McKissock

MAY 24, 2022

Top earners in the appraisal profession are those who consistently bring in new clients. Taking the time and effort to build strong appraiser-client relationships is a great way to establish a good reputation and distinguish yourself from the competition so that you can easily generate new business via client referrals and word-of-mouth.

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Inman

JUNE 10, 2023

While often used interchangeably, these three factors speak to different aspects of your business — and your clients’ decision-making process.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 4, 2024

The first is that Mosaik is designed to be an agent/client collaboration platform so we can serve agents from an operational standpoint, help them increase their productivity, streamline their operations, and also empower them to deliver just a better digital experience to their clients. SW: How do you approach buy versus build?

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Among the various markers of success, home value has long been a significant benchmark. Fueled by the desire to keep up with others’ perceived achievements, home envy is reshaping the concept of the American Dream for these generations. The survey of 1,386 people ranging in age of 46 years old or younger across the U.S.

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Home Value Design Clients Investing 414

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

HW Media CEO Clayton Collins recently spoke with Ernie Graham, CEO and Co-founder at Homebot , to dive into what it really means for mortgage professionals to create clients for life , and how Homebot is doing that through the entire home-buying process, starting with home search. “It

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 24, 2023

California lender New American Funding has partnered with EasyKnock, a New York startup that buys homes and rents them back to sellers, allowing clients to access their home equity through non-traditional means. If the home value appreciates, customers get to keep the difference.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 10, 2023

If you’re an LO, you need to offer your clients something that fits today’s narrative — making the most of the home that you’ve got, while being on-call to help when someone needs to borrow money or move. This was fun to look at when home values were skyrocketing but is kind of depressing when the market starts to flatten or decline.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 1, 2023

I don’t think retail is great for anybody right now with rates high and home values high, but it’s a good time to be investing in retail,” Michael Dubeck, CEO and president of Planet Financial Group , parent of Planet Home Lending, said in an interview. We’re taking a long-run view that it’s going to pay off. million in cash.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 11, 2021

Rocket Homes Real Estate , a real estate affiliate of Rocket Companies , is being investigated by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) for possibly violating the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) when it charged fees for referring Quicken’s mortgage clients to real estate agents, according to officials.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 23, 2022

Available to clients aged 55 and older (in select states), this product allows eligible homeowners to tap into more of their home equity sooner rather than later with lower upfront costs. Both programs can also be used as a home financing solution that allows older clients to purchase a new home that will better fit their lifestyle.

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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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Housing Wire

MAY 17, 2023

Flávia Furlan Nunes : Where is Rocket in its journey of becoming a fintech and reducing the cost to acquire a client? Bob Walters: We’ve repositioned and added many more products that our clients can take advantage of. That’s always relevant day in and day out to 2 million Rocket Money clients. Then you add 2.5

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Black Knight Servicing Digital is a powerful, white-labeled solution that allows servicers to provide consumers with information about their home value and how to grow and leverage wealth from their property. Black Knight strives to lead our industry in providing clients with tools that facilitate homeownership,” Madigan said.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

As a SmartZip user, you’ll get immediate access to its customer relationship management (CRM) tool, pre-populated with client data from your target market so you can begin marketing to those potential sellers. Reach 150 captures your clients’ positive reviews and showcases them to your contacts across the web.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 13, 2021

year-over-year increase in home values. 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. “If Garrett said aside from cash buyers, he also has clients who have money to offset any appraisal gap.

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Cornerstone

MARCH 12, 2021

Even in a typical year, you can expect clients to ask routine questions — and you’ll give them routine answers back. With so many changes taking place related to the pandemic, the economy, and the political sphere, your clients are going to come to you with complex questions. 4 smart answers to your clients’ top 4 questions.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

“We’re going to send our clients the applications, they’re going to sign it and they’re going to mail it back to us. How do we get clients directly to reach out to us? Despite much of the talk out there, buyers are not coming back until home values come down dramatically – you probably won’t see a tremendous pickup.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 17, 2024

2 However, these potential clients will also face challenges — namely market volatility, unpredictable interest rates and limited purchasing power due to increasing debt. Actual cash required may vary and is based on age of youngest borrower, interest rate, home value, and other factors.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The good news for homeowners is that home values in most areas remain stable, and inventory levels for homebuyers are still low. Over the past 18 months, speaking with my colleagues about REO inflow projections, all have shared that third-party sales account for 40-70% of the potential REO inventory, depending on the client.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 30, 2021

Home values have increased over the past several months and consumers are realizing there is more equity in their homes than anticipated. This realization has increased demand for wholesale lenders and brokers as borrowers look to refinance, cash-out refinance or otherwise take advantage of the equity in their homes.

