Opendoor Technologies lays off about 18% of workforce

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(Corrects grammatical error in paragraph 2)(Reuters) -Property-selling platform Opendoor Technologies Inc is laying off about 550 employees, Chief Executive Officer Eric Wu said on Wednesday.'We're navigating one of the most challenging real estate markets in 40 years and need to adjust our business,'

-Property-selling platform Opendoor Technologies Inc is laying off about 550 employees, Chief Executive Officer Eric Wu said on Wednesday.

"We're navigating one of the most challenging real estate markets in 40 years and need to adjust our business," Wu said in a blog post. The job cuts will result in an 18 per cent reduction of Opendoor's workforce. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said in September the U.S. housing market will probably go through a"correction" after a period of"red hot" price increases that have put home ownership out of reach for many Americans.The company, which was earlier backed by SoftBank Group, went public via a reverse merger with a SPAC in 2020.

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