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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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Title software startup Qualia raises $55M in latest funding round

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Qualia, a startup that facilitates digital real estate closings, plans to use the money to hire for its “product, engineering and go-to-market teams.” Continue reading →

Research report: Brokerage-affiliated businesses

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Being a real estate professional is an exercise in spinning many, many plates. Keeping track of the different components of a property deal is a key skill but having that ability may not save you — or your deal — in the end.
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Fidelity National drops massive acquisition bid amid opposition

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Fidelity’s attempt to buy Stewart Information Services fell apart after the Federal Trade Commission said it would oppose the deal. Continue reading →

IBuying giant Opendoor acquires title and escrow company

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Opendoor believes that by acquiring OS National it will be able to provide consumers the “most streamlined and easiest closing experience.” Continue reading →