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Candescent Capital Ventures Taps Adam Johnston as SVP, Chief Program Management and Valuation Officer

Appraisal Buzz

His background includes risk management, operations, quality control, regulatory compliance, process improvement, and project management. Johnston is a certified real estate appraiser with advanced professional appraisal designations, project management designations, and process improvement credentials.

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HomeZada rolls out AI-powered chat assistant for homeowners

Housing Wire

Established in 2012, HomeZada is a fully integrated, cloud-based platform dedicated to digital home management. HomeZada said it is committed to continuous upgrades of its home AI chat assistant and other platform capabilities to give users access to the latest information necessary for making informed decisions about their homes.

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ALTA promotes first chief information officer

Housing Wire

Romeo also will continue to oversee the education department, NTP Designation program, legal publications and the ALTA Registry. Last year, ALTA added a key feature to its ALTA Registry : a designation that clearly identifies title and settlement company locations that can perform remote online notarization closings.

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Mortgage Coach, Polly team up amid a rapidly shrinking industry

Housing Wire

Lenders invest significant time and money into building diverse portfolios of loan products designed to meet borrowers’ unique needs, yet those products often sit underutilized,” Mortgage Coach and Sales Boomerang Chief Lending Officer Joe Puthur said in a statement.

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Better.com to hire thousands from Google program

Housing Wire

Positions that are part of the Google Career Certificate program include high-paying jobs like user experience (UX) design, project management, and data analytics. The hiring initiative will be through Better.com’s partnership with Merit America , a nonprofit that helps Americans without college degrees get jobs.

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Layoffs hit Sales Boomerang, Mortgage Coach

Housing Wire

Sales Boomerang and Mortgage Coach declined to comment on the size and reason for the layoffs.

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The best free real estate CRMs for 2024 (+4 low-cost alternatives)

Housing Wire

It’s not specialized for real estate, but rather was designed for marketing purposes. Why we picked it Bitrix24 stands out as a one-stop CRM solution offering a wide range of functionalities from lead management to client service. It’s therefore great at tracking lead generation and sales, and it supports an unlimited number of users.