Realtor.com® and Veterans United Home Loans Launch Home Giveaway Sweepstakes for Military Service Members and Veterans
Winner will receive $250,000 toward purchase of dream home
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 20, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Realtor.com® and Veterans United Home Loans announced the launch of the $250K Veterans Day Home Giveaway Sweepstakes. The sweepstakes will award up to $250,000 toward a home purchase to one U.S. military service member or Veteran. Realtor.com ® is a leading online real estate destination operated by News Corp subsidiary Move, Inc., and Veterans United Home Loans is the nation's top VA purchase lender.
Veterans and current members of the U.S. armed forces are encouraged to enter the sweepstakes. Entries will be accepted until Oct. 29, 2017 at 11:59 PM ET, at www.realtor.com/homegiveaway. Veterans United anticipates announcing the winner on or about Veterans Day (Nov. 11, 2017).
"Homeownership has served as the cornerstone of the American Dream for generations," said Kenneth O. Preston, 13th Sgt. Major of the Army and a Veterans United Military Advisor. "Our homes are our much-needed sanctuaries and also serve as one of our greatest assets. It's rewarding to see Veterans United and realtor.com® give back in this unique way to those who've given so much."
Raymond Picard, executive vice president of sales for realtor.com® said, "We all owe so much to the incredibly courageous men and women who protect and defend us in the armed forces. It will be an honor to have a role in giving the gift of home ownership to one of those service members; their commitment and sacrifice are what makes the American Dream possible for any of us."
The sweepstakes is open to active or honorably discharged Veterans of the U.S. military. The winner will receive $250,000 (less tax withholding) at the closing of a home purchase transaction. Full prize details, conditions and sweepstakes rules are available at: www.realtor.com/homegiveaway/rules.
About realtor.com®
Realtor.com® is a leading online real estate destination operated by News Corp [NASDAQ: NWS, NWSA]; [ASX: NWS, NWSLV] subsidiary Move, Inc. Realtor.com®, a trusted resource for home buyers, sellers and dreamers, offers the most comprehensive source of for-sale properties, among competing national sites, and the information, tools and professional expertise to help people move confidently through every step of their home journey. It pioneered the world of digital real estate 20 years ago, and today helps make all things home simple, efficient and enjoyable. Realtor.com® is operated by Move 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 Home Loans is a full-service national lender that financed more than $10.3 billion in loans in 2016. Its mission is to help Veterans and service members take advantage of the home loan benefits earned by their service. In 2017, Veterans United was named No. 27 of the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For, according to Great Place to Work® and Fortune Magazine The company's employee-driven charitable arm, Veterans United Foundation, is committed to enhancing the lives of Veterans and military families nationwide by supporting military families and nonprofit organizations that strengthen local communities. Veterans United Home Loans and its employees have raised more than $30 million for the Foundation since its founding in November 2011. Learn more at EnhanceLives.com.
About the Sweepstakes
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. The Veterans United Home Loans and Realtor.com® Home Give-Away Sweepstakes starts 9/18/2017 (12:01a.m., ET) and ends 10/29/2017 (11:59p.m., ET). Open to qualifying active and retired U.S. military veterans who are domiciled in one of the U.S. 50 States or D.C. 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 3 entries total). Prize is either US$250,000 for, or toward, the purchase of a home in the U.S. or US$100,000, but subject to tax withholding in either case. Prize awarded by random drawing. Odds of winning depend on number of entries received. Visit 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. Full prize details, conditions and sweepstakes rules are available at: www.realtor.com/homegiveaway/rules.
Media Contacts:
Realtor.com®
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Veterans United
Chris Cline – [email protected]
VeteransUnited.com | 1-800-884-5560 | 1400 Veterans United Drive, Columbia, MO 65203 | NMLS ID #1907(www.nmlsconsumeraccess.org). A VA approved lender; Not endorsed or sponsored by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs or any government agency. Equal Opportunity Lender. Mortgage Research Center, LLC
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