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Guaranteed Rate deploys Gateless’ Smart Underwrite solution

Housing Wire

“When Guaranteed Rate introduced the world’s first fully digital mortgage in 2015, it revolutionized the industry. Now, with Smart Underwrite, we can continue to expedite and streamline the process for both our customers and real estate agents.

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Utah Realtors boycotted Homie listings over 1.5% buyer broker commission: antitrust lawsuit

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Local associations of NAR in Utah encouraged agents to steer clients away from Homie—one of their own members.” “The exclusionary campaign against Homie was also conducted through the local associations of NAR in Utah that own and control WFRMLS. Please tell your sellers for me,” one text cited in the complaint stated.

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Homebot home education portal acquires mobile app firm Quo Finance 

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Homebot , a home education portal that keeps people connected to their loan officers and real estate agents, acquired Quo Finance , a mobile app for first-time homebuyers. Homebot was co-founded by Ernie Graham and Ira McMahon in 2015 with a vision to help people make smart financial decisions with their homes.

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

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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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Real estate tech roundup: Shaker, zavvie and Homie

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Indianapolis-based High Alpha has launched Shaker , a collaborative CRM and real estate transaction management platform. Through the platform, Shaker offers a suite of tools to streamline client communication and collaboration, including transaction management, client communication, predictive insights and a built-in referral engine.

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DataDigest: Study shows agents are aplenty, most with few or no sales

Housing Wire

.” Barriers to entry (or lack thereof) In the second part of his three-part study, published last October, Brobeck argues it is too easy to become a licensed agent. A 2015 NAR study noted that becoming a licensed agent takes on average 70 hours, which is 302 hours less than it takes to become a cosmetologist.

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Qualia automates the title process so lenders can deliver a best-in-class home-buying experience

Housing Wire

Qualia enables lenders to easily communicate with and collaborate with title companies during a transaction via their Connect product, which brings lenders, real estate agents, and consumers onto the platform through a secure client portal.