Closinglock, an Austin-based provider of fraud prevention solutions for the real estate industry, has introduced a new identity verification solution for real estate firms and title agencies. The new solution includes the ability to identify fake driver’s...
Mortgage rates were soaring again in the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey from Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC). The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.57% as of May 25, up from last week when it averaged 6.39%. A year ago at this time, the rate averaged 5.10%. The...
There was bad news and good news for independent mortgage banks (IMBs) and mortgage subsidiaries of chartered banks during the first quarter of this year. The bad news: these entities reported a net loss of $1,972 on each loan they originated during the quarter,...
Zillow Group (NASDAQ: Z, ZG) has reinforced its place on the artificial intelligence bandwagon with its new Zillow ChatGPT plugin. According to the Seattle-headquartered company, the plugin enables use of conversational language for inquiring about specific property...
planetRE, a San Jose-based enterprise software company, is now offering Aelo.Ai, a fully automated artificial intelligence (AI) virtual staging platform designed to allow real estate agents and builders to show buyers and prelisted sellers a variety of home interior...
So, have you read any good books lately? If you’re in the market for an engrossing and invigorating new book focused on the real estate world, here are five new titles that might satiate your bibliophile needs. “The Agent’s Edge: Secret Strategies to Win Listings and...
