Housing Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2020

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Housing Wire

MAY 3, 2023

I wanted to close before May 1, so I selected a buyer who was already in underwriting. 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. She made clear in our first conversation that the commission would only drop to 5% if she also found the buyer.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Additionally, many banks have tightened their credit boxes, and banks expect to further tighten those lending standards through the rest of the year, according to the Federal Reserve’s quarterly senior loan officer opinion survey. We increased our liquidity and found more buyers for our loans.

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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. You can even collaborate on buyer education around the home buying process, leveraging each others’ expertise.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 4, 2022

Redfin completed its acquisition of Bay Equity Home Loans , paying $137.8 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. The purchase price “represents a $72.5

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Housing Wire

APRIL 13, 2021

But, ironically, the emerging NAR-Zillow proxy battle comes three months after Zillow announced it is an NAR-member real estate brokerage. Real estate agents and LOs: the great collaboration. Technology has given consumers the power of choice and expedited the entire real estate purchasing process. Presented by: Propertybase.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Meanwhile, in addition to diversifying their portfolios, brokerage firm owners are keeping their cost structure under control to be profitable in a shrinking market. The lender, based in South Dakota, offers conventional, FHA and VA loan products, as well as bridge loans. “It’s hard for brokers to win deals now.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 14, 2022

HomeSmart is a growing real estate brokerage that may go public, but the company faces questions about its business model and the compensation of founder and CEO Matt Widdows. HomeSmart, like Compass , Keller Williams , eXp and other brokerages, states it has unique technology to modernize real estate.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 5, 2020

According to UWM, a homeowner or buyer must have a FICO score of at least 640. The company also said: “Since every borrower’s situation is different, interested loan officers can price out this specific product in UWM’s EASE system or call their AE [account executive] for more information.”. And location can also be a factor.

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Housing Wire

JULY 15, 2022

This week’s HW+ member spotlight features Brian Gubernick, chief real estate officer at Homeward. He has more than 15 years of industry experience, holding multiple positions in the industry including being an investor, team owner/leader, brokerage operating partner, coach and trainer and corporate executive.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 30, 2023

Read on for Kirby’s take on opportunities in wholesale lending, the challenges he faces with starting a new mortgage brokerage shop and how he plans to scale his business. So opening up a brokerage was kind of always on my mind. In a market where every loan counts, that’s a great resource for loan officers to have those outlets.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 7, 2021

. “The pandemic has catalyzed purchases by millennial first-time buyers, many of whom can now work from anywhere.” Zillow officials said homes on its 3D Home Tour platform were saved by buyers 32% more than homes without, and received, on average, 29% more views than listings without. Presented by: Propertybase.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 18, 2021

Successful agents, brokerages and loan officers of the future are going to rely significantly on technology to find, nurture and engage with buyers and sellers while also playing an expanding role as personal advisors. Presented by: Propertybase.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 16, 2022

The Federal Reserve ’s 75 basis point interest rate hike – its largest since 1994 – proves the central bank is laser-focused on slowing inflation, but loan officers and housing economists don’t expect mortgage rates to come down until consumer prices fall. There’s still demand for homes, loan officers told HousingWire. “I

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Housing Wire

JUNE 24, 2021

After years of aggregating behavioral data from homebuyers and homesellers at the largest real estate brokerages in the country, Buyside is proud to announce the launch of their expansion into core & ancillary services by focusing on the homeowner.

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Housing Wire

MAY 20, 2022

Local real estate agents, loan officers and appraisers share what characteristics are currently defining their housing markets. This rapid increase in prices, coupled with local housing inventory dropping over 50% in 2021, has meant times are tough for buyers looking to settle in Bluffton. Bluffton, South Carolina.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Successful agents, brokerages and loan officers of the future are going to rely significantly on technology to find, nurture and engage with buyers and sellers while also playing an expanding role as personal advisors in all things related to mortgage, insurance, moving, renovating and new home transitioning.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Successful agents, brokerages and loan officers of the future are going to rely significantly on technology to find, nurture and engage with buyers and sellers while also playing an expanding role as personal advisors. Presented by: Propertybase. of the time, within 10% 75.6% and within 20% nearly 90% of the time.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 13, 2021

Putting a home on the market on a Friday or Saturday is risky, since potential buyers may have already filled their weekend with other home tours, said Redfin Chief Economist Daryl Fairweather. “And listing on a Sunday or Monday means buyers may lose interest before the following weekend,” Fairweather said.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 7, 2021

And despite fierce bidding wars, competition from institutional investors and sore wrists from writing dozens of heartfelt letters to home sellers, even buyers are growing in courage these days. points to 81.7. Technology has given consumers the power of choice and expedited the entire real estate purchasing process.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 1, 2022

This isn’t a new story in mortgage lending or real estate brokerage. Vishal Garg and his dolphins (google it) aim to “radically overhaul the analog mortgage process, which still involves commissioned loan officers, 2,000 pages of paperwork and manual intervention at every step.”. But today’s tech leaders are different.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 20, 2021

The more you leverage your own data the better off your agents or loan officers will be because they’ll be able to identify, target and create better customer experiences. Built on the world’s top CRM, Propertybase has enriched the platform specifically for real estate brokerages to get the most out of their data.

