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Mortgage infrastructure platform Pylon raises $8.5M in seed round

Housing Wire

Headquartered and founded by Trent Hedge and Marco Monteiro earlier this year, the firm’s unified stack offers a white-labeled interface that can pre-fill loan applications in addition to instantly verifying income, assets and pulling credit, according to its website. .

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Why is our industry still transferring money with paper checks?

Housing Wire

While the real estate industry has witnessed the introduction of a number of spectacular and innovative developments in recent years, we still (sometimes unfairly) get tagged as “old fashioned” or “conservative.” and get a pre-approval for a mortgage from the comfort of your own laptop.

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Own Up eyes national expansion with $12M funding round

Housing Wire

Consumers can also use Own Up to determine loan approval status and for how much, as well as the ability to compare lenders and pre-qualified loan offers, the company said. More customers are preferring to complete all aspects of home buying and financing online, he said.

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Vishal Garg unveils Better’s new strategy as a publicly traded company 

Housing Wire

According to Garg, the company has developed a one-day mortgage product that provides a commitment letter within 24 hours. I’ve gone through extensive coaching and professional development,” he said. That technology platform has helped us maintain best-in-class compliance and regulatory audits. [So

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Member Spotlight: John Brenan

Housing Wire

I’ve always been mechanically inclined and developed a love for cars at an early age, based on the four drag race cars my father owned. John Brenan: The Practical Applications of Real Estate Appraisal (PAREA), a recently-approved alternative path to satisfy the experience requirements to obtain an appraiser license.

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With 20% market share, independent mortgage brokers are competing directly with retail lenders

Housing Wire

The brokers were in agreement that recruiting talent and maintaining strong partnerships will be key to not only brand development, but a lasting foundation that will continue post-pandemic. “So So really, it’s a team effort, the reason we got to where we’re at is because of the team involved behind it. “We

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Listing Alert and RE/MAX, LLC Bring Innovative Property Matching Tech to North America

Realty Biz

Listing Alert ( [link] ), a real estate mobile solution for agents that communicates pre-market listings within a brokerage, today announced the company has joined the RE/MAX Approved Supplier program. The RE/MAX Approved Supplier Program provides a list of vetted organizations providing business services to agents.