Housing Wire

APRIL 9, 2024

On Monday, the independent brokerage announced that it had acquired Springfield, Massachusetts-based Sears Real Estate. Founded in 1971 by Paul Sears, Sears Real Estate is owned and operated by the family of current National Association of Realtors president Kevin Sears. Based in Waltham, Mass.,

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Pollack joined Blackstone in 2015. The following year, he began serving as the global head of Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies (BREDS), a fund that manages $84 billion in assets. Tim Johnson has been Global Head of Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies since 2021 and will continue in this role.”

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Housing Wire

MAY 1, 2024

We have the most and highest intent customers in real estate, we work with the most productive agents and we provide them with exceptional technology to make their lives more efficient,” Barton said. million real estate license holders, many handle only one or two transactions a year. Of the approximately 1.5

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Dan Levy and Heidi Gardner are two incredible talents, and they are clearly in tune with the way America looks at real estate online,” Florance said. In 2015, CoStar spent $100 million in consumer marketing to promote the revamped Apartments.com site. “I The firm is no stranger to large marketing spends.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 10, 2024

It relies on examinations of agents’ sales for five major real estate firms in each of four geographic areas; out of a sample of 2,000 agents, 100 were selected randomly from each firm in each area. The study, CFA’s third of three on this topic, suggests that a significant portion of agents in the U.S.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 27, 2023

The American Land Title Association, alongside our real estate industry partners, are committed to making transactions easier for everyone through consumer education efforts. Often the buyer asks the real estate agent or lender for a recommendation, but we always encourage buyers to explore their options.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 11, 2024

In early January, Proof , formerly known as Notarize , announced that it had helped sellers and buyers close $374 billion worth of real estate transactions since its founding in 2015, and that it had its sights set on California. NotaryCam is not the only RON platform looking at expansion in California.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 19, 2023

CoStar Group , the parent company of real estate data giant CoStar , has made an offer to acquire OnThe Market , the third most visited residential property portal in the United Kingdom. The announcement bolsters the claim that CoStar is “playing for keeps in the residential real estate market.” portal for £1.10

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Appraisal Buzz

APRIL 22, 2024

Ashley Jelinek is the new CEO of Corporate Settlement Solutions (CSS), a regional provider of residential and commercial real estate settlement solutions. Ashley had been chief operating officer of CSS since 2015. With the new appointment, Jerome Jelinek, the company’s founder and CEO, will become chairman.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 6, 2022

At CoreLogic, Nothaft headed the office of the economist, providing analysis, commentary and forecasting trends in global real estate, insurance and mortgage markets. Prior to joining CoreLogic in 2015, Nothaft had a nearly 30-year career at Freddie Mac, where he was most recently the chief economist.

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Real Estate News

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Willis previously held the top leadership position at Keller Williams Realty from 2005-2015 and had recently rejoined the company in a consulting capacity.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 28, 2023

California-based real estate investing platform Peer Street, Inc. Founded in 2013 by Brew Johnson, Brett Crosby and Alex Perelman, Peer Street developed a marketplace connecting lenders and borrowers seeking capital to investors looking for real estate-related debt.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

real estate brokerages and franchise brands , Realogy Holdings Corp., Yannaccone joined Realogy in 2015 as the chief operating officer of ERA , and has since held senior franchise and owned brokerage leadership positions. The largest owner of U.S.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Real estate investors purchasing distressed properties at foreclosure auction have been telegraphing a possible housing market slowdown for the last six months. Prior to the pandemic, the average purchase discount at foreclosure auction had never dropped below 20% in any quarter as far back as nationwide data is available, Q1 2015.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 22, 2023

Homebot , a home education portal that keeps people connected to their loan officers and real estate agents, acquired Quo Finance , a mobile app for first-time homebuyers. Homebot was co-founded by Ernie Graham and Ira McMahon in 2015 with a vision to help people make smart financial decisions with their homes.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 12, 2022

The aim of the integration is to offer completely embedded electronic payments for real estate closing disbursements and payouts. According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), check fraud has increased by 65% since 2015. To boot, check fraud is also on the rise.

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Hank Miller Team

MARCH 21, 2022

The Atlanta real estate market explosion is due in large part to its broad appeal, size and vast selection of properties. The “Atlanta Real Estate market” is a misnomer; the area is akin to spilled glass of milk. With no natural boundaries, it sprawls over 8 to 16 counties depending on who sources the information.

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Housing Wire

MAY 18, 2023

In a fast-paced real estate market, many potential homebuyers miss out on their dream homes due to the lengthy mortgage approval process. “When Guaranteed Rate introduced the world’s first fully digital mortgage in 2015, it revolutionized the industry. .

