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It has been a big news<\/a> week for Opendoor Technologies Inc<\/a><\/strong>., but when it came time to announce the iBuyer\u2019s<\/a> second quarter earnings<\/a>, on Thursday, things fell a bit flat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After turning its first profit<\/a> as a company during the first quarter of 2022, Opendoor recorded a net loss of $54 million during the second quarter. However, this loss is smaller than the $144 million loss recorded a year ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Revenue, however, was up 254% from a year ago to $4.2 billion and the iBuyer sold 10,482 homes during the quarter, a 201% increase from a year prior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like other players in the real estate industry, executives at Opendoor bemoaned the current housing market shift and talked more about surviving than thriving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhile we were pleased with these results, the current market volatility is requiring us to be highly dynamic and rigorous and managing risk and overall inventory health,\u201d Eric Wu, Opendoor\u2019s chief executive officer, told investors during the firm\u2019s second-quarter earnings call<\/a> Thursday evening. \u201cWe saw a steep slowdown in home transaction velocity and home price appreciation from all-time highs, caused by a spike in interest rates and subsequently a change in mortgage rates at a speed we have not experienced in 40 years. As a result, these macro shifts had led to a faster slowdown in housing than we had forecasted.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the firm looks to the remained of the year, executives said they are adjusting the pricing strategy of their homes to reflect the drop in home price appreciation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe have adjusted down listed prices on our inventory to stay in line with the market to drive sell-through. While these price reductions will impact our contribution margin in the second half beyond the impact of seasonality,\u201d Carrie Wheeler, the firm\u2019s chief financial officer, said during the call.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wheeler remained confident that the firm\u2019s strategy of prioritizing earnings during the first half of the year would allow it to do this without serious financial ramifications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are continuing to operate with sustained higher spread levels for the new acquisitions we’re making,\u201d Wheeler said. \u201cThe combination of these higher spreads and lower marketing standard will reduce our acquisition pace. This in turn will shift our resale mix in the coming quarter to longer dated homes that are usually at lower margin. Our plan is to resume a higher acquisition pace as the housing market stabilizes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like Offerpad<\/a><\/strong>, its only real rival in the iBuyer space, Opendoor sees its geographic diversity as a major benefit, especially as market conditions remain volatile. During the second quarter, Opendoor launched in New York, New Jersey, Detroit, Southwest Florida, Boston, Albuquerque, and Cincinnati.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOn the east coast, our markets are tending to perform well, particularly in the southeast and Florida. Our central markets are a bit more mixed,\u201d Andrew Low Ah Kee, the president of Opendoor, said. \u201cAnd our western markets, notably Phoenix, Vegas, Sacramento, and Tucson are a bit more challenging. Broadly, I think it highlights the importance of having a 50-plus market footprint and the geographic diversification that offers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just as on Zillow\u2019<\/strong>s investor call<\/a>, Opendoor\u2019s new partnership<\/a> with the platform was a hot topic of conversation and executives sounded optimistic about what the partnership could potentially offer Opendoor. Zillow has a massive audience, after all. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe do think it has the potential to help us serve meaningfully more customers over the midterm,\u201d Low Ah Kee said. \u201cFor us, it’s a major milestone on, our journeys have every homeowner in the country start their move with an Opendoor offer. We’re combining and Zillow\u2019s category leading audience of over 200 million monthly unique users with our leading platform and solution, and we’re excited about the potential.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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