Calque partnering up with lenders on ‘buy before you sell’ services

Austin, Texas-based fintech hires CoreLogic vet as CEO and signs APEX Mortgage Group, C2 Financial and Cornerstone First Mortgage as partners. Continue reading

For some sellers, cash offers can actually be a tool for listing agents

Offerpad’s agent partnership program gives agents another tool when making listing presentations, and pays them a 3 percent referral fee when their client accepts an offer from the iBuyer. Continue reading

Flyhomes rebounds with launch of nationwide lender partner channel

“Buy before you sell” product is the first offering in a phased rollout, with plans to offer a full suite of products, including cash offer services. Continue reading

Ribbon relaunches power buying services following 9-month hiatus

Nine months after temporarily shuttering its services and three months after being acquired by EasyKnock, Ribbon is now offering cash backing to buyers in Atlanta and Charlotte once again. Continue reading

Real estate investors are still at the table — but fewer are bringing cash

Smaller real estate investors are stepping into the home market even as the big guns scale back. The result? Fewer all-cash investor offers, according to a Realtor.com analysis of deed records. Continue reading

Flyhomes: What it is and how agents can use its power buyer platform

What is Sailbridge? Learn about the power buyer from Flyhomes, how its fees work and how a client can use it to make a cash offer. Continue reading

Homeward sheds 20% of workforce amid ‘sudden and sizable’ downturn

Founder and CEO Tim Heyl told employees in a letter Wednesday that the slowing market had made a sizable dent in the company’s “buy with cash” product, according to a spokesperson. Continue reading

Lower launches ‘Realtor agnostic’ cash-offer service, MortgagePass

Less than a month after partnering with Orchard to provide Power Buyer services, Lower pilots its own program in Columbus, Ohio, with plans to go nationwide. Continue reading

Homepoint is first wholesale lender with cash offer product

Powered by Accept.inc, Homepoint Cash Compete program is available at launch in six states: California, Colorado, Minnesota, Oregon, Texas and Washington. Continue reading

Guild Mortgage rolls out cash offer program in 11 states, more to join

Guild’s CashPass program is available for primary residences, second homes or investment properties, with down payments depending on occupancy. Continue reading