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Spruce Announces $60M Series C Funding Round

It’s only the beginning of our journey toward the one-click checkout for real estate transactions

News

June 2, 2021

Homebuyers Care Most About Affordability, Transparency, and the Time it Takes to Close

Spruce’s recent national survey found that homebuyers care most about affordability, transparency, and the time it takes to close.

News

June 30, 2021

Pride is Both a Celebration of LGBTQIA+ Identities and an Ongoing Opportunity to Create Impact

Pride is both a celebration of LGBTQIA+ identities and a movement rooted in revolution—an opportunity to create impact, raise awareness, and be a catalyst for change.

Team & Culture

June 28, 2021

Spruce’s Tess Bettenay Named HousingWire Rising Star

Congratulations to Spruce’s Tess Bettenay, who has been named a 2021 HousingWire Rising Star.

News

June 1, 2021

What is Earnest Money and How Does it Work?

Earnest money is a deposit you make after signing a purchase agreement but before closing, to demonstrate that you’re committed to the sale. We break it down here.

Education

May 11, 2021

What is a Land Survey, and Do I Need One?

Who Pays for Closing Costs and Title Insurance?

Mortgage Tax Deductions You Should Know about this Season

Spruce Rolls Out Exclusive Automated Underwriting Model

Spruce Partners with FirstFunding’s FlexClose to Improve Loan Funding Process

What Are Liens and How Can They Impact Your Property?

Spruce Wins HousingWire’s 2021 HW Tech100 Award

Spruce Automates Earnest Money, Lowers Costs for Real Estate Investors

Meet SprucePowered, Spruce’s new Managed Title and Closing Solution

Spruce Survey: Homeowners Frustrated with Closing Process, Open to Tech Solutions

Spruce Year in Review 2020

Happy Thanksgiving Message from Spruce CEO & Co-founder Patrick Burns

Spruce Webinar: How to Implement a Mortgage Tech Adoption Roadmap

Spruce CEO Patrick Burns on “DealMakers” with Alejandro Cremades

Refinancing? Ask for the Reissue Rate on Title Insurance

Spruce Partners with Munich Re to Offer New Consumer Pricing Fueled By Automation

Spruce Named to the 2020 CB Insights Fintech 250

Can I Refinance a Property that’s Held in a Living Trust?

Should I Transfer the Title on My Rental Property to an LLC?

Spruce CEO Talks Mortgage Tech Adoption on “Clear to Close”

How Does a 1031 Exchange Work for Real Estate Investors?

Spotlight: Rich Shapiro, RealEZRealty

How Do Title Binders or Hold Open Policies Work for Investors?

Spruce VP of Product Named HousingWire Rising Star

Spruce CEO Talks Title on “The Remote Real Estate Investor”

Spruce Raises $29M to Power Online Real Estate Transactions

Spruce Launches New Dashboard for Mortgage Brokers

COVID-19 Update: Actions We're Taking at Spruce

How Does eClosing with Remote Online Notarization Work?

Spruce Featured in Redfin Article for First-Time Homebuyers

Spruce Receives HousingWire Tech100 2020 Award

Spruce VP of Engineering on “Building Your Product” Series

What Is a Title Insurance Company Responsible For?

Spruce Expands Into California and Opens Sacramento Office

How Much Will My Title Insurance Policy Cost?

Spruce Year in Review 2019

What Does Title Insurance Cover and Protect Against?

Happy Thanksgiving Message from Spruce CEO Patrick Burns

How Spruce’s Title & Closing Services Work for Local Realtors

Spruce CEO Patrick Burns on the “Future of Home Transactions"

Are Owner’s and Lender’s Title Insurance Policies Required?

Northpointe Bank Gains Competitive Advantage with Spruce

Spruce Director of Design Featured in Built in NYC's 'Women in Tech'

Two Terrifying Title (Insurance) Tales

Spruce Featured in "NYC Real Estate Startups Worth Knowing"

Spruce EVP of Real Estate Operations Named HousingWire Woman of Influence 2019

Spruce CEO & Co-Founder Shares Insights on the Future of Closings at Inman Connect Las Vegas

What is the Right of Rescission?

Spruce CEO & Co-Founder Named 2019 HousingWire Rising Star

How Diversity Drives Better Products at Spruce

Spruce CEO & Co-Founder to Speak on Panel at Florida MBA Conference

Spruce Named to HousingWire Tech100 2019

Women of Spruce

Spotlight: Jennifer Tierney

How the New Tax Law Will Impact Homeowners this Year

Why We Write Micro-Services in Kotlin

Looking to Refinance in New York? You Might Save Money with a CEMA

Spruce Attends the NEXT Mortgage Conference

Spruce Named in Built in NYC's 50 Startups to Watch in 2019

Spotlight: Cindy Scholz, Compass

Power of Attorney Forms Used in Real Estate Transactions

How Spruce Works for Lenders

Spruce Holiday Wrap Up

Timber Rights

5 Things Every NYC Homebuyer Should Know

Home Buyer's Guide: What Documents to Expect at Closing

Spruce in the News

Spruce Welcomes 30 Year Veteran Lisa Robertson as New Operations Executive

Spruce Named to the 2018 CB Insights Fintech 250

Why Does My Spouse Need to Sign Closing Documents if They Aren’t on the Deed?

Lender's Guide to Superior Customer Experiences

What is Title Insurance?

Spotlight: MetaProp

Spruce Raises $15.6M in Series A-1 Financing

How Millennials Tap into Home Equity

How Much Do High End Home Buyers Pay for Anonymity?

Spotlight: Morty

Equity Gains + New Tax Law = Cash-Out Refinance?

Giving You Control of Your Loan Closing

Spotlight: Divvy Homes

Home Equity Loans Still Tax Deductible, Despite New Law

Property Taxes: Small Mistakes Can Cost You Thousands or Even Your Coveted City Parking Spot.

Fed Interest Rates on the Rise. Will Borrowers See Their Rates Rise Too?

How Tax Reform will Affect your Mortgage

Another Practical Reason To Buy An Owner’s Policy

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Disclaimer
Title agency and escrow services are provided by licensed entities in the applicable jurisdictions. Those entities include Spruce Land Services LLC, Spruce Land Services Southwest LLC, Spruce Title Company, Spruce Land Services of Alabama, LLC, Spruce Land Services of Louisiana, LLC, and Spruce Land Services West LLC. For more information on applicable jurisdictions and license numbers click on "Licenses" above
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* The numbers/figures used in the product imagery are for illustrative purposes only.

1. Except in Colorado and Florida