Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Our research indicates that borrowers could save an average of $1,500 over the life of a loan by getting one additional rate quote and an average of about $3,000 if they get five quotes.”. To borrowers, Khater recommended shopping around for a better rate, as there is a dispersion on lenders’ offers.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 10, 2022

Understanding and providing all the home details needed for an accurate insurance quote and shopping around for the best coverage and price can be a major hassle. For homebuyers, insurance can be challenging to navigate alone, but in a streamlined approach, they can instantly get a customized quote from leading insurers without much effort.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2023

But it started to wear on me to where it was like, okay, I’m getting price-shopped left and right. I would get people saying to me, ‘I’m not going to go in with you. When it’s an outside lead, “the LOs generated the lead themselves; they are spending time marketing to new borrowers, so they get paid more.”

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

I would say a vast majority of LOs have woken up to the fact that it won’t get easier,” said Groves, a branch manager at Synergy One Lending and owner of Consolidated Coaching. It’s about how do you have those conversations with a family member who wants to help their niece or nephew get into a house?”

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 13, 2022

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 27, 2023

When comparing one rate to another, be sure to get detailed information on what is included in that rate, so comparisons are made equally. According to Fannie Mae, one third of American homebuyers only get one quote on their mortgage before choosing a lender.

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Inman

AUGUST 21, 2023

Every week Sue "Pinky" Benson answers your most pressing Instagram questions. This week, she's helping you get a handle on IG captioning.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 14, 2020

San Francisco-based StreamLoan has forged a partnership with insurance giant Progressive enabling home buyers and homeowners who use StreamLoan’s digital mortgage platform to obtain quotes for homeowners’ insurance. This setup lets a consumer compare quotes from several insurers, including Progressive, with only one click.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

However, instead of getting ahead of the curve and getting out of restrictive territory into neutral policy, they will take their time on this and stay restrictive for a bit longer. I will stand firm on getting no more than three rate cuts in 2024 unless jobless claims get to 323,000 on a four-week moving average.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 19, 2023

Another loan officer in California noted that clients get a lot more calls than before from competing lenders after a credit inquiry, causing confusion to consumers and making business a lot harder for LOs. “It HousingWire reached out to Equifax, TransUnion and Experian for comment.

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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. Contact SmartZip directly for current pricing, custom quotes, discounts, and terms. You need to sign up for a demo to get full pricing details.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 5, 2024

A lot of people are going after not a lot of deals, and it’s easy to fall into a race to the bottom and get commoditized. On the other hand, some buyers see the value of getting a higher-rate mortgage in the current environment. Buyers are shopping left and right, but we don’t get shopped. For comparison, lenders funded $2.4

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Brokers can get a pricing scenario simply by identifying the loan type, property information and loan amount. That’s exactly what a broker needs to get their client to certainty faster.” Brokers even use Rocket Pro TPO’s pricing calculator to get a clear explanation for why a product may be ineligible.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Traditional insurance starts with a time intensive “quote” — a ballpark estimate that’s subject to change. API integrations use data and automation to enable mortgage companies to offer insurance as part of sign up flows or existing processes and platforms that customers already use to get a mortgage. Integration is now seamless.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 18, 2023

With titlegenius, the intuitive digital tools and dedicated, licensed professionals get everyone to the closing table faster. Radian’s goal is to bring value and transparency to every transaction, so lenders, homebuyers and sellers can close with confidence. The secure platform has an intuitive interface and easy-to-use dashboards.

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Housing Wire

JULY 25, 2023

A lot of my clients will get insurance quotes three months into the project and then about a year later they are getting their final quote. One of my recent new home buyers got their final quote on a property a 30-minute drive from the coast and it had gone up 40% from a year ago.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

For starters, we have to work harder than ever before to get our business moving in the right direction. I’m an Army vet, so quotes from General Patton are natural for me: “A good plan that you act on today can be better than waiting on a perfect one tomorrow.” Someone is going to get that business. Is it you and yours?

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 1, 2022

We actually have fantastic opportunities to rework our organizations and get back to the details and the basics that we haven’t been able to for the last two years because we’ve just been busy keeping up.” – Ashley Bower, President, HomeSmart. But you have to actually work at it.” – Ryan Serhant, CEO, broker and founder, SERHANT.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 11, 2021

Now, as refinance volume slows and we get deeper into homebuying season, purchase originations are dominating brokers’ time, resources and energy. Sometimes brokers will send out a loan estimate with one quote for the appraisal and a week later, the appraiser comes back and it’s double the cost,” Niemiec said. “It

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Bigger Pockets

AUGUST 17, 2023

The common saying is "it's always the best time to get into real estate," but is that true? There's five factors that really determine if it is.

