This week, Tech Trends highlights four platforms designed to improve the lives of homebuyers, real estate agents and roofing professionals.
Introducing Visibl. Santa Ana, California-based Visbl, a fintech platform for borrowers seeking mortgages, has announced its official nationwide launch.
The Visibl platform is designed for homebuyers to view real-time offers from verified lenders without submitting personal information. This approach enables consumers to research mortgage options privately and efficiently, without unsolicited follow-up or sales pitches. Visibl functions as a search engine for mortgages and is not a broker, lender or lead generation tool.
“We created Visbl because shopping for a mortgage shouldn’t feel like a trap,” said Abraham Lee, CEO and founder of Visbl, who brings over 20 years of mortgage lending experience to the company. “People deserve to see their options transparently, with no gimmicks. Shopping for a mortgage should be exactly that: shopping. At Visbl, we want to provide interested buyers with the most straightforward process as they prepare for one of life’s biggest purchases.” Lee developed Visbl as a solution to the lack of transparency mortgage shoppers were experiencing, bringing a first-hand resolution to borrowers.
Measuring California Wildfire Risk. California Regional MLS (CRMLS) is now offering its users access to Property Guardian InsurAble, a wildfire risk and insurance assessment platform.
Property Guardian InsurAble is designed to empower agents and buyers with information on a property’s wildfire vulnerability including structure, parcel, community, and regional factors, plus ember reach and historical wildfire footprints. The platform provides property-specific recommendations based on IBHS standards to reduce risk and potentially lower insurance costs, and it also offers optional referral to licensed insurance brokers for quote assistance and expanded market access. CRMLS users can access discounted Property Guardian InsurAble assessments now through the CRMLS Marketplace.
“Wildfires have become an increasingly frequent and devastating threat across California, which means matters of insurance only get more complicated,” said Art Carter, CEO of CRMLS. “Property Guardian’s InsurAble tool helps CRMLS users have smarter conversations, protect their clients, and close with more certainty.”
Afordal’s Debut. Naperville, Illinois-based RatePlug has launched Afordal, which the company is promoting as “the first platform to unify home search, live mortgage rates, rapid pre-approval, and property-specific special financing in one seamless solution.”
According to the company, homebuyers can access a unified solution to search for properties based on personalized affordability while providing real estate agents and loan officers with AI-driven tools for collaboration, lead generation, client nurturing, and intelligent targeting. Buyers can search properties based on live mortgage rates, monthly payment range, and eligibility for special financing programs like low-down or zero-down VA, FHA, USDA, assumable loans, and first-time buyer programs.
The platform’s fast-track pre-approval function allows buyers to calculate their PITI and match eligible homes with pre-approval. The platform is also designed for agents and loan officers to align with customer needs, where both can support their customers with affordability insights, current property insights, and savings opportunities on their current mortgage. Furthermore, the platform’s artificial intelligence-fueled lead scoring and data enrichment is designed to help real estate professionals identify motivated, high-intent buyers, sellers, and refinance opportunities by layering in predictive listing propensity scores, life event triggers, and credit profiles.
“Afordal solves one of the biggest pain points in residential real estate: aligning what homebuyers want with what they can afford,” said Brad Springer, co-president of RatePlug. “Afordal unites home search and financing to give buyers a clear path forward, allowing professionals to engage their customers more effectively.”
Roofr’s Partnership with QXO. Roofr, the San Francisco-based business platform for roofing professionals, has announced a strategic integration with QXO Inc. (NYSE: QXO), the Greenwich, Connecticut-headquartered distributor of commercial and residential roofing products.
According to the companies, the new collaboration connects QXO.com with the Roofr CRM, enabling roofing contractors to access real-time material pricing and integrated material ordering within the Roofr platform. The collaboration connects all steps in the process – from lead capture to measurement, proposal, digital material ordering, and invoicing – within one platform.
“Our mission at Roofr is to be the trusted foundation for roofing professionals to build their success,” said Richard Nelson, CEO of Roofr. “This integration with QXO gives our users unprecedented access to up-to-date pricing and effortless ordering, which further enhances operational efficiency and boosts profitability.”
