Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The lender has about 80 loan officers and aims to hire up to 100 in states. Capturing leads with tech Another priority for the lender is procuring leads through its proprietary technology. Cliffco’s proprietary CRM platform enables loan officers to break away from being heavily dependent on real estate agents for referrals.

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Loan Officers Agents Retail Technology 397

Housing Wire

MAY 8, 2024

Because of an apparent error made by staff at ICE Mortgage Technology ‘s Surefire customer relationship management (CRM) platform, more than 600,000 emails and texts were sent without permission to real estate agents, business partners and past clients of loan officers around the country.

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Clients Real Estate Agent Technology Loan Officers 421

Housing Wire

JUNE 16, 2023

SimpleNexus , a homeownership platform developer for loan officers, borrowers, real estate agents, and settlement agents, announced this week a new integration with Empower, the loan origination system (LOS) from Black Knight.

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Loan Officers Real Estate Agent Technology Real Estate 370

Housing Wire

MARCH 11, 2024

Solutions within Floify Lender Edition allow lenders to improve recruitment and retention of top-producing loan officers and to navigate regulatory landscapes, according to the company’s website. Floify Lender Edition is a counterpart to Broker Edition , which was rolled out in December.

Mortgage 421

Mortgage Loan Officers Real Estate Agent Design 421

Housing Wire

AUGUST 1, 2023

When the Federal Reserve slashed interest rates to zero on March 15, 2020 and set off an extraordinary real estate boom, Rocket Mortgage was ready. The lender made focused efforts to target the purchase market in 2021 and set up dedicated teams to cultivate relationships with real estate agents.

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Loan Officers Retail Real Estate Agent Real Estate 370

The Appraiser Coach

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

We frustrate buyers, sellers, loan officers and, sometimes, real estate agents. Appraisers have been accused of being “speed bumps” in the lending process. In some ways, I can understand their. Read More.

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Agents Appraisal Real Estate Agent Loan Officers 370

Housing Wire

MARCH 31, 2023

Big Purple Dot (BPD), a mortgage and real estate customer relationship management (CRM) and recruiting solutions company in Irvine, California, announced this week the integration of ChatGPT into its CRM ecosystem. The use-cases for AI-powered chatbots just keep growing.

Real Estate Agent 397

Real Estate Agent Clients Real Estate Loan Officers 397

Housing Wire

APRIL 27, 2023

Mobility Market Intelligence (MMI), a data intelligence and market insight tool provider for the mortgage and real estate industries, has appointed Brian McKray as the director of product development. The platform offers granular insights into lenders, loan officers, and real estate agents by region or individual transactions.

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Development Real Estate Agent Real Estate Loan Officers 382

Housing Wire

MARCH 1, 2023

San Francisco-based SaaS technology provider Polly on Monday announced its API integration with Total Expert, a customer engagement platform purpose-built for financial institutions. Total Expert provides customer engagement solutions for more than 175 modern financial institutions, unifying data, marketing, sales, and compliance solutions.

Real Estate Agent 370

Real Estate Agent Technology Open Houses Loan Officers 370

Housing Wire

AUGUST 13, 2021

This tipping point came after several years of rapid technology growth in our industry. The trends we elaborated on two years ago, pre-COVID, are now the standard: Digital is the new normal and technology is now the price of entry rather than a competitive advantage. To them it’s just “a mortgage application.”. The future experience.

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Loan Officers Real Estate Agent Modernization Technology 450

Housing Wire

APRIL 15, 2024

Their innovative marketing technology is easy to use and is proven to move the needle in our industry. Roomvu claims that more than 100,000 real estate agents are preparing their local social media content on the platform. ” With the partnership, NAMB members will receive a 20% discount on Roomvu services.

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Marketing Real Estate Agent Tools Realtors 418

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler sat down with Scot Rose , CIO at Class Valuation , to talk about innovation in the appraisal space and how the technology being deployed for appraisal modernization can actually protect appraisers. SW: How do you think about technology and prioritizing what to do next? What’s changing there?

