Housing Wire

JANUARY 13, 2023

As nominations continue to roll in for the 2023 TECH100 award — nominations close today! — Looking ahead in 2023, all signs are pointing to an industry that will focus on increasing efficiencies and, in turn, cutting costs. According to Ligris , 2023 will be “a year of optimization,” specifically for title and settlement.

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Inman

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

We live in an amazing time with unprecedented tools and technology, writes Jimmy Burgess. By tapping into the leverage these tools provide, your business can’t help but grow.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 4, 2024

Add mortgage tech firm Guideline Buddy to the list of companies with an artificial intelligence -powered chat tool. The new tool is designed to help loan officers, processors and underwriters instantly find the relevant mortgage guidelines they need.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 18, 2023

Technology to support the growing needs of the appraisal department. Most appraisal desks in the industry are still using technology that hasn’t seen any significant improvements to it for many years. Technology investments are getting a lot of attention. Don’t be afraid to consolidate vendors to match volume.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 17, 2023

He also often looks to the robust marketplace of technology tools available to help automate the mundane to ensure he stays focused on his skill set: delivering stellar customer service. What changes can you make to your day-to-day business practices, technology stack or marketing plan to help avoid these in the future?

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Housing Wire

APRIL 17, 2024

The process to select a new technology partner began for First Community Mortgage (FCM) in mid-2023, the company explained. You don’t normally think about a lending platform [as a tool] to use to drive growth, but in our case, it’s a key contributing factor to our ability to recruit.”

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) focused on technology — in a deal that values the combined company at $358 million. Heller currently serves as president of OJO Labs , a real estate technology company focused on improving homeownership. In 2022 and 2023, HousingWire recognized Heller as an HW Vanguard.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 6, 2024

Pennymac Financial Services has made changes to its technology leadership, creating a new role focused on digital innovations, the company announced on Tuesday. He had a crucial leadership role in Pennymac’s mortgage fulfillment, production business technology and servicing divisions.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

California Regional MLS (CRMLS), the largest MLS in the country, has teamed up with technology provider Immobel to roll out two new products, MLS Match and Xomio, the company announced on Wednesday. We’re very excited to see these expansive efficiency tools in action with our users.”

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Housing Wire

MARCH 24, 2023

Despite market headwinds, the top brokerages continued to show growth in the 2023 RealTrends 500 brokerage rankings. After record 2020 and 2021 years, the 2023 RealTrends 500 brokerage rankings again show that the largest firms are gaining share at rates not seen before 2020. 1 spot in transaction sides for the past four years. “In

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Housing Wire

MARCH 27, 2024

“The experienced team behind Corcoran Prime provides a foundation that is poised for both growth and success when paired with Corcoran’s innovative tools, iconic branding, and world-class support systems.” ” Corcoran Prime, previously known as The Agency Inc. Realtors , was founded in 2014 by Jackson and Matt Lesher.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

With access to cutting-edge tools like Performance Tracker, Compass AI , and the innovative Compass Collections, we are poised to enhance our client experience and deliver unparalleled service through the industry’s leading technology platform.” In 2022, the Husky Homes team closed 121 transactions and more than $48.4

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Housing Wire

JUNE 27, 2023

According to HousingWire ‘s Q3 2023 LenderPulse survey, industry workers said they would cut down on marketing spend and tools, as well as reduce additional headcount, if they had to further contain costs. Roughly 44% are neutral about the economic climate in the third quarter of 2023 while about 43.4% are optimistic.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

HousingWire spoke to Tom Hutchens, EVP of Production at Angel Oak Mortgage Solutions, about the outlook for non-QM in 2023 and why lenders should keep an eye on the non-QM space. HW: What is the outlook for non-QM in 2023? TH: Despite a turbulent end to 2022, I feel strongly that the 2023 outlook for non-QM is quite promising.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 22, 2023

The way I like to think about this is if we’re on a seller shortlist to represent their home, there’s no reason we shouldn’t be winning that listing simply because of the tools, resources and insights that we have. I think that we’re at a really challenging time in our market and a challenging time in our industry.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 25, 2023

This move has paid off as three weeks into the 2023 season (as of this writing), the Colorado Buffaloes were 3-0 and hosted ESPN’s College GameDay. Similarly, many lenders are currently auditing their roster of vendors and technologies to optimize productivity and return on investment (ROI).

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Housing Wire

APRIL 18, 2024

As of third-quarter 2023, the most recent data available, Freddie Mac’s repurchase volume was $384 million, with Fannie Mae’s volume at $382 million. The report notes, however, that “in Q3 2023, Freddie repurchases fell 35% from the prior quarter while Fannie’s fell only 12%.”

