buyer pre-approval
Here's how to create stronger buyer offers and greater negotiating leverage
by Sofia Nadjibi Mar 5
winter market strategies
Finance expert Sofia Nadjibi offers insights to help agents successfully position their clients during the December and January market slowdown
by Sofia Nadjibi Dec 11
listings in a locked-in market
New Inman contributor and finance expert Sofia Nadjibi offers strategies for overcoming some of the market’s most challenging barriers to helping clients buy their next home
by Sofia Nadjibi Nov 3
Multifamily’s financial crossroads: What agents need to know
Dr. Jeff Richmond explains how market shifts in the multifamily sector can impact the broader market and your real estate business
by Jeff Richmond May 27
More lenders partner with Calque to offer 'The Trade-In Mortgage'
EMM Loans, Searchlight Lending join growing list of mortgage lenders who have partnered with Calque to help homeowners tap their equity and make non-contingent offer to buy before they sell
by Matt Carter Jul 10
Knock integrating bridge loans into partners' prequal processes
NFM Lending is the first to take advantage of Knock API integrations, which let loan officers know if homebuyers can tap the equity in their existing home and buy before they sell
by Matt Carter Jun 20
Institutional investors are scooping up Kiavi's 'fix and flip' bridge loans
Kiavi upsizes its 16th securitization to $350M and says oversubscribed offering is company's biggest since November 2021, bringing total issuance since 2019 to $4B
by Matt Carter Feb 26
With $15M goal, Knock turns to 'everyday' investors
Second Century Ventures and Foundry Venture Capital have backed the company with $10M. Knock is now turning to public funding site Wefunder to get to $15M
by Craig C. Rowe Feb 26
Sherman Bridge launches fix-and-flip investor loan marketplace
Underwriting engine helps investors compare options with 15 lenders offering short-term loans for rehabbing and flipping or renting single-family homes in 48 markets in all but 12 US states
by Matt Carter Nov 1
Bridge loans for investment properties: What you need to know
Bridge loans offer investors a quick and flexible way to finance an investment property, but they come with some disadvantages, writes Luke Babich, chief sales officer at Clever Real Estate
by Luke Babich Jun 6
Co-founder of UK's LendInvest launches new US venture
Christian Faes' Los Angeles-based Faes & Co will back F2 Finance and other tech-enabled direct lenders that cater to US residential real estate investors who buy, rehab and flip homes
by Matt Carter May 31
Kiavi says it's still making loans to real estate investors after layoffs
After unloading $218M in unrated residential transaction loans in June, CEO Michael Bourque said markets for such deals 'are certainly tough right now'
by Matt Carter Jul 18
CoreVest gearing up to make more bridge loans to flippers
Parent company Redwood Trust closes deal to acquire Portland, Oregon-based bridge loan provider Riverbend Funding LLC
by Matt Carter Jul 5
Agents in 9 new markets eligible to become Knock-Certified
A Knock mortgage is priced competitively, and agents and their clients have the benefit of working through a digital, two-way transaction solution
by Craig C. Rowe Aug 19
Transactly secures $3M amid rapid transaction coordination growth
CEO Bryan Bowles: 'We've grown at a pace greater than 25% month over month, on average, over the last 12 months'
by Craig C. Rowe Mar 8