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Rocket Companies Completes Acquisition of Redfin

1. Rocket Companies acquired Redfin to enhance homeownership solutions. 2. Rocket Preferred Pricing offers buyers significant savings on mortgage rates. 3. Redfin rebranded as 'Redfin Powered by Rocket' to unify services. 4. Simplification of Rocket's structure aims at enhancing liquidity and acquisition capabilities. 5. CEO emphasizes bridging the gap to make homeownership more accessible.

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Why Bullish?

The acquisition of Redfin positions RKT to leverage new client bases and market opportunities, leading to potential revenue growth. Historically, acquisitions in the fintech and real estate markets have often resulted in positive stock price adjustments due to increased market share and service offerings.

How important is it?

The acquisition directly enhances RKT's service offerings and potential market reach, indicating a substantial impact on future revenue and market positioning. The introduction of competitive pricing will likely attract more customers, further strengthening RKT's market position.

Why Long Term?

The strategic integration of Redfin’s services and customer base will take time to fully realize synergies and growth. Similar past mergers have required months to years for investors to see significant returns on integrated operations.

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Homebuyers can choose how they could save thousands of dollars when working with both Redfin and Rocket Mortgage.     , /PRNewswire/ -- Rocket Companies (NYSE: RKT), the Detroit-based homeownership platform, today announced it has completed its acquisition of Redfin – bringing the most-visited real estate brokerage website together with America's largest mortgage lender. "I've used Redfin every day for the last 20 years. It helped me find and fall in love with my first home, completely changing how I thought about real estate," said Varun Krishna, Rocket Companies CEO. "The Redfin team is best-in-class in building a product experience focused on simplicity. It was a perfect fit for Rocket's vision of what the homeownership experience should be." The companies also today introduced Rocket Preferred Pricing. Clients who finance their home through Rocket Mortgage and buy a home listed by a Redfin agent or purchase with the help of a Redfin agent will have a one percentage point reduction in their interest rate for the first year of their loan or receive a lender credit at closing, up to $6,0001. Rocket Preferred Pricing is available to qualified clients buying a home with conventional, FHA or VA loans. Rocket Mortgage and Redfin plan to launch additional products and services for homebuyers, real estate agents and mortgage brokers in the coming months. Redfin has adopted a refreshed brand identity and look and feel of "Redfin Powered by Rocket" to further unify the homebuying experience. "The gulf between the American Dream of homeownership and reality has never been wider," said Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman. "The reason Rocket and Redfin came together was to bridge that gap, so that the people who spend their days dreaming on Redfin.com can easily use Rocket financing to own their dream." Visit Redfin.com to explore exclusive Rocket Preferred Pricing and search for your dream home. Advisors Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC acted as financial advisor and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP acted as legal counsel to Rocket Companies. Goldman Sachs & Co LLC acted as financial advisor and Fenwick & West LLP acted as legal counsel to Redfin. Update to Rocket Companies Up-C structure Rocket Companies also completed the previously announced simplification of its organizational and capital structure. On June 30, 2025, Rocket Companies collapsed its "Up-C" structure, eliminated its high-vote / low-vote structure and reduced its classes of common stock from four to two (the "Up-C Collapse"). Public stockholders will continue to hold their existing common stock as Class A shares. Dan Gilbert and other Rock Holdings Inc. (RHI) stockholders will hold common stock in Rocket Companies directly as Class L shares. The Up-C Collapse simplifies Rocket's organizational structure, enhances equity liquidity, improves its ability to use its common stock as currency in acquisition transactions and creates a clearer corporate profile. About Rocket Companies Founded in 1985, Rocket Companies (NYSE: RKT) is a Detroit-based fintech platform including mortgage, real estate and personal finance businesses: Rocket Mortgage, Redfin, Rocket Homes, Rocket Close, Rocket Money and Rocket Loans. With details from more than 65 million calls with clients each year, 14 petabytes of data and a mission to Help Everyone Home, Rocket Companies is well positioned to be the destination for AI-fueled home ownership. Known for providing exceptional client experiences, J.D. Power has ranked Rocket Mortgage #1 in client satisfaction for primary mortgage origination and mortgage servicing a total of 22 times – the most of any mortgage lender. For more information, please visit our Corporate Website or Investor Relations Website. 1 Learn more about Rocket Preferred Pricing on RocketMortgage.com or Redfin.com. SOURCE Rocket Companies, Inc. WANT YOUR COMPANY'S NEWS FEATURED ON PRNEWSWIRE.COM? 440k+ Newsrooms & Influencers 9k+ Digital Media Outlets 270k+ Journalists Opted In

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