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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Clients Real Estate Agent Technology Loan Officers 365

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Cliffco Mortgage Bankers is among the rare independent mortgage banks doing more business than last year. 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.

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Loan Officers Agents Retail Technology 385

Housing Wire

MARCH 15, 2024

These housing professionals have been gaming out the potential impact on buyers’ agents – a significant source of referrals. Loan officers and mortgage executives expect home sellers and homebuyers to negotiate more aggressively on commission paid to buyer agents, potentially bringing costs down.

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Buyers Agents Mortgage Real Estate Agent 498

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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Buyers Agents Loan Officers Real Estate 388

Housing Wire

MAY 25, 2023

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) estimates that baby boomers made up roughly 39%, or 2.32 If we then look at data from the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), there were 2,063 Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) for Purchase loans endorsed in 2022 — less than 1/10th of 1% of homes sold last year. million, of those homes.

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Loan Officers Real Estate Agent Real Estate Finance 389

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

APRIL 12, 2023

Other challenges selected by mortgage professionals were relationships with real estate agents at 8.4%; competitiveness of rate sheet and underwriting problems at 5.8%; lender stability at 3.9%; competitiveness of product offerings at 1.9%. a loan officer in Washington noted.

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Mortgage Marketing Loan Officers Real Estate Agent 334

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The California-based lender started to market late last year a non-qualified mortgage (non-QM) option to the “underserved population of entrepreneurs in the cannabis business.” The lender, based in South Dakota, offers conventional, FHA and VA loan products, as well as bridge loans.

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Mortgage Real Estate Agent Renovations Finance 464

Housing Wire

APRIL 15, 2024

The NAMB is affiliated with 12 state associations and represents the interests of more than 993,000 licensed and registered mortgage originators, as well as 68,000 licensed mortgage broker and mortgage lender businesses, according to its website. Roomvu is backed by REACH, the venture capital arm of the National Association of Realtors (NAR).

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Marketing Real Estate Agent Tools Realtors 337

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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Mortgage Real Estate Agent Loan Officers Agents 369

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Regardless, it’s clear that title businesses will need to compete for their share of that available volume, in large part, by differentiating themselves from the competition. In doing so, these title businesses will very likely be building unique differentiators for themselves , not just for the short term. Processes, or chokepoints?

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Business Technology Human Resources HOA 364

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. Work with a coach to map out your business.

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Real Estate Agent Real Estate Agents Realtors 98

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

The ads are mostly set not in a loan office, but a home showing. That raises a question of perhaps little interest to National Basketball Association fans but a great deal of interest to National Association of Realtors members – where is the real estate agent in this picture? Already a member?

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Real Estate Agent Real Estate Loan Officers Realtors 448

Housing Wire

AUGUST 13, 2021

Homebuyers and homeowners use technology and mobile devices for every facet of their everyday lives, and e-commerce is business as usual. Mortgage lenders and real estate agents who do not provide customers with a digital experience are being left behind. The COVID shift. Managing the experience beyond the transaction.

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Loan Officers Real Estate Agent Modernization Technology 442

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Steinway is the sole loan officer in his branch and is supported by the rest of his five team members, who primarily focus on marketing its realtor relationships. Closing just shy of $100 million of production in 2022, he’s aiming for a higher loan origination volume in 2023. It’s the local relationships.

Mortgage 358

Mortgage Loan Officers Lending Retail 358

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 6, 2022

The builder’s real estate agent swapped in the middle of the transaction, so things got a bit mixed up and no one updated the clients’ files to reflect the change in lender,” Summers explained. “So, In turn, real estate agents are doing everything they can to ensure they get their clients into their home of choice.

Real Estate 366

Real Estate Real Estate Agent Clients Agents 366

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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Real Estate Agent Real Estate Agents Sellers 69

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.

Mortgage 519

Mortgage Marketing Retail Lending 519

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

Housing Wire

AUGUST 4, 2023

Achieving success as a real estate agent requires more than simply understanding the mechanics of the job. Here are 10 essential skills every real estate agent should possess. Here are 10 essential skills every real estate agent should possess. Another hat to place on your head?

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Real Estate Agent Real Estate Agents Clients 361

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 30, 2022

“It’s going to be competitive — thin margins, little business and LOs getting out of the industry,” Dave Krichmar, banker at Legend Lending Corporation, said of the mortgage industry in 2023. We have subscriptions that go out to Realtors weekly,” Nguyen said. Mortgage products expected to get love .

