Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Maryland-based mortgage lender Apex Home Loans has appointed Leo Anzoleaga as its senior vice president of residential lending. Prior to his role at Apex Home Loans, Anzoleaga has held roles as a certified local facilitator at Buffini & Company, a senior vice president of residential lending at Draper and Kramer Mortgage Corp.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 5, 2021

Stearns has exclusive partnerships with real estate agent, builder and corporate relocation joint ventures, as well as a book of business with SoFi and Home Mortgage Alliance. The post Guaranteed Rate to acquire Stearns Lending appeared first on HousingWire. This is a breaking news story. Check back for more updates.

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Housing Wire

MAY 10, 2021

The severe lack of inventory in today’s housing market has been a source of stress for home buyers and real estate agents alike. HousingWire sat down with Realtor.com CEO David Doctorow to learn how agents and brokers can alleviate some of the frustrations their clients are facing.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

The loan pre-qualification step is an area that almost all parties need for a successful outcome (consumers, real estate agents, loan officers, insurance agents). VL: Our mission at Propertybase is to empower real estate and lending professionals to grow their businesses through collaborative technology.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 8, 2021

As we think about coming out of this first month of the year, we’ve quickly realized this year is going to be anything but planned or what we in the mortgage lending industry are used to. The way we as mortgage lending originators conduct our business has quickly taken on a new form during these times of uncertainty.

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Housing Wire

MAY 16, 2022

Here is where it gets murky – choosing the right non-QM lending partner! The real estate agent is frustrated, the borrower is stressed, and they need someone to save the day. Will they go so far as to present on your behalf at meetings with real estate agents or other partners?

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Housing Wire

MAY 11, 2022

“By combining all-cash offers with the lower rates and fees associated with wholesale lending, independent originators give homebuyers and their real estate agents the best shot at closing deals and saving money,” Shoemaker added. Planet Home Lending entered into a $2.5 While the lender had $20.7

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Housing Wire

APRIL 10, 2024

Stefani Berkin, president of R New York and one of the 35 founding members of the American Real Estate Association’s advisory board, expressed her optimism regarding the organization’s potential to outpace NAR in advocating for and educating agents across the nation. So why should agents have this requirement?”

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Rocket Companies will soon shut down Rocket Pro Originate , a mortgage origination platform for real estate agents, insurance agents, tax professionals and other financial professionals who are also licensed to originate mortgages.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 4, 2022

Tech-focused real estate brokerage Radius , flush with $14 million in venture capital raised this past April, has launched a mortgage lending arm in California that it plans to roll out to additional markets sometime next year. The post Real estate brokerage Radius unveils mortgage-lending arm appeared first on HousingWire.

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Appraisal Buzz

APRIL 26, 2022

InstaMortgage , a tech-driven mortgage lender licensed in 26 states, has partnered with Calque to offer a Trade-In Mortgage for mortgage lending. The post InstaMortgage, Calque Offer Non-Contingent Lending Using Homeowners’ Equity appeared first on Appraisal Buzz.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

In fact, the changes we’ve seen since the advent of the global pandemic are significant enough to serve as a catalyst that will drive all lending digital. The trends and lending requirements I’ve highlighted below became important long before the coronavirus made it to the U.S. Peering into the future of lending.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 31, 2023

Mugge, a mortgage industry veteran with more than two decades in technology and business management, will lead the company’s push to secure high-profile mortgage lending partners to offer Calque’s products. Calque currently operates in 17 states, with plans of expanding this year. “As

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The Appraiser Coach

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Appraisers have been accused of being “speed bumps” in the lending process. We frustrate buyers, sellers, loan officers and, sometimes, real estate agents. In some ways, I can understand their. Read More.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 12, 2024

In the past, we never talked about co-borrowers — obviously, husband and wife, you know, that’s your co-borrower,” said Edgar Garcia, a real estate agent at Revolve Realty in El Paso, Texas. But last year I had co-borrowers where the dad was jumping in, the mom jumping in. I’ve even seen grandparents jump in.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 26, 2024

FHA will move forward with its proposal that permits contributions by the property seller, real estate agent, builder, or developer to HECM for Purchase borrowers’ closing costs,” the update said. These credits can lead to fair lending violations.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Headquartered in Roswell, Georgia, Onward Home Mortgage specializes in residential purchase mortgage lending and has a presence in the greater Georgia and Alabama areas. It is part of the Newrez Ventures platform.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 25, 2021

The excited and at times nervous first-time homebuyers that James Dunn often represents ask him how that whole process of taking out a mortgage works, and Dunn, a Los Angeles-based real estate agent with eXp , replies with a few trusted names. There are probably three or four people that I work with,” Dunn said.

