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Local Edition or ig i nat ion ORIGINATION convenience of shopping for a new home from the comfort of their current one." "It's a unique aspect, to be able to see the inside of the house before actually getting to it," said Emily Nussbaum, marketing manager for Keller Williams. "You know when someone has already seen the video that when they actually show up at the house they are a more qualified buyer." se r v ic i ng Pointing to the rapid growth of Internet video as a medium for communication, Jesuele believes it's only natural that the use of video marketing would expand into home shopping. Fiserv Integrates Common Origination Platform, LoanServ Solutions S e c on da r y M a r k e t a na ly t ic s The integration increases origination efficiency. WISCONSIN // Fiserv, Inc., a the communities in the Greater Lansing area and in Grand Rapids," said Mike Hardwick, president of Churchill Mortgage. "By recruiting these two teams of mortgage lending experts, we are confident we will continue to help more individuals achieve their goal of owning a home." Video Portal for Homebuyers Philly developer launches a home tour video site similar to YouTube. PHILADELPHIA // A Philadelphia-based real estate developer and mortgage lender announced the launch of what he hopes will become "the YouTube for homebuyers." 46 | The M Report Joe Jesuele is the creative mind behind HomeJab.com, a new online service that helps real estate professionals deliver quality property video tours to potential buyers. HomeJab.com takes a two-pronged approach to its goal. For real estate professionals, the website's team produces a high-definition video tour at a set price. In addition to posting the finished video at HomeJab. com, the team assists clients in promoting the video virally, utilizing social media channels and other video sites as well as custom email campaigns. Videos can also be embedded into website listings and can be tracked to help agents understand current trends. For buyers, HomeJab.com features user-friendly search functions and a growing database of dwellings that currently includes properties in the Philadelphia region. The videos provide shoppers with a feel for the layout, size, and space of each home and link directly to a property page with further specifics on the listing and the agent to contact. Pointing to the rapid growth of Internet video as a medium for communication, Jesuele believes it's only natural that the use of video marketing would expand into home shopping. "We believe that videos will soon become the standard way to buy and sell real estate," he said. "Our videos give potential buyers the feeling that they are actually walking through the house. This not only saves buyers time, but provides them the Wisconsin-based global provider of financial services technology solutions, announced that its Common Origination Platform and LoanServ solutions have been integrated to provide realtime, full-circle loan boarding processes for all mortgage, lines of credit, and installment loans. The integration provides a consolidated view of each customer as well as a single view of risk for their loan portfolios. It also eliminates duplication within processes and the business management of the systems and cuts out potential errors caused by manual data entry. "Fiserv has clients that use LoanServ to service mortgages, unsecured personal loans, and home equity products, and others are using Common Origination Platform to also originate and close the same types of loans," said Kevin Collins, president of Lending Solutions at Fiserv. "As a result of our integration strategy, organizations that deploy both Common Origination Platform and LoanServ will experience the benefits of improved efficiency and enhanced technology that meets all industry standards."