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The best of both worlds: EA Appraisal’s success through tech, personal touch, and innovative partnerships

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As automation reshapes the appraisal industry, EA Appraisals stands out by prioritizing personal relationships to deliver first-class service on a first-name basis. In our conversation with President and founder, Will Eubanks, shares how the company blends modern technology with a people-first mindset, improving efficiency without losing the human touch. Drawing on his loan origination and […]

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Meet Collov AI: The world’s first listing marketing AI agent built for real estate

Collov AI, Real Estate, Sponsored, Technology / Ricky Vasquez

Staging a home can make or break a sale — but the traditional approach is broken. Furniture rentals, photography sessions, and weeks of back-and-forth leave agents stuck in the past. Even the traditional virtual staging solutions take days to turnaround, while today’s buyers make decisions to attend an open house online—often in seconds. In a

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MISMO reverse mortgage workgroup chair on ‘building a bridge to the mainland’

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The dedicated reverse mortgage development workgroup inside the Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance Organization (MISMO) has been working diligently for much of the past year to develop holistic support for reverse programs across new and existing MISMO subscribers. It’s also working to publish data in an industry-standard format to increase efficiency among stakeholders. George Morales, the

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Tech Pulse: Fannie Mae targets fraud, DirectOffer launches AI assistant

Artificial Intelligence, Fannie Mae, HWmember, Mortgage, Real Estate, Technology / Ricky Vasquez

Welcome to Tech Pulse — a new weekly series rounding up the latest in technology, including tools, integrations and trends impacting mortgage and real estate. Here’s what happened this week: Fannie Mae partners with Palantir to detect, prevent mortgage fraud Fannie Mae has teamed up with Palantir Technologies to crack down on mortgage fraud. The

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Study suggests banks are avoiding mortgages in California wildfire zones

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Following the wildfires that devastated the Los Angeles area at the start of the year, a new study has emerged that suggests banks with physical locations are less likely to extend mortgages to impacted residents, while online lenders are continuing to be active. First reported by the The Washington Post, the study — published on

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New platform aims to ease California down payment burden

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Zown, a real estate platform that offers upfront financial help to homebuyers, is expanding into California with a goal to ease the burden of down payments and elevated home prices. The service has launched in the Golden State after gaining traction in Canada, where it supported more than 250 homebuyers and facilitated $300 million-plus in

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4 obstacles banks face in getting a return on AI

Artificial Intelligence, Core conversions, Technology / Ricky Vasquez

As banks continue to invest in artificial intelligence software — at the end of last year, 40% of respondents in an American Banker survey said they planned to increase AI spending in 2025 — the question arises, are they seeing a return on this investment yet? In a follow-up American Banker survey released in May,

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New MISMO reference model includes reverse mortgages

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After embarking on an ambitious project designed to ease the technological processes and interfaces of the reverse mortgage industry compared to traditional mortgage workflows, the Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance Organization (MISMO) announced this week that the latest version of its reference model includes reverse mortgage features. On Tuesday, MISMO announced that the new version has

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Partner Real Estate unveils $5K model for agent support

HWmember, Real Estate, Real Estate Agents, Regulatory Compliance, Technology / Ricky Vasquez

California-based Partner Real Estate has announced a new business model that offers real estate agents access to tools, coaching and operational infrastructure for less than $5,000 per year. “The industry is at a turning point,” CEO Rudy Lira Kusuma said. “Agents shouldn’t have to spend six figures to perform like a top producer. Our mission

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How AI is already transforming—and improving—the mortgage underwriting process

Artificial Intelligence, Contributors, HWmember, Mortgage, Opinion, Origination, Technology / Ricky Vasquez

AI-based tools are now substantially reducing both the time and labor of routine mortgage processing. Traditional procedural steps—such as employment proofing, income verification, fraud detection and title checks—have long resulted in an unnecessarily lengthy time for a mortgage application’s approval. But the potential benefits of the AI revolution in mortgage lending aren’t just speculation; they are

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The best of both worlds: EA Appraisal’s success through tech, personal touch, and innovative partnerships

Meet Collov AI: The world’s first listing marketing AI agent built for real estate

MISMO reverse mortgage workgroup chair on ‘building a bridge to the mainland’

Tech Pulse: Fannie Mae targets fraud, DirectOffer launches AI assistant

Study suggests banks are avoiding mortgages in California wildfire zones

New platform aims to ease California down payment burden

4 obstacles banks face in getting a return on AI

New MISMO reference model includes reverse mortgages

Partner Real Estate unveils $5K model for agent support

How AI is already transforming—and improving—the mortgage underwriting process

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