{"id":903,"date":"2019-04-23T22:09:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-23T22:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.realtrends.com\/blog\/2019\/04\/23\/disrupting-the-disrupters-keller-williams-enters-the-ibuyer-space\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T02:11:32","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T02:11:32","slug":"disrupting-the-disrupters-keller-williams-enters-the-ibuyer-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.realtrends.com\/blog\/2019\/04\/23\/disrupting-the-disrupters-keller-williams-enters-the-ibuyer-space\/","title":{"rendered":"Disrupting the Disrupters: Keller Williams Enters the iBuyer Space"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Disrupting the Disrupters: Keller Williams Enters the iBuyer Space<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57192\" src=\"https:\/\/www.realtrends.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/01\/keller-williams-logo-1.png\" alt=\"ibuyer\" width=\"195\" height=\"93\"><\/p>\n<p>The rapid rise of direct-to-consumer homebuying programs (known as iBuyers) prompted Zillow to adjust its business model in 2018. Earlier this year, Redfin began testing the waters with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/now\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RedfinNow<\/a> in Dallas. Now, Keller Williams appears to be pivoting as well.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>In May, Keller Williams will launch its iBuyer program, Keller Offers, in the Dallas-Fort Worth market. Currently, iBuyer pioneers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.offerpad.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Offerpad<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.opendoor.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Opendoor<\/a> operate iBuyer programs in that market alongside RedfinNow.<\/p>\n<p>KW spokesman Darryl Frost says that Keller Offers will be in up to eight major markets by the end of 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Industry expert <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realtrends.com\/blog\/about\/steve-murray\/\">Steve Murray<\/a>, president of REAL Trends, is not surprised by the development, noting that Keller Williams was a standout in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realtrends.com\/blog\/rankings\/rt500\/\">REAL Trends 500<\/a>, a ranking of the nation&#8217;s brokerages; more Keller Williams affiliates qualified for the ranking than any other franchise.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;I have believed for some time that players like Redfin, Compass, Keller Williams and Berkshire Hathaway might enter the iBuyer space because they have the means to do so,&#8221; said Murray. &#8220;Don&#8217;t study their intentions, study their capabilities. Clearly, Keller Williams has the capabilities.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Founder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kw.com\/kw\/gary-keller.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gary Keller<\/a> alluded to this development last year at Inman Connect.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IoHwEgo7CUg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Frost says the franchisor has planned to spend $100 million on the program in the coming year.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Unlike other iBuying experiences, with Keller Offers, consumers have a fiduciary\u2014a Keller Williams real estate agent\u2014serving them as a trusted advocate and working in their best interests while selling their home,&#8221; said Frost.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;While we believe the addressable market for iBuyers represents less than 10 percent of the overall market,&#8221; said Frost, &#8220;we do see this as an important additional option for KW agents to be able to offer their sellers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>While the iBuyer model may be new for Keller, it\u2019s a disruptive business model that has had some staying power with prominent players, including&nbsp;Offerpad, which started purchasing homes directly from homeowners in the Phoenix area in June 2015, and Opendoor, which launched in 2013.<\/p>\n<p>Offerpad and Opendoor have purchased nearly 10,000 homes combined over the past five years, according to an ATTOM Data Solutions analysis. 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