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A comment on Zillow Launches Home-Flipping Program in Phoenix and Las Vegas.

Re:Zillow Launches Home-Flipping Program in Phoenix and Las ... by JumpCrisscross on Thursday April 12, 2018 @09:15PM (#16826366)
How will they hedge risks related to a national housing downturn?
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Re:Zillow Launches Home-Flipping Program in Phoenix and Las ... by nradov on Thursday April 12, 2018 @11:54PM (#16827024)
Perhaps by trading Case-Shiller index futures on the CME?

http://www.cmegroup.com/trading/real-estate/residential/Sand...

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Re:Zillow Launches Home-Flipping Program in Phoenix and Las ... by kafquaesque on Friday April 13, 2018 @05:09AM (#16828216)
Like taking out puts and allowing them to expire?
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Re:Zillow Launches Home-Flipping Program in Phoenix and Las ... by twodave on Thursday April 12, 2018 @09:38PM (#16826503)
I'd imagine the same way other real estate investors do--buying up foreclosure inventory from banks.
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Re:Zillow Launches Home-Flipping Program in Phoenix and Las ... by tbihl on Thursday April 12, 2018 @10:16PM (#16826679)
Maybe if they're fast and buy up enough, they can get bailed out in the next housing downturn. Even better if they can gain recognition as a bank of some sort before that time.
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