CoreLogic to acquire automated closing costs firm ClosingCorp

The deal is expected to close in the third quarter if it receives regulatory approvals and meets “customary closing conditions.” Continue reading

Why agents and title agencies don’t always see eye to eye

While the title agency tends to bear its fair share of a transaction’s detail-oriented work, it’s when communication and cooperation collapse that closings tend to be delayed. Here’s why both companies need to work together and communicate clearly. Continue reading

Spruce raises $60M in new Series C funding round

The company provides title insurance and escrow services, among other things. Since its founding in 2016, Spruce has raised $110 million Continue reading

End-to-end times: How the all-in-1 platform became the holy grail

Companies both old and new are racing to build platforms that handle more of the real estate transaction. Agents will have to adapt to survive. Continue reading

Want higher attach rates? Make your agents employees

Paul Hurst, the vice president of venture investments at First American, advises that companies are more likely to get consumers to use affiliated services if they use W2 agents. Continue reading

Endpoint gets feedback from the most important person: the consumer

Allen Hsu has purchased three homes, so he knows from experience that there is a lot that goes into the closing process. Closings involve multiple decision-makers, duplicate requests for information, and processes that are often unfamiliar to consumers. Continue reading

Qualia launches business-focused, cloud-based platform

Qualia for Enterprise includes a variety of new tools that title companies can use to provide more streamlined closing experiences. Continue reading

30 million reasons to rethink the real estate closing

For decades, real estate lagged behind other industries in technological innovation. But now the industry is making up for lost time. The first wave of technology adoption helped drive consumers’ use of the internet during the home search process to ​m… Continue reading

When it’s time to call your broker: 10 issues you should ask for help with

Do you know when it’s time to loop in your broker? Here are 10 situations when agents should think about getting their managing brokers involved in the transaction.

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