Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Proptech firm Flyhomes has entered into an agreement to purchase Innovative Holdings, LLC’s “buy before you sell” platform Home Sale Assured. Founded in 2022 by Eric Meadow, Home Sale Assured produces a “Guaranteed Backup” options contract, which enables existing homeowners to buy their next home before closing the sale of their current home.

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Housing Wire

MAY 24, 2024

Movement is the only lender that gives nearly 50% of its profits, manufactures originations at a high level, generates creative content and branding, leverages innovative products and technologies , and has a customer-for-life mentality,” Thompson said.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 28, 2022

Mortgage fintechs Sales Boomerang and Mortgage Coach have merged, roughly six months after a Philadelphia-based private equity firm bought a controlling stake in each company. A unified name has not yet been determined and Sales Boomerang and Mortgage Coach will continue to operate as distinct brands, for now, the companies said.

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Housing Wire

MAY 8, 2024

Because of an apparent error made by staff at ICE Mortgage Technology ‘s Surefire customer relationship management (CRM) platform, more than 600,000 emails and texts were sent without permission to real estate agents, business partners and past clients of loan officers around the country. “We were in the dark for way too long.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The allure of the name recognition of large national brands is causing many independent brokerages to affiliate as mortgage rates rise and housing inventory remains low. Ocala, Florida -based Foxfire Realty is the latest firm to join a national brand, announcing its move to RE/MAX on Wednesday.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 27, 2024

With its supercharged growth over the past two years, it is no surprise that The Real Brokerage topped the 2024 RealTrends 500 Top Movers list for both transaction side count and sales volume. In 2023, Real recorded 48,905 sides, up 14,721 sides from 2022, and a sales volume of $21.2 billion, up $6.80 billion over the prior year.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 5, 2023

We’re going to expand Guild’s brand presence nationally, deliver best-in-class marketing tools, technology and support for our sales teams, and infuse a culture of creativity and collaboration across the brand,” O’Daniel said in a statement. In the third quarter, the company originated $4.3

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

This week, Mortgage Cadence announced that it had appointed longtime reverse mortgage industry professional George Morales to serve on its sales team. The company is aiming to bring more reverse mortgage technology solutions to potential partners already in the industry and those that have yet to enter it.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 26, 2022

Philadelphia-based private equity firm LLR Partners announced Tuesday its investment in Sales Boomerang and Mortgage Coach , two fintechs focused on attracting and retaining mortgage borrowers and making loan originators more efficient. Both firms will maintain their existing brands and teams.

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Housing Wire

MAY 2, 2024

and Liberty Reverse Mortgage , reported an overall improvement in its business performance for the first quarter of 2024 — including better reverse mortgage performance attributed to servicing and higher gains on loans held for sale. Ocwen Financial Corp., parent company of PHH Mortgage Corp. The company will be known as Onity Group Inc. ,

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Housing Wire

APRIL 30, 2024

One of our key initiatives has been to revitalize The Money Store brand, giving it a fresh, modern appeal. We’ve also implemented project management technologies and streamlined processes to improve workflow and turnaround times for loan officer requests, effectively halving the time it takes to fulfill them.

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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. Our expansion into the U.S.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Through the development of improved and sophisticated systems, protocols and technology, these operations leaders are driving their companies to growth and success. In its 8th year, the HW Insiders program is spotlighting the talented operations professionals who are laying the foundation of success for their organizations.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

In 2022, Larson’s agents achieved $55 million in sales volume, according to the release. The education, the systems and the years of tried and true behind the RE/MAX brand is nothing short of excellent,” Larson said in a statement. “The I love the RE/MAX values and the company’s emphasis on technology while not replacing the agent.”

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

In reality, the LOS is not the problem; the technology is doing exactly what it was designed to do. The LOS is a foundational piece of technology for every lender. The LOS is a foundational piece of technology for every lender.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 10, 2023

There was no comparison; Compass’s technology and its agent-first approach reigned superior by far.” 99 in the state for sales volume in 2023, after recording $29.83 million in sales volume in 2022. Compass continues to expand its agent count. She continued: “We did our due diligence and reviewed other brokerages.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The brokerage noted that Lim will remain at Christie’s as a senior advisor and global brand ambassador, working to expand the relationship between the real estate business and the auction house, among other duties. Meanwhile, Kevin is equally talented when it comes to our pl@tform technology , coaching, training, and recruiting.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 29, 2023

Like your customer, the recruitment process can be visualized as a sales funnel, where potential recruits enter at the top, and the best-suited agents emerge at the bottom as ideal members of your team or brokerage. Think of this as your core brand narrative. Would an agent from the outside be impressed?