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Appraisal Technology Modernization Real Estate Agent 421

Housing Wire

APRIL 13, 2021

SentriLock , the home lockbox company wholly owned by the National Association of Realtors (NAR), announced Tuesday that they created a computer and smart phone platform to help real estate agents juggle their home showing appointments. Real estate agents and LOs: the great collaboration.

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Real Estate Agent Real Estate Brokerage Realtors 410

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Paul Anastos has been on the forefront of innovation within the housing industry for over a decade, specializing in developing technology solutions and transforming businesses into industry powerhouses. The post 2020 HW Tech Trendsetter: Paul Anastos appeared first on HousingWire.

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Loan Officers Real Estate Agent Technology Development 363

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) Mortgage Technology reported an adjusted operating income of $131 million in the third quarter of 2023, up from Q3 2022’s $126 million — despite the headwinds the mortgage industry is facing. We don’t have a business of selling leads to real estate brokers and the like. .

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Business Mortgage Technology Real Estate Agent 315

Housing Wire

MARCH 20, 2023

on Monday announced that Frontwave Credit Union will now implement Empower, Black Knight’s cloud-based loan origination system, and its integrated solutions, for the expansion of its mortgage lending operations. It will also cut down on recurring hosting costs by reducing technology-based work. Black Knight, Inc.

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Tools Property Taxes Real Estate Agent Technology 370

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Find the right mortgage with a local broker and Rocket technology,” intoned the narrator on the commercials, which premiered during the Super Bowl. The ads are mostly set not in a loan office, but a home showing. Rocket rocketed to being the highest volume mortgage lender in the country by late 2017. Already a member?

Real Estate Agent 473

Real Estate Agent Real Estate Loan Officers Realtors 473

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Stevens, President at SRE.com, about the challenges mortgage loan officers and brokers face as the market continues to shift toward purchase money business and how human-assisted eCommerce can help them win more business. HousingWire recently spoke with John G. HousingWire: Why should referrals be a key part of originators’ strategies?

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Business Loan Officers Real Estate Agent Real Estate 418

Housing Wire

JUNE 30, 2022

Smart lenders are leaning into the technologies that will solve on multiple fronts, helping drive more leads and real estate agent relationships, higher pull through to closed transactions, increased efficiency and time saved. Does it add value to the real estate agent partnership?

Mortgage 370

Mortgage Real Estate Agent Technology Loan Officers 370

Housing Wire

JUNE 30, 2022

Intuitive technologies developed and built by experts in both mortgages and technology can drive efficiency, reliability and profitability when paired with exceptional customer service. At UWM, we’re always looking for ways our brokers can grow their business,” said Justin Glass, Senior Vice President and Chief Digital Officer at UWM.

Mortgage 370

Mortgage Real Estate Agent Clients Tools 370

Housing Wire

MARCH 18, 2021

Real estate agents and LOs: the great collaboration. Technology has given consumers the power of choice and expedited the entire real estate purchasing process. The seven-year-old Offerpad – founded by the company’s present CEO Brian Bair – describes itself as a lean operation looking to accelerate growth.

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Real Estate Real Estate Agent Loan Officers Technology 432

Housing Wire

AUGUST 4, 2023

Achieving success as a real estate agent requires more than simply understanding the mechanics of the job. Here are 10 essential skills every real estate agent should possess. Here are 10 essential skills every real estate agent should possess. And why is this so important?

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Real Estate Agent Real Estate Agents Clients 370

Housing Wire

APRIL 7, 2021

Inversely, data from Zillow showed for-sale inventory climb the highest in four major real estate markets – Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, and New York. ” Real estate agents and LOs: the great collaboration. . ” Real estate agents and LOs: the great collaboration.

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Housing Market Marketing Real Estate Technology 545

Appraisal Buzz

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Founded in 2011, SimpleNexus is a developer of mobile-first technology for loan officers, borrowers, real estate agents and settlement agents to manage the homeownership journey. nCino Inc. , When we first started nCino, our mission was clear: to transform the financial.