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Krishna was voted to serve as a Class III director, effective December 21, 2023, according to an 8-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Thursday. Rocket’s board expansion comes following the Detroit-headquartered lender reporting a profit in the third quarter of 2023.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Amid the most challenging mortgage market in decades, Rocket Companies , the parent of Rocket Mortgage , remained profitable in the third quarter of 2023, showing higher margins in the direct-to-consumer and wholesale channels. billion in Q2 2023. 30, 2023, compared to $504 billion as of June 30, 2023. The company had 2.4

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

But emerging artificial intelligence (AI) technology could be put to use in efforts to mitigate concerns about isolation, according to a new article published by HomeCare. One vendor active in this space is Intuition Robotics , which introduced an AI-powered home care companion tool called “ElliQ” to the market.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Independent mortgage brokers are beginning to have the products and tech tools needed to compete with banks and large retail lenders, and customers are reaping the benefits of this growing channel. The post Prioritizing client experience will be key for brokers in 2023 appeared first on HousingWire.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 18, 2024

Floify Lender Edition aims to increase lender profitability through its automated processes and efficiency tools, the company said.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 23, 2024

“TomAI is helping me more than any other AI tool out there,” Tracy Duggan, a Memphis-based agens and Tom Ferry coaching client, said in a statement. A beta version of the tool launched in August 2023 for Tom Ferry coaching clients. A beta version of the tool launched in August 2023 for Tom Ferry coaching clients.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 20, 2024

Ally created a one-stop shop with all the tools, resources and products a homebuyer might need, its news release stated. Ally launched its ComeHome platform in collaboration with HouseCanary in late 2023. Buying a home is an unattainable dream for more than half of U.S. It enables consumers to purchase a house with a 3% down payment.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 8, 2024

Filed in late 2023 in Missouri by Daniel Umpa, a Maryland home seller, the Umpa suit , like the other commission lawsuits, accuses real estate industry players, including Real, of conspiring to artificially inflate real estate agent commissions. The Real Brokerage closed $14.4

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Williston Financial Group is closing out 2023 with yet another acquisition. The firm announced Thursday that MyHome , a WFG subsidiary, has acquired technology and marketing services provider Volly. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

With a narrower focus, Rocket will concentrate on providing the technology needed to accelerate homeownership across the country and provide breakthrough tools that are essential to mortgage brokers assisting those in their community.” In fourth-quarter 2023, Rocket reported $10.3

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Housing Wire

JULY 27, 2023

The moves come amid OJO’s continued growth in 2023, which the company attributes to is OJO Pro+ offering. “I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to join OJO’s leadership team, which balances a long track of building valuable technology with deep real estate experience,” Taylor said.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 27, 2023

Financial wellness technology company EarnUp reached a new milestone last quarter, helping millions of Americans schedule mortgage, auto, and student loan payments through its Payday to Payday program and technology. The company says it processed more than 50 million payment transactions worth $43 billion in total as of Q1 2023.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 16, 2023

If you are using it in marketing, we need to make sure it does not infringe intellectual property,” Stucky said at an AI session at the 2023 Mortgage Bankers Association Annual Convention & Expo in Philadelphia on Monday. “With this rapidly evolving technology, there are a lot of risks.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

HousingWire recently spoke with Michael Chew, SVP of Fulfillment, Asset/Rental Management at Consolidated Analytics , about REO assets, the economic factors influencing the increase in REO acquisitions and how technology can help with REO asset management. HW: What role can technology and analytics play in the REO asset management space?

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

However, some lead generation tools do some of the pre-vetting for you, and using an effective CRM that helps you organize, nurture and manage your communication with new real estate leads can help you set realistic targets and be successful with this approach. Use this tool: FloDesk Looking for a way to make your brand pop?

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Even with the introduction of more digital tools to provide home buyers with a technology-enabled user experience, Spanish-speaking borrowers often encounter obstacles to homeownership during the lending process. Across the U.S.,

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

MoxiWorks , a real estate technology platform, just made it easier to create and share presentations thanks to its latest product integration. The company combined its two tools — MoxiPresent and MoxiConnect — to streamline the creation of presentations , buyer tours and annual property reviews to send the assets directly to customers.

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Housing Wire

MAY 10, 2023

Real estate valuation technology company Clear Capital announced on Wednesday that it has expanded its partnership with ValueLink , a valuation management platform, to offer better support for appraisal modernization policy changes. Clear Capital is a national real-estate valuation technology company.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 30, 2023

David’s dedication to maximizing marketing and optimizing value for sellers aligns with the Real platform and our mission to give our agents the tools they need to succeed by providing the best consumer experience possible.” Newman has more than 20 years of experience in the real estate industry. million and a net loss of $3.97

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 20, 2023

But unlike downcycles of the past, there are new opportunities for streamlining operations and cutting costs through technology that didn’t exist before. New opportunities for the title industry Title company automation is a mature technology offering and it has been in existence for at least the last two industry downturns.

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