With $15M goal, Knock turns to ‘everyday’ investors

Alternative financing company Knock has secured $10 million from Second Century Ventures, the venture capital arm of the National Association of Realtors, and Foundry Venture Capital. It’s using Wefunder to reach $15 million total. Continue reading

Bridge loans for investment properties: What you need to know

Bridge loans offer investors a quick and flexible way to finance an investment property, but they come with some disadvantages, writes Luke Babich, chief sales officer at Clever Real Estate. Continue reading

Co-founder of UK’s LendInvest launches new US venture

Christian Faes’ Los Angeles-based Faes & Co. will back tech-enabled direct lenders that cater to U.S. residential real estate investors including F2 Finance. Continue reading

CoreVest gearing up to make more bridge loans to flippers

Parent company Redwood Trust closes deal to acquire Portland, Oregon-based bridge loan provider Riverbend Funding LLC. Continue reading

Agents in 9 new markets eligible to become Knock-Certified

Agents in nine new U.S markets are eligible to become Knock-certified as the rapidly growing mortgage proptech will begin offering its Home Swap to more cities in Arizona, Florida, Minnesota, Tennessee and Texas. Continue reading

Transactly secures $3M amid rapid transaction coordination growth

Transactly, a proptech that offers remote transaction coordination services across the country, announced that it has raised nearly $3 million in bridge funding. Continue reading

Concierge competition is heating up. Here’s how indies can compete 

In the ongoing listings wars, some of the nation’s most heavily funded brokerages have been boasting about their concierge services. It’s worrying for indie brokers, but Troy Palmquist and Linnette Edwards have some ideas on how to compete. Continue reading

How real estate agents can use bridge loans to close more deals

If you work in a hot market, you might need to create additional opportunities to help your clients compete — and for a variety of difficult buyer scenarios, bridge loans might be the perfect answer, creating more options and more leverage to get your … Continue reading