West Capital Lending said on Thursday that it has entered into a strategic partnership with Mortgage Connections, a Michigan-based mortgage brokerage. Mortgage Connections, founded by Ali Younes & Joe Dakroub Esq., has closed more than 843 transactions and $239 million in funded loan volume over the last 14 months, according to data from MMI. The […]
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Stellar MLS, the largest MLS in Florida, and the Miami Association of Realtors, the nation’s largest local Realtor association, have entered into a reciprocal access agreement, the groups announced Friday. Stellar MLS currently serves about 30% of Florida’s land area across 18 counties and Puerto Rico. With this agreement, Stellar MLS members will now have
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The Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) announced on Thursday that it is partnering with the Tobias Harris Homeownership Initiative, Guild Mortgage and Homium on a pilot shared-appreciation mortgage program aimed at expanding access to homeownership in Detroit. The effort is backed by Detroit Pistons basketball player Tobias Harris. The mortgage product will provide qualified
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Pacaso on Tuesday announced the launch of the first purpose-built, 30-year mortgage designed for co-ownership of vacation homes in the U.S. The new financing option gives qualified buyers and existing Pacaso owners a standardized way to finance their share of a second home, with a simplified closing process. The product is backed by a $100
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Pennymac Financial Services Inc. announced on Monday that it has taken a long-term minority equity stake in Vesta Innovations Inc. as part of an effort to modernize the mortgage process. The investment is part of a partnership between the two companies, also announced on Monday, which aims to streamline mortgage applications and enhance the customer
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RealReports has partnered with Doorify MLS — extending its property data and artificial intelligence (AI) tools to roughly 14,000 brokers and agents across five Realtor associations in and around North Carolina’s Research Triangle. The agreement gives Doorify subscribers access to the RealReports platform, which combines datasets such as tax history, zoning, permits, climate risk and
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Real estate analytics and valuation firm Clear Capital has formed a partnership with CAPE Analytics, offering a new automated property condition tool for home equity lenders. The collaboration introduces an Automated Property Condition Report (aPCR) and an inspection cascade designed to speed up loan processing and ensure compliance with investor requirements. The aPCR uses high-resolution
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As Opendoor looks forward on its path to profitability, the iBuyer is looking to leverage agent relationships to expand its business. A day after discussing this strategic shift during the firm’s second-quarter 2025 earnings call with investors and analysts, Opendoor has announced a partnership with the Jason Mitchell Group (JMG) a powerhouse real estate referral
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Smartify Media has been named an exclusive provider of digital display technology for Leading Real Estate Companies of the World (LeadingRE) and its global network of more than 550 real estate firms. Smartify, which was recently recognized as the 2025 Startup of the Year by the Advertising Club of New York, specializes in digital out-of-home
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Halcyon, a provider of digital income and tax verification solutions, on Tuesday announced a new integration with Finastra, a financial services software company, to enable seamless digital management of IRS Form 8821 authorizations within Finastra’s Mortgagebot solution. This integration provides financial institutions with a faster and secure way to retrieve and manage tax transcript data
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