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Q1 was about closing that gap. Five releases on the Clients page, all built around the same idea: a shorter path from signal to action.
Here's what shipped:
If you’re new to Homebot, you can see how the platform works for loan officers, real estate agents, and insurance agents on our solutions pages.
Here’s everything that shipped this quarter.
The lists you know (Ready for Refi, Likely to Sell, Highly Engaged) are still there. Now they factor in client engagement signals alongside the financial filters, so you’re seeing who’s likely to act, not only who’s eligible.

Clicking into a client used to take you to a full profile page, then back, then into the next one. Quick Look cuts all of that out.

One of the most consistent pieces of feedback we’ve heard: “I don’t know who I’ve already called.” Lists would fill back up with the same people week after week, even after you’d already reached out. That’s fixed now.

Inbound requests and outbound opportunities are different workflows. They used to sit in the same space, which made both harder to navigate. Now everything has a home.

A few additions that make the page easier to work through day to day.

Every release this quarter was built around the same idea: the intelligence was already there. What was missing was a faster path from signal to action.
The new Clients page gives you that path. Smarter lists, a side panel that eliminates extra clicks, outreach tracking that keeps your pipeline clean, and tabs that separate the work you’re chasing from the work that’s coming to you.
The Clients page update rolls out in phases through Cycle 2 2026. If you’re not seeing the new design yet, it’s on its way. In the meantime, learn more about how Homebot works for loan officers and real estate agents, or explore how Homebot Network connects referral partners across your market.
We’ll be back with Q2 releases this summer.
