Housing Wire

JUNE 1, 2023

Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), is designed to reduce barriers faced by nonprofit organizations, churches, synagogues and mosques for constructing multifamily housing units on their properties. The bill, introduced last December by Sen. Tackling our housing crisis requires every tool available to us,” Sen. “SB

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 5, 2021

The Utah-based software developer offers a private-label digital mortgage platform and mobile app designed to connect lenders with borrowers and real estate agents. In fact, prior to founding SimpleNexus in 2011, CEO Matt Hansen worked on the Simplifile development architecture team for nearly five years. billion.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The company last announced a funding raise in November 2020 , when it secured $40 million from First American. The Los Angeles-based startup was designed and developed in a collaboration with BCG Digital Ventures , a global corporate venture, investment and incubation arm of the Boston Consulting Group.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 5, 2022

When I wrote the America is back recovery model on April 7, 2020, and then retired it on Dec. 9, 2020, I knew one data line would lag the most: jobs! Well, I was off by two months: Today, the BLS reported that 528,000 jobs were created with positive revisions of 28,000, which gave us just enough to pass the February 2020 levels.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Originally introduced in April, the MISMO RON compliance certification was designed to assure RON tech providers meet a universal set of standards including credential analysis, borrower identification, capturing and maintaining a recording of the notary process electronically, audio and video requirements, record storage and audit trails.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 9, 2024

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Tuesday announced that it is making $40.25 Three million dollars of the full amount will also be allocated for institutions designed to “bridge the racial homeownership gap and support underserved communities,” including Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).

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Housing Wire

JULY 16, 2021

During her third year at FGMC, Gonzalez was recognized by HousingWire as a 2020 Vanguard. What is your company doing to develop the next generation of leaders? They are our largest asset and we work diligently to identify key talent, develop career pathing, and invest in overall human capital.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 7, 2021

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Tuesday resolved uncertainty around special purpose credit programs, 45 years after Congress allowed lenders to tailor products to groups that have historically been excluded from homeownership. In a legal memo, HUD stated that SPCPs are allowed under the Fair Housing Act.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 8, 2021

Over the final months of 2020, MISMO saw the number of companies with its RON certificate double to a total of eight companies. 1, he served as the assistant secretary of policy development and research for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and as the principal executive vice president of Ginnie Mae.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Department of Housing and Urban Development in the area of foster youth, along with all foster families in this country, provides us an opportunity to do both. Department of Housing and Urban Development. It is also a time when we give thanks to the outstanding individuals who go above-and-beyond to assist others.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Fannie Mae understands the story of housing in America includes a history of systemic racism,” CEO Hugh Frater wrote in June 2020. As of 2020, Fannie Mae’s REO portfolio is 17,500. Our REO maintenance standards are designed to ensure that all properties are tended to and treated equally.”.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Meanwhile, Todd Maki, head of business development and partnerships at Snapdocs, remarked that integrating Notarize’s services will help mortgage lenders “orchestrate a more perfect mortgage closing” that is fully digital and error-free. Partnering with Snapdocs gets everyone there faster.”. The company estimated that 1.25

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 19, 2022

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) forecasts that if the mortgage industry experiences a 65% drop in origination volume between the fourth quarter of 2020 and the first quarter of 2023, production employment will likely need to be scaled back by 24 to 31%. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

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Housing Wire

MAY 24, 2021

Notable in light of the current servicing challenges facing the industry, Stavvy’s eClosing technology is designed to facilitate faster borrower communication and closings as servicers work through loan modifications, referrals and forbearance. When we launched Stavvy in late 2019, we had no idea what was in store for the world in 2020.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

To tackle this challenge, MISMO will form a new development workgroup. Originally introduced in April 2020, the MISMO RON compliance certification was designed to assure RON tech providers meet a universal set of standards.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 30, 2023

“Lenders participating in mortgage programs backed by taxpayers must follow the rules designed to protect both program integrity and homeowners,” U.S. million and Guild Mortgage in October 2020 for $24.9 Attorney Carla Freedman said in a statement. FHA is part of the HUD. Attorney’s office. million.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 2, 2021

Hansen told HousingWire that he stepped down to lead a team of software developers and sales staff for upcoming research and development tactics within SimpleNexus. This new role will give him more time to focus on his passion for product and development, he said.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 20, 2020

Azevedo initially joined HW Media in June 2020 as Fintech Editor for HousingWire, and was quickly identified as the right talent to lead the launch of FinLedger as managing editor. . FinLedger officially launched on August 17, 2020. About FinLedger.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 18, 2022

Mangus then worked to build the dedicated reverse mortgage department at his new company from scratch and has found a notable degree of success by building Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) for Purchase (H4P) business through the use of continuing education (CE) classes designed for licensed real estate agents. Curtis Mangus.

