Housing Wire

APRIL 18, 2023

Radian has developed titlegenius to help improve the closing process for homebuyers, sellers and lenders alike. Titlegenius offers easy-to-use tools like remote capture and online notarization. Radian’s goal is to bring value and transparency to every transaction, so lenders, homebuyers and sellers can close with confidence.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

“We were completely blown away by the tools and technology and the culture of RE/MAX,” Owen Boone, RE/MAX Foxfire’s vice president and director of operations, said in a statement. The Boones are planning on opening a third Ocala office later this fall, which will focus on assisting buyers and sellers of equestrian properties.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 17, 2024

1 With over 12,000 Americans turning 65 every day in 2024, this burgeoning market will undoubtedly continue to bring more buyers and sellers to the table over the next decade. The HECM for Purchase is not a refinancing tool; it is not akin to a Home Equity Line of Credit ( HELOC ). Yet staggeringly few are aware of its existence.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

How do you convince the sellers of $15 million homes to work with you? As with any challenge, it’s essential to prepare well and have the correct tools to have the best chance of success. Develop in-depth knowledge, showcase your expertise, and position yourself as the go-to authority in that property or market niche.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 3, 2023

They repeat the mantra “Home buyers and sellers will always need a real estate agent.” Powerful AI tools are already transforming residential real estate and forward-thinking agents are paying attention. The history of AI and where it is going The Turing Test was developed by Alan Turing in 1950. What is next?

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 14, 2020

This includes its ‘Right Tools, Right Now’ program, which focuses on making sure Spanish-speaking Realtors and bilateral partners from across the globe are aware of and have access to the resources NAR provided its members in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 28, 2021

The update expands Zillow’s Local Legal Protections tool, which was created in 2018 to help LGBT home searchers identify if their rights were protected by local laws in certain jurisdictions. Today, both sellers and buyers expect to handle a majority of the process online. Presented by: 1 Percent Lists.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Julia Gordon. Gordon said she believes the COVID-19 loss mitigation efforts were “successful,” but many tools are not as effective in today’s rate environment. The commissioner also discussed the rise in mortgage loan assumptions. 14-17 in Philadelphia.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 22, 2024

We negotiated to get the sellers the highest price possible. Even if you’re months or even years away from moving, a seller’s prep session is one of the services I offer homeowners. Many of us are in sellers’ markets with very low inventory. The goal in prospecting FSBO sellers is to be that agent. plus postage.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 13, 2021

The development is intriguing for a few reasons. SentriLock delivers zinger to Zillow with new showing service,” was the email subject head SentriLock sent about its new tool, titled SentriKey Showing Service. Presented by: Propertybase.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 3, 2022

This week’s HW+ member spotlight features Stuart Sim, head of industry development and brand ambassador at Chime Technologies. HousingWire: What are you fast thoughts on the following: Stuart Sim: My most useful tech tool is… my iPhone. The weirdest job I ever had was… Club Med GO.

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Housing Wire

MAY 10, 2021

David Doctorow : We feel for home buyers and sellers. If you needed a doctor or a lawyer, you’d expect those professionals to be knowledgeable about the latest developments in treatment options or how changes in the law might affect your case. Instead, embrace change, and make it work for you. .

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Our customers are looking for more ways to reduce friction, and we have rallied quickly to bring to market products and services that have been in research and development.”. These new tools are immediately relevant today, and there is just no going back. Virtual tour requests tripled when the stay-at-home orders began,” Barton said.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 9, 2021

As the appraisal industry struggles to meet demand, Voxtur has developed a solution to streamline the process. For appraisers, we have developed an end-to-end, encrypted, AI-driven platform to streamline scheduling, manage payments, and facilitate direct, real-time communication between stakeholders.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

And while that may be true, well-crafted real estate agent bios can build trust and credibility and serve as a powerful tool in an agent’s marketing arsenal — giving prospective clients. Growing up in Savannah, Georgia, as the daughter of a builder and developer, she learned the processes involved in new home construction from her dad.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

If you want to add effective real estate farming tips, tools and tactics to your marketing arsenal, our guide will show you how it’s done. Remember — most of the time, buyers and sellers may not be actively looking for your services, but when they are, real estate farming ensures you are always top of mind.

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Housing Wire

JULY 26, 2021

In 2019, for example, one national lender reportedly spent $100 million to develop a digital platform that could originate and close transactions in eight days. Property tax reporting is a critical component of any title decision: Does the seller or owner owe real estate taxes that must be paid at closing or even jeopardize the transaction?

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Housing Wire

JUNE 24, 2021

Buyside helps real estate agents and loan officers engage homeowners with not just home value tools but also branded wealth optimization tips on their home’s equity so homeowners can now truly view their home as an asset. “According to NAR over 69% of buyers have a home to sell, so really homeowners represent the earliest buyer.

