SANTA CLARA, Calif.,
April 2, 2019 /PRNewswire/
-- Realtor.com®, The Home of Home Search™, and
Veterans United Home Loans announced today the Celebrating 75 Years
of the VA Loan $75,000 Veteran
Homebuyer Giveaway. The sweepstakes is the fourth giveaway on which
realtor.com® and Veterans United have collaborated to
give back to Veterans and members of the U.S. military.
"For three quarters of a century, the VA loan has fulfilled its
mission of providing our Veterans and service members the American
dream of home ownership," said Kris
Farmer, chief marketing officer at Veterans United,
which in 2018 provided more VA Loans than any company in the
nation. "We are excited to partner with realtor.com® in
celebrating 75 years of the VA Loan, a great benefit to our service
members and Veterans, by continuing our support for our nation's
heroes in finding a place to call home."
Over the past five years, VA purchase loans surged nearly 60
percent from fiscal 2013 to 2018, according to national data
released by the U.S. Department of Veterans . The VA's fiscal year
runs Oct 1 – Sept. 30 of each year.
"We are thrilled to celebrate the success and longevity of the
VA loan and how many people it has helped become homeowners over
the past 75 years," said Anthony
Perry, vice president media sales
at realtor.com®. "We
at realtor.com® are thankful for those who
have given so much to this country, and are proud to have a role in
giving back to a service member."
The giveaway is open to qualifying U.S. military service members
and U.S. military Veterans, subject to the Official Rules. Entries
to the giveaway will be accepted until 11:59
a.m. ET, May 31, 2019, at
www.realtor.com/75-anniversary-veterans-giveaway.
The winner will receive $75,000
(may be subject to tax withholding) at the closing of a home
purchase transaction, subject to the Official Rules for the
sweepstakes. Full prize details, conditions and sweepstakes rules
are available at:
www.realtor.com/75-anniversary-veterans-giveaway/rules.
About
realtor.com®
Realtor.com®, The
Home of Home Search℠, offers an extensive inventory of for-sale and
rental listings, and access to information, tools and professional
expertise that help people move confidently through every step of
their home journey. It pioneered the world of digital real estate
20 years ago, and today is the trusted resource for home buyers,
sellers and dreamers by making all things home simple, efficient
and enjoyable. Realtor.com® is operated by News Corp
[Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA] [ASX: NWS, NWSLV] subsidiary Move, Inc. under a
perpetual license from the National Association of
REALTORS®. For more information, visit
realtor.com®.
About Veterans United Home Loans
Based in Columbia, Mo., Veterans United is a
full-service national lender that financed more than $10.5 billion in loans in 2018. Its mission is to
help Veterans and service members take advantage of the home loan
benefits earned by their service. In 2019, Veterans United was
named No. 23 of the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For,
according to Great Place to Work® and Fortune Magazine. It was also
named No. 3 on the 2019 list of the 30 Best Workplaces in Financial
Services and Insurance by Fortune and Great Place to Work®. The
company's employee-driven charitable arm, Veterans United
Foundation, is committed to enhancing the lives of Veterans and
military families nationwide by focusing on supporting military
families and nonprofit organizations that strengthen local
communities. Veterans United Home Loans and its employees have
raised more than $50 million for the
Foundation since its founding in November
2011. Learn more at EnhanceLives.com. Veterans United and
Veterans United Home Loans are tradenames of Mortgage Research
Center, LLC, which is a VA-approved lender but is not affiliated
with the Dept. of Veterans Affairs or any government agency.
1400 Veterans United Drive, Columbia,
MO 65203 | Equal Housing Lender | Mortgage licensee – NMLS#
1907 (nmlsconsumeraccess.org) 1-800-884-5560. Licensed in all 50
states.
About the Giveaway
Veterans United is the sponsor of
the sweepstakes, and has retained realtor.com® to support the
sweepstakes with hosting, administration and promotion
services.
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. The
VETERANS UNITED HOME LOANS AND REALTOR.COM® Celebrating 75 Years
of the VA Loan $75,000 Veteran
Homebuyer Giveaway sweepstakes starts 4/2/2019 (12:01p.m.,
Eastern Time) and ends 5/31/2019 (11:59a.m.,
Eastern Time). Open to qualifying U.S. military service
members and U.S. military veterans who are domiciled in the U.S.
and are at least the age of majority in their place of domicile, be
it 18 or an older age. One entry per person per allowed
method (maximum of 6 entries per person, total). Prize is
US$75,000 for, or toward, the
purchase of a home in the U.S., but may be subject to tax
withholding. Prize awarded by random drawing. Odds of winning
depend on number of eligible entries received. See
Official Rules for how to enter, prize details,
restrictions and other conditions and requirements. Sponsor:
Mortgage Research Center, LLC, d/b/a Veterans United Home Loans,
1400 Veterans United Drive, Columbia, MO 65203.
Contact:
Realtor.com®
Cody Horvat –
Cody.Horvat@realtor.com
Veterans United
Chris Cline –
Chris.Cline@veteransunited.com
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