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Appraisal Buzz

MARCH 2, 2022

In his current role for ACI, he is focused on the design, development and execution of innovative software solutions to drive the digital transformation of the industry. ABOUT The Collateral Risk Network was founded in 2003 by Joan Trice, and established as a non-profit, 501(c)(3) as of January 2020.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

He’ll be speaking on the Operational Strategies panel, with Lisa Patterson, COO of Homepoint, and Vanessa Montanez, sales and business development manager at US Bank. The focus of the Spring Summit is The Year-Round Purchase Market. Sign up for HW+ membership here , or get event-only access for your company or team here.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 24, 2021

Last week’s announcement from the Department of Housing and Urban Development cleared the way for lenders to adopt targeted lending programs, but so far, they are treading carefully. But in the wake of HUD’s announcement, some lenders have, privately, grumbled that there are not sufficient incentives to develop the programs.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 12, 2020

This article was written for FinLedger, HW Media’s new fintech-focused news brand designed specifically for financial services professionals in banking, insurance and real estate. To that end, Blend plans to use the new capital to invest in product development such as speeding up the release of its digital closing solution.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Prior to his role at Blend, Pavlou worked at Okta where he focused on growing the company’s customer identity, APIs, and developer experience business. Pavlou has also worked in the banking industry with Bank of America Home Loans , where he managed the product and pricing strategy for all first lien mortgages.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 21, 2021

A 2020 Woman of Influence , Martin joined Snapdocs earlier this year as Head of Industry and Regulatory Affairs. . HW: When you think about the future of housing, what skills do you think are most important for the next generation of leaders to develop? housing economy forward.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2021

The opportunity to re-design the future of home lending through technology cannot be overstated, as the mortgage lending industry has been relatively slow to embrace digital technologies,” said Kittredge. And software and platform developers Qualia and Blend both achieved unicorn status by the end of the year. “I

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D Fritz Appraisals

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Missing middle housing is designed to address families and individuals who are being pushed out of the market for a single-family home. This would make it much simpler for developers to create low-rise multi-family housing developments as infill in existing neighbourhoods. . What is Missing Middle Housing?

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Lamacchia Realty

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Perhaps it’s the stunning beaches, swaying palm trees, Read More » The post Amy Wallick Sworn in by Massachusetts Association of REALTORS® as 2024 President appeared first on Lamacchia Realty.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 31, 2021

A 2020 study revealed the top reason businesses outsource is cost reduction (70%) and close behind is greater flexibility (40%), but lenders are often reluctant to trust their customer experience and processes to staff they didn’t hire or train. The right partnership starts with technology that is designed to play well with others.

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GoForrmz

MAY 8, 2023

This mass digital transformation kicked off in 2020. ” — Lisa Dunn, Office Manager, Doré Designs Learn how Doré Designs uses GoFormz to reduce their paperwork and improve customer service. Digital forms for your small business In today’s tech space, small businesses are going digital, and it’s clear why.

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The Robert Weiler Company

APRIL 7, 2023

Commercial real estate developers are ensuring that the goal of Earth Day is being met, as evidenced by widespread initiatives in green design and sustainable building. To be clear, some of these developments have been gaining momentum for decades. trillion in 2018, then surpassed $35 trillion in 2020.

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Housing Wire

JULY 7, 2021

The development is particularly notable due to the recent activity of MAM in the realm of reverse mortgage servicing. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but statements from Mr. Cooper company leadership detailed that the transaction will not have a significant impact on its second quarter 2021 results.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 6, 2022

Although no one can predict exactly how the markets will react to certain events, mortgage lenders that develop a strategy for the uncertainty we find ourselves in will be best equipped to handle whatever comes next. More rate hikes from the Fed. This means that the March interest rate hike will not be the last. The impact of liquidity.

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Housing Wire

MAY 26, 2021

CRT transactions, on the other hand, are typically designed to cover only unexpected losses. A January 2020 white paper for the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies cites five challenges the GSEs are trying to solve by transferring credit risk to private investors: To reduce systemic risk in U.S. The benefits of CRT are numerous.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 7, 2024

And what I witnessed is that the difference between a good product design engineering team and a great one is actually exponential. And you always had this “rising tide raises all ships” right into 2020 and 2021. PH: First is just attracting and retaining the best talent.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

While the pace of mortgage originations has fallen off somewhat this year relative to a record 2020, I expect that servicing will get an increased focus over the next year. In June 2020, roughly 8.5% Forbearance trends and exits outlook. Borrowers simply needed to assert a hardship related to Covid-19.

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Empire Appraisal Group

MARCH 31, 2022

Sunshine Park, a century-old community of 130 properties south of downtown, is pursuing historic designation after seeing unsettling demos and rebuilds, including the razing of a 1920s-era mission-style house. More than 1,300 historic reviews were conducted by city staff in 2021, up from 1,070 in 2020 and 950 in 2019.

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