Housing Wire

MAY 10, 2021

The severe lack of inventory in today’s housing market has been a source of stress for home buyers and real estate agents alike. HousingWire sat down with Realtor.com CEO David Doctorow to learn how agents and brokers can alleviate some of the frustrations their clients are facing. Why or why not?

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McKissock

AUGUST 24, 2022

There is probably some app or bit of technology that can resolve it all together—or at least make it easier to manage. The same is true for your career in real estate. When you are a busy agent who is strapped for time and maybe feeling a little overwhelmed, technology can simplify your life and help you be more productive.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 17, 2021

In light of that, HousingWire sat down with Peter Paglia, Chief Strategy Officer at HomeBinder, to discuss how to create a “Client for Life” in this environment. HousingWire: As the refi boom simmers down, why should lenders focus on creating clients for life? HW: How does HomeBinder help lenders establish Clients for Life?

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Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2024

Unfortunately, those ads don’t talk much about the next month or six weeks, the period real estate professionals call the “settlement process.” More than a few real estate agents will roll their eyes and sigh when asked by a client, upon the signing of a sales contract, “What’s next?”

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Housing Wire

MAY 6, 2024

Title agents historically have felt like they played second fiddle to other players in the buying and selling of real estate. Regulators were suddenly curious about what exactly the industry contributed to a real estate transaction. Is it having a happy client who will be a great reference?

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Unfortunately, those ads don’t talk much about the next month or six weeks, the period real estate professionals call the “settlement process.” More than a few real estate agents will roll their eyes and sigh when asked by a client, upon the signing of a sales contract, “What’s next?” in question.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

HousingWire recently spoke with Propertybase CEO Vance Loiselle about real estate tech and how the past year has accelerated the need for digital collaboration tools across the entire customer journey. HousingWire: What role has the increase in technology played for both businesses and consumers in the real estate space?

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 14, 2023

When we contemplate the potential of AI and Web3 technologies in real estate , it goes beyond simply revolutionizing how consumers search for homes and take ownership of assets. Over the past two decades, the real estate transaction process has become increasingly complex, placing even greater demands on real estate agents.

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Housing Wire

MAY 18, 2023

Chicago-based technology company Gateless announced this week that Guaranteed Rate , a Chicago-based leading mortgage lender, has implemented its Smart Underwrite solution, a groundbreaking technology that aims to transform the borrower experience.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Curbio , a provider of pre-sale home improvement services that requires payment at closing, will provide its “Build Your Own Estimate” mobile app to NAR members, which offers free repair estimates for home inspections upon the upload of a PDF document.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Texas residents interested in becoming a real estate agent must first complete 180 hours of approved coursework to be eligible to sit the state licensure exam. We estimate that it’ll take three to six months to get up and running as a licensed real estate agent in the Lone Star State.

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McKissock

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

But does that mean real estate agents need to worry about artificial intelligence taking their jobs? Artificial Intelligence in Real Estate Speeds Up the Document Search. The result: less waiting time for the client and a higher level of accuracy. Be a Good Thing For Real Estate Agents?

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Regardless of the outcome, real estate brokers are doing all they can to prepare their brokerages and their agents for more transparency, education on the value real estate agents bring to the transaction, and more, according to the 2023 Q4 BrokerPulse survey , a forward-looking housing market sentiment survey by HousingWire.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 16, 2022

California-based ICE Mortgage Technology announced this week two enterprise agreements to integrate its eClose solution to Maxwell and Roostify platforms, enabling a more streamlined closing process for lenders and borrowers. Roostify, a mortgage technology provider, will integrate the solution to its digital home lending platform.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

billion in damages to residential home sellers who successfully proved that the organization – which represents real estate agents at most of the top brokerages in the United States – colluded with other defendants to inflate agent commissions. Unless the decision is appealed, NAR will have to pay at least $1.8

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

With this solution, real estate agents gain loan status visibility, and borrowers enjoy a simple application process from their preferred device with single-login simplicity. After downloading the mobile app, borrowers can upload documents, eSign disclosures and closing documents, and check their status in real-time.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Here are 14 real estate trends Gen Z buyers won’t pass up. Smart home technology is not optional Gen Z marks the first generation of true digital natives. This group was raised on technology and expects their homes to be outfitted accordingly.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 30, 2021

At UWM we focus on our client service, operational efficiency and speed to close loans. The no-cost solution allows brokers to submit applications, price out loans, eSign documents and helps make the experience smoother for borrowers and real estate agents.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

More than a few real estate agents have come to dread calling the closing company to find out when they can close. Where automation can help It’s easy to think that investing in technology can solve some of our biggest communications bottlenecks. Our industry as a whole has made tremendous strides in that regard.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 7, 2023

One of the advancements this year has been the adoption of new technology platforms like chatGPT, using AI to mimic somebody’s voice to spoof phone numbers. It’s causing us in the industry — title settlement, real estate, mortgage lending, the attorneys — to rethink, can you even trust a voicemail? million house.

