quickly became one of the hottest terms in digital real estate over the last few years with firms like...

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Fintech News Roundup USA

·Apr. 20, 2020

iBuying Comes to a Screeching Halt

The current crisis is testing a lot of industries and iBuying has become one of the hardest hit with the...

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Fintech News Roundup USA

·Mar. 21, 2019

Opendoor Raises $300M at a $3.8B Valuation

Real estate fintech platform Opendoor appears to be crushing it; they have raised some $1.3 billion in equity and around...

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Fintech News Roundup Real Estate USA

·Jan. 26, 2017

House Selling Platform OfferPad Raises $260mn

OfferPad is a real estate platform to help homeowners sell their homes; investors include private funds managed by LL Funds, LLC and an investment management firm in Philadelphia; company plans to expand to additional markets; similar to competitor Opendoor, OfferPad buys homes from homeowners; current markets include Phoenix, Las Vegas, Salt Lake City, Tampa and Orlando; the company has 100 employees and will launch in Los Angeles soon. Source

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