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Flyhomes acquires Home Sale Assured

Housing Wire

Proptech firm Flyhomes has entered into an agreement to purchase Innovative Holdings, LLC’s “buy before you sell” platform Home Sale Assured. In the acquisition, Flyhomes will be acquiring the Home Sale Assured brand and Meadow will join Flyhomes as VP of partnerships. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Opinion: How the title industry protects homeowners

Housing Wire

Expanding acess to digital closings At the beginning of the pandemic , as our industry was deemed essential, we saw a need to increase access to digital home closings. Elderly homeowners are particularly at risk, as they may have trouble understanding the long-term financial implications of these agreements.

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Compass acquisition could worry some California agents

Housing Wire

Compass announced Monday that it has reached an agreement to buy San Francisco-based real estate transaction platform Glide , a deal that some California real estate agents may feel uneasy about. Glide, which was founded in 2017, provides tools like eSignature and the digitization of sales processing forms.

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Opinion: What you need to know for a successful real estate transaction

Housing Wire

Buyers, sellers and lenders all have a stake in the sale, and title and escrow ensure that everyone’s interests are protected. They also help to prevent fraud and ensure that the sale is conducted legally and ethically. You can obtain a title through purchase, inheritance or other legal means.

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Ocwen to buy $48B MSR package from AmeriHome

Housing Wire

PHH Mortgage will pay roughly $607 million, “subject to adjustment for run-off prior to the date of closing, and will reimburse AmeriHome for outstanding servicing advances,” Ocwen said in a statement filed to the Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday. Technology for navigating secondary market challenges.

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MLSs turn to AI to catch commission lawsuit settlement violations

Housing Wire

MLSs are using AI technology to catch agents who attempt to circumvent the commission lawsuit settlement terms. It also requires MLS members to disclose agreements with prospective buyers that outline commission expectations before showing them a home for sale. But now it’s a dirty word.

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Once at the fringes of housing finance, home equity investment companies look to grow their stake

Housing Wire

In return, Hometap gets an agreed-upon percentage of the sale price or appraised value within a 10-year period. Affordability has always been a challenge,” said Ashkán Zandieh, managing partner and industry chair at the Center for Real Estate Technology and Innovation. “In billion have been completed.

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