The founders of two cash-offer companies — Ribbon’s Shaival Shah and Homeward’s Tim Heyl — discussed how they are working to empower agents at Connect Now.
Source: Inman News
‘We’re turning every consumer into an iBuyer’: Ribbon CEO
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