Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Surveyed professionals also pointed to finding investor clients and have had success with products such as non-qualified mortgages ( non-QM s), down payment assistance programs (DPAs) and home equity line of credits ( HELOC s). Others allocated resources into digital marketing (31.1%), automation technology (26.7%) and market data (19.3%).

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Housing Market Mortgage Marketing Inventory 371

Housing Wire

JUNE 30, 2021

And due to today’s booming housing market, they’re having to do even more. CF Wholesale provides brokers with the resources and technology to drive their business and serve their clients. Piecemeal conditions: Brokers can send documents as they are received from their clients.

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Technology Clients Lending Business 313

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 4, 2022

As an industry, we observed first-hand during the pandemic the transformative power technology has over the mortgage origination process, especially with the borrower’s experience at closing. With compelling data such as this, there shouldn’t be anything stopping lenders from implementing RON technology and reaping the benefits.

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Housing Market Marketing Real Estate Investors 341

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

In today’s challenging market, where rates are rising and home prices remain high, these lenders serve as essential lifelines to crucial loan products. To solve this problem, local lenders are beginning to leverage innovative partnerships and technology to bring new products and channels to market.

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Housing Market Marketing Logistics Lending 381

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

A sluggish housing market can be a blessing in disguise for mortgage lenders as it affords them the opportunity to refine and enhance their technology and operational processes in the midst of unpredictability. ” Girard was recognized as a 2022 HW Tech Trendsetter for her ability to be a steady hand in a tough market. .

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Clients Technology Development Lending 313

Housing Wire

JANUARY 13, 2023

Training LOs and getting on sales calls with real estate agents, insurance agents and wealth managers are what Cohen is prioritizing to drum up sales in a market where he expects rates to be in the 5% levels. The wonderful thing about my business is everybody is a referral source, whether it’s a past client [or] a neighbor.

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Buyers Housing Market Marketing Real Estate Agent 374

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Today, a mortgage lender must have scalability in its operation, an ability to pivot quickly to meet changing market conditions and client needs, a well-designed technology stack and, above all, a keen sense of what its customers and the marketplace truly want from them.

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Loan Officers Technology Lending Tools 356

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Maxwell , a Wells Fargo -backed mortgage fintech, announced Wednesday that it has struck a deal to acquire the digital lending platform Revvin ( formerly known as MortgageHippo ) to enhance its point-of-sale technology. The financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.

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Lending Technology Loan Officers Clients 367

Housing Wire

MARCH 27, 2024

Clear Capital , a real estate valuation technology company, has broadened its collaboration with data management platform Cherre , the companies announced on Wednesday. and is regularly updated to offer comprehensive insights into the nation’s housing market.

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Valuation Real Estate Investors Investing 372

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

According to Reffkin, the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the frenetic pace of the 2020, 2021, and even early 2022 housing markets, led to a reliance on technologies like Zoom, texting, email and social media for communication, leading transactions. Bad times create good habits,” Reffkin said.

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Real Estate Agents Buyers Clients 410

Housing Wire

MARCH 31, 2021

Whether lenders want to lower their costs or improve their performance, the CLS team has the expertise and technology to strengthen a company’s operations no matter how the market evolves. . The right partnership starts with technology that is designed to play well with others. “Our The housing market is cyclical.

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Marketing Clients Training Technology 373

Housing Wire

APRIL 20, 2023

Click here to nominate someone you know — a client, colleague, boss or friend — it can even be you! For the past three years, the HW Marketing Leaders award has recognized elite marketing execs in housing who have pushed their businesses to the top via innovative marketing strategies, creative campaigns and purpose-driven programs.

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Marketing Real Estate Technology Housing Market 335

Housing Wire

JANUARY 25, 2024

Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler sat down with Matt Van Fossen, CEO of Absolute Home Mortgage and Mortgage Automation Technologies , to talk about his unique view of the housing ecosystem and how it influences how he builds technology. How do all those different roles influence the technology you build?

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Loan Officers Real Estate Agent Agents Technology 353

Housing Wire

AUGUST 31, 2022

Xactus, which says it has more than 6,500 clients including bank and nonbank mortgage originators, uses its proprietary technology platform to close loans quickly. With the acquisition, Xactus added flood services to its verification solutions “to address clients’ flood risk assessment needs,” the firm said.

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Modernization Clients Technology Insurance 368

Housing Wire

MAY 31, 2021

It’s no secret the housing market has seen a surge in the last year. And while housing demand is booming, the industry is still struggling with low inventory. The two companies featured in this section offer platforms that leverage technology so real estate professionals can provide excellent customer service.

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Real Estate Inventory Clients Technology 340

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Over half of Realtors said that social media was their top lead-generating technology tool, according to a new survey report from the National Association of Realtors. Still, nearly half reported that they use it to help them build and maintain relationships with existing clients or to promote listings.

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Realtors Agents Technology Brokerage 459

Housing Wire

MAY 23, 2023

The acquisition aligns with Doma’s mission-driven strategy and its focus on core underwriting and technology business, according to the company. This acquisition significantly enhances WFG’s market coverage and client base in the Northern and Central California regions.

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Retail Insurance Real Estate Technology 340

Housing Wire

JULY 28, 2022

With the acquisition, Xactus will offer flood zone determinations to its clients by using its proprietary flood data and technology products, the firm said Wednesday. MassiveCert will be rebranded as Xactus Flood Solutions. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Servicers, are you prepared for hurricane season?

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Insurance Clients Modernization Technology 300

Housing Wire

MARCH 15, 2024

Rapidly advancing technology and data analytics have also revolutionized the commercial real estate landscape, offering scores of new avenues for value creation and risk mitigation. Good CRE title firms know their clients; understand their clients’ clients and know the markets where their customers operate.