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

A key differentiator of ours (and something missing from the market at large) is a focus on the loan officer’s experience,” said Jason Smith, SVP Sales and Marketing. “A A key differentiator of ours (and something missing from the market at large) is a focus on the loan officer’s experience,” said Jason Smith, SVP Sales and Marketing. “We

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Housing Wire

APRIL 30, 2024

As is usually the case with Lower’s deals, Thrive maintained its brand. Thrive CEO Selene Kellam , and Randell Gillespie , its national sales director, joined the executive team at Lower. After striking two M&A deals late last year, digital multichannel lender Lower plans to acquire at least one other business in 2024.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Not because of the chaos that always follows when you start a new job supporting a sales team across four different brands but mainly because I have been able to get my hands into so many different parts of the business in just seven short weeks. What is your firm’s annual budget for marketing technologies?

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

SmartZip users can launch targeted marketing campaigns to reach these “hot leads” and capture more listings, and its algorithm gets smarter with every home sale. Let’s learn how. Summary How does SmartZip work? FAQs Is SmartZip right for you? And according to SmartZip’s website, its Reach 150 product starts at $36 per month.

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Realty Biz

OCTOBER 2, 2023

David has been named as one of the top 100 producers in Lake Norman real estate sales and earned the Top Negotiator Award in 2020 from HomeLight. David hopes to use the CENTURY 21 ® brand’s tools and services to solidify and expand his company’s presence in the Charlotte real estate market as it continues to grow. “As

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Realty Biz

DECEMBER 22, 2023

McBride became a licensed real estate professional in 1990 as a part-time job while he focused on his career in technology and communication. McBride became a licensed real estate professional in 1990 as a part-time job while he focused on his career in technology and communication. Century 21 Real Estate LLC.,

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Its sophisticated hierarchy easily accommodates any organization’s expansion plans, including support for multiple lending channels, brokers and brands. The platform’s capabilities include a leading CRM tool, personalized, dynamic videos, co-branded property sites and fliers, a partner portal network, and more.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Building the future of mortgage servicing technology is about granular, nuanced innovation — knowing what changes must happen and when, and executing with no mistakes across scale operations where every tiny detail is highly regulated. And its product and customer success teams have responsibility for sales and growth.

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Realty Biz

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

With the help of the CENTURY 21 ® brand, the firm is looking to recruit a minimum of 15 agents to their new office by March 2024. “As As a company that frequently serves multiple demographics in the melting pot of Chicagoland, it’s truly impressive to see the universal respect that the CENTURY 21 brand commands,” said Galarza. “As

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 22, 2023

Now, she has recently been appointed president of Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate (BHGRE), where she is tasked with leading the company’s global network of more than 12,000 affiliated brokers and independent sales associates. So, people are really excited about the brand and we’re going to continue to leverage that.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Academy branches will operate as a division within Guild and transition to the acquirer’s brand. Schmidt said that during M&A transactions, Guild generally hires the sales teams and their operational support staff. Guild Mortgage ’s acquisition of Academy Mortgage Corp.

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Realty Biz

DECEMBER 15, 2023

a global industry leader and the most recognized name in real estate*, is proud to welcome another Central Georgia-based company to the brand in Q4, Nuway Realty. When you relocate, it’s difficult to start over and reconstruct your own personal brand. However, that’s not the case with a highly recognized brand like CENTURY 21 ®.

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Realty Biz

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Gold Key, a startup brokerage serving the Indianapolis market, has opened its doors. The firm is owned by Cindy and Michael Stockhaus and their son Eric, a successful team with more than 35 years of combined real estate experience. The Stockhausen are multi-million-dollar producers.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

” reads an Opendoor Technology Inc. The Opendoor presentation projected sales of more than 37,500 homes in 2023. While home sales are down nationwide in 2023’s high-mortgage-rate environment , sales data suggests the aspiring disruptors are losing ground to industry stalwarts. Opendoor lost about $1.4

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Housing Wire

JUNE 10, 2022

Motto Mortgage, a national mortgage brokerage franchise, and wemlo , a mortgage processing solution with an all-in-one digital platform, tapped Chris Erickson as vice president of product and strategy for both brands this week. For the Motto brand, Erickson will focus on streamlining the product ecosystem for franchisees.

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Realty Biz

JULY 25, 2022

The smart home technology market is no longer a thing of the future. With that said, it pays to know what today’s hottest smart home technology tools are — not only so real estate agents can tell buyers about them but also so they can pitch smart home technology tools to the sellers of the listings.

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Realty Biz

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Technology has changed the way we live and go about our everyday duties. Over the past decade, smart home technology has become more common and can now be spotted just about anywhere. But there are also some drawbacks to having your home entangled in so much technology. And that’s particularly obvious in our homes.

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RIS Media

AUGUST 13, 2021

Realogy Expansion Brands, which includes Better Homes and Gardens® Real Estate and ERA® Real Estate, announced the addition of Peter McMahon to the leadership team. Prior to entering real estate, McMahon leveraged his technology expertise to improve system optimizations in marketing, media, finance and business consulting.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2022

Serhant’s new brokerage is designed to break the traditional model, with divisions focused on media, branding and technology to reach consumers in a new way. Ventures will distill winning sales tactics and tools to teach the next generation of brokers. For example, the SERHANT. And the way of the broker has changed.

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