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In the race to modernize title, firms double down on software

Housing Wire

So far his venture-backed title company has launched platforms that have sped up title clearance and title insurance acquisition, and they have their sights on expanding into the lending and appraisal space. As title insurers our business practices and our regulatory oversight are different in every single state,” Stone said. “So

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Qualia adds a new product to its software offerings

Housing Wire

We originally launched Qualia almost 10 years ago with the belief that a modern technology infrastructure could fundamentally transform homebuying into a simple, secure, and enjoyable experience for everyone involved,” Nate Baker , Qualia’s co-founder and CEO, said in a statement.

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Opinion: More can be done to shorten the average time to close

Housing Wire

Unfortunately, those ads don’t talk much about the next month or six weeks, the period real estate professionals call the “settlement process.” More than a few real estate agents will roll their eyes and sigh when asked by a client, upon the signing of a sales contract, “What’s next?”

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Opinion: More should be done to shorten the average time to close

Housing Wire

Unfortunately, those ads don’t talk much about the next month or six weeks, the period real estate professionals call the “settlement process.” More than a few real estate agents will roll their eyes and sigh when asked by a client, upon the signing of a sales contract, “What’s next?” in question.

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Qualia brings connectivity to the historically siloed settlement ecosystem

Housing Wire

Once title & escrow operations get powered by a modern technology infrastructure, all other parties in the real estate ecosystem such as mortgage lenders and real estate brokerages could connect to accelerate their own innovation as well. “No No one had tried to truly fix that from the center.

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Real estate tech roundup: Shaker, zavvie and Homie

Housing Wire

iBuying platform zavvie has launched zavvie Pro , with the goal of helping real estate agents turn homeowners into home sellers. “Zavvie Pro keeps the modern agent at the center of every sales transaction, no matter what the homeowner decides,” Lane Hornung, zavvie co-founder, and CEO, said in a statement.

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The hybrid appraisal is here. Who benefits?

Housing Wire

Its appraisal modernization pilot, which used hybrid appraisals, showed an 18% point reduction in confirmation bias compared with traditional appraisals, which rely on human observations and, as such, potentially could be riddled with overt or subconscious bias. The prospect of reducing appraisal costs at scale is tantalizing.

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