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SoftPro unveils ClosingsLIVE, its closings communication portal

Housing Wire

SoftPro , the nation’s top provider of title , closing, and escrow software, announced on Thursday that it has launched ClosingsLIVE, a cutting-edge communication portal for real estate settlements. SoftPro is a leading provider of title, closing, and escrow software in the United States.

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Polly CEO on using technology to improve margins

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HousingWire Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler sat down with Adam Carmel , founder and CEO at Polly , to talk about the ways technology should be delivering ROI for lenders. Sarah Wheeler: The cost to originate a mortgage is higher than ever, while companies have invested more in technology than ever before. What is the disconnect there?

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Mid America Mortgage rebrands to Click n’ Close

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Texas lender Mid America Mortgage rebranded as Click n’ Close to expand into the mortgage technology industry following the sale of the majority of its retail lending operations. Click n’ Close will retain retail operations related to its reverse mortgage and lending business for Native Americans, the company said Monday.

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Quicken brand will be officially retired on July 31

Housing Wire

Five years after introducing the Rocket Mortgage brand for digital lending, Rocket Companies will finally retire the legacy Quicken name on July 31. With this official name change, we will have a consistent brand that is synonymous with innovation and excellence.” He bought it back from Intuit for $23.3

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Are you overpromising real estate closing times?

Housing Wire

This week, industry experts discuss how to navigate client and referral partner expectations and minimize closing times when factors like these begin to decelerate the buying process. I get it, the seller needs to move, but doing a quick closing to incentivize the seller to accept your offer is no longer a selling point.

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47-year-old Florida indie brokerage joins RE/MAX

Housing Wire

The allure of the name recognition of large national brands is causing many independent brokerages to affiliate as mortgage rates rise and housing inventory remains low. Ocala, Florida -based Foxfire Realty is the latest firm to join a national brand, announcing its move to RE/MAX on Wednesday.

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Notarize and Realogy Title Group see 200% spike in RON closings

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Spurred by the impact of the coronavirus, the partnership closed more than 1,600 RON transactions in the first half of 2020, a more than 200% increase over the 500 RON transactions that they closed in all of 2019, the companies told HousingWire. “We It’s a welcome improvement.”. We have continued to grab market share.”

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