Home sale-leasebacks are surging, but are they good for homeowners?

Sale-leasebacks can feel like a lifeline to homeowners struggling to make mortgage payments, but consumer advocacy groups are concerned over the low sales prices investors are offering. Continue reading

‘We’re turning every consumer into an iBuyer’: Ribbon CEO

The founders of two cash offer companies — Ribbon’s Shaival Shah and Homeward’s Tim Heyl — discussed how they are working to empower agents at Connect Now. Continue reading

What are the benefits and risks of alternative financing?

Find out what products real estate pros are using to help their buyers buy — and what to watch out for if you choose an alternative finance option. Continue reading

Pulse: What’s your biggest fear as financing evolves?

Disruption has long been a buzzword in the industry. As Residential Finance Month comes to a close on Inman, we’re wondering how you’re feeling about the new models emerging and where an agent’s place is in all of this change. Continue reading

Pulse: What’s your biggest challenge with financing?

Whether it’s qualifying buyers, lending requirements, emerging financing models, client confusion or something entirely different, please share your experiences in this one-question survey. Continue reading

Pulse: In an iBuyer world, how has your listing presentation changed?

With iBuyers sprouting up in new markets and brokerages adopting the model, sellers have alternatives to the traditional transaction. Please share how you navigate these options with your clients in this one-question survey. Continue reading

Pulse: How alternative financing is really affecting markets

Last week, we asked readers to share how alternative financing was affecting their market. A fairly low volume of responses may reflect the fact that these companies remain in their infancy, but a couple readers described noticeable impacts that could … Continue reading

Pulse: How alternative financing is really affecting markets

Last week, we asked readers to share how alternative financing was affecting their market. A fairly low volume of responses may reflect the fact that these companies remain in their infancy, but a couple readers described noticeable impacts that could … Continue reading