Housing Wire

AUGUST 14, 2023

When we contemplate the potential of AI and Web3 technologies in real estate , it goes beyond simply revolutionizing how consumers search for homes and take ownership of assets. The technologies that truly succeed are the ones that prioritize saving agents time and driving their business forward and so far there haven’t been many.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 29, 2021

However, contract signings rose 21.4% Realtor.com’s Housing Market Recovery Index showed significant contract growth, specifically in Portland, Las Vegas, Denver, Los Angeles, and Boston. Tune in February 9th to experience demos from the most innovative real estate technology solutions. ” Home prices soared 9.5%

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Housing Wire

MAY 12, 2022

Inventory is contracting. Technology has been the focal point of that evolution more out of necessity than some consensus that homebuyers don’t want to interact with their lenders at all. Customer-facing technologies, particularly loan origination and decisioning software, are now standard in mortgage lending’s tech stack.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 12, 2022

HousingWire recently sat down with Polly CEO Adam Carmel to discuss how lenders can break old habits and redefine the mortgage process through innovation and modern, advanced technology. annualized in the third quarter of 2022 due to strong net export and inventory investment activity, before contracting 0.7% million in 2023.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 17, 2023

The first thing we go through when I work with real estate brokerages — whether it’s in helping them to streamline their technology or to prepare for sale — is their financials. Create a list of vendors and products you’re using, monthly costs and other pertinent details like the sales rep, website and contract terms.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

SmartZip uses predictive analytics to pinpoint likely sellers from 6 to 18 months in advance, offering a huge advantage in today’s low inventory market. Exclusivity: No Trial period: No Contract requirements: Annual contract required SmartZip is a lead generation, marketing and CRM solution founded in 2008.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

The index plunged from record highs seen in late 2019 after the COVID-19 pandemic caused the worst economic contraction since the Great Depression. The idea behind the distributed ledger technology is to provide faster close times and more choice for both loan seekers and lenders by giving consumers access to their own ATP.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 10, 2024

While the company doesn’t provide marketing tools, its predictive analytics technology puts you considerably ahead of competitors. The company provides robust marketing and nurturing tools, including a CRM with lead data, home valuation landing pages, direct mail campaigns, a comparative market analysis tool and more.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 31, 2021

With little inventory, home-price growth in the U.S. “While the housing market feels like it has legs that never get tired, inventory and affordability constraints are still expected to put a damper on price growth,” said CoreLogic Deputy Chief Economist Selma Hepp. hit a record high in June, rising 18.6% from June 2020.

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Housing Wire

MAY 5, 2022

Now, these younger buyers are driving financial institutions to adapt to their expectations for more streamlined user experiences , accelerating digital transformations with new technology that will move the mortgage industry into a truly digital age. . On-demand expectations. A look forward. Condo markets and new construction will swell.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Consider the residential client disappointed at the lack of inventory , or the commercial investor with many vacancies in a once-thriving property. Embrace technology If you still rely on paper and pen, it’s time to enter the 21st century. Consider longevity Have you heard the saying, “Tough times don’t last, but tough people do”?

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Housing Wire

APRIL 20, 2022

But with rising mortgage rates, still-rising home prices, and record-low levels of inventory, this might be easier said than done. Just how we do contracts now is so much faster. Top brass at Keller Williams has long recognized the need to roll out new technology to its army of agents, with mixed success.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Also helping buyers is an increase in housing inventory, Ridenour Lindsey said. “It It is hard to tell if more homes are being listed or if things are just sitting a bit longer, but there is definitely more inventory,” she said. Ward said this slowdown has led to an increase in housing inventory. We have about 2.6

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2022

As we head into 2023, HousingWire sat down with Chris Boyd, the vice president of product at homebuilding technology company Built , to discuss what we should expect from the homebuilding industry in the coming year. Everybody has a bit of a wait-and-see mentality of, is that sufficient to move the inventory?

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Housing Wire

MARCH 23, 2021

While some economists pointed to harsh weather as a likely deterrent of February home sales, others noted the plague of rising home prices, limited inventory and the uptick in mortgage rates. A new home sale occurs when a sales contract is signed or a deposit is accepted. As for the West, new sales dropped 9.3% year-over-year.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Fraud risk continues to rise even as the market contracts . Today there are some layoffs in the mortgage industry and maybe the technology industry has stopped hiring people, but if you look at the net, there are still job creating conditions. Back in 2008 there were 8 million job losses in a single year,” Yun said.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 22, 2024

With low housing inventory nationwide, agents are using innovative ways to find real estate seller leads and convert them into listings. The content and consistency that Coffee & Contracts provides really makes it easy to have a good-looking Instagram grid! This is where technology can help you find seller leads.

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Appraisal Buzz

DECEMBER 27, 2021

million units , and some experts say it could reach 8 million if there were more inventory. Beginning in January 2020, 7% of purchase transactions had a contract price above the appraisal value. of homes are valued lower than the contract price. Total year-end sales volume ended at 5.64 Therein lies the problem.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 2, 2023

What does Ishbia think about surging mortgage rates , lack of housing inventory and monetary and policy pressures ? Nunes: Surging mortgage rates is one challenge, but inventory is another. So, people who say inventory and rates and it’s bottom and it’s struggling, they just have a loser’s mentality.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 28, 2020

HousingStack is a real estate technology landscape that provides a dynamic visual that reflects the rapid changes in the sector. The products I’ve put into this category primarily help in converting leads, prospects and opportunities into contracts. Specifically, I’m talking about listing agreements and sales contracts.

