Tech Trends: Efficiency Improving Platforms
Originally published by WRE News
This week, Tech Trends highlights four platforms designed to improve the lives of homebuyers, real
estate agents and roofing professionals.
Introducing Visbl
Santa Ana, California-based Visbl, a fintech platform for borrowers seeking
mortgages, has announced its official nationwide launch.
The Visibl platform is designed for homebuyers to view real-time offers from verified lenders without
submitting personal information. This approach enables consumers to research mortgage options privately
and efficiently, without unsolicited follow-up or sales pitches. Visibl functions as a search engine for
mortgages and is not a broker, lender or lead generation tool.
We created Visbl because shopping for a mortgage shouldn’t feel like a trap. People deserve to see their
options transparently, with no gimmicks. Shopping for a mortgage should be exactly that: shopping. At
Visbl, we want to provide interested buyers with the most straightforward process as they prepare for
one of life’s biggest purchases.
said Abraham Lee, CEO and founder of Visbl, who brings over 20 years of mortgage lending experience to
the company. Lee developed Visbl as a solution to the lack of transparency mortgage shoppers were
experiencing, bringing a first-hand resolution to borrowers.
Measuring California Wildfire Risk
California Regional MLS (CRMLS) is now offering its users access to Property Guardian InsurAble, a
wildfire risk and insurance assessment platform.
Property Guardian InsurAble is designed to empower agents and buyers with information on a property’s
wildfire vulnerability including structure, parcel, community, and regional factors, plus ember reach
and historical wildfire footprints. The platform provides property-specific recommendations based on
IBHS standards to reduce risk and potentially lower insurance costs, and it also offers optional
referral to licensed insurance brokers for quote assistance and expanded market access. CRMLS users can
access discounted Property Guardian InsurAble assessments now through the CRMLS Marketplace.
Wildfires have become an increasingly frequent and devastating threat across California, which means
matters of insurance only get more complicated. Property Guardian’s InsurAble tool helps CRMLS users
have smarter conversations, protect their clients, and close with more certainty.
Afordal’s Debut
Naperville, Illinois-based RatePlug has launched Afordal, which the company is promoting as
the first
platform to unify home search, live mortgage rates, rapid pre-approval, and property-specific special
financing in one seamless solution.
According to the company, homebuyers can access a unified solution to search for properties based on
personalized affordability while providing real estate agents and loan officers with AI-driven tools for
collaboration, lead generation, client nurturing, and intelligent targeting. Buyers can search
properties based on live mortgage rates, monthly payment range, and eligibility for special financing
programs like low-down or zero-down VA, FHA, USDA, assumable loans, and first-time buyer programs.
The platform’s fast-track pre-approval function allows buyers to calculate their PITI and match eligible
homes with pre-approval. The platform is also designed for agents and loan officers to align with
customer needs, where both can support their customers with affordability insights, current property
insights, and savings opportunities on their current mortgage. Furthermore, the platform’s artificial
intelligence-fueled lead scoring and data enrichment is designed to help real estate professionals
identify motivated, high-intent buyers, sellers, and refinance opportunities by layering in predictive
listing propensity scores, life event triggers, and credit profiles.
Afordal solves one of the biggest pain points in residential real estate: aligning what homebuyers want
with what they can afford. Afordal unites home search and financing to give buyers a clear path forward,
allowing professionals to engage their customers more effectively.
Roofr’s Partnership with QXO
Roofr, the San Francisco-based business platform for roofing professionals, has announced a strategic
integration with QXO Inc. (NYSE: QXO), the Greenwich, Connecticut-headquartered distributor of
commercial and residential roofing products.
According to the companies, the new collaboration connects QXO.com with the Roofr CRM, enabling roofing
contractors to access real-time material pricing and integrated material ordering within the Roofr
platform. The collaboration connects all steps in the process – from lead capture to measurement,
proposal, digital material ordering, and invoicing – within one platform.
Our mission at Roofr is to be the trusted foundation for roofing professionals to build their success.
This integration with QXO gives our users unprecedented access to up-to-date pricing and effortless
ordering, which further enhances operational efficiency and boosts profitability.
