Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

HousingWire Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler sat down with Jimmy Kelly, president and CEO of Lone Wolf Technologies , to discuss the company’s development process and his vision for a connected real estate platform. At Lone Wolf we’ve been on a journey to try to simplify that real estate experience.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Loan Officer Freedom. Host Carl White, founder of The Mortgage Marketing Animals loan officer coaching program, shares insights for loan officers on how to close more while working less. Loan Officer Leadership. 10 Loans a Month. 10 Loans a Month. The Loan Officer Podcast.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Rebecca Anderson, senior vice president of strategic communications and public relations at loanDepot, wrote to HousingWire that the company “enjoys a long history of attracting and developing top-notch talent and “we thank Mosi for her many contributions to loanDepot and wish her the best in the next chapter of her career.”

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Housing Wire

APRIL 10, 2024

This prestigious accolade recognizes the visionaries, innovators and strategists who have set new standards of marketing excellence in mortgage and real estate. Nominations for the 2024 Marketing Leaders award are open now through April 30. She is always strategizing for the future to stay one step ahead of current market trends.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 17, 2024

The real estate finance community mourns the loss today of one of its great leaders and fiercest advocates,” current MBA President Bob Broeksmit said in a statement Wednesday morning. More recently, he was the chief executive officer of Mountain Lake Consulting, Inc.,

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Housing Wire

MARCH 11, 2024

Solutions within Floify Lender Edition allow lenders to improve recruitment and retention of top-producing loan officers and to navigate regulatory landscapes, according to the company’s website. is a software development company that offers a digital loan origination system and POS for the mortgage industry.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 25, 2024

A differentiating factor of our tech is that lots of point of sale systems are built to faciitate loan officers with the business they already have. We are focused on compliance and data capture at the top of the funnel, so we look at: how do we introduce loan officers not only to new technology, but to new business opportunities?

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 4, 2023

FirstHome IQ, a nonprofit focused on homeownership and financial literacy education, has expanded its ambassador program and now has 60 mortgage and real estate professionals who donate a portion of every loan to further this mission.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 17, 2023

InstaLend is a tech-enabled real estate loan lender that provides capital to residential developers through streamlined technology and automated workflow, according to its website. 5000 – is a mortgage broker and partners with other lenders to generate leads for VA, FHA, purchase, refi and personal loans.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 16, 2023

SimpleNexus , a homeownership platform developer for loan officers, borrowers, real estate agents, and settlement agents, announced this week a new integration with Empower, the loan origination system (LOS) from Black Knight.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

For most real estate agents, working with a reliable lending partner is essential to a smooth and successful transaction. After looking at listings online, a prospective homebuyer typically reaches out to a real estate agent who then gives them a list of recommended lenders and LOs.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 15, 2024

Mortgage pros have closely monitored the commission lawsuit developments since a Kansas City, Missouri jury determined that NAR, HomeServices of America , and Keller Williams conspired to inflate or maintain high commission rates through NAR’s so-called Participation Rule. You should be finding buyers before real estate agents anyway.”

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Housing Wire

MAY 1, 2023

This year, 80 honorees are being recognized for their achievements — 40 winners representing the real estate category and 40 representing mortgage. They work in any and every area of the housing economy and come from diverse backgrounds but share one common trait — an outsized impact on the industry and within their businesses.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Patton Gade, the top producing loan officer for VA home loans in the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, will continue to originate loans and hold the national director of military lending position at UMortgage. He’ll join forces with fellow veteran loan originator Jay Bunte in the brokerage firm. .

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 17, 2024

For real estate professionals, this option presents an opportunity to capture more sales. But unlike financing with a traditional mortgage, monthly principal and interest payments are not required on the loan, so long as the homeowner keeps up to date with real estate taxes, homeowners’ insurance and property maintenance.

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Housing Wire

MAY 6, 2024

Title agents historically have felt like they played second fiddle to other players in the buying and selling of real estate. Regulators were suddenly curious about what exactly the industry contributed to a real estate transaction. This is how they make that happen.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

“That’s the bullseye, it’s not just getting someone’s Social Security number so you can run a credit report and approve them for a loan. The loan officers that do the best are the financial literacy teachers.” Plus,] you’ll get good at having a critical conversation that loan officers should be able to have.”

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Then ChatGPT came out and people realized AI is real and it’s here today. But the mortgage industry and the real estate industry have kind of equated AI with ChatGPT. However, on our side, what we’ve developed is fundamentally disruptive. SW: How does that change who you hire for your loan officers?

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 25, 2022

With the deal, Movement adds the brokerage’s more than $400 million in annual sales volume and 48 employees, including loans officers, support staff and executive members, to serve homebuyers and real estate agents in the Greater Boston Area. . billion in the area, the company said. .

