Housing Wire

AUGUST 31, 2023

The combined company and branch locations will operate under the NexTier Bank brand, both banks said in a release Thursday. In its mortgage division, the bank offers construction, purchase loans, home equity loans as well as HELOCs in addition to providing consumer loans, wealth management and merchant services. Mars Bank held $520.8

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Housing Wire

MARCH 27, 2024

The white label tech stack Real’s technology has a 100% adoption rate by all agents, as they must use it in order to receive their commission. Founded in 2014 by CEO Tamir Poleg and chief technology officer Gal Weiss, Real managed to fly mostly under the radar until it went public in 2020. It is a straight white label,” Srivatsaa said.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 3, 2024

The company has also established capital-partner relationships and has made a series of technological investments into its platforms, he said. Included in the wider rebranding effort will be a refresh of the company’s brand voice, which is designed to support “the company’s commitment to getting the job done,” the announcement stated.

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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

AUGUST 17, 2022

Massachusetts-based Volly is a provider of marketing, customer engagement strategies and lending technologies for the mortgage industry. The company’s platform also includes a marketing portal for brokers that offers personalized branding and compliance technology.

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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 see the same data their customer is seeing.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 10, 2023

HW: What types of technology can lenders use to improve the borrower experience? DG: For the past few years, homeowner engagement has been pretty basic — mostly apps focused on home value, home equity and market reports. This is where Milestones fits in. Knowing that loyalty in the mortgage industry (i.e.

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Real Trends

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Looking to the year ahead as interest rates continue to climb, agents have no choice but to let go of an attachment to legacy business practices, lean into technology for increased business and consider how to expand their capabilities to serve even more clients.

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Realty Biz

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

We are honored that the HomeSmart brand has been recognized as trustworthy by our clients,” HomeSmart CEO and Founder Matt Widdows said. Over the course of a year, 7,244 clients who had used a brokerage while shopping for a home were surveyed and asked their opinions about different real estate brokerages brands.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 31, 2024

“We went through a massive pivot last year, and we are solely focused today on really helping the modern retiree reimagine what their retirement years could look like through the power of their home equity,” Sieffert said. “We Even in technology, the things that we would need to invest in to catch up to those peers [presented a challenge].

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Housing Wire

JUNE 30, 2021

With underfunded retirement savings vehicles, home equity may prove to be one of the most important financial assets for funding a comfortable retirement. My view is that HECM products will continue to grow in importance as a critical home equity extraction vehicle for our aging population of homeowners.

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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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Realty Biz

OCTOBER 25, 2022

The ERA network was also the first national real estate brand to offer home warranties in 1973 and we were also the first to offer a guaranteed home sale program. There are many other firsts, but one that shows our relevance today is that we pioneered the flexible branding model. As we celebrate 50 years, we are also looking ahead.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 12, 2024

As a marketer by profession, I tend to put these companies into categories to create a narrative and to develop brand specificity. Optimize technology to create innovative financing options for first-time housing buyers at lower rates and prices, sacrificing per-unit economics for volume and community-building.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 1, 2023

Jennifer McGuinness CEO Pivot Financial Jennifer Battista President of Operations and Insurance, Title – Settlement Services Anywhere Integrated Services Jennifer Vallinayagam Chief Operating Officer Sun West Mortgage Company Jennifer Lind Regional President, West Coldwell Banker Realty Jessica Sturm Executive Vice President Opteon Jillian White (..)

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Realty Biz

JULY 26, 2023

In the competitive world of real estate, establishing a strong brand identity is crucial for success. A well-crafted visual identity plays a vital role in differentiating your real estate brand, enhancing brand recognition, and creating a lasting impression on potential clients.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 7, 2023

Technology and the trust model Real estate is too vital to our economy to be so financially concentrated and functionally outdated. Technology hasn’t been the barrier since 1998 when Equifax, and later other firms, developed systems to secure complex, multi-party transactions over the Internet.

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RIS Media

AUGUST 19, 2021

While proptech usage advanced at warp speed during pandemic times in order to keep business running virtually, technological innovation has moved beyond streamlining the real estate transaction to advancing the cause of homeownership on a broad scale. “How does NAR leverage our $5 billion brand? . New innovation allows REALTORS?

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RIS Media

JULY 30, 2021

“The unmatched power of Realogy’s strategic progress, innovation through technology, and leading presence in the luxury market, combined with our robust growth investments, position our business to lead into the future.” The post Brand Report: Realogy Second Quarter 2021 Financial Results appeared first on RISMedia.

