Housing Wire

JANUARY 17, 2024

For real estate professionals, this option presents an opportunity to capture more sales. They are able to maximize their cash investment on a new home and more comfortably afford an upscale home or a property in a more desirable location — whether it be closer to family or in a luxury housing development with additional amenities.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 29, 2023

“Purchase applications remain over 30% behind last year’s pace, but recent increases, along with data from other sources showing an uptick in home sales, is a welcome development.” Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development ( HUD ). But it’s not just mortgage demand that has fluctuated recently.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Paul Anastos, CEO, Chief Innovation Officer Gateless, Guaranteed Rate. Paul Anastos has been on the forefront of innovation within the housing industry for over a decade, specializing in developing technology solutions and transforming businesses into industry powerhouses.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 30, 2022

Intuitive technologies developed and built by experts in both mortgages and technology can drive efficiency, reliability and profitability when paired with exceptional customer service. At UWM, we’re always looking for ways our brokers can grow their business,” said Justin Glass, Senior Vice President and Chief Digital Officer at UWM.

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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. Attorneys, Realtors and clients are a big part of our repeat business.”

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Apart from selling produce that is popular in former Soviet countries, these stores represent a marketing opportunity for Alex Naumovych, a loan officer at Draper and Kramer Mortgage Corporation. I have my business cards everywhere because the more people that see your cards and face, the better,” Naumovych said.

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Marketing Real Estate Agent Loan Officers Advertising 391

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

We recognize that loan officers have a choice, and when they choose to join a company on their own, it just seems to work better. RA: One thing that most don’t realize about NAF is that we consider ourselves a legacy family business. We are a family business, and a lot of our family works here. It’s also good business.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Borrowers, loan officers, and the corresponding processors and underwriters are often working on entirely different systems. The platform is loan origination system-agnostic and is designed to deliver value to both borrowers and lenders–”from the point of thought of buying a house to the point of owning a home.” .

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Loan Officers Architecture Real Estate Agent Clients 316

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Another example is the LIDAR that’s now available on iPhones, which adds a whole other dynamic to developing point cloud technology to gather measurements and spatial information about anything that you’re scanning. I spent six years on the Board of Real Estate Appraisers in Colorado right after the housing crisis.

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Appraisal Technology Modernization Real Estate Agent 414

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) last week released a new order amending its “express consent” rules for the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), which closes the “lead generator loophole” used by mortgage professionals to connect with potential business leads. We now have a time clock of about six months.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 16, 2022

Parvesh Sahi, senior vice president of business and client development at ICE Mortgage Technology, said that lenders will have a true digital experience that provides efficiency, speed, and cost savings. “We The company claims that they close loans 13 days faster and enable their loan officers to close around 15% more loans per month.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 5, 2023

Mortgage brokers are uniting like never before and finding a true community as entrepreneurs and independent business owners with common goals. Consumers who use a mortgage broker instead of a retail lender save $9,400 over the life of the loan and that increases to $10,400 for minorities. And those tools are just the start.

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Mortgage Retail Lending Loan Officers 362

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.

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Valuation Real Estate Agent Real Estate Clients 311

PennyMac

JULY 20, 2021

Whether you are buying or selling a home, your real estate agent will be your partner through one of the most significant transactions of your life. Finding the right agent should involve careful planning and research, but many of us just don’t know where to start. How long have you been working as a real estate agent?

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Housing Wire

JUNE 30, 2021

“At UWM we focus on our client service, operational efficiency and speed to close loans. With this unwavering focus, we help brokers close loans fast, get referrals and grow their business,” Chief Operating Officer Melinda Wilner said.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Borrowers, loan officers and the corresponding processors and underwriters are often working on entirely different systems. Rashid steers Tavant’s strategy for continued profitable revenue growth, supported by a fully aligned business development engine. Mohammad Rashid, Head of Fintech Practice.

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Lending Real Estate Agent Loan Officers Architecture 198

Housing Wire

JUNE 2, 2021

Real estate tech firm SImpleNexus announced Wednesday that founder Matt Hansen will be stepping down as CEO, with current president Cathleen Schreiner Gates replacing him. Hansen told HousingWire that he stepped down to lead a team of software developers and sales staff for upcoming research and development tactics within SimpleNexus.

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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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Real Estate Brokerage Real Estate Agent Technology 348

Housing Wire

APRIL 14, 2022

A seasoned retail and commercial banking salesman in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the 39-year-old Woodward joined Interfirst Mortgage as a loan officer in October 2020 after a recommendation from an old college friend. “I had not done first mortgage lending before, but I was familiar with the basics of real estate lending.

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Mortgage Marketing Retail Lending 519

Housing Wire

APRIL 18, 2023

For New American Funding (NAF), the country’s 33rd-largest mortgage lender , hedging is how the company was able to manage through the troughs of the mortgage business cycle, Rick Arvielo, co-founder and CEO of NAF, said in an interview with HousingWire. “We’re We’re always looking for hedges,” Arvielo said.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 16, 2024

Take, for example, Miami-based proptech firm Realfinity , which aims to challenge the status quo with a new business venture. The company recently launched a mortgage brokerage firm that offers a plug-and-play program for real estate agents to become mortgage loan officers, a practice called dual licensing.

