Housing Wire

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Online bank Ally Financial recorded a $136 million impairment related to its investment in struggling digital mortgage lender Better.com , bank executives said Wednesday during the company’s third-quarter earnings call. Creating a path to success in today’s purchase market. The Securities and Exchange Commission took notice.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 23, 2022

Minneapolis-based CarVal Investors , a global alternative investment manager and long-time player in the mortgage market, has launched a real estate mortgage investment conduit, or REMIC, that plans to work with loan originators around the country to develop and acquire innovative nonagency mortgage products.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 1, 2022

The call for smart home technology is coming from inside the house, as it were — but during times of economic pressure, how can investors and property managers justify the effort and expense of upgrading their communities? How does smart home technology benefit investors? Why smart home technology now?

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

In the ever-competitive real estate market, creating a consistent flow of real estate buyer leads is strategy for success. But beyond first-timers, we’ll show you how to attract real estate buyers of all kinds through a multi-tiered marketing approach that boosts both your visibility and credibility with potential buyers.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 1, 2023

Issuance of agency mortgage-backed securities (MBS) is projected to contract significantly over the next two years in the face of a housing-market contraction, but the actual supply of MBS available for purchase in the private market is expected to swell to record levels over that period. to 4.75% range, up from 0.25% a year ago.

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Mashvisor

MARCH 11, 2022

Several real estate investors are leaning towards online real estate investment tools such as Zillow. They rely on such tools to find the best investment property. How reliable are Zillow…

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Housing Wire

APRIL 2, 2024

While real estate brokerages have no control over interest rates, transaction levels or home sales prices, they realize that proactive recruiting of agents is a key to success in a slow market. Tech enters the picture Alongside these possibilities, the integration of an artificial intelligence (AI) tool can also be a solution.

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Inman

AUGUST 22, 2023

Plunk's repair and renovation analysis tools will serve investors who frequent Xome, which also markets nontraditional listings, such as auctions, foreclosures and other investor-minded assets.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Fractional real estate investment firm reAlpha announced late last week that it is partnering with Title First Agency to provide title and closing services on all of the firm’s property acquisitions. As a perk to investors, they are allowed to vacation at the short term rentals they have invested in. Presented by: ServiceLink.

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Listing Spark

APRIL 22, 2024

In the fiercely competitive world of real estate investment, picking the right tools can be the difference between profit and losing money on a property. As digital innovation continues to reshape the landscape, a new potential savior has risen—real estate software for investors.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 30, 2024

The mortgage-servicing rights (MSR) market remains robust as we turn the corner into 2024, and though it is expected to slightly underperform 2023, the market is still projected to notch healthy trading volumes in 2024 — hovering near the $1 trillion mark for the fourth year in a row, market observers forecast.

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Mashvisor

JUNE 12, 2023

Conducting research and market analysis in real estate is essential to becoming a successful investor, helping you find the right investment. Investing in real estate is one of the best…

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Mashvisor

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Becoming a successful real estate investor is not only about being able to find the best investment property with the highest return but also about being able to do so…

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Housing Wire

APRIL 18, 2024

A large portion of those loans, once repurchased from the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) at par, were later resold for much less in the so-called “scratch and dent market. It makes sense that the investors are asking lenders to ward off as many problems as possible [via QC efforts] before a loan is made.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Projecting the outlook for the housing market in the coming year, including prospects for the secondary market for mortgage-backed securities, can be an exercise in crystal-ball gazing, but one indicator key to bringing clarity to that crystal ball is the direction of interest rates. nance market and toward purchase loans.

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Mashvisor

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Becoming a successful real estate investor is not only about being able to find the best investment property with the highest return but also about being able to do so…

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Listing Spark

APRIL 17, 2024

House flipping isn’t just an opportunity for big real estate companies or home improvement television channels—it’s becoming a reliable source of income for Americans running a solo business or small real estate investment venture. This trend changes the landscape for real estate investors and house flippers.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Kenon Chen: The challenge that’s in front of everyone continues to be the market itself, and then housing affordability. With mortgage rates continuing to remain high and home prices remaining high because of low supply, we’ve had another year of a reduced market. Consumers can really understand the property before they visit.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 25, 2024

Meanwhile, investors are taking steps to acquire the business. For instance, former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin — who recently injected capital into Flagstar Bank ’s struggling owner, New York Community Bancorp — announced his intention to form an investor group to purchase the video app. “In

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Housing Wire

MAY 16, 2022

The tech firm aims to provide customers with “the right tools and workflow automation to navigate an ever-changing market,” Adam Carmel, chief executive officer of Polly, said in a statement. When the cap was in place, private-label electronic mortgage clearinghouses with Wall Street investors benefited.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2024

Lenders in a purchase money market, like the one we’re in now, are running a long-distance race. Preparing for the next mortgage market What should lenders be doing now to be ready for the return of the refinance business? Each lender is different and so their use of these tools will differ.

