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69 Industry Updates HOMEBINDER PARTNERS WITH THUMBTACK HomeBinder, a centralized home management platform that keeps homeowners connected with mortgage lenders, real estate agents, and other authorized professionals, announced a new integration with umbtack. e integration expands upon the more than 23,000 recommended service providers already listed in HomeBinder to provide consumers with access to hundreds of thousands of home service professionals across every county in the United States. HomeBinder simplifies home management with interactive to-do lists, maintenance records, home project planning tools and online storage of documents, appliance models, property details, and photos. Before gifting HomeBinder to a client, home inspectors, mortgage lenders and Realtors can populate the "Home Service Provider" tab with a personalized list of recommended home service professionals, strengthening their relationships with those referral partners while providing a valuable service to homeowners. umbtack helps homeowners effortlessly manage their homes—confidently knowing what to do, when to do it and who to hire. Once a homeowner is ready to start a project, umbtack intelligently matches them to skilled local professionals with the right expertise, availability, and pricing. rough this new integration, homeowners on HomeBinder can now instantly book top-rated professionals on umbtack from television mounters to house cleaners and local movers. "Partnering with umbtack enhances HomeBinder's ability to connect homeowners with local handymen, electricians, painters, and more—and each time homeowners are helped by their HomeBinder, they are reminded of the mortgage lender, real estate agent, or authorized professional who gifted it to them," HomeBinder Chief Strategy Officer Pete Paglia said. "Our ultimate goal is to help our clients increase repeat and referral business and teaming up with umbtack is just one of the ways we are doing that." "From small fixes and routine maintenance to major improvements, umbtack helps millions of homeowners across the United States manage their home from top to bottom," umbtack Director of Partnerships David Steckel said. "We're excited to partner with HomeBinder to help homeowners more seamlessly connect with the right pro for all their home needs— without the hassle."