Real estate disruptors get serious about mortgage — and vice versa: Mike DelPrete

Real estate tech disruptors are investing billions to build integrated brokerage and mortgage experiences. Some have more resources than others, but all have the same scaling bottlenecks. And in the end, the biggest disruptors — and who is most at risk… Continue reading

New, deeper mortgage relationships boost Blend’s Q2 revenue

The San Francisco-based cloud banking software developer reported second quarter revenue of $32.1 million, up 46 percent from a year ago. Continue reading

Rocket Homes hiring in-house agents, launching iBuyer program

Rocket Cos., the parent company of the nation’s biggest mortgage lender, plans to get into the iBuyer and real estate brokerage business through its Rocket Homes subsidiary. Continue reading

Rocket Innovation Studio goes straight to the source for tech talent

The partnership between Rocket and University of Windsor will introduce coders to Rocket Mortgage and Rocket Homes. Continue reading

The biggest mergers and acquisitions of 2018

The year in real estate was marked by big-name brokerages and franchises using their capital to gobble up market share and boost their value propositions with enhanced agent technology. Continue reading

Zillow gets into the leads referral business

The new pilot program, which launches in Florida under Premier Broker, will allow brokerages to generate leads with no upfront costs. Continue reading