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Birmingham Appraisal

JUNE 13, 2023

Appraisal Tips For Real Estate Agents As a real estate appraiser with over 30 years of experience, I have seen many changes and challenges in the appraisal profession and the real estate market. I believe that appraisers and agents have a common goal: to help their clients buy or sell a home.

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McKissock

APRIL 20, 2021

Becoming a real estate agent requires a giant leap of faith and an investment of time and money. That’s why some agents may choose to test the waters with a part-time real estate position while hanging onto a steady income from another job. How much is a part-time real estate agent salary?

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Housing Wire

APRIL 15, 2024

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will not count buyer’s agent commissions as part of their allowable interested party contributions (IPCs), according to announcements from the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) on Monday.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Meanwhile, borrower’s real estate agents, brokers and financial advisers may not even have access to those systems, preventing them from supporting their clients through what is typically the largest financial transaction of their lifetime. The use of tech in the current mortgage application process is disjointed and siloed.

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McKissock

JUNE 26, 2022

Part of knowing your audience as a real estate agent is anticipating what they need and expect from your services. Without accounting for your real estate clients’ common needs and expectations , you might be underperforming and risk losing their business. Help Get a Client Pre-Approved for Lending.

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McKissock

JANUARY 5, 2021

Real Estate Career Goals For 2021. ” A lot of real estate agents stated that they wanted to “earn more” in the new year than they did in the previous year. “To full-time draftsman to full-time real estate agent/investor by the end of 2021.”

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Insellerate Modern CRM, Engagement & Customer Intelligence Platform Insellerate helps loan officers close more loans with our award-winning modern CRM, Lead Management, and Engagement platform, which handles all your lending channels, retail, wholesale, TPO, Consumer Direct, and Reverse.

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Appraisal Today

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

What Appraisers Wish Real Estate Agents Understood McKissock Survey Question: “What’s one thing you wish real estate agents knew about the appraisal process? I will always remember when, many years ago, a top local real estate agent asked me why I was driving around taking photos of homes.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 10, 2022

Mortgage lender and servicer Planet Home Lending also named Kathryn Edelen as regional vice president of its sales division this week. for Planet Home Lending, will focus on increasing market share by adding branches and loan originators. Edelen most recently was a regional sales manager at Nations Lending.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 30, 2024

AARP concerns “FHA will move forward with its proposal that permits contributions by the property seller, real estate agent, builder, or developer to HECM for Purchase borrowers’ closing costs,” HUD said in its update to the policy. Certner cited fair lending concerns and the potential of undue borrower influence.

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Inman

MAY 23, 2023

A new survey conducted by Zillow suggests there are opportunities for real estate agents and companies that provide information and make lending more user friendly.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Despite rising housing unaffordability , we in the real estate business know that homeownership is still a fantastic way to build generational wealth. Not surprisingly, affordability is inextricably linked to fair housing , as fair housing (and lending) for all is foundational to affordability for all. But we are not powerless.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Consumers have flipped the script on lenders and real estate agents when it comes to the home-buying process. Ninety percent of consumers start their home search online and many get prequalified for financing before they even reach out to a real estate agent. It’s a perfect circle of success.”

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Housing Wire

JUNE 28, 2023

The expanded bank statement loan options will give mortgage brokers “another competitive edge with real estate agents and non-W2 borrowers,” the company said in a statement. However, the underwriting for non-QMs is cited by lenders as the difficulty with expanding into non-QM lending.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 17, 2023

The 5% market’s a healthy market,” said Anna Ruotolo, branch manager and senior loan officer at Synergy One Lending. “A For Jason Stallworth, retail sales manager at Planet Home Lending , preparation for Q1 began last month by meeting with new prospects, real estate agents and brokers. A 5% market will be good.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

In the world of mortgage lending, there’s an all-too-common sentiment that echoes through the industry: “My loan origination system (LOS) sucks.” In addition, a POS system isn’t shackled by the same need to cater to all aspects of lending as an LOS does. The LOS is a foundational piece of technology for every lender.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 10, 2023

Kleber Santos , CEO of consumer lending since his appointment in July, said the bank will continue to be the primary mortgage lender to Wells Fargo bank customers and minority homebuyers through its mortgage retail team. “As In practice, the bank’s portfolio on correspondent lending was already in free fall.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Petersburg, Florida, and head of NAR’s Real Property Valuation Committee, pointed specifically to the apprentice training requirement – no comparable requirement exists for real estate agents – as the reason no one is joining a depleted profession in the crosshairs for allegedly racially biased appraisals.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 20, 2023

on Monday announced that Frontwave Credit Union will now implement Empower, Black Knight’s cloud-based loan origination system, and its integrated solutions, for the expansion of its mortgage lending operations. Black Knight, Inc.

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