Brokerage 363

Brokerage Real Estate Investors Development 363

Housing Wire

MAY 23, 2022

The 2022 housing market has been underscored by interest rate spikes and refi decline and lenders are working hard to adjust to new borrower trends. Technology equals efficiency. A lot of lenders haven’t spent much money on technology for home equity processes.

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Technology Clients Housing Market Training 318

Housing Wire

JUNE 14, 2023

Non-QM loans can lead to more referrals The current housing market has necessitated a new approach for mortgage professionals who want to increase the number of loans on their desks. Non-QM loans allow originators to serve a largely untapped market and expand their offerings to realtors and borrowers.

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Technology Clients Business Mortgage 310

Housing Wire

MAY 29, 2024

We are in a rising-cost housing market and this is a time when consumers should be really leaning into the expertise of an agent, but we have messaging out in the world that is kind of devaluing the agent. I think, as a company — and hopefully as well as an industry — we all really believe in the value of the agent.

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Agents Real Estate Agent Real Estate Clients 302

Housing Wire

JUNE 19, 2023

Historically, though, professionals let their clients go after the transaction is complete rather than building a moat around the client that assures future transactions. The newest prop tech applications to moat the client relationship are home management tools. Evolve the technology stack.

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Real Estate Business Clients Client Relationships 272

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The ongoing housing market decline, which saw existing-home sales fall 36% in 2022 alone (on a seasonally adjusted annual basis) and 41% overall to September’s low, is the sharpest (though not the deepest) in the history of this industry. Retain and develop. Spend less money than you make. The good brokers also aren’t Pollyannas.

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Real Estate Brokerage Advertising Housing Market 388

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

We also like to build our own technology and develop tools and products that give our LOs an advantage in the field and enhance the experience with our customers. That allows us to turn our clients into cash buyers, which will be very relevant as the housing market heats up. That’s why we started NAF Cash.

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Loan Officers Retail Clients Real Estate Agent 371

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Data provider Curinos partnered with Polly , a software-as-service mortgage technology firm, aimed to support lenders’ effective margin decisions. “Our partnership will enable clients to seamlessly analyze their market position and support effective margin decisions without leaving their pricing engine.

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Technology Insurance Mortgage Lending 287

Housing Wire

AUGUST 31, 2022

Lenders and applicants alike rely on powerful tools and technology that increase transparency and create ease, speed and convenience. The company’s predictive analytics platform not only provides lenders with the benefit of intuitive technology, it also helps more applicants qualify for mortgages.

Mortgage 305

Mortgage Clients Loan Officers Finance 305

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Despite low inventory, the housing market is expected to remain strong in 2021 due to low mortgage rates. And with this housing boom will come even more questions from homeowners who want to know their housing options. One of the biggest mistakes housing professionals make is not keeping in touch with past clients.

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Real Estate Brokerage Valuation Clients 404

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Regardless of the outcome, real estate brokers are doing all they can to prepare their brokerages and their agents for more transparency, education on the value real estate agents bring to the transaction, and more, according to the 2023 Q4 BrokerPulse survey , a forward-looking housing market sentiment survey by HousingWire.

Real Estate 334

Real Estate Brokerage Training Agents 334

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 14, 2022

This week’s HW+ member spotlight features Vicki Brown, executive vice president of Client Relations at LoanCare. HW Media : What do you think will be the big themes for the housing market in 2022? Vicki Brown: The change in the market after the pandemic has been challenging for lenders.

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Clients Technology Business Construction 322

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Working with some of the nation’s largest banks and mortgage servicers, offering asset management, property disposition, title, close, valuation, and field services through an integrated, technology-driven platform. As low mortgage rates continue to fuel the housing market, lenders are reporting record-breaking purchase and refinance volumes.

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Clients Valuation Technology Inspection 352

Housing Wire

MARCH 30, 2021

Home price indices are valuable tools to help lenders understand trends and changes in the housing market. Last year, the industry relied on data more than ever before, and learned a lot about how data and analytics can quickly, safely and securely ensure consistency in markets.

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Tools Modernization Housing Market Real Estate 398

Housing Wire

MAY 31, 2022

Real estate professionals are faced with many challenges as the housing market responds to a period of uncertainty. By working with more precise tools, industry professionals will gain important insights to both maintain a competitive edge in the current market and position themselves for future success. homegenius, Inc.,

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Modernization Real Estate Clients Investors 326

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Everyone here is unique, likes to show that side to our clients and wants the people who work with us to see that and view us as a friend. Part of this success-filled ecosystem is PrimeLine Capital’s use of Rocket Pro TPO technology. The last thing we want to be seen as is a stuffy broker.”.

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Mortgage Tools Clients Technology 333

Housing Wire

JULY 19, 2021

As Chief Strategy Officer at Mortgage Capital Trading , Leslie Winick has harnessed her industry experience to help lead new technology innovations and industry-leading support that allowed MCT to continue to meet client needs despite the volatility of the past year.

Mortgage 372

Mortgage Clients Development Technology 372

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Capturing leads with tech Another priority for the lender is procuring leads through its proprietary technology. The market is retracting but it’s the best time to build,” Watanasuparp said. The more we can lean on technology, the cost per file becomes that much lower. But the client gets to benefit from that.”

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Loan Officers Agents Retail Technology 365

Housing Wire

MAY 10, 2021

The severe lack of inventory in today’s housing market has been a source of stress for home buyers and real estate agents alike. HousingWire sat down with Realtor.com CEO David Doctorow to learn how agents and brokers can alleviate some of the frustrations their clients are facing. Why or why not?

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Real Estate Agent Real Estate Agents Marketing 396