Opendoor (OPEN) 12 May 212021 Q1 Earnings call transcript

Good day, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Opendoor First Quarter 2021 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] Please be advised that today’s conference may be recorded. [Operator Instructions] I’d now like to hand the conference over to your host today, Whitney Kukulka, Investor Relations. Please go ahead.

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to today’s to the remarks. concludes turn session. That closing I’d for Eric question-and-answer call like back

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