Housing Wire

MAY 16, 2024

The new feature harnesses the capabilities of multimodal artificial intelligence to instantly analyze and summarize complex property documents, including inspection reports, appraisals and seller disclosures. It can also help agents clearly communicate their unique value and services to homebuyers, sellers and others.

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Housing Wire

MAY 3, 2024

The changes include eliminating and prohibiting “requirement of offers of compensation in the MLS between listing brokers or sellers to buyer brokers or other buyer representatives,” as well as prohibiting “MLS Participants, Subscribers, and sellers from making any offers of compensation in the MLS to buyer brokers or other buyer representatives.”

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Hesitant home sellers could be one reason there is such low housing inventory, according to a report from Zillow. Thirty-four percent of would-be home sellers said they are staying out of the market due to the uncertainty caused by COVID-19. “The catch is that waiting to sell may raise the cost of a trade-up.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 23, 2024

Mike’s passion for leveraging technology to facilitate online property auctions makes him a perfect fit for Xome,” the company said in the post. As a real estate hub, Xome offers services such as asset management, property disposition, title, close and valuation through an integrated, technology-driven platform.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Top 10 mortgage lender and servicer Newrez is partnering with Newzip , a tech-enabled real estate platform, to roll out a program aimed to save buyers and sellers on credit costs. Sellers can receive a 1% real estate agent commission reduction when selling with a Newzip-affiliated agent.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 21, 2024

“No other brokerage can offer agents a big traditional split and all the benefits, support, technology and customer introductions that we provide here at Redfin. These resources are what agents need to serve buyers and sellers well, and let those buyers and sellers keep more of their hard-earned dollars.

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Kairos Appraisal Services

AUGUST 16, 2023

From virtual house tours to applying for a mortgage online, the real estate industry has embraced new technology, weaving it into many of its processes. The home appraisal industry is beginning to use more technology, too.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 27, 2023

The systems outage has derailed closings across the country over the holidays for homebuyers and sellers using the company’s title services in more than 2,000 locations. Homebuyers, sellers and appraisers have been responding to the company’s LinkedIn announcement on the cybersecurity incident, asking for clarification.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

“With access to cutting-edge tools like Performance Tracker, Compass AI , and the innovative Compass Collections, we are poised to enhance our client experience and deliver unparalleled service through the industry’s leading technology platform.” The team specializes in buyer and seller representation as well as new construction.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

“Equipping our members with easy-to-use floor plan creation tools will enhance the services they offer to both homebuyers and sellers. The calculations reached by CubiCasa technology are aligned with American National Standards Institute standards and the technology can be used without prior training by anyone with a smartphone.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 7, 2023

This tool uses technology from Roomvo , a home design visualization platform. It’s one way Redfin ‘s using AI to make real estate better for buyers, sellers, and agents.” Redfin launched Redfin Redesign, an AI-powered tool for home photos, the company announced on Thursday.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Technology is at the core of everyday real estate operations. Real estate professionals handle a plethora of personal data from buyers and sellers, making them enticing targets for cyber threats. Many personal dreams and aspirations take shape in our industry, so safeguarding information is essential.

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Housing Wire

MAY 1, 2024

We are advantaged primarily because we are a product and technology company first.” On the call, Barton said that Zillow’s technology has helped it earn consumer trust, putting it “in the enviable position of having a large enough audience” that comes organically. Barton also touched upon the terms of NAR’s settlement agreement.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler sat down with Tom Cronkright, co-founder and executive chairman of CertifID and CEO of Sun Title , to talk about battling the latest frauds and scams as bad actors leverage a new arsenal of tech tools to wreak havoc on buyers and sellers of real estate. And the seller net proceeds continue to be a target.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Foxfire cited RE/MAX’s technology offerings as a major draw to the brand. “We We were completely blown away by the tools and technology and the culture of RE/MAX,” Owen Boone, RE/MAX Foxfire’s vice president and director of operations, said in a statement.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

The marketplace allows buyers to bid regardless of their approval status and sellers receive automated live pricing from every buyer on the platform. BAM was created to help sellers during the pandemic. Today, it has evolved to help buyers and sellers who are grappling with limited liquidity and slow turn times for pricing.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 13, 2024

Amid escalating climate concerns , Realtor.com has launched enhanced tools to help homebuyers and sellers evaluate the climate risk exposure of a property, according to a company announcement on Wednesday. ” U.S. cities are not equal in the face of climate risk.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 13, 2024

Automated chatbots can help you field calls, texts, emails and website inquiries to qualify incoming leads and segment buyers and sellers by their areas of interest in your CRM — all before you even pick up your phone to call or text those prospects. Need more examples? Visit Top Producer 2.

