AGENT, MORTGAGE AND LENDING
Knock | January 25, 2023
Knock, an innovative fintech company, announced on January 24, 2023, that agents and consumers would no longer have to choose between working with their local or national lenders.
The company informed that any lender or agent can now add a no-interest equity advance loan from Knock to almost any conventional or jumbo mortgage to increase the benefits of Knock Home SwapTM. In addition, homeowners can win their desired property and move on their timeline by matching Knock Home Swap Equity Advance with a purchase mortgage.
Knock Co-Founder and CEO Sean Black stated, "Since 2015, our mission has been to empower people to move freely, and we have continued to raise the bar when it comes to making the process of buying and selling homes simple, certain and cost-effective."
"Many companies offer home loans, but no one else offers the Home Swap. By partnering with lenders, we are making it easier for consumers to get the benefits of leveraging the equity in their current house to buy their dream home without any of the hassles that typically come with buying and selling, including the ability to avoid moving twice and living through repairs and showings," he added.
(Source – Cision PR Newswire)
Before putting their current house on the market, a homeowner can use Knock Home Swap Equity Advance to make a firm offer, negotiate, and close quickly on the home they want.
Knock Home Swap Equity Advance loan can also be used to make up to a 30% down payment, buy down the mortgage rate, cover closing expenses, cover up to $35,000 in home preparation costs to sell the old house for top cash, and pay up to six months of mortgage payments on the previous house. Besides, Knock's Home Prep & Marketability Allowance gives access to its approved contractor network and pays all bills out of homeowners' equity.
About Knock
Knock was started in 2015 by founding team members of Trulia.com. Since then, it has raised more than $600 million in debt and equity from top investors. National Association of Realtors® is a strategic investor in Knock through its investment arm, Second Century Ventures. This means that Knock's homeownership solutions can be sold to its clients by its 1.5 million members. The company currently operates 72 markets across the country but wishes to expand to 100 by 2023.
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REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY, REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT
Tribe Property Technologies | March 10, 2023
On March 09, 2023, Tribe Property Technologies Inc. announced a deployment of VendorPM nationwide to support Canada's Tribe-managed communities. Property managers at Tribe-managed communities will benefit from a streamlined request for proposal (RFQ) process because of the Tribe's partnership with VendorPM, allowing them to connect easily with more than 30,000 service providers.
A proprietary platform integration was also launched by Tribe recently that streamlines the mandatory Tarion new home warranty process that is specific to the Province of Ontario. The new partnership, available for real estate developers through the Company's Tribe Home Pro digital solutions, brings the ability and automation for developers to track issues from any stage of development, from a single dashboard to generate custom reports, and simply review all in-unit warranty issues and their resolution status. It further results in faster and more efficient turnarounds for homeowners.
The Tribe Home Pro solution enables real estate developers to track pre-delivery inspection deficiencies, digitize building data and owners' manuals, and facilitate the handover of a completed community to owners and condo boards.
About Tribe Property Technologies
Founded in 2012, Tribe Property Technologies is a tech-savvy property management firm that supports residents, councils, real estate developers and vendors to complete pre-constructed occupancies. As a rapidly expanding company, its integrated service-technology delivery model serves a broader range of stakeholders than traditional service providers. It seeks to acquire highly accretive businesses in the fragmented North American property management industry and transform them by streamlining and digitizing their operations.
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BROKERAGE,REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY
Side | January 05, 2023
INFINITAS Realty recently announced a collaboration with Side, the only provider of real estate technology that works with top-performing brokers, teams, and agents to help them become market-leading boutique brands. Through this agreement, INFINITAS Realty will be able to offer its future-proof services on the market's most cutting-edge platform.
INFINITAS Realty is challenging the entire real estate sector to advance in order to reach its high standards. The team provides seamless client experiences that are complemented by its transaction coordination software, called Property Wand, and private services in staging, design, and landscaping. The company achieves this by striking a balance between a traditional work ethic and advanced technological innovations.
With the help of Side, INFINITAS Realty will be able to keep up with the ever-changing real estate industry and continue to provide excellent service to its customers. The San Francisco-based company Side provides INFINITAS Realty with a comprehensive brokerage platform that includes proprietary technology, transaction management, branding and marketing services, public relations, legal support, lead generation, vendor management, infrastructure solutions, and more. In addition, INFINITAS Realty will become part of a select group of Side partners, expanding their access to global business infrastructure.
INFINITAS Realty said that it is excited to raise the bar in the real estate industry and make changes that are much needed. It went on to say that with Side's cutting-edge marketing, technological, administrative, and legal services, the company can take its disruptive approach to new heights and assist more clients in actualizing their dreams.
About SIDE
Side is the first real estate brokerage platform on the market. It lets the best agents, teams, and independent brokers build and grow their businesses without managing a brokerage, which can be challenging, expensive, and risky. In contrast to consumer-facing brokerage companies, Side provides its partners with time-saving technology and superior support services so that they can focus on what is more critical, i.e., servicing their clients and communities.
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