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Real Estate Agent Loan Officers Real Estate Agents 432

McKissock

JANUARY 18, 2022

A skilled real estate agent can play a major role in guiding these fledgling property owners through the maze that is a real estate transaction. Schaechterle suggests that part of developing trust is by setting up clear expectations for a new home buyer. How far will their budget truly go? Avoid Pitfalls.

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Real Estate Agent Real Estate Agents Buyers 96

Housing Wire

JANUARY 13, 2021

“Seller Digital exceeds these requirements with its unique personalization, automation and integration features, while giving lenders the power to customize configurations based on their own specific business requirements.”. suburbs in the upcoming months.

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Mortgage Sellers Technology Real Estate Agent 264

Housing Wire

JANUARY 24, 2023

The ‘ultimatum ’ it imposed two years ago effectively prohibited broker partners from also doing business with two of UWM’s rivals. The lender’s price reduction by 50 to 100 basis points across all its loans last year led to accusations that UWM was making it impossible for some lenders to do business in the space.

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Lending Law Legal Training 359

Housing Wire

MARCH 30, 2022

But for First American, its shrewd investments in rising proptech companies are a core business strategy. In general, I would say that venture investment in commercial real estate technology currently trails residential in terms of the number of companies funded and amount of capital invested. As of Sept.

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Mortgage Real Estate Investing Technology 354

Housing Wire

JANUARY 25, 2024

A differentiating factor of our tech is that lots of point of sale systems are built to faciitate loan officers with the business they already have. While we do that, we’re also focused on driving new business — from new clients but also from the relationships they already have.

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Loan Officers Real Estate Agent Agents Technology 383

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

In a market like this, every lead, loan and basis point matters more than ever for LOs. Dave Savage , chief innovation officer for Mortgage Coach and Sales Boomerang , described today’s market as a new era in the mortgage business — the advice era. The loan officers that do the best are the financial literacy teachers.”

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Loan Officers Real Estate Agent Real Estate Clients 369

Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2023

California-based retail lender JVM Lending plans to drum up business this year — but by doing the exact opposite. The lender runs its business based on a “no-loan-officer” model in which all of its 45 employees are licensed and delegated to a specific role in closing a loan.

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Lending Real Estate Agent Loan Officers Retail 382

Housing Wire

JULY 9, 2021

So too does trust — usually manifested in the relationship between a buyer/seller and a real estate agent. For those who choose not to work with agents, the trust must be transferred to the technology platform or other form of “automation” that is used in the process. . In real estate, data is king.

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Real Estate Business Valuation Technology 442

Genworth MI Blog

JULY 13, 2023

There is an on-site visual inspection of the property and a suggestion of improvements followed by the research, analysis and development that produces the appraisal report. They could be a licensed appraiser and an authorized real estate agent, two appraisers, etc. Be sure to make the most of your MI experience too.

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Appraisal Inspection HOA Real Estate 78

Appraisal Today

MAY 10, 2024

These policies were the result of a collaborative effort between the GSEs, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). The mortgage loan officer handling the loan? Click here == How to stay positive with slow business In the April 2024 issue of Appraisal Today.

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Reconsideration of Value Appraisal Real Estate Insurance 71

Birmingham Appraisal

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

If you were buying a home and the loan officer told you that they needed to get an appraisal this is what they were talking about. In the quest to provide faster and cheaper alternatives to banks and mortgage companies, Fannie Mae has developed alternative appraisal products for their customers.

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Realtors Appraisal Market Value Real Estate Agent 77

PennyMac

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Marketing expert Bert Martinez has consulted with companies like Google and Remax, as well as thousands of small businesses. Here's why he thinks video marketing is essential for all real estate sales. Using videos is the fastest way a real estate agent can stand above their competitors.

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Real Estate Marketing Real Estate Agent Agents 41

Housing Wire

JULY 18, 2022

Based on the headlines, one might assume the mortgage business is a complete disaster. But despite the worst business climate in over a decade, there are mortgage companies hiring workers and thinking opportunistically about the cycle. Some mortgage companies will merge to stay afloat, and many others will go under.

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Mortgage Brokerage Retail Business 441

Housing Wire

AUGUST 17, 2022

A customized loan application developed for Angel Oak Home Loans will support both agency mortgage and non-QM lending “for borrowers of diverse financial backgrounds,” said Shane Westra, chief product officer at Simple Nexus. How should the current market impact lenders’ tech adoption?

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Lending Real Estate Agent Real Estate Technology 366

Housing Wire

MAY 3, 2023

“Tighter credit conditions for households and businesses are likely to weigh on economic activity, hiring, and inflation. Single-family inventory for the week ending April 28 jumped to 422,270, up from 414,010 the week prior, offering real estate agents and mortgage loan officers hope that the ice is melting.

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Real Estate Agent Inventory Loan Officers Mortgage 380

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Behind him, the recent financial crisis still cast a cautionary shadow over new business development, but ahead he saw opportunities for a client-centric, tech-focused family of companies in the title insurance and real estate settlement services industry. To 2021 and beyond.

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