Nov

21

SmartHippo media review

Filed Under Entrepreneurship, Mortgages, SmartHippo | 1 Comment

I thought I would update my readers with details on what some bloggers and media are saying about SmartHippo, our community site where people help each other find the best mortgage rates. If you’re interested in what we’re doing, please subscribe to the SmartHippo blog.

  • “One hopeful developer is George Favvas, who wants to make an application to promote his start-up, SmartHippo.com, which lets homebuyers compare mortgage rates between banks. ‘What we’re doing is inherently social, using the power of community to share information,’ Favvas said. ‘We want to let users be advocates for an application that fills a need.’”
    Montreal Gazette

  • “What a huge step for consumers to be able to see the feedback on these companies, or just to have any information on these companies that are calling them.”
    Leadcritic

  • “I know the banks could use a good kick in the pants (I use a local credit union, myself) and maybe an angry herd of consumer hippos could be just the ticket.”
    Blognation

  • “Especially with the recent mortgage crisis in the US people are more cautious than ever about the rates that they are able to receive and maybe even a bit distrustful of the lending companies. This is the first website of its kind to offer a place to compare and contrast lenders.”
    KillerStartups
  • “There’s a strong imbalance in the information that each side has, and my friends at SmartHippo have just launched a site to help correct that imbalance. If you’re getting a mortgage, or just want to compare, check these folks out. I really like what they’re doing and where they’re going.”
    Emergent Chaos
  • “Encore en construction, (SmartHippo) ne s’adresse, pour le moment, qu’aux consommateurs américains. Plus précisément, à ceux qui désirent comparer différents taux hypothécaires obtenus par des gens dans la même situation qu’eux. Grâce à cela, ils seront mieux informés au moment de négocier leur propre hypothèque.”
    La Presse (article in French)