Housing Wire

APRIL 4, 2024

HousingWire reached out to Baldwin to learn about how she stays ahead of the curve as a marketer and what she’s excited about in 2024. HousingWire: As a marketer, how do you stay ahead of trends and ensure your marketing strategies remain innovative and impactful?

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Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2024

Better Home & Finance Holding Co. , Further, the seasoned loan officers are providing an increased level of service to consumers that enable us to improve revenue for loans while remaining market competitive.” Going forward, Better is focused on driving market share and reaching profitability in the medium term.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Yet as surrounding neighborhoods appreciated in value with increased amenities and services, rising costs pushed out the mostly Black, longtime residents — excluding them from the benefits of development.” Here’s a summary of how “redlining” flows from its inception during the New Deal until today: A Black homeowner seeks an appraisal.

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Housing Wire

JULY 1, 2021

We all love the feeling of a refreshed, renovated home, and being able to enjoy it instills a sense of pride in its owner. That’s partly why people are spending significant time, energy and money on home renovation projects these days. It’s no secret that home improvements can be a costly endeavor. Areas Ripe for Renovation.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 26, 2024

Whether you’re looking to stay informed or motivated, gain market insights, or learn strategies from the masters — our list of the best real estate podcasts for agents can help you level up your business in 2024. We curated a shortlist of the top real estate podcasts that provide useful information for agents at every stage of their careers.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 8, 2021

But for multitudes of renters out there who are nearing the end of their leases, taking the leap into buying their first home may seem like a daunting challenge to conquer. Whatever reasons may be holding you back, it’s important to understand the benefits of owning vs. renting a home. The Financial Benefits of Owning Your Own Home.

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Housing Wire

MAY 25, 2023

Older Americans are sitting on more than $12 trillion in home equity, according to the National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association (NRMLA)/ Riskspan Reverse Mortgage Market Index. These homeowners are seeking different retirement solutions to help allocate their home equity and make it more durable over the next 20 to 30 years.

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Housing Wire

JULY 29, 2022

vertical manager of strategic partnerships at Liberty Mutual, to discuss how partnering with a nationally recognized insurance company improve borrower engagement for lenders. What’s a potentially overlooked opportunity for lenders to stand out in their origination offerings and increase efficiencies? Satisfaction.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 3, 2023

They repeat the mantra “Home buyers and sellers will always need a real estate agent.” Yet, even the most brilliant leaders in AI have a difficult time envisioning how AI will transform the world in five years. So how can real estate agents be so cavalier about their job? ChatGPT uses neural networks to learn from experience.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

DECEMBER 10, 2022

This week, Betty White shares some things that can decrease property value. As a certified residential appraiser, I can tell you that while some of the things noted in this report can decrease value, they may not, so take these points with a grain of salt. What people rarely talk about are things that can decrease property value.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 3, 2021

HousingWire: What has been one of your biggest learning opportunities? Reina Ramos: My biggest learning opportunities were working for both large and small institutions. They did a comprehensive job at teaching lenders how to sell, honing in on skills. There was so much information to absorb and retain.

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Housing Wire

JULY 25, 2023

HousingWire recently spoke with Matic CEO and co-founder Ben Madick about the changing home insurance market, how it impacts mortgage lenders and homeowners, and why lenders should pay attention. HousingWire: What is the current home insurance market like? Two key trends have emerged in this landscape.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

HousingWire recently spoke with Michael Chew, SVP of Fulfillment, Asset/Rental Management at Consolidated Analytics , about REO assets, the economic factors influencing the increase in REO acquisitions and how technology can help with REO asset management. What economic factors are influencing the increase in REO acquisitions?

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Housing Wire

MAY 23, 2023

In the past few years, appraisal bias has come to the forefront of conversations about appraisals and how they can be improved. According to many reports, it’s been an issue for a long time, but has only recently come into the spotlight with a high profile case in 2022 and increased discussions around fair and equal housing.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 17, 2022

It truly is time for lenders to consider how technology can improve this part of the mortgage process and reduce turn time. HousingWire: What has been your biggest learning opportunity? They had a young executive team who valued fresh ideas and were not afraid to train inexperienced novices like me. Amanda Hill: My cell phone!

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 17, 2024

This cohort accounted for 1,950,000 properties — equating to 39% of total homes purchased! 2 However, these potential clients will also face challenges — namely market volatility, unpredictable interest rates and limited purchasing power due to increasing debt. Yet staggeringly few are aware of its existence.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

These results came as the number of existing home sales dropped 18.7% Posting gains in those two areas would build market share, increased revenue and earnings, and will create momentum for additional growth,” Carlson said. Additionally, no analysts asked questions about the changes the firm made to its C-suite. Despite losing $10.9

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Lenders who accurately predict the moment in time when a customer might require access to their home’s equity can act immediately and establish themselves as the ideal choice. The combined volume of home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) and traditional closed-end home equity loans are up 47% from January to May 2022.

