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‘Zillow, virtually stage my listing photos in an art deco style with pink accents!’

Housing Wire

On Tuesday, the residential real estate giant announced the acquisition of Virtual Staging AI (VSAI). Founded in 2023 by Michael Bonacina and Mikhail Andreev, VSAI helps home sellers, agents and photographers create digitally staged images of a listing, eliminating the need for physical furniture in the home.

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The surprising future of mortgage technology

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Today, while the mortgage industry has the technology to support this, we’re still in the early stages of determining how it should be used. Almost all of the lender’s technology investment over the past few years has been focused on the Point of Sale (POS). Lending technology out of focus. But there is still a problem.

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The Mortgage Collaborative launches emerging technology fund

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The Mortgage Collaborative, an independent cooperative network in the mortgage industry, today announced the launch of TMC Emerging Technology Fund LP, a venture capital program funded by a self-selected segment of TMC members to capture opportunities driven by the rapid pace of technological change in the mortgage sector.

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Pagaya Technologies names former CEO of Caliber Home Loans as president

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AI and data-led fintech company Pagaya Technologies named Sanjiv Das as president. Das, a former CEO of Caliber Home Loans , will begin his new role on Oct. Das spent six years as CEO of Caliber Home Loans — a NewRez -owned residential mortgage lending company — until January 2022.

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10 ways to use virtual reality technology in your real estate business

Housing Wire

The real estate sector is constantly evolving, and one technology has emerged as a true game changer: virtual reality (VR). This transformative technology has opened up a new world of possibilities, empowering agents and captivating potential buyers like never before.

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Black Knight’s eClose technology offerings solve many of the common eClosing pain points

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The eClose technology used by Black Knight solves many of the common pain points that have traditionally been associated with eClosings, allowing lenders to focus more on a smooth transactions and customer satisfaction. Rich Gagliano, President, Origination Technologies.

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Black Knight offers new servicer solutions to curb foreclosure, late-stage default

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The Collections solutions are geared toward helping to prevent foreclosure and late-stage default by making qualified assistance options timelier and more accessible to both homeowners and servicers, Black Knight said on Thursday. “By ICE claims the merger will modernize the mortgage servicing platform and will be beneficial for U.S.

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