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Opendoor’s Market Debut Caps Roller Coaster Year in Housing

  • SoftBank-backed company’s shares closed higher on Monday
  • Pandemic shift to suburbs has boosted real estate tech firms

A monitor displays Opendoor Technologies signage in front of the Nasdaq MarketSite during the company's IPO in New York, on Dec. 21.

Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg
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Eric Wu made his first foray into real estate as a student at the University of Arizona, using scholarship money to make a down payment on a rental property. Now, he’s taken his company public through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company.

Opendoor Technologies Inc. began trading Monday following the completion of the merger. The shares bounced between gains and losses and eventually closed at $31.25 in New York, 5.9% higher than the price on Friday.