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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Sellers Real Estate Agent Loan Officers Mortgage 432

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 Agent Real Estate Agents Loan Officers 360

Appraisal Buzz

JULY 25, 2022

Until recently, the mortgage industry has been satisfied to leave the work of empowering new buyers to their real estate agents, so that loan officers (LOs) could spend time focusing on the flood of refinance business that led to a $4 trillion mortgage market in 2021.

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Buyers Real Estate Agent Marketing Loan Officers 195

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

The seller, who struggled to find a buyer in a cooled down housing market, agreed to deposit a lump sum payment into an escrow account at closing – ultimately saving Davis $6,900 in monthly payments in the first two years. It gives the buyer and seller the feeling of beating the mutual enemy, ‘the market,’ and gaming the system.”.

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Buyers Marketing Sellers Loan Officers 473

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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Real Estate Real Estate Agent Loan Officers Agents 428

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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Agents Appraisal Real Estate Agent Loan Officers 370

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. Non-QM ripe for the taking Faced with a lack of inventory across the country, lenders have been exploring ways to create new buyers.

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Loan Officers Agents Retail Technology 397

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. “I A 5% market will be good. Make a plan.

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Loan Officers Marketing Real Estate Agent Real Estate 408

Housing Wire

APRIL 5, 2021

” Real estate agents and LOs: the great collaboration. Technology has given consumers the power of choice and expedited the entire real estate purchasing process. The post Threat of climate change looms large for some home buyers appeared first on HousingWire. “I had one client in St.

Buyers 473

Buyers Real Estate Agent Real Estate Brokerage 473

Housing Wire

APRIL 13, 2021

Rapidly accelerating home prices come with a variety of challenges for lenders and real estate agents, including one of the biggest pain points right now — the appraisal gap. Garrett said aside from cash buyers, he also has clients who have money to offset any appraisal gap. In fact, Austin has just about 1.2

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Housing Market Buyers Marketing Real Estate Agent 534

Housing Wire

APRIL 26, 2023

Roberts and thousands of other loan officers across the country continue to be hampered by a serious inventory shortage , which results in heavy competition for fewer deals. Niche loans consist of about 5% of Parkinson’s business. “It’s There are also advantages to working with buyers in a less competitive marketplace.

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Loan Officers Mortgage Inventory Clients 397

Housing Wire

JANUARY 17, 2024

1 With over 12,000 Americans turning 65 every day in 2024, this burgeoning market will undoubtedly continue to bring more buyers and sellers to the table over the next decade. This cohort accounted for 1,950,000 properties — equating to 39% of total homes purchased! stares down the barrel of a considerable economic downturn.

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Finance Real Estate Agent Real Estate Insurance 458

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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Lending Realtors Real Estate Agent Mortgage 369

Housing Wire

JUNE 22, 2023

Now that it’s getting back into the forward mortgage origination business, AmeriFirst plans to focus on providing buyers with competitive rates by cutting branch and regional margins, which led to higher fees for buyers. LOs at the lender receive 150 to 165 bps per loan depending on the arena, Bowlby said.

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Loan Officers Mortgage Real Estate Agent Business 370

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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Loan Officers Real Estate Agent Real Estate Finance 397

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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Real Estate Agent Loan Officers Agents Sellers 384

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 390

Housing Wire

MARCH 29, 2023

Home-price growth has slowed markedly in many parts of the country, which has helped to improve buyers’ purchasing power,” Joel Kan, MBA’s vice president and deputy chief economist, said. Arias said the spring season typically would have increased inventory levels that would indicate buyers and sellers are ready to come to the table. “We

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Mortgage Real Estate Agent Buyers Loan Officers 410

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. I wanted to close before May 1, so I selected a buyer who was already in underwriting. Congratulations!” You just sold your house.” And that was that! See the house?

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Agents Real Estate Agent Brokerage Real Estate 410

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2020

The Adwerx Enterprise Platform is the only digital advertising solution designed specifically for mortgage brokerages and their loan officers. Reach home buyers before real estate agents with individualized, compliant ads for loan officers, built automatically. Get More Info.