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The Robert Weiler Company

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Every year, new commercial real estate investment blogs and podcasts are started and books published. They all promise to have the best secrets and latest tips on CRE investing, but which resources are worth your time? They cover trends and research that focus on commercial real estate investment, finance, development, and leasing.

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Housing Wire

MAY 17, 2022

Founded in 2000, Irvine, California-based Inco-Check leverages its proprietary web-based platform to support GSE, regulatory agency, and investor requirements. With NGC’s acquisition of Inco-Check, the company aims to enhance loan quality and prevent fraud in a competitive mortgage and consumer lending market, Inco-Check said.

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McKissock

DECEMBER 28, 2021

While some real estate agents and brokers prefer to work with homebuyers, others decide to specialize in working with property investors. Both niches have their advantages and disadvantages, but here’s why some people prefer working with investors. Pros of working with real estate investors. Deals can be expedited.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 26, 2022

Polly, a software-as-service mortgage-technology firm that operates a loan-trading platform , has raised $37 million through a new funding round, its third since launching in 2019 — bringing the total raised from investors to $57 million. It operates more than 650 branches nationwide and employs some 4,000 people.

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Listing Spark

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Real estate investing can be a profitable industry. MLS access for investors plays a pivotal role in every stage of buying, improving, and selling a property, but access often comes at a high price. Investors who have deeper knowledge of what the MLS is and different strategies for accessing it can operate more efficiently.

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Mashvisor

AUGUST 4, 2023

Airbnb investors and hosts frequently hear about Airbtics, but are the platform and its various tools worth it for short term rental investors? In 2023, success in the vacation rental…

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Its mortgage business outperformed the broader origination market and the company reduced cash burn, putting the firm on track to its goal of reaching non-GAAP profitability by next year. million in revenues in Q3, within the range of $40 million to $42 million provided during its investor day in September. million year over year.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

What we’re trying to do at ICE is break down the various transactions where a borrower and a lender might interface and figure out how we can deliver a set of technology tools and solutions so that the borrower can get their loan — for purchase or refinance — as fast as possible with the least amount of cost.

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Listing Spark

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Margins are tightening for businesses all throughout the real estate industry, and property investors are also squeezed by rising property, renovation, and service costs. These tightening margins don’t mean that real estate investment is no longer profitable—far from it.

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Housing Wire

MAY 28, 2021

Aditya Udas: From Iron Mountain’s perspective, mortgage custody directly impacts liquidity in the housing market. Custodians are responsible for storing mortgage collateral documents on behalf of the investor for the life of the loan – 30 years, plus ~4 years after the mortgage is paid in full.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 22, 2024

I can also provide expert advice about renovations and the potential return on investment — where to get the biggest bang for your buck — or simply answer any questions you have about the market. You’ll want to include the list price, sale price, and days on market. Call or text me with any real estate questions!

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McKissock

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

In recent years, the real estate industry has noticed some significant trends in the commercial and residential housing markets. For instance, in 2021 small and private investment firms were responsible for nearly 3/4 of retail asset acquisitions , representing a 30% increase from the prior 10-year historical average. .

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

On Tuesday, executives from the San Francisco, California-headquartered mortgage tech firm, which has yet to post a profit since going public in July 2021, shared the firm’s vision for growth during its first investor day. Ghamsari had emphasized growing its customer base and investing in tech to help lenders save on origination costs.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

To get there, Cliffco, which has been in business since 1987, is going after the non-qualified mortgage ( non-QM ) market and investing in tech to get in front of buyers and non-agent referral partners. Target buyers for Cliffco include non-traditional buyers seeking investor loans. Are they a warm lead, hot lead, cold lead?

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 4, 2022

With eMortgages, when the most critical component of the loan file – the note – is digitized, it allows lenders to expedite the delivery of loan collateral to their investors or warehouse lenders. This creates both operational and capital efficiencies, and ultimately accelerates the secondary market execution of these loans.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 3, 2022

As all participants in the mortgage industry know, securitization is a critical tool for making loans to homeowners at affordable rates. This separation is important for the market. The end investor does not, for example, need to price the risk that the bond issuer itself becomes insolvent. They fulfill cash flows.

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