Housing Wire

JANUARY 26, 2023

“Hundreds of us were told to get on a call this morning at 11:00 AM, and they told us all that they were shutting down the retail division of Flagstar Mortgage,” a former loan advisor told HousingWire. They denied us access immediately after the call, so we could not access our computers or contact information.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 20, 2023

As mortgage professionals, I see us falling into these common traps. This jargon is what distinguishes us as professionals; however, our clients do not speak our language. If our clients spoke “mortgage” they would need us less. Additionally, I am sure neither interaction leaves you with the warm fuzzies.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2024

Those of us who have been in this business more than a cycle or two know what’s coming next. When refis are pouring in, they know where to go and who to contact (or recontact) to get more business. Leaders are preparing now to make sure they’re not the ones who are left in the dust when the race starts.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 13, 2023

But, saying yes to everything removes us from the equation and renders our point of view immaterial. The ability to bring these signals to bear involves first recognizing that as an option and then exercising it as an advantage — not only for us, but also on behalf of the people who are depending on us.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Join us on October 10-12, 2023 in Austin, Texas for the ‘All Things Housing’ event of the season. Contact our events team for sponsorship information. Join us in Austin, Texas October 10-12 for this jam-packed event! Get ready for Housingwire Annual 2023. Can’t get enough of the HousingWire Annual mission?

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Guaranteed Rate ’s PowerVP mobile app aims to enhance loan originators’ ability to keep in constant contact with customers anywhere, at any given time — 24/7. It’s now entirely possible for us to qualify buyers for their dream home by the time they leave the open house.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 29, 2023

“Our trustworthiness and reputation as an expert in the industry have earned us credibility among our customers,” said Bob Jennings, executive of mortgage valuation solutions at CoreLogic. To learn more about Image Analytics, contact CoreLogic here. Image Analytics is revolutionizing the valuation review process!

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 15, 2023

“We are in the process of reaching out to customers with instructions on how to sign up for these complimentary services and how to contact us with questions.” ” The initiative will add to Mr. Cooper’s costs.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 8, 2024

Specifically, MAA is calling on its members to contact their representatives in the State House and Senate to urge their support of Sections 11 and 12 of H.4466 I’ll be optimistic and give us 50% odds.” Importantly, that language was only included in the House passed version of the emergency funding bill.”

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

But it’s important for us as an industry to analyze the various potential outcomes of a major moment such as this. To contact the author of this story: Matthew VanFossen at matthewv@ahmcloans.com To contact the editor responsible for this story: Deborah Kearns at deborah@hwmedia.com

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Deal rationale According to Schmidt, Guild and Academy “have kept contact for many years” because the companies have a “very similar retail platform,” resulting in rumors of a merger over the past four or five years. We’ve got a healthy market share there and it’s just going to help us continue to expand across the country.”

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 1, 2024

Having a centralized database of beneficial ownership information will eliminate critical vulnerabilities in our financial system and allow us to tackle the scourge of illicit finance enabled by opaque corporate structures.” “It harms American citizens and puts law-abiding small businesses at a disadvantage. 1, 2024, must file by Jan.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 19, 2023

All of us can be part of the solution. The struggle for equality and fairness will forever be a continuing part of the American experiment. And it starts at the top. Brian Montgomery is a founding partner of Washington, D.C.-based based Gate House Strategies.

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Housing Wire

MAY 15, 2023

We continue to invest in technology and processes that make it easier for brokers to work with us as a direct goal to reduce the administrative burden on their end. Originators can send us a loan scenario with questions or requests for help. An example of this support is our scenario desk.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 11, 2024

As Ken Dychtwald , founder and CEO of Age Wave tells us; “We are living in an evolutionary moment in human history, when two thirds of every human being that has ever lived to age 65 is alive on earth today.” Peak 65 will usher in an era of fantastic possibilities.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 12, 2024

But they all lead us into economic myopia and societal spirals. To contact the author of this story: Romi Mahajan at romi@thekkmgroup.com To contact the editor responsible for this story: Sarah Wheeler at sarah@hwmedia.com Investors’ No. 1 job is to optimize shareholder value. For many, these ideas seem normative and obvious.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 9, 2024

In short, most of us had to manage with less in one way or another. By changing strategy to lean into what works with different team members and new client contacts, I have seen some real breakthroughs in solutions and relationships that have led to doing more with less. Less volume, fewer resources, less capacity and less budget.

