Rocket Cos. said Monday it would pay $1.8 billion in stock for the online real-estate agency Redfin Corp. in an effort to make it easier for customers to buy property using their mobile devices.

Detroit-based Rocket Companies announced Monday that it reached a deal to buy Redfin, the online home-purchase platform founded in Seattle more than two decades ago.

“We want a customer to be able to check her phone to find out what she can afford, see which homes are just right for her, schedule a tour with a local, expert Redfin agent, and get pre ...

Our AI algorithms will gain access to new troves of data … we expect that a Redfin.com home-shopper will be able to schedule a home-tour, find out what she can afford, then get pre-qualified for ...

The might look like a customer checking her phone to see what she can afford, booking a tour with a Redfin agent, and getting pre-qualified for a loan, "all in a matter of minutes," said Glenn ...

“We want a customer to be able to check her phone to find out what she can afford, see which homes are just right for her, schedule a tour with a local, expert Redfin agent, and get pre ...

"We want a customer to be able to check her phone to find out what she can afford, see which homes are just right for her, schedule a tour with a local, expert Redfin agent, and get pre-qualified ...

Rocket Companies agreed to acquire Seattle-based Redfin in a $1.75 billion deal that will bring together the nation’s largest mortgage lender with a longtime tech-fueled real estate brokerage.

Redfin’s CEO Glenn Kelman, who will continue to lead the company post-merger, emphasized the potential for AI-driven efficiencies. “A homebuyer should be able to search for a home, schedule a tour, ...

Rocket Cos., the Detroit-based fintech platform consisting of mortgage, real estate, and personal finance businesses, today announced it has entered into an agreement to purchase Seattle-based Redfin, ...

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