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How to Build a Real Estate Marketplace - Kaz Nejatian, Opendoor CEO

55 min episode · 2 min read

Episode

55 min

Read time

2 min

Topics

Leadership

AI-Generated Summary

Key Takeaways

  • Why has real estate resisted technological disruption for decades?
  • How can a marketplace model break real estate monopolies?
  • What strategic changes will make Opendoor more aggressive?

What It Covers

Opendoor CEO Kaz Nejatian discusses transforming real estate transactions by building a marketplace model to disrupt the traditional agent system and reduce costs.

Key Questions Answered

  • Why has real estate resisted technological disruption for decades?
  • How can a marketplace model break real estate monopolies?
  • What strategic changes will make Opendoor more aggressive?

Notable Moment

Nejatian announces Opendoor launched seven-day home trials in Dallas, allowing buyers to move in early and return houses they dislike within a week.

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