Housing Wire

MARCH 6, 2024

He will be responsible for developing a road map to expand Pennymac’s proprietary servicing platform, Servicing Systems Environment (SSE). Hogan joined Pennymac in 2020 and previously served as its managing director of capital markets technology. HousingWire reported in December that an arbitrator awarded Black Knight $155.2

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Housing Wire

APRIL 25, 2024

Tom Selleck, as well as the development of additional products in the space to meet the growing needs of the senior demographic. Sieffert previously shared that FOA has a “word of the year,” and for 2020, that word was “resilience.” This year, it’s ‘prevail,’” she said.

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McKissock

JUNE 17, 2022

Below are five remote inspection tools worth looking into. The following information is based on descriptions available online, provided by the product owners/developers. Another virtual inspection tool is HomeView by ValueLink, launched in July 2020. Next on the list of of remote inspection tools is Anow Walkthrough.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 28, 2021

The update expands Zillow’s Local Legal Protections tool, which was created in 2018 to help LGBT home searchers identify if their rights were protected by local laws in certain jurisdictions. The Department of Housing and Urban Development attempted to crack down on landlord discrimination back in 2018.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 1, 2023

Tackling our housing crisis requires every tool available to us,” Sen. He cited a 2020 study by the University of California, Berkeley ’s Terner Center for Housing Innovation , which found that roughly 40,000 acres of land that are currently used by religious institutions have potential for housing development.

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Lamacchia Realty

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

We are thrilled to announce the latest addition to the Lamacchia Realty Business Development team, Katherine Copeland ! Katherine will now take on the role of a Business Development Consultant, transitioning from a Business Development Administrative Assistant. Katherine first started at Lamacchia back in 2020 as a REALTOR®.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 3, 2023

In his new position, he will help build visibility for the brand, attract more agents as well as drive agent’s performance through coaching and development. “I Like Kofi, Real is fixated on giving agents the tools they need to realize their full potential, while ensuring that they have opportunities to build long-term wealth.”

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

The challenges our industry is facing in 2020 have inspired our team to work to refine and speed to market the models, systems and tools top agents need to win today,” Keller Williams President Josh Team said in a statement. “We Agents closed $127.5 billion in sales volume, up 25.4% over Q3 2019 and up 49.47% over Q2 volume.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Zillow’s news release announcing the deal trumpeted ShowingTime as “an industry leader,” with an “ability to simplify a cumbersome part of the home shopping experience,” stated Errol Samuelson, chief industry development officer for Zillow Group. Zillow disclosed the deal shortly after the company’s release of its Q4 2020 earnings.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 5, 2023

As the top mortgage lender, we are always building, growing and improving broker tools on a daily basis. In 2020 and 2021 when refinances were booming, we saw every lender thriving. And those tools are just the start. These tools come at no cost to the originator, which is a huge cost savings to the broker as well.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

The acquisition includes the components of ReverseVision’s full product suite including its core platform, ReverseVision Exchange (RVX), RVDOC Composer (RVDOC) that provides customized compliant reverse mortgage documents, and ReverseVision Sales Accelerator (RVSA) which includes advanced loan modeling and comparison tools.

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Housing Wire

JULY 26, 2021

In fact, the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has experienced a record number of reported complaints as of late, jumping from 5 million logged complaints as of March 12, 2020, to 6 million as of May 15, 2021. FundingShield has processed $1.4 To read FundingShield’s full Wire and Title Fraud Index for Q2 2021, click here.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 17, 2021

But there are definitely a few main things to looks out for — many of which are carrying over from a turbulent 2020 and early 2021 — when it comes to the upcoming landscape for the rest of 2021: Lack of inventory Fluctuating interest rates Increased adoption of technology. Eric Levin is EVP of Client Development at Model Match.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 26, 2021

Glide, which was founded in 2017, provides tools like eSignature and the digitization of sales processing forms. Added the spokesperson, “CAR will continue to monitor the Compass-Glide transaction in the days and weeks ahead and keep you informed of developments.”. sales volume behind only Realogy , according to RealTrend’s 2020 tally.

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Housing Wire

MAY 24, 2021

COVID19 certainly accelerated development and focus on servicing, coming out of 2019 with record low default and foreclosure.”. The company was recognized as one of the 2021 HW Tech100 winners for its native eSign and hybrid transaction tools. 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

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

According to the FBI’s 2022 Internet Crime Report , the problem is only worsening, with an 86% increase in monetary losses in the real estate industry since 2020. billion from victims in 2022 , a 47% increase since 2020. In these high-risk transactions, SoftPro’s tools and integrations can provide an effective shield.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 26, 2020

AmeriHome employees have been working from their homes since March 2020 and as a result of the company’s attention to disaster planning and business continuity practices, service level impacts were negligible for its client base, even in the dark days of March and April.

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Appraisal Buzz

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Prior to 2020, the most common appraisal label in the mortgage origination ecosystem was the Full Appraisal. The onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 introduced two new appraisal labels – the Exterior-only Appraisal and the Desktop Appraisal. Appraisal Labels. interior and exterior). Lenders rely on regulation and policy.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 18, 2023

We saw in 2020 and 2021 some of the most extensive challenges with appraisals due to the volume we experienced as an industry, and we saw nationwide turnaround times extend out to the longest I’ve seen in a decade. HousingWire: What steps can housing professionals take to ensure a faster appraisal? B) Property intelligence.

