Zillow Quits Home-Flipping Business, Cites Inability to Forecast Prices

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Zillow Quits Home-Flipping Business, Cites Inability to Forecast Prices
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Real-estate firm Zillow is exiting the home-flipping business, saying its algorithmic model to buy and sell homes rapidly doesn't work as planned

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