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

Appraisal Buzz

Adam Johnston has joined Candescent Capital Ventures , a private equity firm specializing in investments in the PropTech space, as senior vice president, chief program management and valuation officer. He has led complex business projects and integrations for mergers and acquisitions. Johnston is an experienced industry veteran.

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A look back at HousingWire’s 2023 Marketing Leaders

Housing Wire

The HousingWire Marketing Leaders award recognizes outstanding professionals who have demonstrated excellence in marketing within mortgage and real estate. brands, including brokerage, mortgage, title, insurance and technology. Nominations for HousingWire’s 2024 Marketing Leaders award are open now through April 30th, 2024.

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Divvy Homes reportedly makes another round of layoffs

Housing Wire

However, a number of former employees have posted to LinkedIn about the layoffs, and at least six employees were affected, including a software engineer and a senior project manager. If you are hiring for a product manager or just want to jam on entrepreneurial ideas, reach out.” “Today was rough. Better connected.

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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. In November, the New York-based startup raised $200 million in a series D financing, putting its total valuation at $4 billion.

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Opinion: Automate title status check info with AI

Housing Wire

If you’re in the real estate industry, you certainly know that the average time from mortgage application to closing has been hovering around 50 days. It’s not a point of pride or badge of honor for any mortgage, title, real estate or valuation firm.

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Opinion: Why aren’t more commercial brokerages seeking affiliated arrangements?

Housing Wire

In fact, there aren’t many mortgage lenders, builders or real estate brokerages that haven’t at least fleetingly entertained the notion. Title firms collecting and making use of advanced analytics and proprietary technologies can provide invaluable insights into housing market trends, property valuations, and risk assessment.

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ClearCast Podcast E21 — June Homes Founder & CEO Daniel Mishin

Clear Capital

And this comes courtesy of Next Mortgage News, thank you. billion in November, which is half of the valuation, of course of Smart Rent, which we’re just talking about. The digital mortgage movement is alive and well. And, apparently 2021 is a record in investment in proptech — $9.5 Kenon Chen .