# Mark Schacknies

> Mark Schacknies is a McLean, Virginia-based fintech founder, operator and angel investor whose career has repeatedly joined real estate with software. After work in finance and property development, he co-founded MyDealBook, led Remine as CEO and co-founded NFTYDoor, a digital home-equity platform. His current playbook combines a focused product, partner-led distribution, automated underwriting and a deliberate human touch in the lending process.

- **Role:** CEO and Co-Founder at NFTYDoor
- **Organizations:** NFTYDoor, Remine, MyDealBook.com, GreenPearl Events, Banyan Development Co., Walnut Street Development
- **Education:** BS, Finance, George Mason University, MBA, Real Estate and Urban Development, The George Washington University School of Business
- **Known for:** Co-founded two real estate technology companies, Remine and NFTYDoor, that each completed acquisition transactions., Helped build Remine into a platform serving more than one million real estate professionals through MLS and association subscriptions by 2020., Led NFTYDoor's development of a one-minute digital HELOC application and automated lending workflow.

## Career timeline

- **2005** — As director of acquisitions at Walnut Street Development, worked on 1021 Clarendon, a 420-condominium project that sold out in ten weeks during the Washington-area property boom.
- **2008** — Co-founded MyDealBook.com, a professional network and deal database for the real estate industry, and helped found GreenPearl Events.
- **2016** — Was publicly identified as founder of Banyan Development Co. while planning a five-home project in Seven Corners, Virginia; also co-founded the company that became Remine.
- **2017** — Remine launched its real estate data and workflow platform.
- **2019** — Moved from CFO to CEO of Remine as the company focused its strategy around MLS customers; published his vision for a unified real estate platform.
- **2021** — Remine was acquired by MLS Technology Holdings for an aggregate $53.5 million; Schacknies began his role as CEO and co-founder of NFTYDoor in November.
- **2022** — NFTYDoor launched its digital HELOC platform.
- **2023** — Homebridge Financial Services acquired NFTYDoor in mid-2023.
- **2025** — Served as NFTYDoor co-founder and Homebridge managing director; reported more than 7,500 monthly applications and an average closing time under six days.
- **2026** — NFTYDoor announced in April that it was operating as a fully independent company and expanding its lending criteria and partner program; in August, Schacknies discussed distribution as a competitive advantage on K Street Capital's High Stakes podcast.

## Achievements

- Co-founded two real estate technology companies, Remine and NFTYDoor, that each completed acquisition transactions.
- Helped build Remine into a platform serving more than one million real estate professionals through MLS and association subscriptions by 2020.
- Led NFTYDoor's development of a one-minute digital HELOC application and automated lending workflow.
- Reported in 2025 that NFTYDoor processed more than 7,500 applications per month, with average closing time under six days.
- By August 2026, NFTYDoor was described by K Street Capital as serving more than 500 lenders and 36,000 mortgage loan officers and approaching $7 billion in annual run-rate volume.
- Built an angel investment portfolio publicly reported to include companies such as TravelBank, Coinsetter, Kindara, Tribute, Ecovent Systems, GreenPearl and DC Brau Brewing Co.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Appeared on K Street Capital's High Stakes podcast to explain NFTYDoor's product-market fit, partner-led distribution and view that durable companies pair a strong product with scalable distribution.
- **2026-04** — NFTYDoor announced that it was operating as a fully independent company, broadening borrower eligibility and introducing improved terms for brokers and private-label partners.
- **2025-08** — In a HousingWire interview, described NFTYDoor's automated HELOC workflow, more than 7,500 monthly applications, same-day closings for some qualified borrowers and an average closing time under six days.
- **2025-07** — Homebridge publicly detailed its mid-2023 NFTYDoor acquisition and the companies' plan to build AI-supported home-equity and non-agency mortgage infrastructure.

## Links

- Website: https://nftydoor.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/schacknies

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Last updated: 2026-08-26