Housing Wire

MARCH 31, 2021

While the refi boom might be slowing down, the purchase market is heating up. MBA’s spring 2021 market forecast predicts a record-breaking year, with purchase origination reaching $1.57 Our outsourcing solution integrates onto a client’s system, or we can bring a client onto our system,” Baumeister said.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The real estate market is saturated with brokerages offering almost identical commission structures, technical support and growth opportunities. By identifying signals early, brokers can proactively offer solutions like workshops, additional training or even a reallocation of leads to reduce pressure.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

With so much changing in the market, it’s no surprise that the risk of mortgage fraud has increased this year. HousingWire: In this time of market change and as we head towards the last quarter of 2022, what are the hot topics in risk, fraud prevention and loan quality? DG: We’ve all been keeping up with the headlines.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

The seller, who struggled to find a buyer in a cooled down housing market, agreed to deposit a lump sum payment into an escrow account at closing – ultimately saving Davis $6,900 in monthly payments in the first two years. It gives the buyer and seller the feeling of beating the mutual enemy, ‘the market,’ and gaming the system.”.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 26, 2022

With a housing market in transition , originators are looking to seize profitable opportunities that benefit both borrowers and their own bottom lines. But originators need to see the big picture that extends beyond our current economic climate—the market for reverse mortgages is enormous and growing. We have recorded trainings.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

You might be ready to take on the luxury real estate market! I’ll show you what it takes to succeed as a luxury real estate agent in any market. If you’re known in your market as the expert who successfully sells properties between $1 to $3 million, how do you start getting clients looking for homes valued at $10 million+?

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Knock ’s Home Swap solution is now available in three new markets in Florida: Homeowners in Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach can buy their next home before selling their current one. Knock entered the Florida market in October. Now, the solution is available in 14 markets in the U.S.,

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Housing Wire

APRIL 11, 2024

For many brokers, the ideal solution would be a platform that seamlessly integrates everything an individual agent needs: transaction management, marketing assistance, lead generation , and training. Another focal point of the conversation revolved around the importance of maintaining a positive mindset amidst these challenges.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 13, 2024

While ChatGPT has become a go-to tool for many of us, predictive analytics tools offer a more efficient, data-driven approach to generating new client leads. Since real estate tech changes by the hour these days, we did a deep dive into the most helpful AI tools for real estate agents on the market today. Need more examples?

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Knock Home Swap has expanded into Orlando, Florida and Tampa, Florida, its first markets in the Sunshine State. Home Swap is offered exclusively through local real estate professionals who have been trained as Knock Certified Agents. The post Knock Home Swap solution enters the Florida market appeared first on HousingWire.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Let your client talk more than you do and listen to what they’re saying. Train yourself to be fascinated by them. Be careful to not overreact or be emotional in front of your client. Plan so you can be your best self with prospects and clients. Extroverts tend to talk a lot. Not everyone wants a bubbly chatterbox.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Flagstar ’s presence and expertise in the third-party wholesale mortgage origination market have combined to create a history of success extending over 35 years. That’s made Flagstar a true partner to the 3,600 clients the bank has served in its 35-plus year history.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 10, 2022

With rising rates, the market is seeing a shift from originations to HELOC products. As the market shifts, lenders still need to be conscious of loan quality. HousingWire recently spoke with Brian Adams, Division President of Due Diligence at Consolidated Analytics , about due diligence in the current mortgage market.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 18, 2024

Lenders and Appraisal Management Companies (AMCs) now leverage advanced AI tools to automate tasks, analyze vast datasets for market trends, and identify potential risks with unprecedented efficiency. Additionally, AI-powered tools can enhance the accuracy of appraisals by providing objective insights and identifying relevant market trends.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 4, 2024

After a 2023 of real estate brokers saying they feel “neutral” or “pessimistic” about the housing market, some 48% of those surveyed for the Q1 2024 HousingWire BrokerPulse survey are optimistic that the next three months will be positive. ” The value education was mentioned across the board.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 26, 2024

Whether you’re looking to stay informed or motivated, gain market insights, or learn strategies from the masters — our list of the best real estate podcasts for agents can help you level up your business in 2024. From a free Masterclass training to an online course, they offer plenty of valuable content that won’t cost you a dime.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

One of the passions that has spanned my career in its entirety is creating exceptional experiences — for agents and their clients, our brokerage staff and anyone who interacts with our brand. 2. Make sure marketing is in your wheelhouse Of course, marketing is an essential part of most great brand experiences.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 15, 2024

Do the tutorial, take the training. Add new contacts, including adopted clients, professional sphere of influence and new friends, Remove duplicate entries Delete bad contacts and partial contacts Add social media handles Add details like kids and pets names, birthdays, anniversaries Curate specific lists 4.

