Housing Wire

DECEMBER 22, 2023

The firm announced Thursday that MyHome , a WFG subsidiary, has acquired technology and marketing services provider Volly. Williston Financial Group is closing out 2023 with yet another acquisition. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Launched in 2004, 10 of the nation’s top 30 banks work with Volly.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 22, 2024

Right-to-list agreement firm MV Realty is no longer allowed to offer brokerage services in North Carolina. The ban was the result of a two-day hearing, during which the embattled real estate firm fought to maintain its ability to conduct business in the state. MV Realty did not return a request for comment.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 26, 2023

In a groundbreaking development for the real estate and mortgage industries, HousingWire has announced the successful merger of HousingWire Annual and RealTrends’ Gathering of Eagles. We believe this enables the sharing of cutting-edge ideas, new services and best practices in a way that is unsurpassed at any other conference venue.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Under the motto “scan a floor plan in five minutes” CubiCasa focuses on providing value for real estate professionals through the digitization of properties. Equipping our members with easy-to-use floor plan creation tools will enhance the services they offer to both homebuyers and sellers.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 26, 2022

For the next two months, United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) will credit borrowers up to $600 for their appraisal costs, the lender said in a statement Wednesday. The offer will run from now until March 31. This tool will save homebuyers a lot of money and make the homebuying experience better for consumers and real estate agents alike.”.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 1, 2023

Opteon , a Scottsdale-based appraisal, valuation, advisory, and property services provider, has expanded its direct-to-consumer business model nationwide, the company announced on Wednesday. “Our impending technology rollout will enable appraisers to deliver reports straight from the field,” Trice said.

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Housing Wire

MAY 10, 2023

Real estate valuation technology company Clear Capital announced on Wednesday that it has expanded its partnership with ValueLink , a valuation management platform, to offer better support for appraisal modernization policy changes. Clear Capital is a national real-estate valuation technology company.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 17, 2024

Mortgage Matchup will continue to be a consumer-facing website focused on homebuyers and real estate agents and offer educational material around the home buying and refinancing processes, along with a database of independent mortgage brokers near them, said UWM in a news release Wednesday.

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Housing Wire

JULY 17, 2023

With real estate inventory at a near-record low, buyers seeking a place to call home are facing stiff competition as bidding wars continue to be commonplace. Secret Service reported a steep rise in seller impersonation in an advisory it issued this year. These often include vacant lots or rental properties.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 5, 2024

Typically, the fees are lower than those for new loans and no appraisal is needed. Roam acts as a facilitator, synchronizing all stakeholders involved in the assumption process, including real estate, title and escrow agents, attorneys, and the buyer and seller themselves. How do you help real estate agents?

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Housing Wire

MARCH 10, 2023

Fannie Mae has approved six firms to handle its new valuation initiative, which cuts traditional appraisers out of the process and potentially represents the biggest shift in the valuation space in years. Our appraisal, property inspection, title and closing technologies are designed to plug into any digital platform.”

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Appraisal Buzz

AUGUST 23, 2021

Residential real estate finance specialist bolsters its offerings via the acquisition of mortgage and IT outsourcing services provider. The post SitusAMC Integrates Assimilate Solutions appeared first on Appraisal Buzz. The post SitusAMC Integrates Assimilate Solutions appeared first on theMReport.com.

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Appraisal Buzz

MAY 2, 2024

Ron Ross has joined Mobility Market Intelligence (MMI), offering data intelligence and market insight tools for the mortgage and real estate industries, as chief financial officer. a full-service payroll company that he founded. The post MMI Hires Ron Ross as Chief Financial Officer appeared first on Appraisal Buzz.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The real estate market has been on a crazy ride for the past few years. Anastasia Corjan reached out to me a little over a year and a half ago to invite me to be an Appraisal Ambassador for them. Hello everyone! I hope you all have been doing good and hanging in there. You may be wondering where in the world I’ve been.