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D Fritz Appraisals

MAY 13, 2024

7 Steps to Ensure Your Home Sale Goes Smoothly The real estate market in British Columbia is dynamic and diverse, with bustling urban centers like Vancouver and Victoria alongside picturesque rural communities. Selling a home can be exciting and daunting, but with the proper guidance and preparation (i.e.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 2, 2024

From Bethesda and Towson to Havre de Grace and Silver Spring, it’s now easier than ever to complete the required 60 hours of real estate prelicensing classes from the comfort of your own home in Maryland. Let our expert guide help you pinpoint the best Maryland real estate school and program to fit your goals, budget, and learning style.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

APRIL 29, 2021

Tips for Increasing Your Home’s Value Without Spending a Fortune. Buying a property is not just about creating a home, it is making a long-term investment. However, that also depends on a lot of other factors: location, other homes on the market, and the way you maintain it. What Home Appraisers Look For.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

DECEMBER 24, 2022

Are you planning on renovating your home? What to Expect When Undertaking These 4 Common Home Renovation Projects. When home improvement gives way to major renovations, the implications can be more impactful than you might realize. Home Office Addition. What kinds of things can you expect? I hope you enjoy it!

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Smart, ambitious, well-meaning entrepreneurs have prototyped ways to make buying homes easier and faster; to get rid of unnecessary fees; to dispel the uncertainty around closing; to give industry professionals better tools and services; and to generally eliminate any other “sticky spots” in the transaction. So where are the results?

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Housing Wire

APRIL 14, 2023

Nearly three-quarters of white Americans own their own home, compared to 48% of Latinos and 44% of Blacks. Nearly three-quarters of white Americans own their own home, compared to 48% of Latinos and 44% of Blacks. Value is removed from the community via the payment of rent. In rural areas of the U.S.,

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Appraisal Buzz

JANUARY 24, 2022

Learn about all of the new features in RemoteVal – a free inspection app for appraisers! Thus, it’s an opportunity for appraisers to step up and fulfill these Remote Desktop appraisals quickly and show how a fast turn time that is 5 days or less could happen every time. Buzz : What is your background in the appraisal industry?

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Housing Wire

JUNE 29, 2022

As market volume dips and pent-up demand builds, 61% of millennials and Gen Zs who intend to buy a home plan to apply for a mortgage this year. While over a quarter of those surveyed still live with their parents, 45% are currently renting and over half (51%) want to buy a home because the cost of rent is too high.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

JUNE 17, 2022

What’s the difference between a newly constructed home and a hundred-year-old home? When developing an opinion of the market value of a property, what appraisers are really measuring is how much depreciation a property has suffered from, and more specifically how much depreciation the improvements on the land have depreciated.

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Appraisal Buzz

JUNE 13, 2022

Technology will continue to infiltrate the industry – learn about how ProxyPics technology and tools will put you at the forefront of real estate transactions as the GSEs continue to evolve valuation options in the digital age. I sought out to change the way appraisers do business by increasing efficiency and consistency in valuations.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

APRIL 21, 2022

It’s tax appeal season and I’ve had several homeowners say that they feel their neighbors are negatively impacting the value of their home for different reasons. Could being located next to a property that is an eye-sore cause a loss in market value to your home? Of course, that’s not the same as market value.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Consumer-first lifetime retention is now our prevailing theme in servicing, which increases both MSR values and lifetime customer value. But how can servicers convert “customer for life” from theory to practice? Here’s how servicers can solve both of these problems to create a lifetime customer engagement loop.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

As the lending arm of mortgage companies can no longer depend on new loans or the rate-based refinancing that’s kept them afloat throughout the pandemic, the value of mortgage servicing rights is serving as a lifeline. The simplest value-add that can impact your bottom line? The simplest value-add that can impact your bottom line?

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 10, 2023

There is a mix of hope and uncertainty as we anticipate the potential increase of post-holiday volume and the proven run up to the spring and summer buying season. There are also all those millennials reaching prime home buying age, and they have to live somewhere, right? Property Appraisal.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

HousingWire recently spoke with Dan Catinella, chief lending officer at Total Expert, about how Customer Intelligence technology is improving deal flow and pushing the customer experience into the 21st century. . The best tools will allow lenders to be innovative in how they target prospects and engage with current customers. ???.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 23, 2021

trillion in new home loans in the fourth quarter of 2020 alone. How can these two statistics co-exist? The answer lies in who applied for home loans. With mortgage interest rates hitting record lows, many Americans flocked to mortgage lenders to refinance or borrow to buy a home at extremely affordable interest rates.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 26, 2023

After filing a motion for a mistrial Wednesday morning, citing several grievances including “vulgar” footage from a Tom Ferry podcast featuring Allan Dalton and references to the Department of Justice’s investigation of the National Association of Realtors (NAR), defendant HomeServices of America learned it didn’t get its way.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Most appraisers are experiencing a significant slowdown in mortgage lending work due to rapidly increasing mortgage rates which are slowing down the housing market. Investors who need a value of a home before and after the proposed repairs are made, sometimes use appraisers. I have seen a slowdown in my lending work also.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 10, 2022

We can’t just show homes; we have to be a professional real estate business, which means being able to have real conversations when buyers and sellers ask us questions like, “Did we miss the market?” “Are HousingWire: What has been your biggest learning opportunity? Stacy Esser: I am a Logan Mohtashami groupie, I’m proud to say!

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