Knock unveils new plan to help homebuyers reduce mortgage rate

Interest-free home equity advances to Knock Home Swap clients can be used to buy down mortgage rate or make a bigger down payment. Continue reading

Knock CEO: Sellers will need Power Buyers even more as market shifts

If rising home prices and mortgage rates create a buyer’s market, sellers will need Power Buyers even more, says Knock CEO Sean Black. Continue reading

A comprehensive guide to finding inventory in today’s market

Inman has created an extensive resource for ways to find inventory — from old-school methods to more creative approaches — when it seems like there’s nothing left on the shelves. Continue reading

CEO to CEO: the future of home search innovation and open marketplaces

Knock CEO Sean Black and realtor.com CEO David Doctorow sit down in this episode of Future 15 to talk about what recent developments mean for the future of search. Continue reading

Knock partners with HomeSmart to roll out services in Baltimore

Baltimore puts Knock at 70 markets nationwide, up from 14 at the start of 2021. The tech-enabled home loan solutions platform will offer its full gamut of products to the region’s consumers. Continue reading

Power Buyers: What to know about real estate’s buzziest new buyer tools

The innovation wave has hit the buy-side, with so-called Power Buyers emerging as this year’s buzziest business model. Here’s everything you need to know to power up your clients’ purchasing prowess. Continue reading

All gas, no brakes: Knock speeds into Detroit en route to 75 markets

As of Thursday, Knock’s Home Swap and Knock GO, its “same-as-cash” mortgage product, will be offered to consumers in the Detroit, Ann Arbor and Flint through its network of partner agents. Continue reading

3 key takeaways: forecasting the power of real estate’s transaction revolution

Sean Black and Brad Inman discuss what you need to know to be prepared from (and excited about) the next revolution in real estate. Continue reading

Knock’s GO mortgage offers appraisal coverage and cash-offer close certainty

Knock GO, which stands for Guaranteed Offer, is a “cash-like” conventional mortgage product that allows buyers to write an offer on a home without including a financing contingency. 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