Calque unveils ‘light’ version of its ‘buy before you sell’ offering

Touted as faster and more affordable, Calque’s new “Contingency Buster” product is tailored to homeowners who don’t need to tap their equity when buying their next home, executives say. Continue reading

Calque adds 2 more lenders to growing nationwide partner roster

Austin, Texas-based fintech’s flagship product, “The Trade-In Mortgage,” helps homebuyers make non-contingent offers and removes their current house from debt-to-income calculation. Continue reading

Zavvie’s power buyer suite for mortgage lenders is catching on

More than 7,500 loan officers in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., have access to cash offers that can be approved in as little as an hour, with NEO Home Loans and American Financial Network among the biggest partners. Continue reading

EasyKnock juggling lawsuits, regulators in multiple states

Sale-leaseback platform tells NPR civil lawsuits in Texas and other states are “meritless” and that it’s cooperating with attorneys general in Massachusetts and Michigan. Continue reading

Knock integrating bridge loans into partners’ prequal processes

NFM Lending is the first to take advantage of Knock API integrations, which let loan officers know if homebuyers can tap the equity in their existing home and buy before they sell. Continue reading

Calque partners with more lenders to offer ‘The Trade-In Mortgage’

This year, Calque has partnered with some big names including C2 Financial and Cornerstone First Mortgage, as well as a number of smaller players like Portland, Oregon-based Theory Mortgage. Continue reading

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

Flyhomes announces 3rd round of layoffs since 2022

Seattle-based brokerage and mortgage lender Flyhomes announced another round of layoffs on Friday. The company had layoffs in July and November 2022, with one round impacting 20 percent of its workforce. 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