Proptech investor Paul Hurst sees a ton of opportunity in market shift
The problems that proptechs are trying to solve — inefficiencies in real estate transactions — remain, said Parker89 Managing Director Paul Hurst, while speaking at Connect Now Thursday
by Matt Carter Jun 23
Knock CEO: Sellers will need Power Buyers even more as market shifts
Knock co-founder and CEO Sean Black shares his views on how rising home prices and mortgage rates could affect Power Buyers ahead of Inman Connect Las Vegas
by Matt Carter Jun 22
Lower launches 'Realtor agnostic' cash-offer service, MortgagePass
Less than a month after partnering with Orchard to provide Power Buyer services, Lower pilots its own program in Columbus, Ohio, with plans to go nationwide
by Matt Carter Jun 14
IBuyers, Power Buyers saw explosive growth in 2021. What about 2022?
Services promising a more streamlined, less painful transaction experience have become more popular and are likely to stick around, according to a new report released Tuesday from zavvie
by Jim Dalrymple II Jun 7
Power Buyer Knock revamps board of directors
Representative of NAR's venture capital arm, Second Century Ventures, will serve as an observer on Knock's board
by Matt Carter Jun 7
A full list of real estate companies making layoffs in 2022 and 2023
While real estate industry layoffs largely began with companies that provide mortgages and mortgage-related services, everyone from Adwerx to Zumper has been impacted by the downturn
by Matt Carter Jun 3
Power Buyer Orchard now serving first-time homebuyers
After piloting cash-offer product in Texas and Colorado, company plans to offer Buy With Orchard in all of its markets in the months ahead
by Matt Carter May 17
Guild Mortgage rolls out cash offer program in 11 states, more to join
Guild's CashPass program is available for primary residences, second homes or investment properties, with down payments depending on occupancy
by Matt Carter May 16
Brokerages push back on NAR ad campaign targeting 'competitors'
The trade group highlighted its own members — including Zillow, Compass, Redfin, Homie, Opendoor and Offerpad — among those whom it's competing with for consumer mindshare
by Andrea V. Brambila May 12
Morty now providing jumbo mortgages up to $3M in 44 states
Online mortgage marketplace focused on homebuyers has doubled its headcount over the last year to 70, as it continues to pursue a goal of serving homebuyers nationwide
by Matt Carter May 11
Orchard open for business in Phoenix, Portland and Seattle
The Power Buyer has doubled its geographic footprint since its $100M Series D round and now has a presence in 13 markets
by Matt Carter Apr 27
Mauricio Umansky: Agents should be advisers
The founder and CEO of California-based luxury brokerage The Agency says agents will stick around for the foreseeable future
by Jim Dalrymple II Apr 19
Power Buyer Knock enters Seattle market, adds jumbo mortgages
To serve 5 new markets in Washington, Knock has partnered with local real estate brokerages, half of which are affiliated with Keller Williams
by Matt Carter Apr 19
Homie to expand Power Buyer program amid surge in demand
The expanded program and a new buy-before-you-sell offer will be unveiled in Colorado and Utah in the next 2 weeks, followed by Arizona, Nevada and Idaho, executives told Inman exclusively
by Taylor Anderson Apr 14
Power Buyer clients made 1 offer on average. Traditional buyers? 7
A new report from Power Buyer and iBuyer marketplace zavvie says that Power Buying 'could eventually become the norm,' citing its success in helping buyers quickly purchase a home
by Marian McPherson Apr 13