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 1, 2023

When the Federal Reserve slashed interest rates to zero on March 15, 2020 and set off an extraordinary real estate boom, Rocket Mortgage was ready. The lender made focused efforts to target the purchase market in 2021 and set up dedicated teams to cultivate relationships with real estate agents. And Rocket is well aware.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 22, 2023

Homebot , a home education portal that keeps people connected to their loan officers and real estate agents, acquired Quo Finance , a mobile app for first-time homebuyers. million in seed funding, led by SignalFire in December 2021 to develop the mobile app. Quo raised $7.2

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 10, 2024

Due to the cyclical nature of the mortgage industry, we were hopeful that the duration of elevated interest rates would not be long lasting,” Janis Allen, executive vice president of corporate real estate at Pennymac, wrote in a Dec. The JDIG agreement authorized the potential reimbursement to Pennymac of up to $1.9

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Housing Wire

APRIL 13, 2021

SentriLock , the home lockbox company wholly owned by the National Association of Realtors (NAR), announced Tuesday that they created a computer and smart phone platform to help real estate agents juggle their home showing appointments. The development is intriguing for a few reasons. Presented by: Propertybase.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 11, 2022

The real estate company entered into an agreement to acquire mortgage lender Bay Equity Home Loans for $135 million, two-thirds in cash and one-third in stocks, Redfin said in a press release and public filing. Also, Redfin hopes it will let the company reduce investments in lending software by using the Bay Equity system.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2023

The lender runs its business based on a “no-loan-officer” model in which all of its 45 employees are licensed and delegated to a specific role in closing a loan. Back in the 2007-2009 meltdown, we had loan officers with us at that time.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

As these waterfall technologies can be run within the Floify platform, clients may bypass loan origination system add-on fees that often come with enabling new features, Rossato noted. is a software development company that offers a digital loan origination and point-of-sale system for the mortgage industry.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 9, 2023

More than a mortgage app Developed by the company’s in-house technology team, the Rate App took two-and-a-half years to bring to market and an investment of “millions of dollars,” Ciardelli said, though he declined to provide a specific figure. Delivering value to stay relevant So what is the new app’s business benefit for loan officers?

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 10, 2024

Jake Droge joins the company as a loan officer, while Carol Olmos has joined the company as an account executive. Sue Haviland has also joined the division as a loan officer, coming off of a roughly three-year stint as Finance of America Reverse (FAR)’s national sales trainer in learning and development.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 9, 2024

Established in 1997, 360 specializes in comprehensive online training solutions for individuals and businesses across industries – including financial services, real estate, healthcare and environmental health and safety. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. “By

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 30, 2024

The deal that runs through 2028 includes more than $1 billion for community development lending and services, investments in affordable housing , revitalization and stabilization, and projects that create jobs in LMI areas. The bank will continue to provide quantitative and qualitative reporting on the plan.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 29, 2023

“Purchase applications remain over 30% behind last year’s pace, but recent increases, along with data from other sources showing an uptick in home sales, is a welcome development.” Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development ( HUD ). But it’s not just mortgage demand that has fluctuated recently.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Paul Anastos, CEO, Chief Innovation Officer Gateless, Guaranteed Rate. Paul Anastos has been on the forefront of innovation within the housing industry for over a decade, specializing in developing technology solutions and transforming businesses into industry powerhouses.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 8, 2022

HousingWire: Given the recent news about a few non-QM lenders shutting down, some loan officers might be hesitant about working with non-QM. What would you say to those loan officers? HW: What strategies can loan officers employ to win with non-QM in the second half of 2022?

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Appraisal Buzz

JUNE 7, 2021

Matt Hansen, founder and CEO of SimpleNexus , a mortgage origination platform for loan officers, borrowers, real estate agents and settlement agents, is stepping down from his CEO role to lead a newly formed skunkworks unit, the company reports. Current President Cathleen Schreiner Gates will take over Hansen’s CEO role.

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Appraisal Buzz

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Founded in 2011, SimpleNexus is a developer of mobile-first technology for loan officers, borrowers, real estate agents and settlement agents to manage the homeownership journey. nCino Inc. , When we first started nCino, our mission was clear: to transform the financial.

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 18, 2021

SimpleNexus , a homeownership platform developer for loan officers, borrowers, real estate agents and settlement agents, has acquired Georgia-based software firm LBA Ware.

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Appraisal Buzz

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

SimpleNexus, developer of the platform for loan officers, borrowers, real estate agents, and settlement agents, is now a Fannie Mae- and Freddie Mac-reviewed eClosing solution provider, the company announced in a press release.

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