Housing Wire

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Homebuyers received real-time updates on loan status, automated document submission and access to e-signature tools. Digital document submission tools stood out as the most valued among homebuyers, with 91% using these features to update all of their documents.

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Nearly half (46%) said their loan officer contacted them directly via phone or email when additional information or supporting documents were required. The survey results highlight an important nuance in consumer expectations during the mortgage process,” added Moskver.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 15, 2025

Brian Kemp signed a new law, which went into effect at the start of the year, that creates a spate of new requirements for those filing property-related documents and notaries involved in electronic document filing.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 15, 2024

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), last week filed a slew of new documents in their court case against Texas Capital Bank (TCB). Attorneys for the U.S. government, working on behalf of Ginnie Mae and the U.S.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 21, 2024

The document states that the plaintiffs undervalued a homeowner’s property based on her race in an appraisal made in 2021 in Denver. The document states that loanDepot “should not utilize appraisers who have previously been found to have discriminated in an appraisal by a regulatory body of court of law.”

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 28, 2025

Once the parties have closed, it is only then that we place the transfer document (deed) in the government land records. Importantly, the local government officials who keep these land records do not vet documents for truthfulness or accuracy. To the contrary, they have a duty to accept any documents that are in a proper format.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Court documents show that Lisa Jeanine Findley, 53, of Kimberling City, Mo., along with accomplices, orchestrated a scheme to fraudulently sell Graceland using a fake company, forged documents and false court filings.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 16, 2024

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 5, 2024

While he admitted to being part of Realtor.com’s News & Insights team, he denies that he “ran” the department or “regularly accessed” certain documents. He also said he used his Move email account to grant access to certain Move documents via his personal email address. 11 and June 3, 2024.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 25, 2024

The platform evaluates the loan purchase eligibility and data quality while also handling document management to help lenders operate effectively and efficiently, said Linus Petrén, Novaprime’s CEO. Loan details needing attention are routed to a professional for a better borrower experience.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

In addition to retrieving VOIE reports and pay documents from Argyle , nCino also has the capability to capture data elements like GSE Reference IDs and automatically transfer them to the lenders loan origination system (LOS). Hardesty expects the integration updates will drive greater adoption among mutual lender customers.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 30, 2024

In the suit, Move alleges that Kaminsky stole documents and trade secrets from Realtor.com, which he then provided to CoStar to fuel the rapid growth of Homes.com. In total, Move’s first amended complaint had six claims. Two of them were aimed at CoStar and Kaminsky and dealt with trade secret misappropriation claims. Kaminsky’s breach.”

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 8, 2025

Bi-directional collaboration : The platform facilitates real-time collaboration between lenders and title agents, enabling uninterrupted document exchanges, milestone tracking, fee data sharing, and notes integration. The solution automates milestone updates, streamlines fee management, and manages diverse document types effortlessly.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 21, 2024

The challenges that higher costs place on carriers, regulators , lenders and consumers has been well documented this year. But the dynamics are evolving, and the fallout from storms like Helene and Milton are playing havoc with the intersection between mortgage and insurance.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

In the suit, Move alleges that Kaminsky stole documents and trade secrets from Realtor.com, which he then provided to CoStar to fuel the rapid growth of Homes.com. Move also noted that it retained a forensics expert to investigate the scope of Kaminsky’s document access and assess any alleged damage he may have caused.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 17, 2024

The Campolis allege that the Bulls failed to deposit $100,000 in earnest money as agreed to in the contract, instead forging documentation falsely showing that the money had been deposited.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 13, 2025

Bough, who oversaw the Sitzer/Burnett trial and is also overseeing the Gibson suit, ruled after oral arguments that eXp must turn over all documents related to the negotiation of its settlement by this coming Wednesday, Jan. Last Wednesday, Judge Stephen R.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Tax payment history, legal documents and zoning information are also available at the push of a button. Araya’s data will come from CoreLogic‘s 360 Property Data suite, which offers property and marketing intelligence.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 28, 2024

The platform automates key aspects of the underwriting process — including credit review, income verification, asset data and documents — to lighten the workload for mortgage brokers.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 28, 2024

