Housing Wire

JUNE 5, 2023

Desmond Smith: There are two ways to get a mortgage — wholesale or retail. Retail lending is when you walk into a bank branch or go to an online lender, and they help you get a mortgage. 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.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 6, 2023

“You can lend where you live and continue to build relationships with clients and real estate agents in your community. We have Rocket retail, and we compete,” Fawaz said. The company is looking for someone who has a “proven track record generating organic referrals” that result in closings.

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Loan Officers Mortgage Retail Real Estate Agent 369

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Roughly 20% of Cliffco’s production comes from the wholesale channel and 80% of origination volume comes from its retail channel – through which it offers GSE, government loans and non-QM products. Cliffco’s proprietary CRM platform enables loan officers to break away from being heavily dependent on real estate agents for referrals. “In

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Rick Arvielo: What’s interesting about our growth is that we are the 13 th largest retail IMB in the country, but we’re only in about a third of the United States. We grew with a call center model for the first 10 years and only got into outside distributed retail 11 years ago. What made Draper and Kramer a good fit for NAF to acquire?

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Housing Wire

MARCH 13, 2024

A quick internet search will prove that real estate coaching programs are plentiful. 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. Who’s it Best For?

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 17, 2021

The Tech100 Real Estate Award recognizes the 100 technology companies that are changing the home sales process forever – from home search to lead management solutions, and remote closing to transaction management software. million agents as of last year. million borrowers and 140,000 real estate partners as of 2020.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 15, 2024

You should be finding buyers before real estate agents anyway.” NEXA has always been focused on purchase loans , which means some of its LOs do significant business with buyers’ agents. Kortas believes that good buy-side agents will remain highly relevant and garner more business as competitors wash out.

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McKissock

APRIL 20, 2021

Becoming a real estate agent requires a giant leap of faith and an investment of time and money. That’s why some agents may choose to test the waters with a part-time real estate position while hanging onto a steady income from another job. Finding time for part-time real estate.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 10, 2024

The National Retail Federation found that during the 2022 holiday season, retailers saw 17.9% Add the clients’ names and the date of their closing. Enhancing the entire client experience Real estate transactions can be stressful, and clients often remember the exceptional service and personal touches that set their agent apart.

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Appraisal Today

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

What Appraisers Wish Real Estate Agents Understood McKissock Survey Question: “What’s one thing you wish real estate agents knew about the appraisal process? I will always remember when, many years ago, a top local real estate agent asked me why I was driving around taking photos of homes.

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Real Estate Agent Real Estate Appraisal Agents 52

Housing Wire

JANUARY 17, 2023

For Jason Stallworth, retail sales manager at Planet Home Lending , preparation for Q1 began last month by meeting with new prospects, real estate agents and brokers. For example, Ruotolo is keeping in touch with her database and the real estate agents that refer and support her. Make a plan.

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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.

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Mortgage Marketing Retail Lending 522

McKissock

APRIL 14, 2021

How many of your real estate clients have used you before in a home sale? A survey by the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) said 91 percent of buyers would likely use the same real estate sales agent again or recommend them to a friend. Stay in touch with real estate clients.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Despite struggles in retail and wholesale, Pennymac has remained a standout in the correspondent channel, in which lenders aggregate loans from smaller originators. Meanwhile, the retail channel’s market share slipped to 56% of the overall originations pie in the third quarter of 2022. Stepping into the void.

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Marketing Lending Retail Clients 397

Housing Wire

MARCH 24, 2021

billion in the wholesale channel in 2020 (compared to about $62 billion in retail), lost roughly 5% of its broker clients to UWM, according to company executives. Real estate agents and LOs: the great collaboration. Then you might as well just go work for UWM retail. ” Fairway, which did about $3.5

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Real Estate Agent Retail Real Estate Design 384

Housing Wire

AUGUST 14, 2023

The feature , published earlier this month, noted that Rocket embarked on a local LO hiring spree in 2023 to capture purchase market business from real estate agent connections. So it seems like the real estate community is reacting positively to this particular program,” Emerson told analysts.

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Loan Officers Mortgage Real Estate Agent Real Estate 370

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Movement Mortgage’s deal to acquire top indie retail lender Mortgage Network marks a shift in the South Carolina-based company’s strategy. ” In addition, Movement, a distributed retail lender, has no plans to expand to other channels, eliminating some potential targets. In total, the company has 15 clients.

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Loan Officers Retail Business Mortgage 384

Housing Wire

JUNE 30, 2021

The wholesale channel will continue to grow as more retail originators and borrowers learn the benefits of working with a mortgage broker. At UWM we focus on our client service, operational efficiency and speed to close loans. Blink+ is a white-label, borrower-facing digital application tool. Jason Bressler, Chief Technology Officer.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 12, 2021

They’d then utilize the services of a real estate agent found through the growing Rocket Homes platform. Then comes the mortgage — which their agent would monitor through Rocket Pro Insight. When at the finish line, the client would close with the aid of Amrock , Rocket’s title and appraisal arm.