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Housing Wire

JULY 28, 2021

Let’s dive into two areas that technology partners and independent brokerages can align to ensure that demand is captured and more at-bats are won. will go a long way in attracting more clients and building trust. The capacity to handle fully compliant real estate transactions faster is a foundation for brokerage success.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 10, 2023

If you’re an LO, you need to offer your clients something that fits today’s narrative — making the most of the home that you’ve got, while being on-call to help when someone needs to borrow money or move. HW: What types of technology can lenders use to improve the borrower experience? This is where Milestones fits in.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 19, 2021

Passport Title Services LLC will use Qualia as its new title production software, after officials announced the company invested in Qualia Core and Qualia Connect to aid clients. Qualia has also recently upgraded Qualia Core for agents in California and Texas and integrated with Northeast agencies Charles Jones and DataTrace.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

In today’s rapidly changing technology landscape, businesses in the title insurance , mortgage and real estate industries must prioritize cybersecurity response planning and business continuity. Document Incident Response Procedures: Create step-by-step guidelines for responding to different types of incidents.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 31, 2022

Once title & escrow operations get powered by a modern technology infrastructure, all other parties in the real estate ecosystem such as mortgage lenders and real estate brokerages could connect to accelerate their own innovation as well. “No No one had tried to truly fix that from the center.

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McKissock

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Technology is supposed to make everything easier, and yet it is often the source of so many problems. While you can’t do your job without relying on real estate technology to some degree, you do have to be extra careful when you use it. Here are six ways technology can hurt—or even ruin—your real estate business.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler sat down with Kenon Chen, executive vice president of strategy and growth at Clear Capital , to talk about appraisal modernization and how technology is just part of the solution. KC: Many lenders’ loan origination systems are really just providing a document repository and maybe some screens.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 24, 2021

billion in the wholesale channel in 2020 (compared to about $62 billion in retail), lost roughly 5% of its broker clients to UWM, according to company executives. Real estate agents and LOs: the great collaboration. Technology has given consumers the power of choice and expedited the entire real estate purchasing process.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 2, 2024

If a brokerage enjoys a good reputation, its agents will speak highly of it and draw new agents to the brokerage. If agents don’t bring in new recruits directly, a third-party source such as an existing client or a business partner might inspire an agent to join a brokerage.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The LOs and brokers who are truly passionate, who are great at what they do, will use this time to double down, hone their craft and become even better advisors to their clients. They will continue investing in new technologies and lending programs. The best time to lean into this business is when others are leaning out.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 25, 2024

In 2024, agents have two choices; learn how to run your entire business from the apps on your phone or tablet, or find a new career. The days of running back to the office to write a tricky email to a client, follow up with a lead, or post on social media are long gone — and they’re never coming back.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 13, 2021

“To be competitive in today’s correspondent market, lenders must be able to offer their sellers a simple, self-service platform,” said Rich Gagliano, president of Black Knight Origination Technologies. suburbs in the upcoming months. suburbs in the upcoming months.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 27, 2021

Better, faster, cheaper has long been the promise of technology in the mortgage industry. Some may argue whether today’s technology is that much better than the tools we used in the past, particularly in the servicing business where many still use platforms designed and first built decades ago. Tripping over our own technology.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

By introducing Digital GLA, CubiCasa aimed to leverage advanced technology, such as artificial intelligence and computer vision, to streamline the measurement process. Digital GLA offers real estate professionals, agents, and appraisers a reliable and standardized way to obtain precise property measurements.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 8, 2022

With interest rates hitting all-time lows, lenders doubled their origination volume to more than $4 trillion in both 2020 and 2021, hired more staff and ramped up investment in technology to close loans faster. billion came from its origination technology, according to their earnings reports. Of the $387.2

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Housing Wire

APRIL 14, 2022

Tens of thousands of workers were hired, new technologies were piloted and operational processes implemented to capitalize on what was a historic moment for the industry. However, they are hampered by comparatively poor technology and the slow speed at which they can close a loan, analysts said. Origination volumes eclipsed $4.3

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GoForrmz

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Digitally transform how you research, rent, buy, sell, and manage properties PropTech (Property Technology) is the newest real estate industry buzzword, highlighting real estate’s growing focus on modernizing and improving the industry through technology and the digital landscape.

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