Industry Partners

Industry Partners:

HomeServices Title & Closing Network

HomeServices Title & Closing Network offers closing services on a national scale. The network offers “brick and mortar” services in all 50 states connected by the Channel web based work-flow system. Each transaction is managed by our HUB, your single point of contact.  The HUB is managed from the Mission Viejo, CA offices of California Title, a HSA owned and operated company and a direct affiliate. This office provides the single point of contact for orders and performs the routing of the order to the local HSA member provider. Our network of local providers connected by the HUB is well established and staffed with experienced, local professionals. HSA has significant national agency relationships with each of the four major underwriters; Fidelity, First American, Old Republic and Stewart Title, a position that gives us significant flexibility to meet client needs at each local office. We can also make available additional options for clients through other underwriters such as Title Resources Guarantee Company and WFG National Title Insurance Company. HomeServices of America, Inc. is a Berkshire Hathaway Affiliate.

Each state we operate in has a dedicated workforce on the ground with brick and mortar. Our people are experts in their areas and have the local knowledge necessary to get the tough transactions closed.  As Foreclosures have wreaked havoc on local economies HSA is helping in the recovery of these local markets by having our transactions closed where the affected properties are located. This brings money back into the local markets speeding the recovery process of the United States of America.

HomeServices’ business model is not centered on a single brand, but rather an ever expanding network of leading market providers, most of which have an average operating history of more than 54 years. We respect and remain committed to the local brand that has established each company as a market leader.  A National Network of Local Providers is quite a different service model from the large plant infrastructure offered by many national title and closing providers. We do not believe in the model in which your title work is done by staff not familiar with the local property records and the closing process. Having local providers means better accessibility, personalized service and a better client experience.

Equi-Trax Asset Solutions LP

Equi-Trax Asset Solutions, LP, is based in Santa Barbara, Calif., and was formed in 2007 by a core team of experienced bank executives that chose to address the information gaps that existed in the valuation products they received from their vendors. Getting its start by providing broker price opinions to southern California financial institutions, the company quickly grew to meet a range of collateral valuation needs for national lending institutions and mortgage servicers, loss mitigation specialists, mid-tier banks, Wall Street firms, hedge funds and other investors who use collateral valuation as a hedge against risk in real estate transactions. The firm’s technology platform uses over 400 data rules and connections to over 17,000 certified, evaluated and performance-rated vendors, many of which are NABPOP certified members, to give its clients the information they need to manage and mitigate risk appropriately. Today, Equi-Trax is leading the industry through the use of detailed analytics, quality control, valuation accuracy and service flexibility. In addition, we provide customized solutions focused on Products, Service, Technology and workflow gaps.

EquiTrax has adopted the Broker Price Opinion Standards and Guidelines (BPOSG), a compilation of standards and best practices for BPO practitioners, real estate agents and brokers, created by the BPO Standards Board (BSB) in conjunction with NABPOP. These guidelines are consistent with the company’s own standards for high quality collateral valuations. The document outlines ethical practices for BPO practitioners and provides guidance on conduct, disclosures, proper application of techniques and more. The guidelines contained in BPOSG establish a benchmark by which vendors can measure their performance and companies can set realistic service level agreements. This is important to any company that takes Service Level Committments as seriously as Equi-Trax does.

Investor Loft

InvestorLoft.com is the first technology-driven real estate investment (REI) marketplace to deliver unprecedented real estate investment search and analysis functions while ensuring the role of referring realty professionals. Powered by their patent-pending ReferSafe technology, InvestorLoft.com is the first application of its kind in the real estate market to dynamically generate website content based on each unique user’s profile. By prohibiting the display of competitive content, InvestorLoft.com empowers commissioned professionals and compliance-regulated entities to leverage their site with clients and fellow professionals alike without fear of losing control of relationships and commissions.

With early adoption among industry leaders including the #1 real estate brokerage in the U.S. and top self-directed IRA administrators, InvestorLoft has demonstrated both market innovation and traction. Their application definitively solves the challenges of finding and analyzing investment opportunities while connecting investors with the professional resources they need for each aspect of a transaction, thereby unifying a fragmented industry.

SingleHop

The main Chicago data center, generally refered to as DC1, houses over 2,000 dedicated servers for over 1,000 customers around the world. DC1 features redundant N+1 power, HVAC, and top-of-the-line networking facilities.

Certifications and Design

• SAS 70 Type I certified (audit report available on request)
• Dual-city grid power feeds, plus battery backup with automated transfer switch and on-site diesel generator
• FM 200 server-safe fire suppression system with early pre-fire detection mechanism
• Automatic temperature and climate control system with humidity and temperature sensors located throughout the facility
• Biometric and key card security system including man-traps and rack level locking mechanism
• Staffed 24×7 by SingleHop data center technicians and engineers and monitored remotely

Microsoft

Channel Inc.  is proud to be a Microsoft Certified Partner. As a Microsoft Certified Partner, we have access to the full suite of Microsoft software for development, support, sales, etc. The application is built upon the Microsoft® .Net® 3.5 technology framework, which provides the latest generation of development and execution environments. Microsoft’s® .Net® Framework provides a secure development environment, utilizing Managed Code, Common Language Runtimes, and Unified Libraries. By leveraging Microsoft’s® vision for connecting information, .Net® implementations enable businesses to more rapidly integrate their systems.