Calque Experiences Exponential Growth in 2024, by Adding More Equity-Based Home Lending Products

Affordable Pricing and Customer Service Cement Calque as a Key Player in the Buy Before You Sell Space

 

Austin, Texas, December 19, 2024 — Calque, the innovator behind using home sale guarantees to remove mortgage contingencies, heads into 2025 celebrating an extraordinary year of growth with more than 700% increase in business activity over the past 12 months. This milestone underscores the success of Calque’s product offerings, particularly The Trade-In Mortgage, and the introduction of the new Contingency Buster earlier this year. These products have revolutionized the home purchase process for countless homeowners seeking their next property by allowing homeowners to eliminate home sale contingencies and make non-contingent offers on their next home while working with their chosen lender and real estate agent.

In partnership with lenders across the nation, Calque offers homeowners a faster and more affordable way to eliminate the need for home sale contingencies and simplify debt-to-income (DTI) challenges, enabling seamless transitions into new homes. These products have set the industry standard for ‘buy before you sell’ solutions, helping homeowners leverage their equity to make noncontingent offers, make larger down payments, and experience a more convenient home purchase process.

Calque’s success stems from its lender-centric business model, which was built from the beginning to partner with established lenders, not compete with them. “Calque chose to not get a lending license, even though it would have allowed us to expand faster because that would have put us in direct competition with our clients,” said Jeremy Foster, Founder at Calque. “Instead, we rolled up our sleeves and invested heavily in creating an ecosystem in which everyone’s incentives are aligned with what’s best for borrowers.  Our lending partners appreciate that we don’t sell their client leads and we keep their loan officers at the center of every transaction.”

Calque has experienced record growth in 2024 because of our focus on the success of our lender partners,” said Michael Bremer, CEO of Calque. “In a year marked by high interest rates, we offered lenders and real estate professionals innovative solutions like The Trade-In Mortgage and the Contingency Buster. These solutions redefine what’s possible in real estate transactions, enabling the lenders to provide homebuyers an easier way to find and secure a home in a market constrained by extremely tight inventory.

Real estate agents or team leaders can collaborate with any of Calque’s lender-partners, available nationwide, to offer their clients the ability to make non-contingent offers at a reduced cost compared to traditional buy-before-you-sell models. Additional information is available at https://calqueinc.com/agent/.

 

About Calque

Calque partners with established community lenders to offer Buy-Before-You-Sell mortgage lending solutions that make the home purchase process simpler, less stressful, and more cost effective for homeowners. Innovative mortgage products such as The Trade-in Mortgage and Contingency Buster streamline the entire home purchase process from start to finish by enabling consumers to submit non-contingent offers that function like cash offers, buy and move into their new home before selling their current one, use the accrued equity on their existing home to increase their down payment and reduce their monthly payments, prep their original home for sale after they’ve moved out, and stress less during the process.

Calque does not compete with lenders, but only utilizes best-in-class, FDIC-insured banks, credit unions, and mortgage banks in every state across the country. To learn more about Calque, visit http://calqueinc.com.

 

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Calque Launches Contingency Buster, a Faster, More Affordable Buy-Before-You-Sell Program

Lenders Working With Calque Can Eliminate Home Sale Contingencies in 48 Business Hours Or Less

Austin, Texas, August 27, 2024 — Calque, a leading fintech company specializing in innovative solutions for established lenders, announces the launch of its newest ‘buy before you sell’ program, the Contingency Buster. The Contingency Buster is designed for homeowners who want to quickly remove home sale contingencies and debt-to-income constraints at any point in the home-buying process.

Calque’s flagship program, The Trade-In Mortgage, was created for homeowners who want to tap their current home equity before they sell to make a bigger down payment, pay off debt, or increase cash reserves. Over the years, Calque saw a growing market opportunity for a lighter ‘buy before you sell’ product that does not need to accommodate a second mortgage because many borrowers have enough cash on hand to make a down payment on their new home. As a result, Calque created the Contingency Buster, a faster and more affordable option for homeowners who do not need to access their home equity to purchase their next home.  

 The Contingency Buster leverages Calque’s Purchase Price Guarantee (PPG), a binding backup contract that ensures that if a homebuyer’s current home does not sell within 150 days, Calque will step in and purchase it at an agreed-upon price. The Calque PPG enables established lenders to provide non-contingent financing on the new home and remove the original home from debt-to-income while also providing peace of mind and minimizing financial risks for homeowners. 

Key Features of the Contingency Buster:

1. Quickly Eliminate Home Sale Contingencies: Calque offers homeowners a Purchase Price Guarantee that covers the existing mortgage balance, Calque’s fees, and estimated closing costs in an exceptionally fast time frame. With a Calque PPG in hand, homebuyers can confidently make non-contingent offers on new homes or upgrade an existing bid into a non-contingent offer to win a bidding war. 

2. Current Residence is Removed from DTI: Purchase Price Guarantees are binding backup contracts that enable loan officers to remove their borrower’s current home from their debt-to-income (DTI) ratio. This makes it easier for their client to qualify for the new home they want before they sell. 

3. Expedited 48-Hour Approval Process: Within 24 hours of applying, the homeowner receives a call to discuss the program and schedule a virtual walk-through (VWT). Using proprietary workflows and evaluation processes, Calque can typically provide a binding offer decision within 24-48 hours after the VWT is complete. Once the offer is accepted, homeowners have up to 150 days to sell their home on the market, with Calque serving as the backup buyer, if necessary.

4. Reduced Fees: The Calque Purchase Price Guarantee (PPG) for Contingency Buster transactions is always the minimum amount required to remove the home sale contingency. Because Calque’s fees are based on the PPG amount, lower PPGs for Contingency Buster properties significantly reduce program fees.

“Calque has consistently delivered exceptional service, meeting the demands of lenders and real estate professionals who seek innovative solutions for their clients in today’s competitive market,” said Calque CEO Michael Bremer. “With the introduction of the Contingency Buster, we are elevating our commitment to providing faster, more cost-effective options that pave the way for seamless home buying and selling experiences.”

 

About Calque

Calque partners with established community lenders to offer lending solutions that make the home purchase process simpler, less stressful, and more cost effective for homeowners. ‘Buy before you sell’ programs such as The Trade-in Mortgage™ streamline the entire home purchase process from start to finish by enabling consumers to submit non-contingent offers, move before they sell, access the accrued equity on their existing home to increase their down payment, stage and show an empty home, and stress less during the process with a guaranteed backup offer.

Calque does not compete with lenders, but only utilizes best-in-class, FDIC-insured banks, credit unions, and mortgage banks in every state across the country. To learn more about Calque, visit http://calqueinc.com.

 

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Alyson Austin

949-403-0484

alyson@gaffneyaustin.com