Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Year to year, the evolution of computer technology can be staggering. Drone mapping is replacing manned aerial flyovers such as Google Earth , a technology the industry has relied on for decades. Drone mapping is replacing manned aerial flyovers such as Google Earth , a technology the industry has relied on for decades.

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Housing Wire

MAY 11, 2021

Real estate software company Lone Wolf Technologies announced Monday the acquisition of two real estate technology companies, LionDesk and Homespotter. “We’re bringing the best technology together to dramatically simplify the work that agents and brokers do every day, but this is more than just connecting the dots. .

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Housing Wire

MAY 24, 2021

Stavvy, a Boston-based fintech, announced Monday that it landed a $40 million Series A funding round led by Morningside Technology Ventures. How modernized servicing creates customers for life. Presented by: Sagent Lending Technologies. The funding caps a period of intense growth period for Stavvy.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 17, 2022

Amanda Hill: Lenders see appraisal modernization as a top priority by Maria Volkova. It truly is time for lenders to consider how technology can improve this part of the mortgage process and reduce turn time. The GSEs are implementing big changes this year that will allow for modernization to kick into high gear.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 17, 2021

But there are definitely a few main things to looks out for — many of which are carrying over from a turbulent 2020 and early 2021 — when it comes to the upcoming landscape for the rest of 2021: Lack of inventory Fluctuating interest rates Increased adoption of technology. Inventory issues.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 2, 2024

Fifteen years ago, I launched a business on a mission to modernize and decrease friction in the real estate finance supply chain. Right now, there’s both a compelling need and the technological capacity to do mortgage lending differently. Before that, I cut my teeth in bleeding-edge securities trading environments. They should.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 13, 2024

Similarly, data-driven marketing can be more cost effective, helping you focus your marketing budget on homeowners who are most likely to sell, and on buyers who are actively looking for their next home. Need more examples? It’s the perfect way to introduce seasoned agents to AI without the intimidation factor – or the steep learning curve.

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Listing Spark

APRIL 17, 2024

However, introducing new technology to your workflow isn’t cutting corners or adding middlemen into the process. Consider the following three ways that modern house-flipping software can help both beginner and experienced flippers. Start by looking for these eight types of modern house-flipping software.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 1, 2022

News just broke that private equity investor LLR Partners announced strategic investments in two mortgage technology companies — Mortgage Coach and Sales Boomerang ( click here for article ). LLR is not a newcomer to mortgage technology or the overall fintech market. “Hey Clayton …” and a link. In 2016 LLR led a $26.5 No surprise here.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 26, 2023

It is also training machine learning models to get better at responding to users’ queries in “human-like sentences.” “Beyond easy-to-filter criteria like bedrooms and bathrooms, buyers are considering many other specific features that match their unique lifestyle,” Jenny Arden, Zillow’s chief design officer, said in a statement.

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Housing Wire

JULY 24, 2023

While it’s certainly buzzworthy technology, it’s been met with reticence in the brokerage world. ” Investing around the edges However, Sanford has no plans to crash and burn with the AI-driven solutions tailored explicitly to cater to the ever-changing demands of the modern real estate market.

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Eppraisal

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Curb Appeal Overhaul: First Impressions Matter Your home's exterior is the first thing potential buyers see, and a strong first impression can significantly impact their perception and willingness to explore further. A modern, well-equipped kitchen can significantly boost your home's value.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic required a light-speed adjustment in this direction, as our offices were locked down with stay at home orders and everyone worked away from office colleagues and technology support. In addition, technology needed to be integrated into our work-from-home lives in new ways we had not thought of before.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 12, 2024

Finally, anyone who thinks that pricing is really the result of a fine-grained process and not fetishism refuses to see the evidence from the decades of claptrap called modern economics. In addition, in the case of housing the externalities related to lack of homeownership militate against the commonweal.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

And in broader financial technology, public company fintech valuations are down 70-80%. Or in the case of Sagent, we’ve been leading homeowner-first servicing modernization in America and we’re using this market moment to lean into our long term vision. Plus purchase volume and units are down 22.4% respectively in the same period.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 10, 2023

However, all of the concerns from last year threaten to carry over — from the fear of recession to stubborn high home prices and the stickiness of sub 3% mortgage rates that keep future buyers firmly planted in their existing homes. And yet the MBA Mortgage Finance Forecast for 2023 has some bright spots in it.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

home buyers is now 47 years, you’ll begin to recognize the futility of attempting to extract meaningful information about consumer behavior and preferences from mortgage data. Consider, too, that the pandemic has given consumers a big push when it comes to expanding their technology comfort zones. Mortgage data is aged data.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Many of them are determined to make an impact in industries that have yet to be significantly modernized by technology. A quick look at the history of real estate technology will tell you that almost everything up and down the transaction chain has been targeted for innovation. Both sellers and buyers have a lot to lose.