In a document filed on Monday in U.S. Additionally, Monestier claims that some buyers are being asked to sign documents that allow for “seller paid bonuses,” if the seller is offering more compensation than the buyer and their broker agreed to.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 30, 2024

The department said it issued documents to LoanSnap within two weeks of that date, stating that the license would be revoked, and the company has yet to respond to request a hearing. According to a filing from the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation dated Oct.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Compass One gives clients easy access to relevant documents, calendars, listings and communication with their agent. Within the platform’s dashboard, clients can view documents like offers, appraisals, listing contracts, open houses and more.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 18, 2025

GO Live allows attorneys to guide homebuyers through closing documents in real time, reducing errors and improving communication. Attorneys can now review and guide buyers through their closing documents in real time. Through streaming video, GO Live enables attorneys to see the documents buyers are signing.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 28, 2024

In a document filed on Friday with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the firm announced the termination of Douglas Elliman Realty CEO Scott Durkin, as first reported by The New York Times. Douglas Elliman continues to shake up its leadership team. According to the filing, Durkin was “terminated, effectively immediately.”

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

According to a document filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission Tuesday evening, Redfin will be cutting 450 employees from its rental division. Redfin has announced yet another round of layoffs.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 5, 2024

DA: When you look at how an agent spends their time, half of it is spent on things that don’t make them money — entering data, gathering documents, calling people. A lot of what happens is very inefficient, but it’s hard to build tech for that.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 8, 2025

The companies neither admit nor deny any wrongdoing by signing the consent order, the document shows. A representative at Bayview did not immediately reply to HousingWire s request for comment.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Amerivest brings experienced agents and a suite of technology and education tools — covering marketing , business management, customer relationship management (CRM) and document management solutions — that will integrate into Real’s platform. The acquisition is designed to better position Real as a leader in the digital brokerage space.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 7, 2025

In addition, the consumer watchdog claims Experian withheld consumer-submitted documentation from furnishers that could support dispute claims. Between January 2018 and October 2021, Experian reportedly failed to forward more than 2 million disputes to furnishers within the required five-business-day window, the lawsuit states.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The latest filing does not include details on the collateral, only to say it includes cash, investment property, intellectual property, equipment and documents, among other things. Earlier this month, Side filed for a temporary restraining order against the Alexanders and Official for allegedly moving the underlying collateral on the loan.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

The employees said that additional terminations will be staggered over the coming months, with official severance documents to come at a later date. Multiple sources told HousingWire that Flagstar began layoffs on Friday. billion in cash, said that the company had “welcomed more than 500 team members” from Flagstar.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Garg highlighted that the new tool isn’t just another text chatbot or document processing service launched through a traditional CRM or OCR vendor.” Vishal Garg , founder and CEO of Better, said in a statement that “fulfilling a mortgage loan is labor-intensive and rules-driven, but Betsy automates the process.”

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

According to the document, HSBC allegedly engaged in discriminatory lending practices in majority Black and Hispanic neighborhoods in six U.S. Fair Lending Act. metropolitan areas from 2018 through 2021. It included New York (NY), Seattle (WA), Orange County (CA), Los Angeles (CA), Oakland (CA), and the Bay Area (CA).

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Last but not least, real estate agents prepare documents such as closing documents, purchase agreements, and leases while ensuring that the transaction is in compliance with local laws and their client’s terms are met. This application will require several documents and a fee, which again, varies by state.

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Appraisal Buzz

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

To break it all down, weve brought in Matthew Hyatt from True Footage to explain what appraisers need to do to stay compliant.

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Housing Wire

JULY 16, 2024

Combined with ConformX ® , our digital document generation engine, lenders gain a complete suite for their document solution needs. Product Fast Facts #1 ConformX is the leading dynamic document generation system in the industry, and generates document sets in an average of 11 seconds. #2

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

It includes no appraisal and no income documentation requirements. Better is now offering the well-known Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loan (IRRRL) through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The product is available to active-duty service members, veterans and surviving spouses.

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