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Movoto

MAY 22, 2024

With that said, inventory is quite low, so the Colorado real estate market is just barely able to meet the demands of home buyers. Pending and under-contract single-family homes are up 10% from January and 5% YoY. Inventory remains tight. Inventory remains tight. New listings are seemingly surging.

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Realtor

APRIL 14, 2021

” The changes in everyday life due to the pandemic have placed a greater emphasis on the value of a home, says Rick Rudman , CEO at Curbio, a home renovation technology company. This can be attributed to low mortgage rates and low inventory creating strong demand from buyers. Prepare for bidding wars ahead of time.

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GoForrmz

JANUARY 9, 2023

Comfort with technology is only growing with each generation, with 59.5% By expanding into electronic processes, integrated technology stacks, and digital communications with clients and employees, you can easily grow your business in a lean and efficient manner. of the world’s population now actively using the internet.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 21, 2022

To Ballard, 3D printing technology is evolving to solve a crisis in modern day America and the world: The failure to meet people’s demand for housing. In addition to working with non-profits – like San Francisco-based New Story on 3-D printed homes in Nacajuca, Mexico – Icon also has a federal research contract with the Air Force.

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Appraisal Today

JUNE 16, 2023

(Freddie Mac Announcement: “Loan Collateral Advisor: Starting June 29 New Messages Alert Users to Certain Unacceptable Appraisal Practices,” April 28, 2023) To read, click here So, if we have the technology and tools to present our conclusions in clearer, fact-based ways, let’s get ahead of the program and make the changes proactively.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 15, 2022

The lender expects to turn a profit this year by reducing costs upwards of 30% through a renegotiation of worker contracts, but not through layoffs. Dominguez said his origination volume is up over the past few weeks due to increased inventory. More layoffs to come. ” In its June report, the MBA forecast total originations at $2.4

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Appraisal Today

MAY 17, 2024

Popular tools include Synapse by Spark, Solomon Adjustment Calculator, and Redstone by Bradford Technologies. Added Kan, “While the downward move in rates benefits prospective homebuyers, mortgage rates are still much higher than they were a year ago, while for-sale inventory remains tight.” I had never thought about this before.

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Appraisal Today

MAY 24, 2024

Here is how Fannie describes the process (from the link Bagott provides):Let’s walk through a process that uses this technology to validate the quality/condition ratings of the subject’s interior compared to the comps and (if applicable) previous photos of the subject. A File# or other tracking number can identify the subject.

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Appraisal Today

MAY 26, 2023

Some appraisers feel that lenders should not provide them with the purchase and sale contract. Then that contract does not serve to color, cloud, or otherwise bias a value opinion. Appraisers analyze the purchase and sale contract to amass and verify data to have detailed data to use in the analytics of future assignments.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 3, 2023

This meant slowing growth or contraction at a lot of previously high-flying proptech companies. However, Opendoor executives remain optimistic, banking on the firm’s partnership with Zillow, and it being close to selling off all the inventory it acquired at the height of the market. “As Although it had $6.6 billion in assets, only $1.13

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Realtor

APRIL 14, 2021

” The changes in everyday life due to the pandemic have placed a greater emphasis on the value of a home, says Rick Rudman , CEO at Curbio, a home renovation technology company. This can be attributed to low mortgage rates and low inventory creating strong demand from buyers. Prepare for bidding wars ahead of time.

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Listing Spark

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

3) Days on market and months supply of inventory climbed, shifting to a more balanced market For the first time in over 13 years, the market shifted from a scalding hot seller’s market to a balanced market or even a buyer’s market in some areas. These were the changes buyers had been looking to take advantage of. in 2022 to 3.3 in 2022 to 3.4

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McKissock

AUGUST 9, 2021

He says he found a business afraid of change, afraid of technology, afraid of loosening up and having fun every now and then. His approach to the client relationship centers around education, trust, proactive communication, market knowledge, aggressive facilitation of the transaction—and the use of cutting-edge technology.

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Appraisal Today

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Competence comes with knowledge and experience, but it also requires you to possess specific skills, technology, and abilities. The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($726,200 or less) decreased to 7.21 The average contract interest rate for 5/1 ARMs decreased to 6.33

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Appraisal Today

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Danny Wiley said: All these technology options are required to use ANSI standards, and there have been adopted data standards and independence requirements for all property data collectors. Eventually, through technology, we may get to a place where we don’t need humans to collect the data at all. percent of total applications from 31.2

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Cornerstone

JULY 1, 2021

Here’s an overview of why selling your house now may be optimal: Because inventory is so tight and demand is so high, buyers are competing for limited listings as homes fly off the market. Housing inventory still sits far below the six-month supply threshold required to uphold a healthy market.* For educational purposes only.

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Appraisal Today

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Despite the incredibly low numbers of PDCs being accepted by the GSEs, over a dozen technology companies and appraisal management companies (AMCs) have been chomping at the bit to develop and roll out a plethora of home measuring applications and an army of property data collectors. percent and 0.57 percent of total applications from 34.7

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