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Rocket launches loyalty program, gives discount for closing costs

Housing Wire

In the first phase of the program, customers can use points to get discounts on their closing costs when purchase a home through the subsidiary Rocket Mortgage. To start, customers will receive a 7,500-point welcome bonus on their first reward activity – or $75 in savings on closing costs.

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Understanding the Closing Costs Associated With a New Home Purchase

RIS Media

Most buyers just want to know what fees and costs are associated with their new home purchase or refinance. It has become common practice in some markets to ask the seller to pay some or all of the closing costs when you purchase a home. For more information on closing costs, loans and refinancing, visit REeBroker Group Loans.

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

Housing Wire

As a result, homeowners either must sell their current home and suffer through double moves and short-term rentals to access the equity they’ve accrued, or they have to make contingent offers that require the sale of their current house to close. The third iteration was pioneered by Calque and is the most cost-effective model of the three.

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Selling a House ‘As Is’ in Texas

HomeLight

Skip repairs and close in as few as 10 days. Real estate attorneys are not considered essential for closing in the state of Texas. Looking to sell a house “as is” in Texas? Whether you’ve got a fixer-upper or recently inherited a relative’s home, sometimes the goal is to skip repairs, get a fair offer, and move on. Request Cash Offer.

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Selling a House ‘As Is’ in Florida

HomeLight

Looking to sell a house “as is” in Florida? Whether you’ve got a fixer-upper or recently inherited a relative’s home, sometimes the goal is to skip repairs, get a fair offer, and move on. Because the market is competitive and it’s so common, it’s just assumed most properties are being sold “as is,’” she says. Need to Sell Your Florida Home Fast?

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Optimal Blue PPE adds investor content from 54 state-based HFAs

Housing Wire

HFAs provide affordable homeownership options to low- and moderate-income borrowers through down payment and closing cost assistance, as well as reduced mortgage payments. Optimal Blue , a division of Black Knight, Inc. Black Knight, Inc. In April, real estate focused artificial intelligence firm Restb.ai

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Reverse purchase financing: The financing option no one is talking about

Housing Wire

With this option, older homebuyers can increase their purchasing power with fewer financial worries and limitations as they move towards or through retirement. For real estate professionals, this option presents an opportunity to capture more sales. Yet staggeringly few are aware of its existence. What is reverse purchase financing?

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