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Newrez partners with Newzip to court more homebuyers

Housing Wire

Top 10 mortgage lender and servicer Newrez is partnering with Newzip , a tech-enabled real estate platform, to roll out a program aimed to save buyers and sellers on credit costs. Dubbed Newrez Home Rewards, buyers will be matched with a real estate agent who works with Newzip and provided booking services.

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Bridging the gaps in the home buying process

Housing Wire

Largely hidden from view and misperceived by some to be on the lower end of the hierarchy of service providers, the position seemingly lacked the luster of the real estate agent or the panache of the loan officer. Is it having a happy client who will be a great reference? This is how they make that happen.

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RESPA enforcement is back — are you ready?

Housing Wire

That’s because real estate agents and loan officers are in survival mode and desperate to close new business. For lenders and brokerages, the risks of LOs or agents overstepping are high. In turn, most of them made mortgage referrals to Freedom’s traditional retail loan officers.

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How should LOs prepare for the market ahead?

Housing Wire

“The 5% market’s a healthy market,” said Anna Ruotolo, branch manager and senior loan officer at Synergy One Lending. “A These hopes for a declining rate have many loan officers feeling optimistic about 2023’s business prospects after experiencing lower volumes last year. A 5% market will be good. Make a plan.

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Agents fight misconceptions to win deals for military veteran clients

Housing Wire

After completing countless Veterans Administration (VA) mortgage loan transactions over the years, Chris Pascoe, a Marine veteran turned RE/MAX agent, has developed something of a system. First, he has his clients lender call the listing agent.

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As the market shifts to purchase, LOs get creative

Housing Wire

Apart from selling produce that is popular in former Soviet countries, these stores represent a marketing opportunity for Alex Naumovych, a loan officer at Draper and Kramer Mortgage Corporation. However, some newcomers to the industry haven’t been lucky in growing their book of business. Finding business the traditional way.

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Threat of climate change looms large for some home buyers

Housing Wire

Real estate agents and LOs: the great collaboration. Technology has given consumers the power of choice and expedited the entire real estate purchasing process. “I had one client in St. He believes they are overvalued because, according to his calculations, close to a third of U.S.

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