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How 2020 exposed a greater need for collaboration between real estate agents and LOs

Housing Wire

HousingWire recently spoke with Propertybase CEO Vance Loiselle about real estate tech and how the past year has accelerated the need for digital collaboration tools across the entire customer journey. HousingWire: What role has the increase in technology played for both businesses and consumers in the real estate space?

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Floify’s new platform aims to provide flexible pricing for mortgage lenders

Housing Wire

Configured to give independent mortgage banks, federally insured banks and credit unions the needed tools at an accessible price point, Floify Lender Edition aims to increase lender profitability through its automated processes and efficiency tools, the company said.

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How InstaMortgage convinced top broker shop to jump to retail

Housing Wire

As part of the merger, Jim Black, the founder of All Cal, will become chief lending officer of InstaMortgage. Black, a licensed mortgage loan officer and broker, will also lead product development, tech partnerships and sales growth. Terms of the deal, which was announced on Tuesday, were not disclosed.

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Threat of climate change looms large for some home buyers

Housing Wire

Real estate agents and LOs: the great collaboration. Technology has given consumers the power of choice and expedited the entire real estate purchasing process. Helena [California] whose home burned down in the last fire and only half of it was covered by the insurance company.

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Proptech bettor First American looks toward mortgage tech and CRE

Housing Wire

The title insurance space isn’t generally known for placing outsized bets on technology. Since we now have good coverage across those segments, our more recent investments have primarily focused in two areas – mortgage technology and commercial real estate. As of Sept.

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Bridging the gaps in the home buying process

Housing Wire

Largely hidden from view and misperceived by some to be on the lower end of the hierarchy of service providers, the position seemingly lacked the luster of the real estate agent or the panache of the loan officer. Running the table in a real estate transaction is not for the faint of heart, nor for the passive.

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The growing threat of phishing attacks on the mortgage industry

Housing Wire

Phishing remains the go-to attack for hackers targeting the mortgage and real estate industries. Loan officers and mortgage executives alike continue to click on links in seemingly routine emails, ultimately giving bad actors complete access to lenders’ systems and mortgage transactions.