This document discusses Zillow's strategy to transition from a real estate search platform to an iBuying platform operator, noting some challenges it currently faces. It recommends that Zillow focus on becoming an "Amazon of Real Estate" by focusing on customer experience, bringing competitors onto its site, and creating an ecosystem of third-party partners to offer customized real estate products and services at lower costs. This network effects-based approach could allow Zillow to "win" in the iBuying platform space through scale and by completing transactions more seamlessly for customers.
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1. Zillow 3.0 Amazon of Real Estate?
Vadim Kukharchuk
02/03/2020
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2. Our market position is under threat
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NPS* of customers<0
NPS* of our realtors is twice lower than competitors
Our iBuying doesnt grow quicker than Redfins or
Opendoors
Beta of Zillows stock increased from 1.5 to 2
ROE went from -4% to -9%
COVID makes harder to win
in real estate
Zillow is more susceptible to
market risks
*Net promoter score=% promoters - % detractors
3. Lets be winner takes all in iBuying platforms rather
than a leader among iBuying players
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10% EBIT margin (lossmaking)
Sales CAGR 60%
Competitors are competitors
Product Platform
2% commission (profitmaking)
Sales CAGR 100%
Competitors are partners
Return to direct sales after winning
4. Winning in platforms is about obsession with
c-experience and creating business for partners
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More seamless c-journey
More services from third party applications
Bring competitors to the site
Let realtors take leverage for resale
Focus on customer
experience
Become pipeline for others
5. Zillow can win in platforms because no one tries to
complete through network effects
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Thousands of iBuying companies of all sizes can participate
Mortgage, renovation, insurance, payment processing
3rd party apps allow to create unique, niche products
Lower M&S costs and lower complexity for partners
Scale
Provider
ecosystem
Product
customization
Transaction
costs