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Housing Wire

MAY 2, 2021

Using this technology, homeowners, lenders and inspectors don’t have to worry about putting off the inspection process or skipping it altogether. The many applications for financial institutions of this technology include Home Equity Lending to Insurance inspections. Mark Walser, President of Appraisal Management.

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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

APRIL 1, 2024

It has reached a point where many clients have substantial equity in their house, but they don’t have enough funds to buy a new home before selling their current one, and this is where the power of this program really kicks in.” She learned about Flyhomes and its products through her broker.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 12, 2020

This article was written for FinLedger, HW Media’s new fintech-focused news brand designed specifically for financial services professionals in banking, insurance and real estate. Blend’s white label technology is what powers mortgage applications on the site of banks such as Wells Fargo and U.S. Stay tuned for updates.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Thanks to our brand investment over time, we are also one of the most recognized brands in the industry today. In its S-1, loanDepot touts its entrepreneurial ethos and its technology platform, called “mello.” billion in marketing and promotion of its brand. All of this gives us enormous runway.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The biggest combined brokerage company in the country in terms of all their brands, just said, ‘We’re out. Therefore, it won’t just impact agents, but technology systems, she added. As far as cooperation and compensation, that is now pretty much over,” Murray said. Murray sees three possible outcomes for the lawsuits.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 1, 2021

Our growth into this new region is a significant milestone for our company and comes as we look forward to further expansions of the company’s brand in 2021. After last year’s record-breaking year , it comes as no surprise that title companies are looking to expand, with technology adoption also surging.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 2, 2021

The transaction is expected to provide up to $645 million in cash proceeds and a fully committed private investment in public equity (PIPE) of $300 million. Doma, founded in 2016, says its patented machine-learning technology reduces title processing time from five days to five minutes. ” Doma saw revenues of $179.8

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RIS Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Real), that has meant offering “low splits, revenue sharing, equity and more.” While Real’s branding leans more on its tech-powered features, the brokerage’s value proposition is its agent financial structure. The post Disruptor Roundup: Tech- and Agent-Centric Brand Bolsters the Real Brokerage Inc.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

trillion mortgage servicing sector shouldn’t be “disrupted” by financial technology, it should be reimagined with fintech. Customer expectations have evolved, but old processes have been dragged along within legacy technologies. These needs must be met with, or without, modernized technology. America’s $13.3

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Housing Wire

MAY 5, 2021

” During the call, Hsieh spoke to the brand awareness effort the lender has embarked on. The decline in profit during the first quarter came partly as a result of the lender’s IPO, which resulted in $59 million in stock grants to its private equity backers and leadership.

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Housing Wire

MAY 16, 2023

Its private equity backers planned to raise $250 million by selling 12.5 ” Funds affiliated with its private equity backer, Stone Point Capital, benefited from the raise, but Home Point itself did not. . At the end of 2020, Home Point’s total shareholders’ equity comprised 12.5%

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Housing Wire

APRIL 14, 2022

Tens of thousands of workers were hired, new technologies were piloted and operational processes implemented to capitalize on what was a historic moment for the industry. However, they are hampered by comparatively poor technology and the slow speed at which they can close a loan, analysts said. Origination volumes eclipsed $4.3

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 29, 2020

With 2020 finally coming to a close, several companies wrapped up this unprecedented year for housing with some brand-new mortgage tech for 2021. After a historic year for refinancing, Evolve Mortgage announced it acquired the appraisal assets of Veptas Technology Solutions from Veptas Holdings to offset its severe shortage of underwriters.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 9, 2020

During the half-hour discussion, the panelists offered their takes on capital market appetite by channel, touching on the rise of the nonbank, regulatory challenges, IPOs, adaptation and technology, the upcoming adverse-market fee, MSR value and even the forbearance timelines. ” The banking tech laggard.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Kyle Joseph, a specialty finance equity research analyst at Jefferies According to Barker, who has given a “neutral” recommendation on Rocket’s stock, the company is close to breakeven. Kyle Joseph, a specialty finance equity research analyst at Jefferies , estimates Rocket may take longer to turn a profit.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 1, 2022

News just broke that private equity investor LLR Partners announced strategic investments in two mortgage technology companies — Mortgage Coach and Sales Boomerang ( click here for article ). LLR is not a newcomer to mortgage technology or the overall fintech market. Hey Clayton …” and a link. In 2016 LLR led a $26.5

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Housing Wire

MARCH 22, 2024

Platforms like Facebook and Instagram offer an opportunity for brand building and direct engagement with potential sellers. Integrating direct mailers with your email campaigns using the same branding, messaging and personal feel can be a potent approach for connecting with potential sellers in your farm area.

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