Housing Wire

AUGUST 1, 2023

Its centralized call center business model, which Rocket relied upon to dominate an unprecedented refi market , isn’t as durable when interest rates are high, there are few refi opportunities and having strong relationships with real estate agents is what brings home the bacon. And Rocket is well aware.

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Loan Officers Retail Real Estate Agent Real Estate 370

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.

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Loan Officers Retail Clients Real Estate Agent 415

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 357

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. For more information, visit getbuyside.com or email sales@getbuyside.com.

Valuation 354

Valuation Real Estate Agent Real Estate Clients 354

Housing Wire

JUNE 5, 2023

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. Consumers get a lower rate , lower fees and an exceptional client experience when they work with an independent mortgage broker. HW: How is broker market share trending?

Mortgage 370

Mortgage Retail Lending Loan Officers 370

Housing Wire

MARCH 11, 2022

Last week, Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation announced the hiring of Tane Cabe as its new reverse business development manager with a focus on Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) for Purchase (H4P) business. And so, they know the local real estate agents. Harlan Accola. Get your counseling completed.

Business 368

Business Real Estate Agent Real Estate Loan Officers 368

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. However, Davis’ relationship with the agent turned sour and she has not yet been able to develop relationships with other agents.

Marketing 395

Marketing Real Estate Agent Loan Officers Advertising 395

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.

Technology 376

Technology Real Estate Agent Loan Officers Lending 376

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. Jason Bressler, Chief Technology Officer. Mat Ishbia, President and CEO.

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Tools Training Technology Clients 304

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

of the balance of a loan being assumed would be fair to both the borrower and the servicer.” ” Other stakeholders want even higher fees so they can compensate loan officers. While the real estate agent gets a commission, whether an LO gets paid from an assumable mortgage depends on their individual lender’s setup.

Mortgage 383

Mortgage Loan Officers Government Buyers 383

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?

Real Estate Agent 69

Real Estate Agent Real Estate Agents Sellers 69

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.’ With efficiency metrics and client outcomes like these it’s no surprise that the company continued to attract capital and investor interest. In 2016 LLR led a $26.5

Real Estate 376

Real Estate Brokerage Real Estate Agent Technology 376

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Borrowers, loan officers and the corresponding processors and underwriters are often working on entirely different systems. THE EXECUTIVES: Hassan Rashid, Chief Revenue Officer. Rashid steers Tavant’s strategy for continued profitable revenue growth, supported by a fully aligned business development engine.

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Lending Real Estate Agent Loan Officers Architecture 202

Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 3, 2022

I can see why loan officers, real estate agents, or buyers might push back on appraisers’ conclusions. Market value indexes, just like the other data we use in our analysis, such as marketing time, exposure time and inventory levels, is taken into account when we develop our professional opinions of value.

Appraisal 370

Appraisal Marketing Real Estate Inventory 370

Housing Wire

APRIL 16, 2024

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. of the loan amount, with a $5,000 cap, which adds to the typical buyer-side agent commission of up to 3%.

Real Estate Agent 458

Real Estate Agent Loan Officers Real Estate Agents 458

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 521

Mortgage Marketing Retail Lending 521

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

MAY 6, 2024

Largely hidden from view and misperceived by some to be on the lower end of the hierarchy of service providers, the position seemingly lacked the luster of the real estate agent or the panache of the loan officer. Is it having a happy client who will be a great reference? This is how they make that happen.

Real Estate Agent 367

Real Estate Agent Real Estate Project Management Agents 367

Housing Wire

JANUARY 13, 2021

Featured tools for potential borrowers include initial application access, a mechanism for documents to be captured and uploaded, notifications of “loan milestones” for borrowers and/or real estate agents, and a chat feature allowing communication between the client and loan officer or agent, Reverse Mortgage Daily reported. “We

Mortgage 287

Mortgage Sellers Technology Real Estate Agent 287

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 412

Housing Wire

JANUARY 24, 2023

. “Sometimes 10-20 basis points is all an LO needs to win over a real estate agent or get creative on a borrower’s loan,” the lender said in a statement. These areas of compliance fall under the umbrella of regulators such as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the U.S.

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Lending Law Legal Training 369

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

“That’s the bullseye, it’s not just getting someone’s Social Security number so you can run a credit report and approve them for a loan. The loan officers that do the best are the financial literacy teachers.” Plus,] you’ll get good at having a critical conversation that loan officers should be able to have.”

Loan Officers 370

Loan Officers Real Estate Agent Real Estate Clients 370

Birmingham Appraisal

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Appraisers develop an opinion of value for the subject property for various reasons including mortgage underwriting. Some examples of this are buyers purchasing a home, owners refinancing a home, and clients who are building a home. Other users might be sellers, mortgage underwriting, banks, and contractors.

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Appraisal Inspection Appraisal Process Real Estate Agent 90

Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2023

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. Back in the 2007-2009 meltdown, we had loan officers with us at that time.

Lending 394

Lending Real Estate Agent Loan Officers Retail 394

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

“This unique technology will help our clients reduce costs, which is especially important today as verification-related fees increased significantly in the past three years,” said Sofia Rossato, Floify’s president and general manager. Founded in 2013, Floify — a subsidiary of Porch Group Inc. — in an $87 million deal in 2021.

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Technology Real Estate Agent Loan Officers Clients 401

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

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. Here's the deal — real estate relies heavily on visuals and humans are [visually curious] by nature.

Real Estate 41

Real Estate Marketing Real Estate Agent Agents 41

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). I have never done an “official” ROV for a lender, but I did not like any lender clients objecting to my values. The mortgage loan officer handling the loan?

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Reconsideration of Value Appraisal Real Estate Insurance 71

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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Insurance Real Estate Technology Loan Officers 370

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

MARCH 30, 2021

My advice to agents and sellers is to really analyze the properties that they are using to develop their asking price. Good agents know this. Good agents also know what truly comparable homes are selling for. I also developed the replacement value, and I had comparable land sales from the neighborhood.

Housing Market 367

Housing Market Marketing Reconsideration of Value Contracts 367

Appraisal Today

AUGUST 13, 2023

As I talk with appraiser colleagues and real estate agents, I’m hearing this sentiment quite a bit. Excerpt: One of the challenges today is valuing properties in the midst of seeing fewer listings and sales. This means there aren’t as many data points to understand value. And I feel it myself.

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Appraisal Contracts Real Estate Agent Mortgage 75

Appraisal Today

JANUARY 12, 2024

I always made them and never had any complaints from my lender clients. I worked for an assessor’s office in the late 1970s where we were making 2% per month time adjustments upward. Marketing to private money lenders Remember the old mortgage broker days of visiting an office and chatting with loan officers?

Appraisal 68

Appraisal Contracts Mortgage Marketing 68

Clear Capital

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

So there’s this real estate agent — are you with me? And so Ribbon offers a suite of tools and technologies for real estate agents to use with their clients, to help them manage and write offers in unique new ways. And then that triggered a whole series of developments for us.

Sellers 69

Sellers Agents Real Estate Buyers 69