Better.com partners with Google to hire 2,000 new employees

Digital mortgage startup Better.com has pledged to hire Google Career Certificate graduates by 2024 as part of the company’s aggressive growth strategy. Continue reading

How the coronavirus pandemic is changing home financing

Vishal Garg and Adena Hefets discussed how the pandemic is impacting financing for homebuyers during a panel titled “Advances in Ways to Buy a Home.” Continue reading

Digital mortgage lender Better.com to hire laid off hospitality workers

The company is aiming to hire 1,000 additional workers this year and wants to pull from the industry hit hardest by coronavirus-fuled layoffs. Continue reading

‘The future of homeownership is female’: New real estate study

A new joint trends study from real estate brokerage Compass and digital lender Better.com finds that women are leaning into the digital lending experience. Continue reading

Digital mortgage lender saw huge uptick in underserved groups in 2019

A new study released by digital mortgage company Better.com found that 2019 was dominated by millennials, minorities, LGBT married couples, single women and married women that outearned their husbands. Continue reading

The Real Word: Should you be worried about agent-cutting?

Watch Byron Lazine and Nicole White give a real estate agent’s perspective on industry-related topics. This week, Byron and Nicole debate a column by Brad Inman that covers some of the most significant issues in real estate today, including agent-cutti… Continue reading

Mortgage startup snags $160M funding round

Better.com, a fintech startup that aims to digitize and streamline the entire mortgage process, announced Monday, it’s raised $160 million for its Series C funding round. The startup has raised $254 million to date, and its latest investor round includ… Continue reading

WATCH: Entrepreneurs discuss their new real estate business models

Real estate startups want to provide consumers better housing affordability and transaction transparency. This is a form of consumer empowerment, explained several startup panelists at Inman Connect Las Vegas. Continue reading