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Housing Wire

JULY 17, 2023

In fact, several panelists weren’t quoting over a three multiple. It’s important the sellers understand that things have changed, and they may not get everything they had hoped for. Now, every deal has its own quirks but overall, the high multiples are gone. At the end of the day, sellers want to sell, and buyers want to buy.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Now, thanks to a trend called iBuying, all it takes is an internet connection and a little info about your home, and you can get an instant offer on your property in days — maybe even minutes. . Get quotes from a few different iBuyers. Get your instant offer. Here’s how it works: 1. Proceed with caution.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 21, 2023

.” Broeksmit said expenses can fluctuate significantly because some items are not in credit reports (child support or alimony being one example) and others are estimated at application but could change at closing, such as HOA dues, hazard insurance and property taxes.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 26, 2022

The PPE API enables the user to submit a loan request and let lenders run scenarios to get updated rates at the borrower’s point of need, the firm said. Mortgage lenders can also maintain control over the borrower experience by plugging the API into their own interface that allows them to leverage the PPE’s capabilities.

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Housing Wire

JULY 14, 2022

Loan officers told HousingWire this week that they were quoting rates in the low 6% range on conventional products, but about 100 basis points lower on jumbos. Learn how updating your mortgage technology stack can help you get ahead in today’s unpredictable lending environment. Presented by: Polly.

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The Close

APRIL 15, 2024

If you’re a realtor trying to get press coverage to build your brand, you’ll find that pitching journalists can be a real challenge. For example, our agents have used this platform to get quoted in Forbes, Apartment Therapy, Realtor Magazine, Inman, Realtor.com, Brick Underground, Fit Small Business, and even The Close!

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Housing Wire

MAY 18, 2021

” Emily Cressey, a broker with HomeSmart in Seattle, lives on the north side of the city and said properties for sale are getting 20 to 30 offers each. “I used to live in North Carolina, and you would get $3,000 for a sale you would get $15,000 for in Seattle,” she said. Even cabinets are increasing in prices.”

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HomeLight

MARCH 29, 2024

Sell Your House Fast in Nebraska With a Cash Offer Get an all-cash, no-obligation offer through HomeLight’s Simple Sale platform whenever you’re ready. Here’s a simplified rundown of the process : Get Quotes: Contact a few We Buy Houses companies and provide basic details about your property.

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HomeLight

MARCH 29, 2024

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 31, 2023

We did have a short stint in the fall where people were doing temporary buydowns, 2-1 buydowns, [and] they were getting properties under the asking price. The problem is as rates go lower, the bidding war just gets worse. I’d at least like to get back to where we were in 2018 [or] 2019. It’s a conundrum.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 26, 2024

Michael was able to get this case lined up in such a way that it really tied the hands of the defense,” Lamacchia said. “I The broker-owner then asked Ketchmark how he could claim he doesn’t want to take down NAR, when he was quoted in the The New York Times earlier this month as saying that he wants to “topple” the trade group.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 18, 2020

As companies try to manage longer appraisal turn times and a finite number of underwriters and support staff for all loans, refinances might get put on the back burner. They can ask themselves, ‘is this the best rate I can get?’” Johnson said. They aren’t going anywhere.”. So how can the industry maintain their refis?

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Housing Wire

JUNE 23, 2021

“But the reality is, people can’t get a home for the list price or even slightly over list price. ” Emily Cressey, a broker with HomeSmart in Seattle, lives on the north side of the city and said properties for sale are getting 20 to 30 offers each. Winning offers, she said, are usually 10% to 20% above asking price.

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The Close

APRIL 15, 2024

If you’re a realtor trying to get press coverage to build your brand, you’ll find that pitching journalists can be a real challenge. For example, our agents have used this platform to get quoted in Forbes, Apartment Therapy, Realtor Magazine, Inman, Realtor.com, Brick Underground, Fit Small Business, and even The Close!

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Housing Wire

APRIL 24, 2024

You get automated market and listing reports with solid data to help position you as a market expert with your clients. FiveStreet: Gone are the days when you could get back to a buyer inquiring about a property in a day or two. Contact Top Producer directly for custom quotes, current pricing, discounts, and terms.

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HomeLight

JULY 12, 2022

We’ll explain the benefits and reasons for selling a home through an online quote. Who provides instant online homebuying quotes? Get a no-obligation all-cash offer, with no additional fees, commission, or upfront costs. How much do house-buying companies pay through online quotes? Skip the repairs, listing, and showings.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Ray said Ketchmark’s actions, which also included bringing before the jury an Inman article about NAR’s decision to deem $0 commission offers as acceptable , were making it “increasingly difficult for defendants to get a fair trial.” BHHS CEO Gino Blefari took the stand soon after.

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