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Redfin Stock Soars as Rocket Companies Acquires Firm for $1.75B

Rocket Cos. is pushing deeper into the property market with a deal to buy Redfin Corp. that values the real estate listing site at $1.75 billion.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Redfin shares are surging 75% in premarket trading Monday after mortgage giant Rocket Companies announced it was buying the digital real estate brokerage in an all-stock deal valued at $1.75 billion.

  • Shares of the Detroit-based Rocket are down 11%.

  • Rocket said the transaction values Redfin shares at $12.50 each and “connects Redfin’s nearly 50 million monthly visitors to Rocket’s mortgage products.”

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Redfin (RDFN) shares are surging 75% in premarket trading Monday after mortgage giant Rocket Companies (RKT) announced it was buying the digital real estate brokerage in an all-stock deal valued at $1.75 billion.

Shares of the Detroit-based Rocket are down 11%.

Rocket said the transaction values Redfin shares at $12.50 each and “connects Redfin’s nearly 50 million monthly visitors to Rocket’s mortgage products.”

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Deal Seen Accretive to Rocket Adjusted EPS by End of 2026

Rocket added it “expects the combined company to achieve more than $200 million in run-rate synergies by 2027,” and that the deal is expected to be accretive to its adjusted earnings per share (EPS) by the end of 2026.

Once the transaction closes, current Rocket shareholders will control 95% of the combined firm, while Redfin shareholders will own the rest.

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“Together, we will improve the experience by connecting traditionally disparate steps of the search and financing process with leading technology that removes friction, reduces costs and increases value to American homebuyers,” Rocket Companies CEO Varun Krishna said.

Entering Monday, Rocket Companies shares had added nearly a quarter of their value over the past 12 months, while Redfin stock had lost about 18% of its value in that span.

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