With fresh capital, Knock ups the limit on its bridge loans to $1M

Institutional investors snapped up a securitization of Knock bridge loans, paving the way for the company to scale lending by nearly $1 billion over the next 2 years. Continue reading

Colorado MLS begins offering complimentary Rayse access

The Rayse platform launched last fall as a way to provide buyers and sellers with more transparency about the time and work agents put into transactions. Continue reading

Meme stock rally? Short squeeze? Opendoor’s share price is soaring

Opendoor, which posted a $392 million 2024 net loss and faced delisting from the Nasdaq Stock Market, is hoping to reach more sellers through partner real estate agents. Continue reading

Waltz secures credit to scale foreign investment platform

Waltz, a tech-enabled fintech that helps foreign investors buy U.S. property, has secured a $25 million line of credit to scale operations. Continue reading

Opendoor ‘flipping the script’ by sending seller leads to agents

After pilot tests in 11 markets, iBuyer expands its Key Connections program that puts partner real estate agents in touch with “high intent” sellers who want to explore their options. Continue reading

The secret to making your clients love you: Save them money

Saving clients and prospects money is the best marketing you’ll ever do, trainer Bernice Ross writes. You’re building trust and creating an unbeatable personal connection. Here’s how to do it. Continue reading

This credit union has been sending leads to Anywhere for 36 years

Navy Federal RealtyPlus commission rebate program turns the credit union’s 14.5 million members into “high quality leads” for Better Homes and Gardens, Century 21, Coldwell Banker, Corcoran, ERA and Sotheby’s agents. Continue reading

IBuyer Offerpad cuts Q1 loss and boosts acquisitions as sales fall

Offerpad’s $15.1 million Q1 net loss is down 14 percent from Q4 2024, with home acquisitions up 18 percent from the previous quarter to 454. Continue reading

A&D Mortgage closes acquisition of Mr. Cooper’s 3rd-party channel

Deal gives the nation’s biggest provider of riskier “non-QM” mortgages additional capacity to offer more traditional loans backed by Fannie and Freddie, FHA, VA and USDA. Continue reading

Grant program incentivizes teardowns of old mobile homes

FHLB Cincinnati’s Hundred Homes Initiative’s $50,000 grants can be used for a down payment or closing costs on a newer home in Ohio, Kentucky or Tennessee, and pay for the disposal of vacated mobile homes Continue reading