2017 saw the formation of several new partnerships that married real estate listing sites with lenders/mortgage providers. Annie Kane looks at why there is a growing momentum to consolidate the home buying process.
The relationship between real estate groups and mortgage providers/brokers is well established. Since the start of the broking industry in this country, the two sectors have formed ties: Oxygen Home Loans and Loan Market were both founded by real estate groups; and LJ Hooker, Elders, Century21 and Raine & Horne have all offered mortgages for some time.
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