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ATTOM assessing climate change risk for every US property

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Consumers and other real estate stakeholders have a growing number of tools to help them assess risks including floods and wildfires. Continue reading →

@properties to acquire Christie’s International Real Estate

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The long-term brand license agreement is expected to close on Dec. 1 and will position Christie’s for “accelerated growth under the leadership of an industry expert,” Inman can exclusively report. Continue reading →

Mortgage tech startup SimpleNexus to be acquired by nCino for $1.2B

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Deal provides cloud banking solutions provider, nCino, with an entry point to $4 billion U.S. point-of-sale mortgage market. Continue reading →

Place is the latest real estate company to reach unicorn status

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Ben Kinney and Chris Suarez’s company Place, launched last year, offers business infrastructure support to targeted, high-producing agents, ranging from accounting to marketing, transaction and CRM technology products. Continue reading →

Homeward kicks off 20-market expansion effort in Phoenix

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Six months after securing its most significant funding round yet, cash-offer startup Homeward is aiming to raise the bar once again with the launch of 20 new markets before the end of 2022. Continue reading →

Can eXp actually hit 500,000 agents?

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EXp founder Glenn Sanford said his company should have half a million agents in five years. We asked some experts if that was realistic. Continue reading →

Sagent signs 7-year deal to power loan servicing for Servion Mortgage

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Sagent says its servicing platforms provide “a bank-on-your-phone experience to consumers so they can manage their entire homeownership lifecycle anytime, from any device.” Continue reading →

LoanDepot courts mortgage brokers with new closing capabilities

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LoanDepot, known largely for lending directly to consumers, is upping its game with mortgage brokers with improvements to its mello broker portal that the company says will speed loan closings. Continue reading →

Guaranty Home Mortgage Corp. to automate doc processing with AI

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Mortgage lenders seeking economies of scale are automating much of the loan application and underwriting process, helping them price loans competitively and take market share from less efficient lenders. Continue reading →

@properties CEO on the ups and downs of being an indie brokerage

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“Cards get stacked against indies,” said Thad Wong, @properties co-founder and CEO, during Connect Now when discussing the challenges of being an independent brokerage. But he also explained why he wouldn’t have it any other way. Continue reading →