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Real Estate Agent Loan Officers Real Estate Agents 195

Housing Wire

JANUARY 2, 2024

In the mortgage industry, we saw a significant number of loan officers and real estate agents join the platform to share educational home-buying tips targeted toward a younger audience and first-time homebuyers. While technologies such as ChatGPT are great tools to help with efficiency, it’s not the end-all be-all.

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Real Estate Agent Loan Officers Advertising Mortgage 450

Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 18, 2021

SimpleNexus , a homeownership platform developer for loan officers, borrowers, real estate agents and settlement agents, has acquired Georgia-based software firm LBA Ware.

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Tools Business Real Estate Agent Loan Officers 195

Housing Wire

APRIL 5, 2021

Climate change and the rising threat of natural disasters is likely to significantly impact migration plans of American families, potentially changing the landscape of American real estate. ” Real estate agents and LOs: the great collaboration. Out of 2,000 people surveyed between Feb.

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Buyers Real Estate Agent Real Estate Brokerage 473

Housing Wire

MARCH 1, 2022

News just broke that private equity investor LLR Partners announced strategic investments in two mortgage technology companies — Mortgage Coach and Sales Boomerang ( click here for article ). LLR is not a newcomer to mortgage technology or the overall fintech market. This isn’t a new story in mortgage lending or real estate brokerage.

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Real Estate Brokerage Real Estate Agent Technology 384

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

How 2020 exposed a greater need for collaboration between real estate agents and LOs. Technology has given consumers the power of choice and expedited the entire real estate purchasing process.

Real Estate Agent 397

Real Estate Agent Home Value Real Estate Loan Officers 397

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

We recognize that loan officers have a choice, and when they choose to join a company on their own, it just seems to work better. We want to retain customers for our loan officers for life, so we don’t sell the loans we fund or the servicing rights. RA: We have always done really well growing organically.

Loan Officers 421

Loan Officers Retail Clients Real Estate Agent 421

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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Technology Real Estate Agent Loan Officers Lending 384

Housing Wire

JUNE 5, 2023

Now, they are sitting at 22% and climbing, because they offer the most loan options to borrowers. DS: The growth of the channel has been significant, especially in terms of technology. UWM is focused and committed to building custom technology specifically for independent mortgage brokers. And those tools are just the start.

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Mortgage Retail Lending Loan Officers 370

Housing Wire

JUNE 8, 2022

Pontiac, Michigan-based lender United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) Wednesday launched a new platform for independent mortgage brokers to access purchase leads, past clients and real estate agents — a move to entice and retain loan officers in a shrinking mortgage market.

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Mortgage Real Estate Agent Real Estate Clients 370

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Streamlining operations Once a borrower is approved for a mortgage loan, the process should run like clockwork. It should keep the consumer happy and minimize the cost of originating the loan. Technology makes this possible as it builds new efficiencies. 60% cited speed. Those who don’t will get left behind.

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Modernization Technology Real Estate Agent Valuation 370

Housing Wire

MARCH 16, 2022

As part of the merger, Jim Black, the founder of All Cal, will become chief lending officer of InstaMortgage. Black, a licensed mortgage loan officer and broker, will also lead product development, tech partnerships and sales growth. “Now that we are licensed in 26 states, we can scale that pretty quickly.

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Retail Loan Officers Brokerage Technology 431

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

In reality, the LOS is not the problem; the technology is doing exactly what it was designed to do. Adjust your expectations At its core, an LOS is designed to serve a very specific purpose: ensuring that lenders can originate compliant and sellable loans. The LOS is a foundational piece of technology for every lender.

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Technology Design Lending Real Estate Agent 410

Housing Wire

JUNE 10, 2022

Erickson will be in charge of product management, the procurement and advancement of technology solutions and will oversee the training department and support teams for Motto Mortgage and wemlo. Mortgage lender and servicer Planet Home Lending also named Kathryn Edelen as regional vice president of its sales division this week.

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Marketing Real Estate Agent Lending Real Estate 410