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A loan officer’s ultimate guide to appraisal modernization

Housing Wire

However, a year after the GSEs announced new appraisal modernization solutions, as they’re more widely adopted, questions arise. A look into GSE appraisal modernization efforts The GSEs have each offered appraisal waivers on eligible loans for several years. How do the solutions work? Why do we need them? But you already know this.

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Has your banking partner come of age?

Housing Wire

Western Alliance Bank’s holistic approach centers around a personalized, full banking relationship for our warehouse lending and MSR financing clients, building trust that served our bank and clients well this year. We formed a dedicated treasury management group within Specialized Mortgage Services seven years ago.

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NotaryCam’s eClose 360 platform allows borrowers to close anytime, with hybrid and mobile options

Housing Wire

In fact, NotaryCam’s technology remains the only RON platform that scales in every jurisdiction, providing mortgage lenders and their settlement agents a competitive advantage when it comes to helping their clients close. NotaryCam’s customers are the first to express their satisfaction with the company’s future-thinking approach to closings.

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Real estate technology adoption in a post-pandemic world

Housing Wire

But to truly modernize and automate the time-consuming, manually intense processes that have plagued our industry for years, we need to look beyond trendy apps and siloed point solutions. The home-buying and selling process is an emotional one and clients want to like and trust the agent who is working for them.

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The 11 best real estate CRMs for 2024

Housing Wire

What’s the secret to nurturing leads and turning them into loyal clients? It’s a high-functioning customer relationship management (CRM) tool with robust features, integrations and automation. As your real estate business expands, nurturing your growing client base inevitably leads to a need for improved communication.

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29 Cutting-Edge Real Estate Marketing Ideas for 2024

Housing Wire

Demonstrating you have a keen understanding of the whole client journey — from staging and listing to settling into a brand-new home — will give you a competitive advantage. Create interactive polls on platforms like Instagram stories and posts to boost engagement and better understand your client’s preferences.

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NAN’s Steve Sussman on the company’s growth strategy

Housing Wire

We committed to paying the appraisers industry-leading fees to make sure that they’re well compensated for their work and we had a really loyal relationship that went both ways. SW: We hear a lot these days about appraisal modernization. What does appraisal modernization mean to you?