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Housing Wire

MAY 25, 2022

A new generation of digitally native homebuyers and sellers are expecting online experiences , in every type of transaction, and more convenient and seamless ways to find, tour, purchase, and sell homes on their own terms. Additionally, builders can easily adopt digital tools like remote online notarization and a digital escrow process.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 13, 2021

Coined as Seller Digital, the platform will also allow secondary market lenders to track and validate any Mandatory commitments they are working on in the pipeline. “To The tech will assess the completeness of the loan package when sellers upload required documents and set conditions when information is missing.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 11, 2020

One tool I used for a time to level this playing field was seller-funded down payment assistance. In 2002, to protect lenders, I cofounded and organized an industry association called HAND, whose mission was to educate the mortgage industry on the proper utilization of seller funded DPA, and to curb risky practices.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 1, 2022

million investment in eOriginal, a multi-year Tech100 winner that developed a ‘simple closing experience for lenders, borrowers and settlement agents.’ Sourcepoint has developed CoBot , a “digital employee”, that fulfills tedious, manual tasks and enables human staff to focus on work that requires judgment. In 2016 LLR led a $26.5

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Housing Wire

APRIL 11, 2024

We’re going to have to look at that and carefully say, ’Where do we take from, and how can we make sure that the association can continue to provide the resources, tools, programs and advocacy that our members have come to expect?’” Sears said. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) loans.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 9, 2023

Those unwilling to embrace and adopt these cutting-edge tools will likely be left behind. Maintaining a consistent pipeline of potential buyers and sellers ensures the business’s sustainability and growth, but it requires an immense amount of work and marketing expertise, which is often outside an agent’s core competencies.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 21, 2024

What they end up doing is having a selection of tools, but it’s highly fragmented. For us, it’s all about creating one streamlined experience for whatever that agent is doing with buyers or sellers. Lucy works on mobile, on the computer, and she has access to all the different tools within Rechat.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 17, 2021

Typically, this dynamic tends to favor the seller because, thanks to the lower interest rates, buyers are willing to borrow more and pay less interest over the life of the loan. Eric Levin is EVP of Client Development at Model Match. To contact the author of this story: Eric Levin at eric.levin@modelmatch.com.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

It is really a great tool from a seller perspective to say, ‘Look, we don’t control rates, but what I can offer you is something that will offset this shock in interest rates that has happened here in the last nine or 10 months or so,’” Nunziata said. percentage points of the loan amount,” Nunziata said.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 3, 2021

The case studies were developed using data collected by the Appraisal Foundation of all the USPAP-related questions received. “Essentially, we are concentrating on helping appraisers master USPAP, so they can more easily apply these tools in their day-to-day appraisal practice.” 31, 2022. . 31, 2022. .”

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Lamacchia Realty

APRIL 19, 2024

Needless to say, Lynn is highly experienced in her craft of working with buyers and sellers, and successfully helping them achieve their goals! With her skillset, work ethic and warmth with her clients, I can’t wait to see her business skyrocket with all the tools, services, and marketing we have to offer.

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Housing Wire

MAY 31, 2021

A simple mistake could drastically slow down the process and frustrate lenders, home buyers and sellers. On the CA REveal platform, appraisers and other valuation experts can review the collected information, use data-rich analytical tools to analyze market activity, and produce dependable and defendable appraisal reports.

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Housing Wire

JULY 29, 2021

But, there’s a new breed of low-fee brokerage (not to be confused with a discount brokerage which offers a low commission to buyers and sellers), that is a hybrid between a 100% model and a traditional brokerage. In the past, when brokers thought about low-fee brokerage firms, they thought of low service.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 21, 2022

Know thy buyer (or seller). Similarly, if you’re making the acquisition, your seller’s motivation should also inform your strategy. The seller who’s simply looking for a payday and who indicates little motivation to help you transition is also signaling to you that the transition may be a little bumpier. Know thyself.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Over half of Realtors said that social media was their top lead-generating technology tool, according to an October survey report from the National Association of Realtors. Century 21 agent Devan Weisser has seen an interesting trend develop on her social media pages. “My You have to be professional with LinkedIn,” Bethke said.

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Houston Properties

APRIL 15, 2020

Houston Home Sellers Guide Series #4: Preventive Home Maintenance Guide For Your Houston Home. This article is part of a Houston Home Sellers Guide Series outlining how we achieve these results. This article is part of a Houston Home Sellers Guide Series outlining how we achieve these results. HOUSTON HOME SELLERS GUIDE SERIES.

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Lamacchia Realty

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Staying informed of market fluctuations and trends, they provide insights into neighborhood developments and pricing strategies. They predict how current economic developments might influence local real estate, providing a strategic edge in decision-making.

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Birmingham Appraisal

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

One tool the agent uses to price the property is the Comparative Market Analysis or CMA, and by sharing this with the appraiser they can better understand what went into the agent’s pricing strategy. If it is underpriced the seller will leave money on the table, both not good outcomes.

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McKissock

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Develop new marketing skills. Good marketing skills are perhaps one of the most beneficial tools a real estate professional can possess. It’s too easy when you’re making offers, writing contracts, and so on, to forget that you need to market yourself actively for future buyers and sellers to find you.

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