OPEN Stock Alert: Opendoor Lays Off 18% of Staff
Although Opendoor reduced its headcount by 18%, OPEN stock faces long-term challenges stemming from a higher interest-rate environment.
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Although Opendoor reduced its headcount by 18%, OPEN stock faces long-term challenges stemming from a higher interest-rate environment.
The company had benefited from the hot pandemic housing market until rising mortgage rates cooled demand, leaving it holding real estate that was worth less than its purchase price.
The RE market changed quickly as the Fed raised interest rates, and Opendoor’s CEO blamed that “once-in-forty-years market transition” for its $928M loss.
The firms trimming payroll range from lenders, a mortgage insurance giant, an iBuyer and an online notarization software provide
Proptech platform Opendoor has laid off nearly 550 employees, or 18 per cent of its workforce, as the real estate technology company navigates through "one of the most challenging real estate markets in 40 years."The company's CEO and ...