Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Technology has given consumers the power of choice and expedited the entire real estate purchasing process. The past year has exposed a need for richer collaboration tools and better data that bring consumers, agents and loan officers together in one system to minimize work and increase transparency for everyone involved.

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Real Estate News

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Fidelity National Financial, the nation’s largest title company, coming back “office by office” as real estate agents and loan officers find low-tech solutions.

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The Appraiser Coach

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

We frustrate buyers, sellers, loan officers and, sometimes, real estate agents. Appraisers have been accused of being “speed bumps” in the lending process. In some ways, I can understand their. Read More.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Top 10 mortgage lender and servicer Newrez is partnering with Newzip , a tech-enabled real estate platform, to roll out a program aimed to save buyers and sellers on credit costs. Dubbed Newrez Home Rewards, buyers will be matched with a real estate agent who works with Newzip and provided booking services.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Facing a challenging housing market can be daunting for agents and loan officers alike. I’ve seen every market shift imaginable as an agent, team leader and executive in the brokerage , mortgage and proptech space. These are the mindset and actions that set successful agents and loan officers apart in a down market.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

For most real estate agents, working with a reliable lending partner is essential to a smooth and successful transaction. That partnership is everything,” Amy Breach, a Seattle-based Keller Williams agent, told HousingWire in late 2022. The lender and LO can make or break the transaction.”

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Housing Wire

MAY 3, 2023

On Friday afternoon, my real estate agent called with good news. The agent wished me well and said that she would appreciate a review on her website. My agent exchanged a few emails with the buyer’s agent over a few minor repair requests, but this was all buttoned up very quickly. Congratulations!”

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

To get there, Cliffco, which has been in business since 1987, is going after the non-qualified mortgage ( non-QM ) market and investing in tech to get in front of buyers and non-agent referral partners. Target buyers for Cliffco include non-traditional buyers seeking investor loans.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Shirley Gary of Ansley Christie’s Real Estate ranked first in the “Individual Real Estate Agents Sides” list. Meanwhile, Tracy Allen of Coldwell Banker Realty in Honolulu, ranked first in the “Individual Real Estate Agents Volume” list. She generated $200.92

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Housing Wire

JUNE 13, 2024

Multichannel mortgage lender New American Funding (NAF) announced this week the relaunch of its initiative designed to recruit, educate and expand loan officer understanding around issues faced by borrowers of color as “ NAF Black Impact.”

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Housing Wire

MAY 20, 2024

In today’s competitive purchase market, loan officers need to capitalize on every opportunity to engage with real estate agents, title agents, and other referral partners,” Ben Miller, nCino’s executive vice president of U.S. mortgage, said in a statement. “By

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 12, 2024

Guaranteed Rate has introduced a new feature that allows sellers working with a G-Rate loan officer to pay a fee that locks in a permanently discounted mortgage rate for a buyer. The real estate agent works with the seller and a Guaranteed Rate loan officer to pay a fee and lock in the discounted rate for a buyer.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The relationship between a loan officer and a real estate agent is one of the most important pieces of the puzzle, as the two must combine forces to help borrowers achieve their goal of buying a home. If you aren’t local to an area you service, having a boots-on-the-ground agent can be a huge asset.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Through the partnership with agents at Keller Williams GLG, mortgage professionals at Onward Home Mortgage and Newrez will target borrowers in the Southeast United States. New r ez has launched Onward Home Mortgage , a joint venture mortgage company in partnership with Keller Williams Georgia Legacy Group (GLCG).

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The savvy real estate agents and loan officers see this not a crisis but a golden opportunity. This is a call to arms for real estate agents and loan officers ready to seize the day. For loan officers: Script : “Market changes bring new opportunities.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

From the real estate agent to the title agent, the real estate transaction is one of the largest money transactions that also has the highest number of people involved. Historically there has been so much focus on choosing the right real estate agent and loan officer.

