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Nearly 40 housing tech firms make the 2023 Inc. 5000 list

Housing Wire

126 Transactly 3,852% 2017 Real estate transaction platform providing automation, integrations and tech-enabled services that significantly reduce process time. 193 CertifID 2,807% 2017 A company dedicated to fighting wire fraud for the real estate industry. Other established names to make the Inc.

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How JVM Lending plans to expand without any loan originators

Housing Wire

Under the revamped mode, business development officers build relationships with real estate agents to get leads and client advisors take incoming leads from borrowers. JVM, which has also had a market presence in Texas since 2017, saw opportunity for investment properties and plans to capitalize on the growing market.

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Social Media for Real Estate Agents: What the Best Agents Do

McKissock

If you’re thinking about social media for real estate agents and how to maximize your networks, our quick list of sites can give you a good overview of where to start focusing your efforts. You might develop your list via email, Facebook, Instagram, or a number of other channels. Advertise open houses: SOLD!

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Compass acquisition could worry some California agents

Housing Wire

Compass announced Monday that it has reached an agreement to buy San Francisco-based real estate transaction platform Glide , a deal that some California real estate agents may feel uneasy about. Glide, which was founded in 2017, provides tools like eSignature and the digitization of sales processing forms.

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Spring brings homebuying season and increased risk of wire fraud

Housing Wire

According to the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)’s 2022 Internet Crime Report, business email compromise (BEC) – which includes real estate wire transfer fraud – has grown from $676 million in reported losses in 2017 to $2.7 billion in reported losses in 2022. As home values rise, so do the loss amounts from these scams.

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Mauricio Umansky discusses his new NAR alternative

Housing Wire

In 2017, the broker, along with David Barnes, James Harris and Christopher Dyson, founded The PLS.com , a national home listing site. I think there has been a disappointment and disgust among real estate agents for many, many years now, with the National Association of Realtors in what they advocate and do for us.

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eXp Olympian Chad Hedrick on the power of a real estate team

Housing Wire

Hedrick and his team provide the best possible service to the luxury real estate market in Houston, Texas. He founded the Gold to Sold Group in 2017, and the organization now represents the “gold standard” in the Houston housing market. CH: I’m wired to win. Winning could mean a lot of different things to a lot of people.