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 11, 2024

A licensed agent since 1994, Sears is a second-generation real estate professional. He is currently the broker-owner of Springfield, Massachusetts-based Sears Real Estate. The firm was founded by his father Paul Sears in 1971. Sears has some political chops. Deval Patrick and again in 2019 by Gov. Charlie Baker.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 12, 2022

to collect earnest money as well as transfer and disburse funds for real estate transactions. million through nine funding rounds since its founding in May 2015. White-label software-as-a-service platform Paymints.io is integrating with national online notarization platform Notarize , according to an announcement made on Monday.

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McKissock

JULY 26, 2021

Ever wondered what it takes to work in real estate with celebrities? Being a celebrity real estate agent isn’t too different from working with clients who aren’t famous — but there are a few notable takeaways to focus on each time you have a celebrity client. Privacy is always the best policy.

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Housing Wire

MAY 3, 2023

On Friday afternoon, my real estate agent called with good news. Unlike loan officers, whose commissions are highly regulated by the government, real estate agent commissions are based largely on long-standing industry practices and market forces. Congratulations!” You just sold your house.” And that was that!

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Housing Wire

MARCH 6, 2024

The move strengthens the bank’s balance sheet amid a confidence crisis related to its commercial real estate loan portfolio. A former CEO of OneWest Bank from 2010 and 2015, Otting will become the CEO of NYCB, replacing Alessandro DiNello, who has held the position since Thomas Cangemi stepped down earlier this week.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 3, 2021

To stay up to data on real estate brokerage news, please check out RealTrends’ BrokerSource newsletter. Durkin was identified as a replacement to Herman in 2015 and has been groomed to step in when Herman was ready to move out of leadership. “I

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 18, 2021

MLS Technology Holdings, LLC , a joint venture formed by four of the nation’s largest MLSs, has acquired real estate technology company Remine Inc., The MLSs stated that the collaboration came about out of a shared desire to further technological advancements in real estate through the acquisition of technology companies.

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Housing Wire

MAY 5, 2022

“Consumers are clamoring for faster, better, paperless closings, and the seamless online notarization integration into SoftPro 360 gives SoftPro customers the easiest and most efficient way to decrease closing times and improve operational efficiencies,” Terri Davis, the general manager of real estate at Notarize, said in a statement.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Kan has worked at the association since 2006, rising from survey specialist to associate vice president of economic and industry forecasting in 2015. He will also continue to provide analysis of data trends in the real estate finance industry.

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Boston Appraisal

APRIL 5, 2021

What’s going to happen with Boston real estate? However, in this article we’ll summarize the most salient points that most economists are talking about, and discuss what we think might happen with the Boston real estate market. Boston, MA Real Estate Market Values over the Past Ten Years. 2015: $480k (+9%).

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McKissock

APRIL 25, 2022

Want your real estate career to make an impact on your local community? There are ways real estate agents can give back and serve people in need. Through real estate charities and some creative thinking you can use your career to help others—you might meet some like-minded real estate agents while doing it, too.

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Boston Appraisal

APRIL 5, 2021

What’s going to happen with Boston real estate? However, in this article we’ll summarize the most salient points that most economists are talking about, and discuss what we think might happen with the Boston real estate market. In the coming weeks, months, and years, is it going to go up, down, or sideways?

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Chicagoland Appraisal Blog

MARCH 9, 2024

Licensed real estate appraisers may not provide property condition comments for compensation as a substitute for a home inspection or home inspection report prepared by a licensed home inspector. Appraisal inspections usually take approximately 30 minutes to an hour depending on the size and complexity of the property.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

A former executive at Auto Nation and Home Depot among other companies, Liebert was a fixture at last week’s “Family Reunion,” an annual gathering of Keller real estate agents. Liebert does not have a background in real estate. Team also did not have a real estate background. The firm’s U.S.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Fixed Commissions and Social Waste in the Real Estate Industry ,” which she had sent to Ruben Gonzalez, Keller Williams’s chief economist, roughly six years ago. Anywhere Real Estate , the parent company of Coldwell Banker, has also filed a settlement agreement and is no longer a defendant in the suit.

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Housing Wire

JULY 18, 2023

Maxwell, founded in 2015, aims to make mortgage processes more efficient and accessible. The company has been recognized several times as part of HousingWire’s Tech100 award program , which is focused on innovative technology solutions in real estate and mortgage.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 21, 2022

announced on Friday that it has decided to internalize the company’s management, a step that the real estate investment trust estimates will reduce its costs and potentially attract more institutional investors to its stock. New Residential Investment Corp. The main contribution came from the servicing portfolio.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 1, 2021

Qualia has created a flexible infrastructure for the real estate and mortgage industry. Real estate transactions require coordination between lenders, title insurers, home buyers, title & escrow companies – the list goes on. Nate Baker, CEO.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 11, 2020

Offerpad announced on Tuesday the expansion of its Real Estate Solutions Center into Port St. Through the Real Estate Solutions Center, a home is evaluated by the company’s real estate experts and Offerpad’s data-driven real estate platform. Lucie, Florida, as the first iBuyer in the region.

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