Technology
With the sluggish housing market, potential recession, and other factors keeping potential homebuyers on the sidelines, mortgage companies, along with others across the housing industry, have been looking for ways to drum up new business and stay afloat. In many cases, that has translated to making big investments into new technology to set themselves apart from the competition. In turn, fascinating advances are being made to the mortgage technology space, from AI-powered customer support options to new listing and lending platforms that offer potential homebuyers and sellers unique and advanced tech features.
Given how quickly the new advances are emerging, it’s important for mortgage industry professionals to keep their fingers on the mortgage technology pulse. The advances being made in this part of the industry can have a significant impact on how real estate business is conducted, and you can stay up-to-date on the mortgage technology news you’re looking for with HousingWire’s mortgage tech coverage.
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Low-commission real estate site Open Listings raises $6.5 million to expand
Jul 13, 2017Open Listings, a real estate site that offers homebuyers a 50% refund on the fees their real estate agent would have received, raised $6.5 million in a Series A round of funding and plans to use the money to expand its operations.
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Neighborhood social network Nextdoor launches real estate listing service
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Zillow invests $10 million in virtual interior design app Hutch
Jul 12, 2017 -
Real estate tech startup Home Bay Technologies raises $5 million to fund expansion
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Zillow on track to pay $4 million to VHT after judge chops jury award in half
Jun 22, 2017 -
Utah real estate tech startup Homie expands into mortgage lending
Jun 20, 2017 -
Monday Morning Cup of Coffee: Inside the battle brewing over Zillow’s “Instant Offers”
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Boston Logic acquires real estate CRM provider Propertybase
Jun 01, 2017 -
Elm Street Technology acquires real estate tech platform Consolidated Knowledge
May 26, 2017 -
OfferPad signs on for Zillow’s “Instant Offers” home-buying program
May 25, 2017 -
Have issues with the Zestimate? Zillow is offering $1 million to fix it
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Gamechanger: Zillow getting into home selling business with “instant offers”
May 23, 2017