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Real Estate 101: Getting started with first-time homebuyers

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First-time buyers need more hand-holding, according to NYC associate broker Ellen Sykes. Here are the questions you should ask and the ones you should answer. Continue reading →

Clearing the cash-to-close hurdle in a single bound

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Home affordability is an ever more elusive dream for many in today’s market. Down payment assistance programs can be buyers’ bridge to the reality of owning a home by overcoming the cash-to-close hurdle. Continue reading →

Knock partners with HomeSmart to roll out services in Baltimore

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Baltimore puts Knock at 70 markets nationwide, up from 14 at the start of 2021. The tech-enabled home loan solutions platform will offer its full gamut of products to the region’s consumers. Continue reading →

Tech takeaways from Inman Connect: Mortgage’s evolution, betting on iBuyers and more

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Technology was a central theme at Inman Connect Las Vegas, dominating conversations about indie brokerages, new mortgage providers, iBuying and more. Here’s what you need to know. Continue reading →

Inside Real Estate targets client retention with CORE Home launch

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Real estate technology company Inside Real Estate has released CORE Home, a new solution for homeowners and brokerages. Continue reading →

Blimp drives deal communication, compensates for data: Tech review

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Imagine if Facebook compensated users for every like, image post or ad campaign they started. That’s the idea behind Blimp’s approach to bettering the industry. Continue reading →

Offerpad launches in 106 central Ohio cities, including Columbus

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The publicly traded iBuyer has launched its services in the Columbus metro area, bringing its number of markets to 22. Continue reading →

Knock’s GO mortgage offers appraisal coverage and cash-offer close certainty

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Knock GO, which stands for Guaranteed Offer, is a “cash-like” conventional mortgage product that allows buyers to write an offer on a home without including a financing contingency. Continue reading →

SparkOffer’s open-bid model helps listing agents market homes: Review

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SparkOffer is an open-offer model for buying homes, run by the listing agent to help market sellers’ homes. It can especially benefit agents with unique luxury listings, investment properties, land and other real estate that doesn’t earn a lot of atten… Continue reading →

Inman Review: Beans Tour is an app for managing home tours

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The Inman technology review of Beans Tour finds the real estate app to be a well-designed, navigation-driven mobile solution for buyer’s agents to create and manage property tours. Continue reading →