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Mortgage Real Estate Agent Real Estate Agents 410

McKissock

JUNE 1, 2021

Here, top real estate agents and brokers share the most common home pricing mistakes they see and how to fix them: Mistake #1: Ending a price in 9. FREE GUIDE : Download our free Real Estate Agent Income Guide for key insights into how top real estate agents across the country earn more.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

“I told my client, my friends, ‘Look, I know you’re supposed to close in 10 days but we’re closing Friday and you let everybody know it or you may not close,’” Dodson said. Loan originators at retail banks pushed non-QM deals to specialist brokers like Dodson and Yonce, they said.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 29, 2022

Local real estate agents, loan officers and appraisers share what characteristics are currently defining their housing markets. Local agents say these rising prices are not stopping buyers from Colorado, Florida, New York, New Jersey and California from flocking to the northern New England city. Conway, Arkansas.

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Housing Market Marketing Agents Real Estate 384

Lamacchia Realty

MARCH 7, 2024

February 2024 Winners of the Top 10 for the Company are: Cheryl Perry is an experienced real estate agent based in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. She began her career in 2010 with a passion for working with people and helping them achieve their real estate objectives. To learn more about Lisa, click here.

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Realtors Realty Real Estate Clients 72

McKissock

JULY 13, 2022

Just as dark is the absence of light, and cold is the absence of heat, bad customer service in real estate is the lack of something extra. Real estate agents seldom commit blatant errors in their customer service delivery. Building a real estate operation is all about relationships—and referrals.

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Real Estate Real Estate Agent Clients Agents 65

Housing Wire

JANUARY 24, 2023

Two weeks ago, UWM announced that it would be giving 125 basis points to brokers as a discount to be used on any loans, with up to 40 basis points per loan. “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.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2022

He built features that cater to realtors’ needs – such as weekly updates on the housing market, daily alerts of mortgage rates and keeping real estate agents informed of borrowers’ pre-approval status. We also help realtors follow up with their clients. A lot of agents send us loan pre-approval requests.

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Eppraisal

OCTOBER 7, 2022

When you are interviewing real estate agents, ask them what their services are for clients who are new to the area. If shopping is your jam, ask where the best places to live are that are close to an abundance of stores, boutiques or big box retail. The real estate process is different in certain areas and states.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 23, 2023

” Better is partnering with other businesses to offer services such as homeowner’s insurance and to provide access to a network of real estate agents, rather than offering these products and services directly to borrowers. The change resulted in Better’s exit from its real estate business.

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Realtors Technology Insurance Mortgage 370

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

That’s also an attitude shared by Lisa Moriello, the national retail reverse mortgage sales manager at multichannel lender loanDepot. Loan originators are also eager to engage in conversations about the product with potential clients, she said, as well as with existing and potential referral partners.

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Business Mortgage Advertising Clients 410

Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2023

Most retail lenders are desperately seeking high producing loan originators to make up for the losses that occurred in 2022. California-based retail lender JVM Lending plans to drum up business this year — but by doing the exact opposite.

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Lending Real Estate Agent Loan Officers Retail 397

Housing Wire

APRIL 25, 2024

In 2024, agents have two choices; learn how to run your entire business from the apps on your phone or tablet, or find a new career. The days of running back to the office to write a tricky email to a client, follow up with a lead, or post on social media are long gone — and they’re never coming back.

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Real Estate Agents Open Houses Tools 429

Lamacchia Realty

JULY 14, 2021

She is an expert at guiding her clients through the home buying and selling process to make sure their needs are met. Joselin is one of Lamacchia Realty’s top agents, consistently selling over 40 homes each year and more than $20 million in sales volume. Additionally, Shauna was recognized as a Top Producer for 2020.

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Lamacchia Realty

DECEMBER 5, 2023

She is an expert at guiding her clients through the home buying and selling process to make sure their needs are met. Joselin is one of Lamacchia Realty’s top agents, consistently selling over 40 homes each year and more than $20 million in sales volume. Click here to learn more about Eileen Doherty.

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Realty Realtors Real Estate Agents 73

Appraisal Today

JULY 29, 2022

57 Weird Real Estate Agent Photos. Excerpt: Yes, many great real estate photos really capture the house. More Terrible Real Estate Agent Photos for Appraisers. Some got teller jobs in bank retail locations. Data for those fixer homes (contractor specials). Appraisal Business Tips .

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Lamacchia Realty

AUGUST 10, 2021

Her reason for becoming a real estate agent is to continue her desire to work with people and have clients be as happy with their lifestyle as she is providing it to them. She is an expert at guiding her clients through the home buying and selling process to make sure their needs are met.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 16, 2023

Guild doesn’t have a refi wrecking ball like Rocket Mortgage or a loyal network of adoring broker fans like UWM , but it has quietly assembled an impressive collection of retail branches in key markets in recent years. So it seems like the real estate community is reacting positively to this particular program,” Emerson told analysts. “It

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Retail Real Estate Agent Business Mortgage 370

Lamacchia Realty

JULY 19, 2022

Mid-Year 2022 Winners of the Top 10 for the Company are: Cyndi Deshaies received her real estate license in March 2017. She will be offering her landscape expertise to her real estate clients as she used to own a landscape design company. Cyndi thrives to make her buyers and sellers her top priority.

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