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Guaranteed Rate rolls out ‘Same Day Mortgage’ nationwide

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Properties must be eligible for an appraisal waiver, and like Better’s “One Day Mortgage,” some fine print can stand in the way of getting a loan approved in 24 hours. Continue reading →

Better lets Amazon workers put up stock as mortgage collateral

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Through Better’s Equity Unlocker program, borrowers pay a higher interest rate and Better can seize pledged shares if homeowners default or try to sell their stock before paying off their mortgages. Continue reading →

The new top 3 rules of real estate: Speed. Speed. Speed

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Modern homebuyers don’t want to get a loan during banking hours — they want to be able to access the calculators to help them shop confidently, and then text a loan expert if they have questions. And that’s exactly the kind of support a great digital l… Continue reading →

Vishal Garg is back, with plan to save Better: The ‘One Day Mortgage’

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Comparing himself to Henry Ford and Elon Musk, CEO says he’s reconfigured Better’s assembly line to crank out mortgages in a single day. Continue reading →

Real estate in 2022: When the #@!$ finally hit the fan

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Soaring mortgage rates, slagging sales, thousands and thousands of layoffs: The past 12 months have offered a jarring reminder that what goes up must come down. Continue reading →

Better.com laid off employees who were on parental leave: lawsuit

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Employee files suit in New York alleging the online mortgage company fired him less than an hour after he told them his daughter was born. More than a dozen others impacted, lawsuit says. Continue reading →

Side carries out new round of layoffs amid slowing market

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The latest round of cuts comes after the company laid off 10 percent of its workforce in June. Side’s layoffs are among dozens of others in the housing industry this year. Continue reading →

Vishal Garg opens up about the rise and fall of Better.com

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“To be absolutely blunt, I’d never managed more than 10 people in my life.” Better CEO talks to Insider after months out of the spotlight while the company struggled through market downturn. Continue reading →

The deadline to take Better.com public has been extended again

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Better still searches for options to remain a private company as the deadline to become a publicly traded company was pushed to March 8, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Continue reading →

Better HoldCo partners with Palantir on mortgage marketplace

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Better describes the Tinman Marketplace as “the next evolution of Better’s proprietary loan platform,” powered by Palantir’s Foundry operating system. Continue reading →