Kiavi closes $350M securitization of fix-and-flip loans

San Francisco-based private lender Kiavi announced Monday that it has closed another multimillion-dollar securitization of residential transition loans (RTLs), bringing its six-month volume of issuances to nearly $1 billion. The $350 million unrated securitization announced this week adds to similar transactions that have taken place since the start of the…

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Sidekick and OneKey MLS enter strategic partnership

Artificial Intelligence-powered real estate assistant platform Sidekick announced its newest strategic partnership on Monday. The company is teaming up with OneKey MLS to provide more than 45,000 MLS subscribers across the New York City metro area with access to Sidekick-integrated datasets and AI-powered workflows. “We are thrilled to join forces…

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San Diego MLS partners with VestaPlus on compliance technology

VestaPlus, a software development firm known for its MLS solutions geared to real estate agents, has entered into a strategic partnership with California-based San Diego MLS. The partnership includes the licensing of VestaPlus’ Checkmate Listing Violation Detection software to SDMLS. According to an announcement, the software can automatically detect and remediate listing…

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Consolidated Analytics’ Ed Gerding: The pillars of QC in action

Zeb Lowe: In our initial conversation, you told me that a robust quality control program promotes community stability and supports first-time homebuyers in achieving their homeownership dreams. Can you connect those dots for me? Ed Gerding: Sure. Well established and effective quality control programs contribute to community stability by promoting…

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