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Real Estate Agent Tools Real Estate Agents 378

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Berg and ALTA One attendees also highlight the recent uptick in seller impersonation fraud , which occurs when a fraudster poses as the owner of a vacant lot or vacation home who is looking to sell the property. But the ability to stop a scam or a fraudster from reaching out to any of us or any buyer — there is no technology to do that.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

That’s why they’ve introduced the homegenius Platform, an integrated solution consisting of advanced technology , data science, machine learning and AI designed to drive value and bring ease to consumers through the home buying and selling journey. The process of finding, buying and owning a home today is disjointed, antiquated and messy.

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Real Estate Agent Real Estate Insurance Valuation 356

Housing Wire

APRIL 11, 2023

Buyers, sellers and lenders all have a stake in the sale, and title and escrow ensure that everyone’s interests are protected. They manage and oversee the entire process from the time a seller accepts an offer to the time the buyer takes possession of the property. How has technology impacted the industry?

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Housing Wire

MAY 2, 2024

Leaders at Carson said in the release that they are excited to have access to William Raveis’ in-house mortgage bankers to help prequalify buyers and sellers, as well as the brokerage’s insurance experts to help their agents and clients navigate the home insurance market. “We We look forward to our partnership with Carson Realty (CR). “Our

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Housing Wire

APRIL 4, 2023

Jot’s proprietary technology matches home buyers and sellers with a qualified notary for their transaction and makes it easy for notaries to accept assignments that fit within their schedule, while providing the tools to successfully manage their business and access to professional development resources.”

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 12, 2024

Home buyers and sellers rely on the expertise and guidance of real estate agents, especially when making a long-distance move,” Gene Millman, the president and CEO of REcolorado, said in a statement.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 18, 2024

It was a part of the 2022 REACH Canada Cohort, a technology scale-up program backed by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Backed by venture fund Second Century Ventures , Roomvu has been recognized as one of Canada’s 20 most innovative tech companies.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 8, 2022

In 24 hours, the floor plan sketching technology provides a high-resolution floor plan file of the house, the company said. “By By offering a free version of our mobile scanning technology in the U.S., How smart home technology can benefit renters and property managers. Presented by: Rently.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

It puts homebuyers holding the NFT in the position of making an all-cash offer to a home seller, according to the Buena Park, California-based lender. “What we traditionally call a homebuyer is now a seller of their unique, credit-qualified non-fungible token (NFT),” said Sun West CEO Pavan Agarwal. .

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Housing Wire

APRIL 18, 2023

However, there is an opportunity in the closing process for better integration between platforms to improve communication and sharing of documents between the brokerage, lender and closing company, each of which has its own process and technology, to relieve some of that stress.

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Housing Wire

MAY 14, 2024

Another issue is home sellers’ bias against buyers using FHA loans, where offers from non-FHA borrowers are often selected even though lower in price. CHLA commends FHA for its work on its “Mythbusters” initiative, designed to blow up the myths around FHA loans by educating lenders and home sellers.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

. “Follow Up Boss has built the best CRM for agents and teams in the industry, and we look forward to supporting its continued success so agents can exceed the needs of today’s buyers and sellers.” Zillow Group will announce its third-quarter 2023 earnings Wednesday evening.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Anywhere will prohibit company owned brokerages and their affiliated agents from using any technology (or manual methods) to sort listings by offers of compensation, unless requested by the client. Anywhere will eliminate any minimum client commission requirements that company owned brokerages may have.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 21, 2024

Sarah Wheeler: Let’s talk about your background, because you have both technology and real estate experience. Shayan Hamidi: I studied computer science, economics and math and my background is technology. That’s our point of view, which then impacts the way we go about architecting our technology and our product.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

LauraMac, a provider of mortgage loan review SaaS technology, announced on Thursday that it has integrated with LoanLogics IDEA , an intelligent document processing and data extraction technology. Its Loan Acquisition System (LAS) provides an end-to-end solution for buyers and sellers of loans.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 20, 2024

Those too young to remember the wild west of real estate believe that real estate commissions have always been evenly split between seller’s and buyer’s agents, with each receiving a portion of the sale price. With the advancements in technology, finding homes online has become easy and straightforward.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 12, 2022

It’s no coincidence that the post-2008 crisis mortgage expansion happened to occur during a period marked by transformative technological change in the industry. Most people outside of the mortgage industry are not even aware that one of the largest mergers between mortgage technology firms is on the verge of taking place.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 18, 2024

Founded in 2007, Nations Direct Mortgage is a direct seller to Fannie Mae , Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae , according to its website. In October, Mr. Cooper Group experienced a cybersecurity incident with an unauthorized third party that accessed certain portions of its technology systems and customer data.

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Mortgage Government Sellers Clients 411

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Industry players who spoke with HousingWire agree that the level of repurchase demands has increased this year and that is having an impact on some buyers and sellers of MSRs. If you [as an MSR seller] push the edge of the envelope, I’m probably going to walk away [from the deal].”

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