Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

When people think about the title insurance industry , what comes to mind is often its core products – title insurance policies that protect property rights of homeowners and lenders. But many may be surprised to learn that title and settlement professionals do so much more than conduct title searches, issue policies and process claims. As an industry, our commitment to protection goes beyond title insurance policies.

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Real Estate News

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

CEO Ryan Schneider said the company will make cost reductions to bring operations in line with the market, as he expects a volatile year in real estate.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The mortgage industry has been on a roller coaster ride this year due to a resilient economy. In the span of a month, mortgage rates shot up near 7% after dropping to the low 6%-levels. “The economy continues to show strength, and interest rates are repricing to account for the stronger than expected growth, tight labor market and the threat of sticky inflation,” said Sam Khater, Freddie Mac ’s chief economist.

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Real Estate News

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Despite losses on home sales, CEO Carrie Wheeler said the company believes in its value proposition and sees "significant runway" via its Zillow partnership.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The HousingWire award spotlight series highlights the individuals and organizations that have been recognized through our Editors’ Choice Awards. Nominations for HousingWire’s 2023 HW Rising Stars are open now through Friday, February 24, 2023. Click here to nominate someone from your organization today. A successful marketing strategy is essential in an environment of fierce competition among global real estate companies.

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Real Estate News

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The latest movers: The Nielsen Group, Laurie Finkelstein Reader Real Estate, Archpoint Advisory, The Real Estate People, Inspired Living.

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Real Estate News

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Mortgage interest rates climbed again this week, with the daily rate approach levels not seen since November.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Despite the closed title purchase order volume dropping 36% year over year and the number of closed refinance orders dropping 79% compared to the fourth quarter of 2021, Fidelity National Financial still managed to record a strong Q4 in 2022. “Our title business has continued to perform well despite the fall off in mortgage originations due to increasing mortgage rates and housing market headwinds,” Mike Nolan, Fidelity’s CEO, told investors during the firm’s fourth-quarter earnings call mid-mor

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Inman

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The company attributes the success to "consistent coaching and humanizing of the chatbot," which in the past year increased daily messages by 322 percent and daily lead responses by over 108 percent.

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Eyes on Housing

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

While the two main confidence indexes for multifamily housing increased slightly in the fourth quarter, they both remain in negative territory, according to results from the Multifamily Market Survey (MMS) released today by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). The MMS produces two separate indices. The Multifamily Production Index (MPI) increased two points to 34 compared to the previous.

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Inman

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Watch this week's three new expert-led classes featuring top tips for agents, and what you should know about the latest tech trends

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Appraiserblogs

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

I gave this ‘opportunity’ further critical analysis in terms of time spent versus the fee income potential. Appraisers, I’d like to disclose a personal ‘opportunity’ that was presented to me last fall, early winter. A company with AMC roots was, or is, recruiting people to become “property inspectors” with the resulting reports potentially fed to other appraisers who do HYBRID, or maybe even DESKTOP reports.

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Inman

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The dominant iBuyer lost nearly $400 million in the fourth quarter, according to an earnings call Thursday afternoon. That's better than the previous quarter, but a big jump from the same period in 2021.

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Eyes on Housing

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The missing middle construction sector includes development of medium-density housing, such as townhouses, duplexes and other small multifamily properties. While townhouse construction has trended higher in recent quarters, the multifamily segment of the missing middle (apartments in 2- to 4-unit properties) has disappointed. For 2021, there were only 12,000 starts of such residences.

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Inman

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

ChatGPT is only a sliver of what’s already available in the AI space. Bernice Ross talks to team leader Kendall Bonner and offers a roundup of some of the hottest applications you’ll want to add to your AI toolbox.

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Empire Appraisal Group

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

AndreyPopov, iStock, Getty Images Source: Fla. Top State for 2022 Home Value Increases | Florida Realtors Fla. Top State for 2022 Home Value Increases By Dylan Abad Analysis finds Fla. home prices rose 17.27% last year, the most in the U.S., with Vermont second at 15.15%. But in last-place Idaho, values sank 0.18%. TAMPA, Fla. – Florida home values rose more in 2022 than in any other state, according to data analyzed from real estate company, Zillow.

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Inman

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Cuts are expected to save borrowers $678 million a year but don't apply to existing loans or release homeowners who have built up equity from "life-of-loan" requirements.

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BiggerPockets

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

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Inman

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Ohio is the latest state to file suit against MV Realty for deceptive practices following probes by regulators over its "homeowner benefit agreements" in Florida, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts.

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Mortgagebroker News

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The start of 2023 has seen an uptick in fraudulent activity

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Inman

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Revenue declined 33 percent in the fourth quarter of 2022 — and 13 percent year over year — as the franchisor dealt with double-digit declines in transaction and unit volume across every business segment.

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Mortgagebroker News

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Statistics Canada reports divergent price trends in January

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Inman

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The deal brings RE/MAX Capital Realty under the operations of the RE/MAX Alliance Group, growing the combined companies' forces into a total of about 400 agents and staff.

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BiggerPockets

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Most people assume that buying rental properties is only for those making six-figure salaries.

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Inman

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

According to the suit filed Wednesday, Michael Bjorkman and David Golden took advantage of women while attending real estate industry events.

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Mashvisor

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

If you’d like to gain insights into Airbnb statistics for 2023 and see if it’s going to be a profitable year for Airbnb investors, read this guide.

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Inman

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Find out how these attorneys, brokers and friends put their legal and financial expertise to work to create exceptional outcomes.

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Mortgagebroker News

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Some communities are wary of possible unintended consequences

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BiggerPockets

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The housing market has entered into a new era never measured before.

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Mortgagebroker News

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

"We have discretion to assess"

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

HousingWire recently spoke to Kevin Wilzbach, director, product management at Wolters Kluwer, about the adoption of digital technology and the future of eNotes. HousingWire: What kind of impact has the overall deceleration of the mortgage market had on the adoption of digital technology over the past few quarters? Kevin Wilzbach: Well, I guess the short answer is, it hasn’t helped.

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Mortgagebroker News

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

New RE/MAX report outlines consumers' sentiments

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DW Slater Company

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

It’s hard to believe that it has been 2 years since we experienced the great Texas Winter Storm when the Texas power grid failed and we went several days without power in our Texas homes that are not built to keep heat. As much as I love the beauty of snow and the colder temps we occasionally get in North Texas, I still worry about the grid. I called it PTSD from that storm.

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Mortgagebroker News

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

CMP is searching for the country's top emerging young talents

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