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Valuation Client Relationships Clients Inspection 209

Housing Wire

APRIL 9, 2021

Residential brokerage and mortgage lender William Raveis is buying its clients’ homes across New England, the tri-state area and Florida. WRRE also will help them buy, finance and insure their next home purchase, with mortgage closing times in as few as eight days, considerably faster than the industry average.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 4, 2024

Jon McCue All things considered, the drop observed last month was not a big surprise, according to Jon McCue, director of client relations at RMI. Expect origination volume to increase if the 10-year treasury stays below 4% and home values remain stable,” McCully said. The increased maximum claim amount [i.e.

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Mortgage Business Finance Home Value 441

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Homesnap lets agents adjust a home’s price up to 30% in either direction of the list price or estimated home value and as a home price is adjusted, the selling probability timeframe dynamically updates to create an estimated time in which the property will sell.

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Real Estate Realtors Agents Technology 450

Housing Wire

JULY 22, 2022

It ensures my clients and my team can get a hold of me in the event of an urgent situation. Omar Ennabe: The obvious trends I follow would be the ones related to our business, such as housing trends, home values and interest rates. HousingWire: What is your most useful tech tool? Omar Ennabe: My smartphone.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 3, 2023

This data includes comparative home sales and market trend, be unbiased, use machine learning to predict home values from historic trends and identify complex patterns like changing crime rates or school overcrowding and continuously monitor the market in real-time. Building trust with prospects or clients takes time.

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Housing Wire

JULY 25, 2023

A lot of my clients will get insurance quotes three months into the project and then about a year later they are getting their final quote. One of my recent new home buyers got their final quote on a property a 30-minute drive from the coast and it had gone up 40% from a year ago.

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Home Junction

MAY 20, 2020

There are times when the real estate market slows down, but there could still be ways to keep in touch with clients and provide them with valuable property data software for when business cranks back up. But that neighborhood has lower home prices on average. Also check out home value estimator software.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 13, 2022

The facts of this case are clear, and demonstrate that our practices were compliant and that the refinance loans we provided benefited our West Virginia clients,” a Rocket spokesperson said. But they claim that Quicken Loans influenced appraisers to raise their home values and originate higher loans.

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Eppraisal

MAY 14, 2024

When building a home, homeowners should consider the project's sustainability. Aside from affecting the overall home value, a building’s eco-friendliness can impact your comfort as time passes. Environmental considerations are also associated with energy savings and home comfort.

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Transportation Home Value Design Construction 36

Appraisal Buzz

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Know what average home values are in your area. (2) 2B) Use assessor data to determine $/sf of improvement and ratio of site to overall value for site value ratio. However, The HR side has always enjoyed a lot of gray, like many of our client requests. ?????? 2) Fill in the Cost Approach form. (2A)

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 18, 2023

“A small offset or decline in home values, which we are starting to see, (…) can help that consumer who’s in the market for the first time,” Brown said. The sector outlook reflects expectations for a slowing economy in 2023, with a modest increase in unemployment and potential pricing corrections in the housing market.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 10, 2022

So, it’s another way to show my clients that not all markets are the same, and this is not 2008. Additionally, rising rates can also lead to a decrease in home values, as buyers are willing to pay less for a home when they can get a lower interest rate elsewhere.

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Sellers Inventory Housing Market Buyers 382

Home Junction

MAY 14, 2020

When agents come across slow times, current property data and real estate marketing automation tools can be used to attract new clients and keep them updated as conditions change. The agent will have plenty of clients in their contact list who are prepped and ready to make a move. Prioritizes Clients. Former Clients.

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Real Estate Tools Clients Real Estate Agent 36

Housing Wire

MARCH 8, 2024

homeowners are “house-rich, cash-poor,” home equity investment firm Hometap provides clients with a way to tap into their home equity instead of selling their home or taking out a loan. Hometap, as an investor, provides cash in exchange for a share of their home’s future value.

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Investing Real Estate Agent Marketing Real Estate 427

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2022

For a home valued at $250,000, the cost of an owner’s title insurance policy would be just 11 cents a day on a 30-year mortgage. Recently, an attorney shared with me how one of her clients purchased a home in Connecticut. Diane Tomb, ALTA CEO Contributor.

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Insurance Government Legal Fees Real Estate 464

Empire Appraisal Group

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

has been assisting clients in making well-informed decisions related to real estate. At Empire Appraisal Group, professionalism and integrity are highly valued, resulting in a well-established reputation for delivering an exceptional appraisal experience.

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Empire Appraisal Group

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

has been assisting clients in making well-informed decisions related to real estate. At Empire Appraisal Group, professionalism and integrity are highly valued, resulting in a well-established reputation for delivering an exceptional appraisal experience.

Marketing 78

Marketing Real Estate Clients Realtors 78