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January Demo Day: The Trade-In Mortgage powered by Calque

Housing Wire

Win more deals with Calque by helping clients make non-contingent offers and qualify more easily. Our binding backup offer protects you and your client if the home doesn’t sell. 3 Calque provides full marketing and front-line support that keeps you and your brand front and center throughout the entire deal.

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As prices rise, Utah housing market less of a bargain

Housing Wire

As movers flock to secondary cities in search of more land for less cash, the Utah housing market – land of ski slopes and mountain trails – has become a popular destination, especially for those leaving California. “People are offering $10,000, $20,000, $30,000, up to $60,000 above listing price,” Bess said.

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How does the “buy before you sell” model differ from iBuyers and Power buyers?

Housing Wire

a binding backup offer on their existing home) which allows consumers to replace Calque with another buyer that either offers more or will close more quickly. Calque is SOC2 compliant and only collects data required to make a backup offer on your client’s current home.

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Knock expands availability of Home Swap solution in Texas

Housing Wire

Knock has added Houston to the list of Texas metro areas where its Home Swap solution is available, joining Austin, Dallas/Fort Worth and San Antonio , as well as seven other markets nationwide. This solution is offered exclusively through local real estate professionals who were trained as Knock Certified Agents.

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4 Things Sellers Need to Know About Backup Offers

First Team Real Estate

According to the latest National Association of REALTORS® Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, the typical home sold last year was on the market for just three weeks. of offers faced bidding wars. In that case, the home has to go back on the market, pushing your timeline out even further. What is a backup offer?

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Santa Monica: An unexpected haven for first-time buyers

Housing Wire

Real estate professionals in Santa Monica attribute the increased share of first-time buyers to having fewer move-up buyers in the market. The influx of first-time buyers in the Santa Monica housing market has resulted in frequent bidding wars on lower price point properties. So what was already a tight market is now even tighter.”

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What Pennymac TPO’s rebrand means for the wholesale channel

Housing Wire

The mortgage industry is coming out of back-to-back amazing years, and while 2022 still holds great opportunity for the industry, it also signals a pivot point for market participants. The emotions and anxiety in the homebuying process are amplified in a market where housing supply is very tight. Let’s talk about purchase transactions.