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Inman

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

At virtual Inman Connect on Wednesday, Anthony Lamacchia of the Crush it in Real Estate training platform revealed the two most important points to share with clients in the current market.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Our market is popular with out-of-state buyers and agents relocating from other states. It’s very difficult to be an unaffiliated brokerage right now and compete with franchises who offer technology and training. Gene Boone will continue to run the firm with his business partner and grandson Owen Boone.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 12, 2024

According to the announcement, Lever is a platform that helps agents with marketing , supplemental lead generation , database management and transaction management, and it supplies agents with training and accountability solutions. The two firms are coming together to launch Lever by Movoto , OJO’s industry-facing platform.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

As a real estate agent, you may think clients should care more about their next home than your life story. And while that may be true, well-crafted real estate agent bios can build trust and credibility and serve as a powerful tool in an agent’s marketing arsenal — giving prospective clients.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 30, 2022

To further catapult wholesale channel growth, United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) remains committed to developing proprietary technology and amplifying state-of-the-art training programs for mortgage brokers across the country. “At UWM recently launched an exclusive new marketplace called Boost.

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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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Housing Wire

MAY 3, 2024

While there are a lot of factors currently affecting the real estate market, one thing remains constant: RE/MAX agents leverage their skills, experience and competitive advantages to serve as many customers as they can,” said Erik Carlson , who was appointed as the firm’s CEO in November.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 5, 2023

Up until the financial crisis in 2008, mortgage brokers held nearly 50% market share. 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? DS: Market share is increasing at a rapid pace, currently at 22%.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 19, 2021

Bob takes a huge amount of pride in the presentation and marketing of a property, and he works with clients personally from the pre-listing stage all the way through to the closing. He keeps his clients fully informed on listing and market activity throughout the process. There’s at least one in every major market.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 13, 2024

Whether you’re looking to expand your team or client network or figure out how to delegate work so you can focus on the tasks you do best, a real estate coaching program could be a valuable launchpad. It involves independent work pulled from training videos and downloadable resources. President of SERHANT. Ventures 1.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 3, 2023

This means the lazy real estate agents who provide very little value to their client can no longer just show up and know they will automatically get paid a percentage of the sales price just for writing a contract. Sadly, the understanding of the difference between a client and a customer is pitifully poor in our industry.

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Housing Wire

MAY 6, 2022

HousingWire recently spoke with John Keratsis, President and CEO of Deephaven Mortgage, about the potential benefits of non-QM lending in today’s tight housing market. HousingWire: In today’s tight market, margin compression is impacting countless mortgage companies. You also have a mortgage market shrinking from $4.1

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Inman

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The real estate market is always changing, so it's up to you to stay smart, educated and informed so that you can help your clients. Coach Darryl Davis offers five reasons you should lean into back-to-school time to reboot your training plan.

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Housing Wire

JULY 17, 2023

Take your customers on virtual tours Virtual property tours are essential in real estate marketing, and these tours leverage VR technology’s power. Moreover, properties featuring 3D tours spend less time on the market — typically around one-third less time — and agents can secure higher selling prices.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 22, 2024

Meanwhile, a customer relationship management system, along with experts in marketing, sales and other areas, are designed to support these teams, he said. “If Djon Luxury Real Estate is expanding its sell-side business, training buyer-side real estate agents on the necessary contracts and selling their value to the consumer.

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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. Additionally, he said that he helps his LOs clean up their social media pages and sets up plans for them to be more active in marketing themselves.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The real estate market has been on a crazy ride for the past few years. Frankly, much of my work has been time-consuming for many reasons, including trying to measure different markets in this interesting time. In the meantime, I had a chance to interview Anastasia Corjan, who is the Senior Marketing Manager at CubiCasa.

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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.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 30, 2021

At UWM we focus on our client service, operational efficiency and speed to close loans. UWM has significantly invested in our technology team and tech stack, offering career-focused training and development which has contributed to growing this function to over 1,100 team members,” Chief Technology Officer Jason Bressler said.

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