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Candescent Capital Ventures Taps Adam Johnston as SVP, Chief Program Management and Valuation Officer

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Over the past 20 years, he has served in key leadership roles in mortgage banking, private mortgage insurance, and appraisal management. His background includes risk management, operations, quality control, regulatory compliance, process improvement, and project management.

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A look back at HousingWire’s 2023 Marketing Leaders

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brands, including brokerage, mortgage, title, insurance and technology. Her expert command of project management has allowed her to oversee the successful implementation of these strategies across all business verticals. Whitney Curry , has propelled Pacaso to become the pioneer of co-ownership of luxury real estate.

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Announcing the 2024 Class of Rising Stars!

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Almeida Realtor- Team Leader The American Dream Group Coldwell Banker Abhishek Shende Senior Principal Software Engineer Zillow Group Adi Pavlovic CEO Newzip Alnur Kassim-Lakha Director Mile Rock Capital Amy Macken Senior Vice President, Due Diligence Operations Consolidated Analytics Anaid ChacĂłn Senior Vice President of Product Argyle Mortgage Arkadiusz (..)

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Bridging the gaps in the home buying process

Housing Wire

Agents who have chosen to step into this role focus on five critical areas: culture, project management, communications, technology, and education. To step up to the role of project manager, a title agent should embrace, connect with, and appreciate the role each provider plays and how it fits into the whole scheme of the transaction.

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Fannie Mae clarifies ARM interest rate, ups cash-out refi term on manufactured homes

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1, 2023, the jointly development Uniform Property Dataset (UPD) for the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) became active and included a data standard for condos, according to the Selling Guide. Note that lenders are still required to confirm the condo project is not ineligible in Condo Project Manager (CPM),” it explained.

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Opinion: More can be done to shorten the average time to close

Housing Wire

Yes, the process of orchestrating the collaboration of lenders, appraisers , home inspectors, one or two real estate agents, a title insurance company, and possibly others is complex. But there’s also room for improvement. It doesn’t lend itself to a 24-hour cycle.

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Opinion: Why aren’t more commercial brokerages seeking affiliated arrangements?

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So why aren’t more commercial real estate (CRE) entities – investors , principals, banks, law firms or developers – seeking the same? They can be, in essence, the “boots on the ground” for investors and developers alike. Right now, we’re generally seeing more mixed-use developments and multifaceted commercial projects.

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