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jschoenholtz

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About jschoenholtz

Co-founder, Open Listings (YC W15)

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    Open Listings (YC W15) Is Hiring for a Customer Success Role in Los Angeles

    Open Listings is building the future of homebuying by making it easier and more affordable to buy any home. https://www.openlistings.com As a member of our Operations team, you wor…

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    Comment #10051737

    Haha - not really! Was saying that most of the criticisms directed towards Redfin agents could be applied to more generally to many real estate agents currently working in the indu…

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    Comment #10051547

    It's not just Redfin agents: a surprising number of licensed agents have trouble with basic tasks like communicating via email and filling out contracts. Since we work as a team, w…

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    Comment #10051420

    Thanks! We'd love to get you into that penthouse... When you buy a home, your agent is paid a 2.5% commission to represent you in the transaction. As a real estate brokerage, Open …

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    Comment #10051280

    Exactly, comes from this Urban Mobility Report linked in the Medium post: http://d2dtl5nnlpfr0r.cloudfront.net/tti.tamu.edu/documents/...

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    Comment #9168569

    https://www.openlistings.co/

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    Comment #9114438

    Great point - We deliver each offer personally and gather the exact information that you are talking about before finalizing each offer. One of our main goals is to reduce the opac…

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    Comment #8240630

    We have real-time listing data in LA and SF at the moment as broker members of a local MLS. The only real way to get quality data for a listing product is to connect to every realt…

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    Comment #8240619

    Great questions Austin. We've spent the last 6 months "exploring" the data supply chain and have learned first hand how fragmented and closed the system really is. National coverag…

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    Comment #8240581

    We hope to remove this requirement very soon :)

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    Comment #8240572

    We'll charge a small brokerage fee to start but plan to offer $0 commission closings in the future for clients who utilize partner services. There are other revenue streams we are …

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    Comment #8240263

    We're a registered brokerage. Self-service but with expert support when you need it, you keep the agent commission. Send us an email if you're interested in becoming one of our fir…