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Housing Wire

MAY 23, 2023

The lack of housing inventory – a major pain point for real estate agents and loan officers – is an issue that Mark Cohen, principal owner of Cohen Financial Group , also sees in the upper end of the Southern California market. A lot of first time buyers [actually], which is good because they’re not used to having 3% mortgages.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 30, 2022

With first hand knowledge of how complex and time consuming appraisals can be, Reggora is motivated to streamline and modernize the process, benefiting appraisers, lenders and buyers themselves. Before founding Reggora, Brian Zitin and Will Denslow, co-founders, launched a successful real estate brokerage.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Looking ahead, loan officers have started to expect mortgage rates at the 7% level, a sign that the housing market correction will bring even greater affordability challenges in the year to come. .” Where is the housing market heading? “Mortgage brokers like us are most likely in the low-mid 6s on a primary residence.”

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Rocket Pro TPO supports broker partners in a number of ways by giving them tools, training, leads and referrals and industry knowledge that may be otherwise difficult for a small brokerage to access. They can share up to three loan options with clients on one screen to present the best options. Accurate Market Pricing In One Minute.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 16, 2024

As the engines of the housing and mortgage markets continue to sputter due to higher interest rates and fewer buyers, industry innovators are looking for ways to get their company’s wheels off the ground. of the loan amount, with a $5,000 cap, which adds to the typical buyer-side agent commission of up to 3%.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

trillion in loans, about half of 2021’s $4.4 But Brian Hale, who is assisting several buyers in their hunt for independent mortgage bank acquisition targets, sees an even more brutal landscape ahead. Based on numerous interviews with mergers and acquisitions experts, we dove into the 2023 IMB buyer profile. trillion to $1.7

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 25, 2022

During the second-quarter earnings season, executives from publicly traded mortgage lenders detailed their forays into jumbo loans, non-qualified mortgages, reverse mortgages, home equity products and even personal loans. It comes at a time in which the housing market favors buyers and seller concessions become more frequent.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 24, 2021

Successful agents, brokerages and loan officers of the future are going to rely significantly on technology to find, nurture and engage with buyers and sellers while also playing an expanding role as personal advisors. Presented by: Propertybase.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 30, 2022

Hurst: While I understand the concept of putting everything under one roof – brokerage, mortgage, title and settlement – to create the “Amazon of Real Estate,” I do think this overlooks the reality that a real estate transaction is far more complicated than ordering groceries, household items or toiletries.

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Miller Samuel

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

The brokerage industry tends to be very linear in its perception of the market, so many believe when the market is rising, it will rise forever. In ’09, Miller said sellers were anchored to the “pre-Lehman, pre-financial crisis asking prices” and had to travel farther on price to meet a buyer. That process can take time. “If

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Housing Wire

JULY 18, 2022

Purchase-focused lenders that didn’t balloon in size to capture refinancing business during the boom, in particular, are looking to hire loan officers. And mortgage brokerages, which don’t have the burden of high overhead, are heavily recruiting retail LOs whose pipelines have thinned in recent months.

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PennyMac

JULY 20, 2021

She encourages buyers to make sure that the agent they choose has the necessary experience to guide them through anything they may encounter. What percentage of your clients are buyers? But just because an agent knows your desired zip code does not mean they have been successfully helping buyers and sellers there.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 27, 2022

Like many loan officers, Dicker was working nights and weekends, banging out refinancings and purchase mortgages at record-low rates for clients. Less business for lenders and real estate brokerages, in return, is hurting title companies, tech vendors, appraisers and mortgage insurance firms.

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Housing Wire

MAY 10, 2023

You may have heard the good news: In recent weeks, several mortgage and real estate brokerage execs have exclaimed that we may have already reached the bottom of the market. For prospective home buyers and sellers, that could mean a gradual decline in mortgage rates , which would unlock inventory and—dare I say—sales activity.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 25, 2021

RE/MAX has been around for almost half a century, and the brokerage with the red balloons spent their annual convention, held this week in Orlando and virtually, making the case for their continued relevancy. Just 2 % of National Association of Realtor members obtain health care through their brokerage, according to a 2020 NAR Report.

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