Housing Wire

OCTOBER 18, 2024

ICE Mortgage Technology presents their solution that also serves as an overhaul of the home financing process. By doing so, ICE helps its clients cut down on mistakes, speed up workflows, and offer a modern lending experience that works better for both borrowers and industry professionals.

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JULY 7, 2025

Dark Matter Technologies has established an integration with the Uniform Collateral Data Portal (UCDP) jointly maintained by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The integration enables appraisal report submission to the GSEs with enhanced data fields, ZIP file support and modernized infrastructure, the mortgage software firm says in a release.

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JANUARY 10, 2025

In the modern mortgage industry, lenders are not just setting themselves apart on who has the best Super Bowl ad or the biggest branch footprint, but increasingly also on their approach to technology. However, transitioning to a more modern, modular strategy has proven to be difficult and complex.

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Housing Wire

MAY 24, 2022

A Fannie Mae survey published in mid-May found that mortgage lenders see value in appraisal modernization, specifically in the implementation of non-traditional appraisals and inspection-based appraisal waivers. Lenders surveyed also think that modernizing appraisals could help enhance appraiser capacity and lower borrower costs.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2025

Lone Wolf Technologies , a real estate technology company that has been in business for decades, unveiled its reimagined brand identity last week as an effort to “blend technology with human-centered design to better serve real estate professionals,” per a release from the company.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 14, 2023

Appraisal modernization is generating a lot of buzz in the real estate lending industry. Expanded use of desktop appraisal technology began out of necessity during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, is appraisal modernization on its own enough?

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Appraisal Buzz

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Im certain weve all seen broadcasts where technology shows the pitch was clearly a ball, yet the umpire calls it a strike. There are even statistical services that rate the accuracy of baseball umpires on calling balls and strikes versus new technology. Would it be unwise to eliminate umpires because technology could do a better job?

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2024

At the beginning of 2024, mortgage technology company LoanPASS was announced as a technology partner for reverse mortgage lender Smartfi Home Loans. Getting the hang of reverse Mitchell is a 25-year veteran of the mortgage technology space, primarily working for LOS companies. What does the future hold?

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) on Thursday released a new white paper , which argues that Section 8 of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) is in need of reform and modernization to better reflect “today’s highly-regulated mortgage market.” It was originally overseen by the U.S. “At

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Housing Wire

MARCH 3, 2023

Real estate valuation technology provider Clear Capital on Thursday launched Universal Data Collection (UDC), a product designed to support appraisal modernization. The UDC product provides lenders with tools for scalability, interchangeability and loan management, according to a statement.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Homes are still evolving in terms of technology and energy consumption, raising the need for accurate and efficient appraisals to help lenders approve mortgage loans with greater accuracy and efficiency. Only automation and technology can tackle this new demand effectively, and that’s where Jaro comes into play. Career Institute.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 23, 2025

But while the products themselves have modernized, the valuation process that underpins them often hasn’t. Modern AVMs leverage real-time MLS feeds, recent transaction data, property condition reports, and machine learning to produce faster, smarter, and more reliable results. One outdated holdover? Regulators recognize this.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 28, 2024

This is also precisely when technology can play a crucial role in helping agents, teams and brokerages transcend short-term hurdles and a top of funnel focus. One of the biggest challenges I continue to hear from brokers regarding technology is poor user and feature adoption.

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Housing Wire

MAY 8, 2025

Things like AI, well-integrated technology, consumer expectations and the rise of a number of innovative new business models have turned the industry on its head, and for the better in many cases. Did I mention technology has also changed? They need technology that helps them do their unique jobs in optimal fashion.

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Housing Wire

MAY 2, 2025

Mortgage technology provider Sagent has announced a new partnership with LERETA , a company specializing in real estate tax and flood services, to integrate LERETAs solutions into Sagents platform.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 7, 2023

and Bradford Technologies announced their partnership at the Valuation Expo in Las Vegas on Monday. As part of the partnership, Restb.ai’s AI technology will be integrated into Bradford Technologies’ report quality control processes. Computer vision and AI solutions provider Restb.ai

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Appraisal Buzz

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

to integrate its advanced computer vision technology into ClearValue’s comprehensive valuation review platform, Certainty. Certainty , a crucial tool for lenders and valuation providers, will now leverage Restb.ai’s powerful AI technology to enhance its capabilities.

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Housing Wire

JULY 11, 2025

Welcome back to Tech Pulse — HousingWire ‘s weekly series rounding up the latest in technology — including tools, integrations and trends that impact mortgage and real estate.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 1, 2025

HUD has been on a yearslong road to modernize its technology systems. A 2021 report submitted to the HUD Office of the Inspector General (OIG) stated that progress at that point had been notable but that “leadership changes with shifting priorities and insufficient funding pose potential risk to modernization.”

