News
Note: We recently changed the name of our BuySide Services unit. It used to be BuySide Realty, now it's Iggys House Brokerage Services. Some of our news stories and press releases refer to the prior name, BuySide Realty.
Web Sites Take Aim at Real Estate Commissions
Whether a house is worth $300,000 or $3 million, the traditional model includes the buying and selling agents splitting a commission ranging from 5 to 7 percent. So taking either t
Iggys House Brokerage Services in the News
August 12, 2007
Listings Bypass Realtors
A seller now can get a home on the Multiple Listing Service without using an agent.
August 5, 2007
Putting brokers out of commission
Entrepreneurs of new online home loan sites say their systems are better aligned with consumer interests.
June 8, 2007
New highs for low fees
Buyers using firms like BuySide and Redfin are feeling happy about pocketing cash that used to be the Realtor's.
June 8, 2007
Changing the face of real estate sales
Chicago entrepreneur Joe Fox is a commission killer.
March 12, 2007
Web Sites Offer Home Buyers Rebates
Joe and Arlette Mulford just bought their first home and the experience couldn't have been better. In fact, after they closed on their home they got a lot of money back.
February 25, 2007
Attention discount shoppers: Find a home online and save
Almost 80% of home buyers start their searches online, according to the National Assn. of Realtors, and 24% buy a house they first learned about on the Web.
February 18, 2007
The Rebate Brothers
A couple of years ago, Chicago brothers Joe and Avi Fox had a disappointing experience in the office of a Los Angeles real estate agent when they went west to look for a vacation h…
February 8, 2007
Web real estate firms shake up home economics
Tom Phillips and his wife were working with a full-service agent when they were in the market for a house in San Diego last summer. But it dawned on him after two weekends trailing…
February 1, 2007
Is your realtor on your side?
When you're shopping for a house, it might appear that the friendly broker who listens to your needs, drives you around to showings and answers your questions is unflaggingly devot…
December 5, 2006
SmartMoney Magazine Article
Buying in a falling market made him nervous, admits Ramirez, "but I paid a 2004 price for this house."
November 11, 2006
New Math On the Old Commission
BuySide Realty Inc., a Chicago-based firm, gives 75 percent of its commission to buyers who find their own homes. Instead of scouting for houses or driving clients around, BuySide …
September 3, 2006
The Last Stand of the 6-Percenters?
Other innovators, including ZipRealty and BuySide Realty, are using technology to reduce costs and to save time for their brokers. Agents don’t find and recommend homes — cus…
July 26, 2006
Getting price competition into the home sale
Joe Fox asks why the Internet hasn't turned the real estate world upside down. Sure, it has revolutionized the way people browse for homes. But the art of closing on a home still i…
May 7, 2006
For sale by Internet
The dot-com boom has reached the real estate world. Finally.
April 11, 2006
The Buy Side Attacks The 6% Commission
These days, when it comes to homebuying, you're doing more of the work. But buyer's agents still claim the same fat fees from sellers when deals close -- generally half of the typi…
April 6, 2006
Internet stock brokerage pioneers enter online real estate
Two brothers who paved the way for online stock brokerages in the late 1990s are now looking to revolutionize the real estate industry in a similar way by offering an online buyer'…
April 6, 2006
BuySide Realty: New Online Tactics
Joseph and Avi Fox launched BuySide Realty today for residents of California, Florida and Illinois, where 22 percent of all homes are sold. It has the potential to be one more blow…
April 5, 2006
Wall Street Journal Article - April 5, 2006
As the real-estate market continues to cool, a growing number of brokers are doing what was until recently unthinkable. They are giving most of their commissions to buyers.
Press Releases
January 18, 2008
BuySide Realty Expands to Texas; Offers Lone Star State Homebuyers a 75% Commission Rebate
BuySide Realty, the nation’s largest Online Buyer’s Agent, announced today that it has expanded its innovative services to Texas. Texas buyers will now be able to receive a 75% co…
September 24, 2007
Iggys House Prescribes Reinvention
Online real estate pioneer Iggys House continues to build momentum in its efforts to change the real estate and mortgage industries for the better, today announcing the expansion o…
August 21, 2007
Iggys House Expands Into Mortgage Brokerage
Iggys House, Inc. announced today the public launch of BuySide Mortgage Corp.
June 18, 2007
BuySide Realty Continues National Expansion With Launch in Washington State
BuySide Realty (www.BuySideRealty.com), the nation’s largest Online Buyer’s Agent, announced today that it has begun operations in Washington.
April 5, 2007
BuySide Realty Celebrates First Year of Empowering Home Buyers
BuySide Realty is the nation’s largest Online Buyer’s Agent, a licensed real estate brokerage that represents home buyers. Customers who purchase a home through BuySide Realty rece…
July 10, 2006
Virginians Can Now Earn 75% Commission Rebates
BuySide Realty, the largest Online Buyer’s Agent, today begins offering self-directed homebuyers in Virginia the opportunity to earn a 75 percent rebate on their buyer’s agent comm…
June 12, 2006
BuySide Realty ... Begins Offering Services Throughout Georgia
BuySide Realty, the largest Online Buyer’s Agent, today adds Georgia to its growing list of states where self directed homebuyers can earn 75 percent of their buyer’s agent commiss…
April 27, 2006
BuySide Realty Closes First Home Purchase In Only Three Weeks
BuySide Realty, the first national Online Buyer’s Agent, today announced the first closing of a customer home purchase just three weeks after launching throughout California, Flori…
April 5, 2006
BuySide Realty Launches First National Online Buyer’s Agent
Online stock brokerage pioneers, brothers Joseph and Avi Fox, today announced the launch of BuySide Realty, the first national Online Buyer’s Agent. Self-directed home buyers have …
April 5, 2006
Chase Powers BuySide Realty Mortgage Center
Chase, the home mortgage unit of JPMorgan Chase & Co., announced today that it has begun powering the Mortgage Center for BuySide Realty, the nation’s first online buyers’ agent. B…
