Artificial Intelligence (AI) is here, and it’s already transforming how real estate transactions are closed and protected. While these powerful tools are increasing efficiency across the process, especially during closings, they also raise the stakes for security.
All of these new efficiencies bring with them new responsibilities in our practice and for the agents and lenders we work alongside. It’s a rapidly evolving environment, but there are a few AI-powered resources that are already making a difference.
Closing Smarter with Qualia
GSH Attorneys recently made a strategic investment in a leading digital real estate closing platform called Qualia. This top-tier, cloud-based software is extremely robust, including an AI tool called Qualia CD Processor that significantly streamlines one of the most meticulous but essential parts of the closing process: balancing the Closing Disclosure (CD).
In the past, CD balancing involved manually comparing line items between lender and attorney systems, verifying charges and disbursements down to the penny and reconciling escrow funds.
Now, Qualia’s AI automatically:
• Pulls in new charges from the lender’s CD
• Flags discrepancies and updates
• Visually displays line items for quick review
• Allows closers to edit, approve or revert changes effortlessly
The result is faster turnaround times, fewer errors and greater responsiveness under tight timelines. It’s yet another way GSH Attorneys is constantly evolving and introducing new tools that provide more benefits to real estate agents and our lender clients.
In addition to making closings faster, AI is making fraud prevention smarter. Sophisticated fraud tactics require equally sophisticated tools.
Protecting Transactions with CertifID
Wire fraud remains one of the most widespread cybercrimes in Georgia, increasingly powered by AI-powered tools like deepfakes, voice impersonation and phishing attacks. As part of our ongoing commitment to protecting clients and partners at every stage of the transaction, GSH Attorneys maintains a long-standing contract with CertifID, a best-in-class platform for wire fraud prevention.
CertifID combats wire fraud in two key ways:
• Secure, AI-enhanced Identity Verification: CertifID confirms the identity of buyers, sellers and vendors using multi-factor authentication and biometric checks. This is particularly effective at spotting AI-manipulated identity fraud.
• Wire Instructions Validation & Fraud Prevention: It verifies bank account details and flags suspicious behavior, ensuring that funds aren’t misdirected to a fraudulent account and bringing peace of mind during one of the most vulnerable steps in a transaction.
Vetting Buyers with FOREWARN
Available to many Realtors through association partnerships, FOREWARN is a powerful app for real-time identity verification. It allows agents to quickly vet prospects – including criminal history, past addresses, property ownership and even vehicle records – using just a phone number.
While originally designed to improve agent safety, FOREWARN is also proving useful in verifying financial data such as bankruptcies, liens, foreclosures and judgments so real estate professionals can better understand and serve prospects.
Why This Matters
As technologies evolve, it’s essential for professionals throughout the real estate industry to use secure, AI-ready platforms. Whether it’s to close faster or prevent fraud, staying informed about how AI is used (and misused) is an important part of every transaction.
With six offices in Metro Atlanta and one in Columbus, GA, the law firm of GSH Attorneys (Goggans, Stutzman, Hudson, Wilson & Mize, LLP) provides high-quality, cost-effective representation and well-reasoned solutions exclusively for all types of residential and commercial real estate concerns. The firm’s vast experience and insight assists clients with their legal matters from start to finish. In addition to representing homeowners, developers, lenders, brokers, investors, and build-to-rent companies, GSH Attorneys also offers estate planning services and works with government entities, non-profit organizations, and housing authorities.