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Housing Wire

MAY 28, 2021

eNotes registered on the MERS eRegistry increased approximately 350% between 2019 and 2020 (127,178 files vs. 462,671 files). AU: For scalability, Iron Mountain has developed our AI/ML tool for unstructured data called InSight. HW: Where is Iron Mountain innovating to address mortgage custody scalability and the rise of eNotes?

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Housing Wire

JUNE 24, 2021

Buyside helps real estate agents and loan officers engage homeowners with not just home value tools but also branded wealth optimization tips on their home’s equity so homeowners can now truly view their home as an asset. In 2020, Buyside clients closed close to $20 Billion in sales through Buyside, averaging over a 3000% ROI.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 23, 2021

Aqil Ahmed: The year 2020 was an unprecedented one, with the global pandemic and economic uncertainty impacting each of us in one way or another. Smart innovation and prudent risk management tools are needed to assess the risk profile of the loan and the property. HW: What is the No.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 1, 2022

When you look at how fixed-income developed, mortgage-backed securities were brand new at the time and I was right at the forefront of that work. CMOs or collateralized mortgage obligations were developed. Then, that led to REMICs — real estate mortgage investment conduits — and the market really took off from there.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 8, 2020

“Together, we will be able to offer customers a suite of new and enhanced customer-centric tools and solutions that will further enhance our secure notarization and eClosing processes. Coupled with our recent CertifID partnership, we are keenly focused on enhancing our customer service capabilities with exciting developments to come.”.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 1, 2022

million investment in eOriginal, a multi-year Tech100 winner that developed a ‘simple closing experience for lenders, borrowers and settlement agents.’ Later in 2020, eOriginal was acquired by Wolters Kluwer for $280 million in cash and continues to operate within the Wolters Kluwer Governance, Risk & Compliance business.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 15, 2021

The development teams inside of a lender’s business can implement the capabilities anyway they like, and configure it to their current digital experience, tech stack, and use case, Bhat explained. A super useful tool, given the tech can trigger additional steps if needed in what would typically be a paper-leaden trail.

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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

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Michael Fratantoni and his staff made national news at the MBA’s annual virtual convention, releasing a projection for 2020 of $3.18 2021 is expected to show refinance volume being cut nearly in half by just over $800bb, almost 50% of 2020. Purchases in 2021 should be roughly $350bb larger than 2019, and $120bb bigger than 2020.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 12, 2020

This morning, Blend President Tim Mayopoulos (and former CEO of Fannie Mae ) told me that Blend didn’t necessarily “need” the funding but saw the value in accelerating its product development plans. 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

DECEMBER 14, 2021

That has some producers of non-QM loans, which require specialized underwriting expertise, looking to technology, big data and the development of automated underwriting platforms as the solution for dealing with the anticipated surge in loan volume in the years ahead. Through July 2021, AOMS [Angel Oak Mortgage Solutions] has originated $1.52

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2021

Having easy access to meaningful digital tools is key to helping lenders thrive in a digital-first world,” said Roostify CEO Rajesh Bhat. In 2020, Roostify said it scaled to manage a 250% increase in overall platform volume, and it’s not the only startup to have a bang-up year after nearly $4 trillion in originations flooded the market.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 19, 2021

Last year, Laura Grannemann’s dedication to providing Americans with access to safe and affordable housing earned her a spot as one of HousingWire’s 2020 Women of Influence. Today, her passion is still apparent in the work that she’s doing to help those in underserved communities own homes and build wealth. .

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Lamacchia Realty

MAY 17, 2024

Every year, the Fast 50 companies are chosen and ranked based on revenue growth from the past four years; this year was 2020-2023. The company attributes its ongoing and rapid growth to its innovative offerings for agents and unique consumer-focused selling tools. In 2024, Lamacchia Realty ranked 40th on the Fast 50 List!

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 29, 2021

From that perspective, the post-housing crisis QE era really helped me in 2020. Additionally, we spent the last ten years at Guaranteed Rate building our digital mortgage platform and it was a huge part of our success in 2020. We’re really fortunate to work with the best sales, tech, and ops professionals in the industry.

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Housing Wire

MAY 10, 2021

If you needed a doctor or a lawyer, you’d expect those professionals to be knowledgeable about the latest developments in treatment options or how changes in the law might affect your case. Since we launched the experience in July 2020, more than half of the people who submitted an inquiry chose to connect with an agent.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 9, 2021

Of the cumulative exits for the period from June 1, 2020, through August 1, 2021, 28.1% The tools include an interest rate reduction, term extension and a mortgage recovery advance, to help cover past due mortgage payments and related costs. By stage, 9.7% of total loans in forbearance are in the initial plan stage, while 82.9%

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Incenter Appraisal Management’s new remote appraisal inspection tool streamlines the appraisal process while ensuring appraisers stay in control of the inspection and data collection. While the immediate need for remote appraisals began in 2020, it soon became clear that these processes were here to stay.

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