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🗓️ 20 March 2025
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Welcome to Loan Officer Freedom, the #1 podcast in the country for loan officers, hosted by Carl White.
In this episode, your hosts, Carl White and Owen Lee take a closer look at the significant news of Rocket Mortgage's recent acquisition of Redfin for $1.75 billion, exploring the implications of this merger for the mortgage industry.
They discuss how this purchase is not just about financial gain but a strategic move to leverage Redfin's vast data on homebuyers, allowing Rocket to proactively reach potential clients before traditional loan officers even have a chance.
With insights on the importance of adopting technology in the mortgage business, they emphasize the opportunities available for loan officers to enhance their practices and stay competitive in a rapidly evolving market.
Tune in to discover how you can harness these advancements to boost your success!
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0:00.0 | So Owen Lee, I hear we have some pretty big news that happened. |
0:13.0 | And that's a great question. |
0:16.5 | Is it big news or is it really sound like big news? |
0:21.1 | It's not really any news at all. |
0:22.6 | Like where do we stand with this thing? |
0:24.6 | I think it's huge news and I'll give you a couple of reasons because this kind of consolidation |
0:33.6 | and corporate purchase is a sign of optimism and growth in our industry. |
0:40.7 | And we had a lot of optimism in growth in 2019, 2020, 2021. |
0:46.1 | Since December 31st, 2021, we haven't had a lot of optimism and growth. |
0:51.0 | But this is sure a corporate merger or purchase that is based on optimism and growth |
0:59.2 | and belief in the long-term viability of the mortgage industry at a high, high level. |
1:05.4 | So in case somebody's been on the moon. |
1:11.4 | They've been under a rock. |
1:12.8 | Under a rock somewhere. |
1:14.4 | Talk about what happened and, you know, how big of is it? |
1:17.4 | And what the big type message of this, which frankly, at first glance, would not be apparent. |
1:24.7 | Well, it's a huge confirmation of a new way of doing business and a technological-based way of doing business. |
1:33.6 | And of course, we're talking about Rocket Mortgages purchase of Redfin, the large real estate information mortgage, a little bit of real estate sales firm. Early this week, in the week |
1:49.4 | that we're recording this, Rocket Mortgage purchased Redfin for $1.75 billion with a B dollars, which is a huge amount, literally 115% premium over Redfin's previous day closing on the stock market. |
2:12.1 | So oftentimes when there's a corporate merger, you know, a company might bid 20, 25, 30% premium is kind of typical. |
2:20.1 | This was 115% premium and blows the deal. |
2:27.4 | And Rocket, you know, obviously they're branching out, but their primary business, by far their primary revenue driver is still |
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