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Revolutionized financing: How Zillow empowers home shoppers with innovative tools

Housing Wire

Prospective homeowners enter the housing market with two questions: Where do I begin? Potential homeowners should be able to handle this confusion in a world where technology and digital tools rule customer service. These tools exemplify the platform’s unwavering commitment to helping homebuyers achieve ownership.

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More Renters Fearing Scams in Tight Housing Market

Appraisal Buzz

As the housing market grows more competitive, rental scams are adding financial and emotional strain to renters nationwide. Respondents attributed blame to rental platforms (40%) and landlords (23%), urging better technology to prevent fraud. According to Rentlys Rental Scams and Fraud Report , 93% of U.S.

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Embracing new technology: Swapping Encompass SDK for Encompass Partner Connect with GridBase

Housing Wire

This change driven by ICE Mortgage Technologys updated standards promises enhanced efficiency, cost savings, and future-proof workflows. GridBase is a proven leader in title and lending technology, offering a seamless, coding-free solution that simplifies migration while enhancing operational workflows. Why should lenders act now?

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Reshaping appraisals: Jaro’s high-tech solutions innovate the appraisal process in an evolving real estate market

Housing Wire

Homes are still evolving in terms of technology and energy consumption, raising the need for accurate and efficient appraisals to help lenders approve mortgage loans with greater accuracy and efficiency. Only automation and technology can tackle this new demand effectively, and that’s where Jaro comes into play. Career Institute.

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5 lessons we learned at the HW Economic Summit – and why we consider it a ‘must attend’

Housing Wire

26 in Dallas, provided valuable insights into the forces shaping the mortgage and housing markets in 2025. With economists, analysts and industry leaders in the room, discussions revolved around key economic indicators, inventory shifts, technology advancements and what lenders should be doing right now to prepare for the next cycle.

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Taking the Pulse of Mortgage Servicing: Industry Leaders on What’s Ahead

Appraisal Buzz

Servicing teams must manage shifting delinquency rates, regulatory demands that may pivot with each new administration, and ever-increasing operational costs while keeping their fingers on the pulse of the modern consumer and advancing technology. Providing guidance and support during this process will be crucial for servicers in 2025.

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TransUnion, Truework add mortgages to income verification tool

Housing Wire

With mortgage originations expected to rise this year, lenders more than ever will need efficient tools and resources for streamlined income and employment verification, Satyan Merchant, mortgage business leader at TransUnion, said in a statement. The mortgage addition follows similar integrations for rental screening and auto lending.

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