While real estate industry layoffs largely began with companies that provide mortgages and mortgage-related services, everyone from Adwerx to Zumper has been impacted by the downturn
Shares in Blend touched a new all-time low after the company issued 2022 revenue guidance that co-founder and CEO Nima Ghamsari acknowledged as "much lower than consensus estimates"
Nearly 350 employees will be laid off as wholesale division and SoFi operational unit are shuttered
JD Power finds customer satisfaction is highest when lenders employ the right mix of technology and personal interactions
OriginPoint will provide origination services to consumers in select Compass markets by the end of 2021, marking the brokerage's latest move toward an end-to-end transaction
Ally Home, Better, and Guaranteed Rate join the Envestnet Credit Exchange
The lenders who took the most market share in purchase mortgages in 2020 are best prepared to dominate lending in 2021
The real estate holding company is downsizing its office footprint, creating a more integrated transaction experience and reducing debt
The new mortgage lender, called Proper Rate, will begin originating mortgages to homebuyers and owners in 15 states
The new partnership will give thousands of title agents and escrow officers access to Notarize's online and hybrid closings
Notarize will now integrate its software with Ellie Mae's widely used Encompass platform
The partnership has already facilitated 10K closings since it began over the summer and furthers Notarize's goal of making all-digital closings widely available
Realogy, the operator of America's largest brokerage, set to launch joint venture with Guaranteed Rate Inc.
Although not quite on par with Silicon Valley, Chicago tech startups are opening and expanding fairly quickly. The neighborhoods of River North and the West Loop, where Google just opened its new swanky offices, are both littered with familiar and fresh faces determined to transform technology for the better.
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