Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

According to the firm, CubiCasa’s technology reduces the subjectivity and inconsistency of the traditional “hand-drawn sketch” method of determining a home’s size, still used by appraisers today, and empowers even untrained homeowners to produce accurate results. Cubicasa was acquired by appraisal management company Clear Capital in 2021.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 16, 2024

The calculations reached by CubiCasa technology are aligned with American National Standards Institute standards and the technology can be used without prior training by anyone with a smartphone. CubiCasa was acquired by appraisal management company Clear Capital in 2021.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Sarah Wheeler: In the past you said that technology isn’t a differentiator, it’s just an equalizer. Rich Weidel: Yes, and even more now that we’re seeing in this down cycle which technologies provide value and which are just an expense. It wasn’t that long ago that technology was going to change everything.

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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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Housing Wire

JANUARY 20, 2022

In 2021, homebuyers who successfully purchased a home viewed a median of only eight properties before completing their transaction, according to a report by the National Association of Realtors , published on Tuesday. NAR Research has tracked the number of homes viewed since 1987 and eight is the lowest number on record.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2024

The digital lender made changes in its commercial operating model to achieve this goal and will continue to invest in Tinman, its proprietary technology platform. For comparison, Better’s production volume was $11 billion in 2022 and $57 billion in 2021, when interest rates were lower and refinance opportunities were plentiful.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 8, 2022

In a recent survey by the National Association of Realtors , floor plans ranked as the third most desired listing feature for homebuyers, after photos and detailed listing information. In 24 hours, the floor plan sketching technology provides a high-resolution floor plan file of the house, the company said. “By have floor plans.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

As of June, Better had 950 team members, a 91% decrease over an 18-month period from 10,400 in Q4 2021, according to its previous filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). For things like homeowner’s insurance, title insurance, and Realtors, we’ve now just become a marketplace.

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Lamacchia Realty

OCTOBER 27, 2023

October 26, 2023 – At the annual 2024 Massachusetts Association of REALTORS® Installation of Officers & Directors held at the Danversport Yacht Club on Thursday, October 26 th , Amy Wallick was sworn in as MAR President. This experience has provided her with a comprehensive grasp of the Association from multiple perspectives.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 1, 2023

“Through this expansion, we’re solidifying our commitment to our realtor and tax partners in a larger capacity nationwide,” Lee Trice, U.S. “Our impending technology rollout will enable appraisers to deliver reports straight from the field,” Trice said. . managing director of Opteon, said in the statement.

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Lamacchia Realty

JANUARY 5, 2022

Top Producing REALTOR® Laurie Howe Bourgeois has been ranked the #1 REALTOR® in the city of Leominster for both units, sales sides, and sales volume in 2021 and #1 in Worcester County by sales volume*! On June 30 th , 2021, Laurie also ranked as the #1 REALTOR® in Leominster for the first half of the year.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 14, 2022

Then, the mortgage industry showed why it is called a cyclical business: in the second half of 2021, the Federal Reserve signaled an increase in interest rates and an easing of the purchase of mortgage-backed securities, choking the refi market. ” In fall of 2021, Chicago-based Interfirst laid off hundreds of employees.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 26, 2021

Suspicious real estate agents and rival brokerage heads in California will worry that the deal could funnel general information about California home sales to Compass thanks to a recent partnership Glide announced with the California Association of Realtors. Unclear is whether the California MLS may renege its relationship with Glide.

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Lamacchia Realty

DECEMBER 9, 2022

December 8, 2022 – The Massachusetts Association of REALTORS® Board of Directors have officially sworn in Amy Wallick as the 2023 President-Elect. Amy, a REALTOR® out of our Beverly branch office , will be MAR President in 2024. “I Amy Wallick. Congrats Amy!”. Anthony Lamacchia. Broker/Owner.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 28, 2023

In a shrinking mortgage market, fee pressures are the main challenge for appraisers, according to a new survey from the National Association of Realtors. Fee pressure was followed by appraisal management company (AMC) requests for revisions (28%) and technology fees (26%), a category that was not included in 2022 survey responses.

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Lamacchia Realty

AUGUST 16, 2022

August 16 th – Announced today, Jim Major has been named the Greater Boston Association of REALTORS® (GBAR) REALTOR® of the year at the Annual Awards & Networking Breakfast in Boston ! Jim is currently the Massachusetts Association of REALTORS® Greater Boston Regional Vice President. April 8, 2021. October 16, 2020.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 31, 2023

He is a 20-year member of the National Association of Realtors and has served on his local Realtor association’s board of directors, budget committee, grievance committee, professional standards committee and scholarship committee. Turning now to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Easier on the taxpayer.

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Real Estate Realtors Agents Buyers 384

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

This is a topic Mohtashami is an expert on — the data analyst and financial writer has been an invited speaker at events held by AmeriCatlyst, the California Association Of Realtors and the National Association Of Women In Real Estate Business , as well as other economic conferences.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 1, 2021

As with all HousingWire events, we’re bringing together some of the brightest and most successful people in mortgage, real estate, compliance, technology and regulation to offer their insights on what’s happening right now and what’s coming next. The post U.S.

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Lamacchia Realty

MAY 5, 2022

The REALTORS® Association of Massachusetts held its annual Award Ceremony on April 28th, 2022. The Association recognized a number of members for their outstanding success in 2021. A total of 25 Lamacchia Realty REALTORS® were recognized, at various levels. See the entire list of REALTORS® and the level they qualified for below!