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Renovations Realtors Construction Mortgage 396

Housing Wire

MARCH 6, 2023

The combination of an economic uncertainty, high mortgage rates and persisting affordability challenges will further reduce purchase demand, which keeps Monson and thousands of loan officers up at night. In contrast to when rates were in the 3% levels and refis were easy business, LOs are now having to handle more challenging cases. “It

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Loan Officers Inventory Real Estate Agent Buyers 378

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

As rates increase and housing prices correct in 2023, sellers will want to take advantage of improving their chances to do business with an excited buyer who can obtain a lower than market rate with seller participation,” Jeff Miller, vice president of Pacific Northwest at Churchill Mortgage , said.

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Buyers Marketing Sellers Loan Officers 464

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. I’ve been an appraiser for over thirty years and I’ve been a business owner for 24 years so I know the importance of being competitive and adjusting to the market.

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Realtors Appraisal Market Value Real Estate Agent 77

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2022

When the refi market dried up in 2022, business took a drastic turn for Thuan Nguyen, CEO of Loan Factory and the top loan originator on the Scotsman Guide for the last two years. Prior to the downturn, more than 90% of Nguyen’s business came from refinances. How is business delegated among team members?

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Business Retail Realtors Loan Officers 74

Housing Wire

JUNE 2, 2021

“We are going to go earlier in the process with realtors and later in terms of people moving in to their homes. ” The Utah-based software developer offers a private-label digital mortgage platform and mobile app designed to connect lenders with borrowers and real estate agents. .”

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Real Estate Agent Development Real Estate Technology 256

Housing Wire

JANUARY 31, 2023

Rates are clearly not at a level where refinance businesses started up again. The inventory put a cap on how much business Marquis’ team can do, which is one of the reasons why Marquis is now licensed in 22 states. How has business been in the Boston market? Let’s say our business doubled during COVID.

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Inventory Marketing Business Buyers 351

Housing Wire

MARCH 1, 2022

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. In 1995 Clayton Christensen and Joseph Boyer published an article in the Harvard Business Review about disruptive innovation. Our economy deserves it.

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Real Estate Brokerage Real Estate Agent Technology 348

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Over the last several months, liquidity has poured back into the non-QM market, prompting roughly a half-dozen lenders to once again underwrite non-QM loans. But unlike Fannie and Freddie, most non-QM loans rely on the borrower’s credit score and the loan-to-value ratio on the loan, rather than the debt-to-income ratio.

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Business Mortgage Investors Loan Officers 424

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. In an interview with Entrepreneur , property experts say that a real estate agent can make or break a home-buying experience. Answer Questions.

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Real Estate Agent Real Estate Agents Buyers 96

Housing Wire

JULY 25, 2022

Local real estate agents, loan officers and appraisers from each city share what characteristics are currently defining their housing markets. It is just busy all year round, so it took some of the seasonality out of it. Rapid City, South Dakota. Rapid City, South Dakota. Coming in at Realtor.com’s No.

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Housing Market Marketing Real Estate Real Estate Agent 347

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

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. I thought it was sparse.

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Lending Real Estate Agent Loan Officers Retail 382

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 20, 2023

With its potential to reach new clients and gain tremendous ROI, social media has become one of the most effective marketing tools for businesses big and small. We’ve compiled this list of savvy real estate social media post ideas to inspire your social strategy and keep your Instagram feed fresh and fun.

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Real Estate Agents Real Estate Agent Clients 374

Annarbor Appraisal

SEPTEMBER 6, 2020

The first thing to remember as a consumer or real estate agent, is that the client is the lender, not the consumer. The lender obtains the appraisal to ensure that the collateral is adequate for the loan (remember the three C’s of credit, capacity, and collateral). Limit the number of sales to three if possible. •

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Mortgage Appraisal Appraisal Mortgage Reconsideration of Value 78

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

More than a few real estate agents have come to dread calling the closing company to find out when they can close. Loan officers dread having to email an appraisal firm for the report they’re waiting on. It’s the unending back-and-forth from business to business and the waiting.

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Real Estate Agent Real Estate Project Management Agents 344

Genworth MI Blog

JULY 13, 2023

They could be a licensed appraiser and an authorized real estate agent, two appraisers, etc. This can be achieved by reviewing reports that Fannie Mae’s Collateral Underwriter® and/or Freddie Mac’s Loan Prospector® send when an appraisal is submitted for consideration and referring to various online listing resources.

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Appraisal Inspection HOA Real Estate 78