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Appraisal Buzz

MAY 22, 2024

In addition, Finaya has announced a definitive merger and acquisition agreement with Nexme, a real estate app with a distinctive “tour now” capability that lets buyers request home tours on demand, and real estate agents to service their requests in real time.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 11, 2024

Solutions within Floify Lender Edition allow lenders to improve recruitment and retention of top-producing loan officers and to navigate regulatory landscapes, according to the company’s website. Floify Lender Edition is a counterpart to Broker Edition , which was rolled out in December.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Evocalize’s technology makes it simple for corporate teams and technology platforms to unlock the power of sophisticated digital marketing for loan officers, brokers and real estate agents. Easily executed programs that create business for loan officers, brokers and real estate agents. #3.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The second stage was pioneered by real estate agents that saw how hard the consumer experience was first-hand, so they created the PowerBuyer model to address those issues with less cost relative to iBuyers. It also arms the borrower’s real estate agent with a more powerful offer to win their client’s next property.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Insellerate Modern CRM, Engagement & Customer Intelligence Platform Insellerate helps loan officers close more loans with our award-winning modern CRM, Lead Management, and Engagement platform, which handles all your lending channels, retail, wholesale, TPO, Consumer Direct, and Reverse.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 14, 2023

Though its overall mortgage strategy has apparently not changed, Rocket Mortgage is undoubtedly ramping up its initiative to hire local loan officers to win purchase business. Kostegian added that about 5,000 approved insurance agents can also originate a mortgage with Rocket, Lazerson wrote.

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Housing Wire

MAY 25, 2023

Most real estate agents, builders and potential customers have no idea that this financing option exists to purchase homes,” he said. Few loan officers make the purchase product a main part of their business. Real estate agents, loan officers and builders can attract customers they have never captured before.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Ohio-headquartered Commitment Mortgage aims to leverage more than 600 Indiana real estate agents at Carpenter’s. The goal is to help home buyers search for homes and then capitalize on loan offerings, the lender said in a release. According to the NMLS , Commitment Mortgage has four sponsored MLOs.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 1, 2023

Its centralized call center business model, which Rocket relied upon to dominate an unprecedented refi market , isn’t as durable when interest rates are high, there are few refi opportunities and having strong relationships with real estate agents is what brings home the bacon. And Rocket is well aware.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 17, 2023

“The 5% market’s a healthy market,” said Anna Ruotolo, branch manager and senior loan officer at Synergy One Lending. “A These hopes for a declining rate have many loan officers feeling optimistic about 2023’s business prospects after experiencing lower volumes last year. A 5% market will be good. Make a plan.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 11, 2023

“Sometimes 10-20 basis points is all an LO needs to win over a real estate agent or get creative on a borrower’s loan,” the company said in a statement. . Brokers can use the points for conventional, government and non-agency loans up to $1 million. . ” .

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Appraisal Buzz

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

We frustrate buyers, sellers, loan officers and, sometimes, real estate agents. The post Agents, Don’t Skip the Appraisal appeared first on Appraisal Buzz. Appraisers have been accused of being “speed bumps” in the lending process. In some ways, I can understand their … Read More.

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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. Quo’s team, led by co-founders Tucker Hass and Neel Yerneni, will join Homebot.

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McKissock

APRIL 20, 2021

Becoming a real estate agent requires a giant leap of faith and an investment of time and money. That’s why some agents may choose to test the waters with a part-time real estate position while hanging onto a steady income from another job. Finding time for part-time real estate.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 17, 2023

The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued orders against Freedom Mortgage Corporation and Realty Connect USA Long Island for illegal kickbacks on Thursday, the first enforcement action associated with the 1974 Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act in six years.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 4, 2022

22, according to the news release.The move allows Redfin agents in 91 markets to begin referring customers to one of 400 local Bay Equity loan officers as of Monday. Loan officers will continue “originating refinance and purchase loans for customers working with Redfin agents as well as customers working with other brokerages.”.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 16, 2023

SimpleNexus , a homeownership platform developer for loan officers, borrowers, real estate agents, and settlement agents, announced this week a new integration with Empower, the loan origination system (LOS) from Black Knight.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 25, 2022

With the deal, Movement adds the brokerage’s more than $400 million in annual sales volume and 48 employees, including loans officers, support staff and executive members, to serve homebuyers and real estate agents in the Greater Boston Area. . billion in the area, the company said. .

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Housing Wire

APRIL 1, 2023

Brena Nath, Director of HW+ and Events When looking at the home-buying process, I’ve always found it fascinating and impressive that the title agent usually wins the buyer-driven social media post. To add to the story, the buyer usually doesn’t even pick the title agent — the seller does.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 22, 2023

AmeriFirst will keep physical branches in 20 states, but under a new corporate model, no branch managers will make an override on the production of the loan officers they manage. Another priority for AmeriFirst Financial is for loan officers to target potential homebuyers before they hit the market.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 6, 2023

Rocket Mortgage is looking to hire local loan officers at a time when mortgage rates are high and the industry remains heavily reliant on the purchase market. According to Rocket’s job post, the loan officer position is remote and requires a minimum of three years of experience in mortgage loan origination.

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