Homelight news and trends

HomeLight Raises $20 Million to Expand Bridge Loan Product
Real Estate // August 26, 2024

Real estate technology platform HomeLight has raised $20 million of new funding to help expand its bridge loan product that helps homebuyers unlock equity from their existing home. This financial product, Buy Before You Sell, has been expanded to 40 new states and is now operating in a...

Real Estate Tech Firm HomeLight Expands in Arizona
Real Estate // October 25, 2021

Real estate technology platform HomeLight is broadening the reach of its financial products, HomeLight Trade-In™ and HomeLight Cash Offer™, to real estate agents, homebuyers and sellers across Arizona, according to a Monday (Oct. 25) press release. Both products have been used extensively amid the housing boom. Based...

PropTech FinTech HomeLight Nets $363M, Ups Valuation To $1.6B
Investments // September 02, 2021

Real estate technology platform HomeLight on Thursday (Sept. 2) announced a new $363 million round of funding. Led by Zeev Ventures — with participation from Group 11, Stereo Capital, Menlo Ventures and Lydia Jett of the SoftBank Vision Fund — the round includes $100 million...

Buyers And Sellers Put Out Welcome Mat For Real Estate Closings Without Contingencies
Real Estate // August 20, 2021

The complexity and uncertainty of real estate transactions has long been a source of major headaches for buyers and sellers, with closings routinely contingent upon multiple factors, including the sale of a buyer’s existing property and their ability to secure financing. More recently, there’s also...

Interviews & Exclusives
New AI Applications Aim to Unlock Equity to Break Real Estate Gridlock

September 12, 2024
The U.S. housing market has been in a state of gridlock for the past few years. The result is the cycle currently defining today’s landscape, where homeowners feel locked in, unwilling to sell and give up their favorable mortgage rates, while buyers are deterred by high costs. HomeLight founder and CEO Drew Uher told PYMNTS’ […]

Buyers And Sellers Put Out Welcome Mat For Real Estate Closings Without Contingencies

August 20, 2021
The complexity and uncertainty of real estate transactions has long been a source of major headaches for buyers and sellers, with closings routinely contingent upon multiple factors, including the sale...

Homebuying Makes Its Bid For The Digital-First Economy

May 26, 2021
As anyone who has been through the process can readily confirm, buying a home can be a stressful ordeal. Between finding an agent, finding a home, navigating a bidding war...

Real Estate Transactions Close The Deal On The Digital Shift

March 15, 2021
The real estate market is all about the seasonal cycle. Homeowners start preparing for sale early in the year and start listing in the early spring, followed by a buying...

Quick Reads
HomeLight Raises $20 Million to Expand Bridge Loan Product

August 26, 2024
Real estate technology platform HomeLight has raised $20 million of new funding to help expand its bridge loan product that helps homebuyers unlock equity from their existing home. This financial product, Buy Before You Sell, has been expanded to 40 new states and is now operating in a total of 47 states, the company said in a Monday […]

Real Estate Tech Firm HomeLight Expands in Arizona

October 25, 2021
Real estate technology platform HomeLight is broadening the reach of its financial products, HomeLight Trade-In™ and HomeLight Cash Offer™, to real estate agents, homebuyers and sellers across Arizona, according to a Monday...

PropTech FinTech HomeLight Nets $363M, Ups Valuation To $1.6B

September 02, 2021
Real estate technology platform HomeLight on Thursday (Sept. 2) announced a new $363 million round of funding. Led by Zeev Ventures — with participation from Group 11, Stereo Capital, Menlo...

HomeLight Acquires Disclosures.io, Launches Listing Management Services

August 18, 2020
HomeLight, a real estate technology platform, announced Tuesday (Aug. 18) that it has acquired Disclosures.io, a listings management software provider. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. With the purchase,...