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Housing Wire

MARCH 19, 2024

Fifth Third Bank, an Ohio-based regional bank, moved its origination and servicing operations to Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) Mortgage Technology ’s end-to-end mortgage technology ecosystem, the companies announced on Tuesday. That is a common goal we share.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler sat down with Kenon Chen, executive vice president of strategy and growth at Clear Capital , to talk about appraisal modernization and how technology is just part of the solution. SW: Is the end goal of appraisal modernization to replace appraisers?

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Encompass by ICE Mortgage Technology aims to provide a flexible end-to-end solution for lenders in a modern market. “We’re always looking for ways to make the loan process smoother,” an ICE Mortgage Technology representative explained. Regulations shift, customer needs evolve, and economic conditions fluctuate.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 31, 2023

However, a year after the GSEs announced new appraisal modernization solutions, as they’re more widely adopted, questions arise. A look into GSE appraisal modernization efforts The GSEs have each offered appraisal waivers on eligible loans for several years. How do the solutions work? Why do we need them? But you already know this.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 25, 2025

As technology becomes an increasingly important part of life for people across the spectrum of age, a new mobile application being developed by researchers at the University of Wisconsin -Madison aims to add augmented reality to the tools for those seeking to age in place.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 3, 2024

Roof AI , an artificial intelligence -powered sales assistant that helps real estate and mortgage companies generate revenue across their business units, announced the integration of OpenAI ’s technology into its system, significantly boosting its capabilities.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Kristen Sieffert As we look ahead to 2025, our primary focus is on advancing digital innovation to deliver seamless experiences for our customers and modernizing our marketing strategy to overcome previous adoption barriers within our industry, she said. We’re starting to focus on these things. And to me, that’s really exciting.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 8, 2025

UWM’s Jason Bressler and Google’s Oliver Parker United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) , the top mortgage lender in America, on Tuesday announced a strategic AI agreement with Google Cloud that the companies say will bring modernization to the mortgage industry. model to enhance underwriting automation.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 29, 2025

In this context, ACES Quality Management s auditing technology has emerged as a pivotal tool for servicers seeking to enhance their servicing QC processes and adapt to an evolving regulatory landscape. Leadership in QC requires organizations to proactively navigate change, ensuring continued compliance in an evolving regulatory landscape.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

He has been a key driver of our numerous technology investments to digitize the industry. Our industry software offerings are unmatched and we will continue to invest in new solutions that help modernize the real estate experience through Zillow’s housing super app,” Choo said in a statement.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2025

Beyond that, technology continues to evolve, yet those solutions do little to streamline processes and deliver actual returns. Professionals should also leverage technology to give clients the best experience for the biggest decision of their lives. But to execute at scale will require support from cutting-edge technology applications.

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Housing Wire

JULY 11, 2025

We’re proud to support the (government sponsored enterprises’) modernization goals while continuing to uphold the core value of title insurance — protecting property rights,” Westcor CCEO Mary O’Donnell said in a statement. This pilot proves that innovation and consumer protection can go hand in hand. .

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 5, 2023

HousingWire Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler sat down with Adam Carmel , founder and CEO at Polly , to talk about the ways technology should be delivering ROI for lenders. Sarah Wheeler: The cost to originate a mortgage is higher than ever, while companies have invested more in technology than ever before. What is the disconnect there?

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Housing Wire

JULY 9, 2025

“Our collaboration with Hive MLS reflects RentSpree’s commitment to empowering real estate professionals with modern, accessible rental technology,” said Michael Lucarelli , CEO and co-founder of RentSpree.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 25, 2025

Resolving these 31 recommendations in particular would impact the departments ability to mitigate waste and fraud, could positively impact the living conditions for those residing in HUD-assisted housing, and would also improve HUDs ongoing technology modernization efforts.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 16, 2025

Welcoming Appraisal Nation to the Class Valuation family is a key step in our strategy to modernize the appraisal process and strengthen our position in important market segments, said John Fraas, CEO of Class Valuation. They must help them adapt.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 30, 2025

Real estate technology company Homes.com analyzed the Pacific Palisades and Altadena neighborhoods in order to quantify the number of homes destroyed and measure the financial repercussions of the wildfires. Combined, the January 2025 fires have destroyed roughly 11,000 homes with an estimated value of nearly $30 billion. billion in value.

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Housing Wire

JULY 2, 2025

“Our integration with Tidalwave represents a significant advancement in mortgage application technology ,” Truv CEO Kirill Klokov said in a statement. ” Truv’s verification solution is available immediately through the integration. .”

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