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Housing Wire

JULY 12, 2022

When we started, the idea was to obtain exterior photos as fast as possible, at a time when Uber, Lyft and marketing technology was advancing, and anyone with a smartphone could get exterior photos,” said Tomaszewski, who worked to turn his idea into ProxyPics. The State of Appraisals in 2022. Presented by: Reggora.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2020

2020 was a year that forced a number of industries to modernize and adopt technologies that had been otherwise underutilized. In 2021, technology will no longer be a ‘nice to have,’ but a must for building trust and standing out amidst an abundance of competitors in the wake of the pandemic,” said John Berkowitz, CEO of OJO Labs.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 10, 2021

Traditionally, small to midsize lenders have struggled to offer cutting-edge technology, achieve economies of scale, and hire the talent needed to meet demanding market cycles. Even though large banks could educate these potential buyers, community lenders are especially well equipped to take on this job.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 14, 2022

Founded in 2000, Scottsdale, Arizona-based HomeSmart is the seventh largest brokerage in the country by transaction sides, or how many times a HomeSmart agent represented the buyer or seller in a deal, according to RealTrends. million net loss, according to the filing.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Modern software automates investor reporting and compliance and creates a more efficient workflow, allowing servicers to effectively service loans in-house. There is still evidence that higher LTV loans with Private Mortgage Insurance are attractive to buyers who don’t have much money saved up for a down payment.

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Appraisal Buzz

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Meanwhile, buyers are plucking up homes left and right. Shifting Toward Modernization. In response, the FHFA is looking to modernize the appraisal process to ensure more streamlined and accurate valuations. As the appraisal gap widened, the CoreLogic Price Index rose as well, reaching 15% in May of this year.

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GoForrmz

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Utilize new, innovative technology to bolster your real estate initiatives and workflows Digital transformation has become more prevalent than ever before. Many industries have been forced to make technological advancements to keep pace with the rapid pace of modernization – one of which being the real estate industry.

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Will Springer Realtor

APRIL 30, 2024

There is another enhancement that many sellers may not consider: the addition of smart-home technology. It’s what people want: A survey asked consumers which new technologies they were most excited about and the top choice was smart-home devices (58%). Beyond the must-haves, there is an infinite number of nice-to-haves for the home.

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GoForrmz

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Digitally transform how you research, rent, buy, sell, and manage properties PropTech (Property Technology) is the newest real estate industry buzzword, highlighting real estate’s growing focus on modernizing and improving the industry through technology and the digital landscape.

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Housing Wire

MAY 27, 2022

Jeremy Potter: Here are the trends that I am closely following: iBuyer and Rent-to-own platforms for first-time homebuyers Blockchain and tokenization technology for smart contracts and fractionalized ownership Dad jokes on Instagram reels. It’s also more modern and appealing to first-time home buyers. Jobs that create houses.”

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Eppraisal

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Making strategic upgrades is essential because it helps your home stand out, making it more appealing to potential buyers.  These  These improvements cater to modern preferences but also show the property is well-maintained, boosting buyer confidence and potentially leading to a faster and more successful sale.

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Clear Capital

JULY 14, 2023

As the real estate and mortgage industries work to modernize the home valuation process, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac continue to offer new alternatives to the traditional home appraisal. Appraisal waivers shorten the valuation process by allowing buyers to skip the appraisal. What is an appraisal waiver?

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Housing Wire

MAY 31, 2021

A simple mistake could drastically slow down the process and frustrate lenders, home buyers and sellers. Black Knight’s technology automates time-consuming tasks, modernizes processes and creates efficiencies to let real estate professionals focus more of their time and resources on high-value tasks that drive more business.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Justice Department back in November 2020, and that DOJ withdrew from in July these were all regarding buyer’s agents being more transparent on how much they get paid (The one, arguably smaller, plank that did not make it through regarded lockbox access for non-MLS participants).

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Listing Spark

JUNE 14, 2024

The settlement addresses the effects of tying listing and buyer’s agent commissions together, a practice that can significantly increase the cost of every transaction. These commissions are often tied together, meaning that the listing agent’s commission is dependent on the buyer’s agent’s commission.

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Eppraisal

AUGUST 22, 2023

The world of real estate has undergone a technological transformation over the past 10 to 20 years, with Automated Valuation Models (AVMs) emerging as powerful tools for property valuation. These AVMs cater to individual buyers and sellers, providing quick property value estimates and insights.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

APRIL 11, 2023

With the massive amount of technology available to anyone who can access the internet, you might wonder why bother getting a real property appraisal? Some savvy buyers look for properties where they can split the property and sell the second lot as a buildable lot, which might be more valuable than using the property as a larger lot.

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Appraisal Today

MARCH 15, 2024

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on USPAP and Personal Inspection, GSE Appraisal Modernization, Transaction costs and values including real estate commissions, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. = Is the GSE’s “Appraisal Modernization” Really Just Mass Appraisal? By Dallas T.

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Clear Capital

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

But inspection-based appraisal waiver programs also include a standardized physical inspection of the property that is completed using modern mobile technology to validate the condition of the home. They save the time and cost associated with a traditional appraisal and allow buyers to receive a home loan faster.

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