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iBuying, digital closings, and artificial intelligence all took center stage this year in the media. Experts from the industry’s top media publications will provide their predictions for real estate technology trends that will take shape in 2020.

Opcity founder and CEO Ben Rubenstein (now a part of Realtor.com) leads a discussion on how real estate agents will need to think different in the years ahead.

Frank Abagnale provides entertaining insight into his life as the notorious imposter of the 1960s; a thrilling story told in the award-winning movie and Broadway musical, Catch Me If You Can. By age 21, Abagnale was known as America's most gifted con man, successfully impersonating an airline pilot, pediatrician, stockbroker, college professor, and assistant attorney general, all while cashing $2.5 million in forged checks. Audiences will experience an emotional roller coaster ride as motivational speaker Frank Abagnale describes his escapades and reveals how he learned to live on the right side of the law.

Conversation with John Berkowitz from OJO to review what AI is and is not really doing in the real estate transaction.

A discussion with MBA's VP of Industry Analysis, Marina Walsh, on the changing costs & efficiencies of mortgage operations and how they're expected to shift in the coming years.

The Mortgage Lending and Title Insurance industries have changed dramatically in the last 5 years. Industry expert and Executive Chairman of Williston Financial Group (WFG), Patrick Stone, made several bold predictions back in 2015. Which of Stone’s predictions materialized and where does Stone believe the industry is heading in the next 5 years? Qualia CEO, Nate Baker, sits down with Stone to discuss what changes title insurers and mortgage lenders should anticipate.

Get unique insights on technology’s impact on the future of buying experiences in a conversation with Joe Lonsdale - a top Silicon Valley veteran, now a partner at venture firm 8VC, and previously a co-founder of Palantir as well as early Paypal team.

iBuying, digital closings, and artificial intelligence all took center stage this year in the media. Experts from the industry’s top media publications will provide their predictions for real estate technology trends that will take shape in 2020.

Over the past year alone, digital closing technology has advanced leaps and bounds for both mortgage lenders and title & escrow businesses. Learn why now is the time to implement digital closing technology.

Special Guest Anthony Foxx, former US Secretary of Transportation & Chief Policy Officer at Lyft, on what’s possible with automation & artificial intelligence.

Leaders from across the real estate ecosystem will discuss how to build strong business partnerships for a more cohesive and coordinated purchase experience.

Learn how enterprise title companies & PropTech companies with a national footprint have successfully leveraged technology and other tools to build local operational expertise.

Discover both the limitations and untapped potential technology holds in helping businesses build local expertise and capture local nuance through vendor relationships to deliver closing services. Plus, hear from Qualia users that have expanded their regional expertise through Qualia tools and features.

Spencer Rascoff, entrepreneur and Co-founder of Zillow and Pacaso, will discuss emerging real estate business models, their position in the marketplace, and his predictions on their growth over the next few years.

What the 2021 housing market will bring is still uncertain. Businesses can prepare through improving their adaptability & ability to weather change.

Experts in the real estate space—both disruptors and traditional institutions—will discuss their approaches to innovation in 2021. Including how their businesses are thinking about consumer experience, where they are placing their technology bets, and how they are achieving their vision for the future of homebuying.

Qualia CEO, Nate Baker, and Joe Tyrrell, President of ICE Mortgage Technology, discuss technological innovation, its adoption in real estate, and how it varies across the country.

This session will provide a look behind the curtain at Qualia's engineering team and how they prioritize customer requests with broader product roadmap initiatives. Plus, a look at Qualia's long-term roadmap.

This year, housing market differences were amplified by the pandemic which accelerated migration trends as well as housing demand. In this session, you'll learn how factors such as local regulations and shifting homebuyer needs impacted local housing markets in 2020 and how they will impact housing trends in 2021. Plus, what these observations and trends mean for your business.

Learn the fundamentals of acquiring a title company from an experienced expert who has successfully paved the way for real estate M&A acquisitions.

Learn about technology spend across the industry in 2020 and the resulting efficiency outcomes.

A 360-degree look at the full scope of Qualia's products and how they work together for a solution that operates as your businesses' technology infrastructure.

Lenders get to choose title/escrow partners for refinance transactions which makes partner collaboration more natural. But in a dominant purchase market by late-2021 and 2022, lenders generally use title/escrow offices pre-attached to deals. Working with unfamiliar partners can potentially slow down and disrupt a wonderful borrower experience. This panel will detail how a smart title/escrow/closing strategy fits within your current production & production technology, how it benefits your borrowers, and how to get there fast before the market shifts.

After nearly a year of social distancing, the workplace changes brought on by the pandemic are likely here to stay. This session will explore how COVID-19 has reshaped employee expectations in the title industry and how businesses have reshaped their recruiting and retention strategies to successfully attract and keep top talent.

Learn why attaching title is a strategic advantage for your business and how you can work with Qualia to develop a strategy for attaching title services.

Hear about Qualia's national footprint in the title & escrow space & why this matters for businesses considering Qualia's full suite of lender products.

Hear from young professionals who will share what attracted them to their current employers and what excites them about the future of the real estate industry.

In this session, we'll explore how several new home buying models are expanding access to homeownership and how businesses of all types involved in the home buying journey should be thinking about their role in these new opportunities.

In today's highly-competitive market, winning on customer experience is key. Creating the ideal customer experience hinges heavily on the title & closing experience. In this session, Stephanie Brower (Orchard) and Landy Liu (Better) will discuss their strategies for integrating title & closing into their branded experiences.

There have been more billion-dollar real estate tech companies founded in the last 15 years than almost any consumer services category (behind e-commerce). Among these startups are businesses aiming to transform the homebuying experience through alternative transaction models. This session will discuss which new real estate business models are gaining traction and which models have faced some turbulence [i.e. iBuying]. Plus, how traditional title, escrow, and mortgage businesses can be involved.

Existing and potential employees of all ages and experience levels are looking for opportunities to learn and develop new skill sets. Organizations that want to recruit and retain top talent must define learning and development (L&D) programs that meet employee expectations. In this session, experts will deliver the fundamentals for building an effective L&D program.

The US model for real estate and mortgage transactions has kept participants in silos. This creates inefficiency in operations, high costs, and record-keeping challenges. In this fireside chat with an Australian real estate technology market leader, we’ll explore how non-US transaction systems such as those in Australia, are working to streamline the process for professionals and consumers.

The Mortgage Bankers Association's VP of Technology will discuss the economics of mortgage production and how standardization focused on greater connectivity between real estate transaction participants will optimize the homebuying experience from an operator's perspective.

In this session, cybersecurity experts will discuss the latest threats impacting real estate businesses and how businesses can evolve their response capabilities and defenses to better protect themselves from attackers.

In this session, we'll break down quantitative data from new research by data-driven mortgage advisory firm STRATMOR Group that explores the operational connections between mortgage lenders & title agents.

Real estate M&A experts will discuss factors (economics, technology, changing consumer expectations, regulations) contributing to M&A activity in the real estate sector and deliver predictions on what’s ahead.

What does it take to move toward a more connected real estate ecosystem? ALTA CEO, Diane Tomb, will discuss ALTA's strategy to elevate the title industry and bring title professionals into important conversations that are shaping real estate's future. Tomb will share how ALTA is helping the title industry further embed itself into the real estate ecosystem through collaborative partnerships, community involvement, and education.