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Housing Wire

JULY 26, 2023

United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM), the country’s largest wholesale lender, expanded its debt service coverage ratio (DSCR) loan options to four after launching its first product in March. With the expanded options, investors could get loans starting as little as $50,000 and up to $2 million.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

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Appraisal Buzz

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

You can hardly post anything on an appraisal forum or social media without the first 17 comments stating, “I do non-lender work.” Expanding your appraisal practice through non-lender work can lead to many benefits including increased revenue as well as greater independence and efficiency. Profiting from (Credible) Measuring Services.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 10, 2024

It relies on examinations of agents’ sales for five major real estate firms in each of four geographic areas; out of a sample of 2,000 agents, 100 were selected randomly from each firm in each area. The study, CFA’s third of three on this topic, suggests that a significant portion of agents in the U.S.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 9, 2021

Canadian real estate technology company Voxtur Analytics Corp. closed on the acquisition of appraisal management software firm Appraisal Now for approximately $30.5 Appraisal Now, better known as “ Anow ,” makes an automated appraisal workflow management platform for the global appraisal market.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 30, 2022

The valuation services market has yet to see that same level of impact, but the pace of change is ramping up. With advances in automation bolstering speed and accuracy in other fields, some within the industry believe that technology should reduce or eliminate the role of appraisers. But is it truly the best way forward??.

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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. Mortgage lending work is only one type of business where appraisals are needed. Mortgage lending work is only one type of business where appraisals are needed.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Our way of honoring first responders is by educating our podcast listeners, readers and coaching clients in the real estate industry about how to help those who helped all of us and are still being of service every day. What a great way to be of service yourself! You all know people who can benefit from these programs.

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Housing Wire

MAY 17, 2022

Private equity firm Narrow Gauge Capital (NGC) acquired Inco-Check, LLC , a provider of quality control audit mortgage software and fraud prevention services. Boston, Massachusetts-based NGC, founded in 2015, is focused on making investments in health care services, financial services technology, distribution and logistics sectors.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 27, 2023

Automated mortgage technology provider Lender Toolkit announced this week that it has integrated with Reggora , an appraisal management software company that focuses on modernizing residential real estate valuations for mortgage lenders. That savings can be passed on to borrowers.”

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Appraisal Buzz

JUNE 23, 2022

Equity Valuation Partners (EVP), a provider of home value services, valuation tools and property value data for the real estate industry, has launched Inhabet , a one-stop platform that empowers lenders to generate their own compliant estimate of value for residential and commercial real estate (CRE) properties.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 6, 2024

For years, customized integrations have been the sign of a healthy tech stack , seamlessly connecting the various technologies used by a particular title agency ( mortgage lender, broker or appraisal management company, for that matter) to deliver optimal performance. Here’s how. The appeal lies in their simplicity and versatility.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Class Valuation , one of the largest appraisal management companies in America, just made another acquisition. In a press statement, Class Valuation said Metro-West, founded in 1987, is the largest independent residential appraisal firm in the country, with staff appraisers in over 80 U.S. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 7, 2023

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

HousingWire recently spoke with Keith Murray, president and CEO of VRM Mortgage Services, about the importance of diversity in an organization and how VRM has continued to serve its clients in an unusual year. KM: We have seen a reduction in our REO-related services due to CARES Act directives.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 15, 2024

Also, fields displaying broker compensation on MLSs must be eliminated, there is a blanket ban on the requirement that agents subscribe to MLSs to offer or accept compensation and buyers’ agents must have written agreements. You should be finding buyers before real estate agents anyway.” The hybrid LO-agent?

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 26, 2021

Stewart has been on an acquisition tear in the past 18 months, closing deals to acquire over a dozen companies — including Cloudvirga , NotaryCam , Pro Tek Valuation Intelligence , United States Appraisals , and A.S.K. Services , just in March. It claims to have more than 3,000 customers in lending and real estate.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Each year, the TECH100 awards recognize the 200 most influential tech companies in mortgage and real estate that are working to improve the housing industry through tech innovation. Last summer, Voxtur bought mortgage servicing rights trading platform Blue Water Financial Technologies.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 17, 2022

While celebrating Inco-Check’s legacy of high-quality audit services, this new branding reemphasizes our shared goals and collaboration with our client partners to enhance their business,” said Donna Gibson, chief operating officer and president of QC Ally.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) announced today that it will no longer require its brokers to use appraisal management companies to complete appraisals. During a Facebook Live address, Ishbia proclaimed that while AMCs add value to the industry, appraisals have been a stumbling block for the mortgage industry.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 10, 2022

PennyMac Financial Services announced today that it’s launching a new technology platform for its broker channel, and it has rebranded its broker division from PennyMac Broker Direct to Pennymac TPO. Meanwhile, despite the name change, the company said that Pennymac TPO will retain servicing. As of Sept.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 12, 2021

Appraisal software company Reggora today announced the completion of a $30 million Series B funding round, led by returning investor Spark Capital. “The appraisal industry is ready for innovation, and we are excited to be at the forefront of those efforts,” Zitin said. The tech solution giving community lenders an advantage.

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