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Spencer Rascoff: The transaction facilitator category needs a rebrand

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Offerpad backer Spencer Rascoff thinks iBuying will survive without Zillow, but emerging companies need a better name for their services. Continue reading →

Zillow after Zillow Offers: Here’s what happens next

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Experts envision the company pivoting to the comparatively easier business of working with buyers after the failed experiment of scooping up homes from sellers. Continue reading →

All gas, no brakes: Knock speeds into Detroit en route to 75 markets

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As of Thursday, Knock’s Home Swap and Knock GO, its “same-as-cash” mortgage product, will be offered to consumers in the Detroit, Ann Arbor and Flint through its network of partner agents. 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 →

Knock focused on winning agents’ trust

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In case they’re not getting the message, Knock’s booth at Inman Connect Las Vegas sported a banner that read, “In Agents We Trust.” Continue reading →

The transaction of the future is all cash and requires less paperwork

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Clelia Peters asked speakers during an Inman Connect panel a series of rapid-fire questions about how agents and real estate tech companies would handle real estate transactions in the future. Continue reading →

First American bets big on next-generation proptech investments 

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The nation’s second-largest title insurer has invested in 16 venture-funded companies valued at $669 million after gains on Offerpad, Orchard, Sundae and Pacaso. Continue reading →

‘Power buyer’ UpEquity raises $50M in series B funding round

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Austin-based lender says its technology enables homebuyers to make all-cash offers and close a mortgage in 18 days on average. Continue reading →

Better enabling homebuyers to make cash offers in 12 states

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Better says its cash offer program will bring both buyers and sellers to its real estate brokerage business. Continue reading →