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Loan Officers Mortgage Advertising Real Estate Agent 295

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 Presented by: 1000watt.

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Mortgage Real Estate Agent Loan Officers Agents 370

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

And many buyers are waiting on the sidelines, paralyzed by low housing inventory and high rates. It essentially allows qualified buyers with a government loan to purchase a home by assuming responsibility for the sellers’ mortgage terms, including the current balance and interest rate.

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Mortgage Loan Officers Government Buyers 384

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Local real estate agents, loan officers and appraisers share what characteristics are currently defining their housing markets. This is sick, and I want it to end,” said Sharon Aubuchon, a RE/MAX Premier Realty agent in Prairie Village, Kansas a suburb of Kansas City. Kansas City, Missouri.

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Housing Market Marketing Real Estate Agent Loan Officers 370

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Margin compression, higher mortgage rates, and a purchase-focused market are dictating more sales process control among loan officers and fewer layers of bureaucracy in retail lenders. The lender has broker products, including non-QMs and jumbo loans, he added. The lender originated a volume of $1.8 It’s the local relationships.

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Mortgage Retail Real Estate Agent Loan Officers 410

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The lender, based in South Dakota, offers conventional, FHA and VA loan products, as well as bridge loans. And we are trying to help them navigate it because the market has overcapacity for both Realtors and loan officers right now,” Boyd said. “It’s hard for brokers to win deals now.

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Mortgage Real Estate Agent Renovations Finance 473

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. Join a real estate team that can handle administrative work.

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Real Estate Agent Real Estate Agents Realtors 98

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 6, 2022

range, versus closing on their mortgage now when their homes are finally finished being built and rates are around 7.0%,” said Summers, a Keller Williams agent in Provo, Utah. Any time my buyers are the ones bringing a lender to the table who I am not familiar with, I am going to have some questions for that lender.

Real Estate 370

Real Estate Real Estate Agent Clients Agents 370

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Stevens, President at SRE.com, about the challenges mortgage loan officers and brokers face as the market continues to shift toward purchase money business and how human-assisted eCommerce can help them win more business. HousingWire recently spoke with John G. HousingWire: Why should referrals be a key part of originators’ strategies?

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Business Loan Officers Real Estate Agent Real Estate 405

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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Agents Appraisal Real Estate Agent Loan Officers 195

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 27, 2022

.” Houses were selling at a fever pitch in a matter of days, with multiple offers, waived contingencies and buyers paying $100,000(!) The Big Chill” or “Frozen,” says Green, principal at real estate law firm Polunsky Beitel Green. over asking price. High octane stuff. But the housing market in the second half of 2022?

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Housing Market Marketing Real Estate Agent Real Estate 526

Housing Wire

APRIL 13, 2021

SentriLock , the home lockbox company wholly owned by the National Association of Realtors (NAR), announced Tuesday that they created a computer and smart phone platform to help real estate agents juggle their home showing appointments. Real estate agents and LOs: the great collaboration.

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Real Estate Agent Real Estate Brokerage Realtors 410

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

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. We want to retain customers for our loan officers for life, so we don’t sell the loans we fund or the servicing rights. RA: We have always done really well growing organically.

Loan Officers 421

Loan Officers Retail Clients Real Estate Agent 421

Housing Wire

MARCH 11, 2022

Because Fairway gets most of its reverse mortgage business from referral partnerships, extending to the purchase market made sense for Fairway because of the partnerships that its loan officer corps has spent so much time developing, according to Hultquist. And so, they know the local real estate agents.

Business 370

Business Real Estate Agent Real Estate Loan Officers 370

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.

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Housing Market Marketing Real Estate Agent Real Estate 410

Housing Wire

MAY 18, 2021

While home-buying has been historically seen as difficult, the process is getting a rebrand as loan officers, real estate agents and industry experts answer the questions that Gen Z (and any generation that won’t willingly admit to using the app) have on TikTok’s platform.

Loan Officers 370

Loan Officers Real Estate Agent Real Estate Design 370

Housing Wire

JUNE 24, 2021

“According to NAR over 69% of buyers have a home to sell, so really homeowners represent the earliest buyer. 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 377