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Women make up 66% of all Realtors, according to the National Association of Realtors ‘ 2022 Member Profile , but hold just a fraction of executive leadership positions throughout the industry. From 2020 to 2021, NAR membership increased by a massive 156,000 Realtors. HW Media : What is your most useful tech tool?

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Real Estate Agent Agents Real Estate Realtors 340

Housing Wire

MARCH 29, 2024

Courted has grown its roster of customers since its launch in 2021 and is within three months of reaching and sustaining profitability, the company announced on Friday. Courted was notably invited to join the REACH Class of 2022, a technology scale-up program backed by the National Association of Realtors (NAR).

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Appraisal Buzz

AUGUST 25, 2021

NEW YORK / Aug 24, 2021 / – PropMix.io, the creator of the real estate valuation platform called Market Conditions Advisor (MCA), has rebranded the platform to better reflect its vision and capabilities. PropMix’s platform and solutions are widely used by mortgage lenders, appraisers, realtors, and investors. PropMix.io

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Lamacchia Realty

JANUARY 6, 2022

In 2021, Lamacchia Realty continued its record growth across the company. By the end of 2021, the company proved it is capable of continuing its stampede to the top regardless of the market. Here are the final numbers of 2021: The company grew from $1,043,107,920 in sales volume in 2020 to $1,620,908,158 in 2021- a 55% increase!

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Realty Realtors Training Brokerage 77

Lamacchia Realty

JANUARY 14, 2022

The Chelmsford office went from 67 sales in 2020 to 208 sales in 2021 (per MLSPIN 1/1/20 – 12/31/20 vs. 1/1/21 – 12/31/21). That is a 210% increase in sales in the first year, some of which can be attributed to the absorption of the Westford office in early 2021. Learn more about all of our Chelmsford REALTORS® here! training ,?

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Housing Wire

MAY 14, 2024

In late 2021, Congress renewed a 10 basis point tax on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loans for another decade – not based on loan risk, but to pay for non-housing spending. While we took some heat from raising this issue at that time, the proposed realtor settlement could mean that this now becomes a reality on the ground.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Additionally, Compass posted a 98% principal agent retention rate for the quarter —the second-highest retention rate since the company went public in April 2021. Reffkin cited the Seattle market as reason for optimism.

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Agents Real Estate Agent Realtors Brokerage 329

Lamacchia Realty

JANUARY 14, 2022

We are so excited to share that our Hudson branch office went from 44 sales in 2020, after only opening its doors at the very end of July 2020, to 128 sales in 2021 (per MLSPIN 1/1/20 – 12/31/20 vs. 1/1/21 – 12/31/21)! While 2021 certainly had its ups and downs, the Hudson REALTORS® still saw immense success! technology ,?and?

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Lamacchia Realty

JANUARY 14, 2022

We are thrilled to announce that our Worcester branch office went from 566 sales in 2020 to 855 sales in 2021 (per MLSPIN 1/1/20 – 12/31/20 vs. 1/1/21 – 12/31/21), which is a 51% growth in sales in just one year! With the uncertain year the 2021 market saw , our Worcester REALTORS® truly persevered! technology ,?and?

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Lamacchia Realty

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Lamacchia Realty officially announced its Top Producers for 2021 at the company-wide 2022 Kick-Off Event! To qualify as a Top Producer, these REALTORS® had to sell at least 20 homes throughout the year! Selling 20 homes in a year is impressive, but to do so in a market as challenging as what we saw in 2021 is even more astounding.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 24, 2023

In the 2021 rankings (based on 2020 data), these same firms closed just over $14 billion, so the increase was 43% in one year among just these four firms and stayed the same between 2022 and 2023.” “This year’s list shows the impact of a shifting market on the top brokerage firms in the country. of all Realtors.

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Lamacchia Realty

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

We are so excited to share that Taylor Blair is the winner of the 2021 Fast Tracker award! In 2021 Taylor had a n impressive 24 sales in his first full year with the company! . “I As 2021 rolled around, his sales truly began to take off ! technology ?to to their success by providing industry-leading?training,?

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Housing Wire

JULY 19, 2022

However, the lenders and loan officers who will be most successful in the second half of 2022 will be those who pivot quickly, understanding both the nuances of the market and the best strategies to help solve problems for today’s homeowners, homebuyers, homesellers, Realtors and financial advisors. Innovations in technology.

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Mortgage Loan Officers Technology Real Estate 366

Lamacchia Realty

DECEMBER 4, 2021

On December 3 rd , The REALTOR® Association of Central Massachusetts (RACM) held its annual Installation ceremony at Polar Park in Worcester and multiple Lamacchia REALTORS® were inducted to the board! He was named an Alternate on the board for the 2021 year. technology ,?and? Anthony Lamacchia. lead products ,?

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Realtors Realty Government Development 69

Lamacchia Realty

JANUARY 14, 2022

The Leominster office went from 536 sales in 2020 to 724 sales in 2021. While the housing market in 2021 had its challenges, our Leominster REALTORS® showed they are unstoppable! "I As of July 2021, the office maintained its ranking worked hard to retain that status for the remainder of the year. technology ,?and?

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Housing Wire

MARCH 21, 2023

economy and real estate markets, having worked at the National Association of Realtors and Move, Inc. before joining Realtor.com in 2021 where he led a team covering broader economic trends, housing activity and consumer issues. Ratiu has more than 15 years’ experience tracking the U.S.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 31, 2022

By empowering industry professionals with integrated technologies, WFG provides efficient, high quality products and services through four key divisions: Direct Operations, Agency Operations, Lender Services, and WEST, its technology and digital marketing subsidiary. Steve Ozonian, CEO, Williston Financial Group.

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Real Estate Human Resources Technology Clients 320