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Appraisal Buzz

JANUARY 31, 2022

Contact us today at recruitment@opteonusa.com to learn more! We’re hiring Field Appraisers, Analysts, and Reviewers (QC) across the country, offering competitive salaries and benefits. With this business model, you can focus on what you do best, while enjoying the security of being a W-2 employee. The post Become an Opteon Appraiser.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

From the moment we started, competitors would talk about us, saying “they’re for sale” or “they’re going public.” That allows us to turn our clients into cash buyers, which will be very relevant as the housing market heats up. It’s all to help ensure that they come back to us for their next loan or refer their friends and family.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 7, 2021

And most recently, MBA helped stand up an industry outreach campaign to connect with borrowers who have not contacted their servicers about their end-of-forbearance alternatives. We have a long and uneven road ahead of us, but the past has been insightful; no one wins when a loan fails.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 29, 2022

There will be fewer of us, but the ones that remain will be the best of us. The first quarter of 2022 has already shown us substantial drops in volume. The Fed has no plans on helping us. To contact the author of this story: BJ Witkopf at bj@witkopf.net. Companies with multi-layer management must streamline.

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Housing Wire

JULY 8, 2022

Declining mortgage credit availability is bringing us to the brink of another crisis with potential to cause deep market distress. We’re going to need smart, practical partnerships to guide us through the expected onslaught of operational rationalizations to survive in a contracting market. The true benefit of quantitative easing.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 31, 2022

The term is not so fondly used in the dating world when someone suddenly and without explanation withdraws from communication. In similar sentiment, the word is used in the mortgage servicing space when a borrower decides to cut contact with their servicer. And as always, the February issue is the first issue in the new year.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 10, 2022

. “Accelerating the delivery of multiple new products and services – above and beyond mortgage products – through our mello operating unit will allow us to give consumers access to a complete suite of digital-first homeownership,” Hsieh said in a statement.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 8, 2021

For many of us, the start of a new year is usually synonymous with a renewed sense of professional self, focusing on new goals, new prospects for the year and, of course, the excitement for the upcoming spring real estate market. To contact the author of this story: Tracy Chongling at tracy.chongling@rate.com.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 9, 2024

Our agency has grown this year through a merger and the creation of an affiliate network of housing counseling providers, positioning us to better support the housing and HECM counseling needs of consumers.” Reverse mortgage counseling demand, adding more HECM counselors Boies added that demand for HECM sessions has stayed elevated.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 14, 2023

After the series wraps, join us on May 30th for the HW+ Virtual 2023 Forecast Event. To contact the author of this story: Dr. Jessica Lautz at jlautz@nar.realtor To contact the editor responsible for this story: Brena Nath at brena@hwmedia.com This article is part of our 2023 Housing Market Forecast series.

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DW Slater Company

APRIL 17, 2024

Please contact us for your real estate appraisal services. As inflation still remains an issue, the Fed’s monetary policy will continue to impact mortgage interest rates. Here is a look at the recent trends. We will continue to follow the North Texas market trends as we head into the spring and summer months.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2022

After the series wraps, join us on February 6 for the HW+ Virtual 2023 Forecast Event. To contact the author of this story: Dr. Jessica Lautz at jlautz@nar.realtor. To contact the editor responsible for this story: Sarah Wheeler at sarah@hwmedia.com. This article is part of our Housing 2022-23 forecast series.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 13, 2023

“If seller impersonation fraud happened and we recorded the deed, the fraud has already occurred, but when we are talking about damaged and the ability to recover funds it is better to find the fraud early and then two years later when we have no chance of contacting the FBI or Secret Service and getting that money back.” It is brute force.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 14, 2022

I am a firm believer that introverts can indeed succeed in a sales role without fully compromising the very personalities that make us who we are. By finding a balance within us we can still achieve great things in this environment even if we are not always shaking hands and kissing babies.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2024

Forget winter: I decided to kickstart the season early, to seize every opportunity before us. Get out on the boat early so we could use it more often and enjoy it more. Make sure you’re ready to share new listings and that potential clients can easily contact you through your platforms.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 26, 2024

Most of us have noticed this while watching the bill for our weekly grocery trips continue to grow larger and larger with less and less food in the shopping cart. Let’s face it, all of us are feeling the pinch in one way or another. Everything has gotten more expensive and uncertainty about the future lingers. respectively.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Although difficult, it’s a challenge we must embrace because losing our culture makes us vulnerable. To contact the author of this story: Troy Reierson at troyr@bhhsnv.com To contact the editor responsible for this story: Deborah Kearns at deborah@hwmedia.com I’m still learning and figuring it out.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

When Eddy Perez, EPM’s founder, was contacted for comment by HousingWire, he said to write what was in the claim. Jesse Iwuji asked us to contact his lawyer for comment. Darren Heitner, JIM’s attorney and founder at Heitner Legal , P.L.L.C,

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 25, 2022

Through the API, companies using the platform can automatically place and track title orders, as well as access comprehensive order, accounting, and contact data on their files in order to build custom notifications and executive-level performance dashboards.

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Appraisal Buzz

JANUARY 3, 2022

For loans sold to us that are secured by units in condo and co-op projects, lenders are responsible for determining that the projects meet all applicable Fannie Mae eligibility requirements. Visit our Appraisers page to read the Appraiser Update newsletters, view the Noble Appraiser video series, contact us, and more.

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