Housing Wire

MARCH 21, 2024

Redfin is expanding an agent compensation plan it launched last year by adding seven new markets starting in May, the national real estate brokerage announced Thursday. 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.

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Housing Wire

MAY 16, 2024

As a result, brokers no longer need to deal with a title company or settlement agent to close a refi. The top U.S. No other wholesale lender in the country is offering this, meaning independent mortgage brokers now have a significant advantage with consumers and real estate agents. AI CHAT During UWM Live!,

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Housing Wire

MARCH 6, 2024

Christie’s International Real Estate appointed Jamie Duran as executive vice president and managing director of its Beverly Hills-based affiliate, the company announced on Wednesday. The expansion into Southern California will also grant more agents access to Christie’s proprietary technology , pl@tform.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 4, 2023

And for the companies that are eager to showcase their technological prowess and catapult their success, the HousingWire TECH100 Awards have become the industry’s most coveted award in housing tech that will do just that. If your organization is on the fence about submitting this year, here are the top 5 reasons why they should.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 11, 2023

In its 9th year, the HousingWire Vanguards award offers a definitive list of the top leaders in housing who are shaping the housing economy for the better. The forward-thinkers and trailblazers who are shaping the industry through their unwavering commitment, transformative ideas and steadfast dedication to driving growth and positive change.

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Housing Wire

JULY 18, 2022

The mortgage and real estate industries are quickly adapting to technological advances in order to keep up with consumer demands and the changing markets. As a result, it is no surprise that Fathom Holding CEO, Josh Harley, will speak at HW Annual to talk about the disruption happening in the real estate space.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Local Logic , a location intelligence platform that digitizes the built world, has teamed up with Plunk , an AI-driven analytics company, to empower end-users with the technology and insights they need to accelerate and improve home purchase decisions, the company announced on Tuesday.

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Housing Wire

MAY 3, 2024

I sat down with Deitch for a wide-ranging conversation on the ways lenders can claw back profitability through smart technology and products that meet the moment. Lenders are seeing costs rise, despite having made significant investments in technology and automation. “Lenders spend 66% on people and 6% on technology.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 27, 2024

While your online presence is crucial to your success, each real estate event or conference on our list can help you stay current with the latest market, tech and industry trends, build your skills and expertise, and expand your referral network. What we love: We are biased but The Gathering pulls from a wide net. Link to register 2.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 2, 2024

Agents are the lifeblood of real estate brokerages. While real estate brokerages have no control over interest rates, transaction levels or home sales prices, they realize that proactive recruiting of agents is a key to success in a slow market. Data certainly abounds in real estate.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Four teams decided to make the leap to Compass in Colorado , the company announced on Thursday. The strong value proposition of our company culture and close-to-contact technology continues to draw top-producing agents to Compass, ”Heather Bustos, regional vice president with Compass, said in a statement. “The

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 30, 2023

Fast-growing firm The Real Brokerage is welcoming yet another top-performing agent to the company. Arizona-based David Newman and his 12-member team, David Newman Partners, are moving to The Real Brokerage, according to an announcement on Wednesday. Newman has more than 20 years of experience in the real estate industry.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Jason Christie New York City luxury agent Jason Christie has returned to Compass after two years at Serhant , the company announced on Thursday. Christie specializes in luxury real estate in Manhattan and the Bronx. Christie said he returned to the brokerage because of its technology, agent network and culture.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 13, 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) tools equip real estate agents with unprecedented capabilities. Since real estate tech changes by the hour these days, we did a deep dive into the most helpful AI tools for real estate agents on the market today. Visit Top Producer 2.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The Makinney Group, led by principal agent Tom Makinney, has joined Compass in Chicago , the company announced on Wednesday. Makinney made the leap with his two agents, Jill Giorno and Jen Goodale.The top team was previously at brokerage @properties. “We are thrilled to join the Compass family.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 23, 2024

Every 12 years, a cosmic thing happens, and agents in all 50 states come due for their real estate continuing education (CE) and licensing renewal. Maintaining your real estate license means taking continuing education courses to fulfill your state licensing board’s requirements, and doing so before your license expires.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 11, 2024

Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler sat down with Scott Smith, interim CEO at Optimal Blue , to talk about the right tech investments to make now and how the company plans on keeping its customers for life. We have about 68% of the top 500 lenders on our platform and about 64% of the top 50 are on our platform.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

FundingShield , the fintech provider of plug-and-play solutions to manage risk, compliance and fraud prevention, has partnered with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a technology services and consulting company. FundingShield and TCS aim to protect more lenders, homebuyers, sellers from wire and title fraud, both companies said.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Lamacchia Realty , a full-service real estate brokerage firm licensed in six states, acquired the Seekonk, Massachusetts-based brokerage, Keystone Property Group , the company announced on Monday. This acquisition comes on the heels of another acquisition, Right Choice Real Estate in Fall River, MA.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 22, 2024

The company said it will notify individuals affected by the cyber incident and “offer credit monitoring and identity protection services at no cost to them.” ” The top-15 U.S. The plaintiff accuses the company of negligence, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty and unjust enrichment, among other allegations.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 22, 2024

With low housing inventory nationwide, agents are using innovative ways to find real estate seller leads and convert them into listings. To help you snag more listings, we updated our list of proven strategies to win more real estate seller leads in 2024.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 14, 2023

billion over the 12 months, which puts a combined company just outside the top 50 mortgage lenders in America by volume, according to Inside Mortgage Finance data. In a statement, Kellam added that in September 2022, Thrive struck a deal to acquire the Ohio-based lender American Mortgage Service Company (AMSC).

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 8, 2024

Top-15 U.S. It has also begun notifying regulators after it identified an incident that has affected company systems and the encryption of data. The company added that it will continue to assess the impact of the incident. ” Several big companies in the mortgage space have become targets of cyberattacks in recent months.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Chris Lim is stepping down as president of Christie’s International Real Estate , according to an announcement on Tuesday. 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.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Less than a month after Compass snagged two top-performing Chicago-based @properties agents, @properties has evened the score in the Windy City. Justin and Aly Tesar are leaving Compass and joining @properties Christie’s International Real Estate in Winnetka, Illinois.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Nominations for the 2022 HousingWire Tech100 Mortgage and Tech100 Real estate are closing today. The Tech100 Mortgage Award recognizes the companies and solutions that are revolutionizing the mortgage process – from origination to closing, and servicing to secondary markets. million agents as of last year.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 20, 2021

Only 28 private technology companies that provide solutions for mortgage and real estate made it into the 2021 Inc. list under Real Estate or Financial Services, but they are tech providers.). Top Verticals. Real Estate. The top ranked company, OJO Labs at No.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 6, 2023

Nationwide Property & Appraisal Services LLC (NPAS), a pioneer in the real estate appraisal sector, announced on Tuesday the launch of its product line, Pinnacle Desktop Appraisals. This service delivers a cost-effective solution that enhances efficiency, accuracy, and impartiality, according to the company.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 30, 2024

Meanwhile, spurred by a more competitive rental market, property management professionals view maintaining high occupancy rates as a major priority this year and cite delinquencies as a top threat. The rental real estate space is built on human relationships between owners, investors, vendors and residents.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 14, 2023

When we contemplate the potential of AI and Web3 technologies in real estate , it goes beyond simply revolutionizing how consumers search for homes and take ownership of assets. The stakes in real estate are higher, and the cost of making a mistake is substantial. Why was it such a game changer?

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Housing Wire

JULY 21, 2023

Citywide Home Loans , a Utah-based mortgage lending company, agreed to settle a $1.2 The news was first reported by legal website Top Class Action. The company, which has more than 800 employees and operates in 35 states, is accused of negligence for failing to protect its internal systems, leading to a data breach in November 2020.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 9, 2023

The advent of artificial intelligence (AI) has been sending shockwaves across nearly every industry, and real estate is no exception. While our industry is notorious for its lethargic adoption of new technologies, it is inevitable that AI will reshape many of the traditional and archaic processes that exist today.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Top-producing, Chicago-based team, Team Pimentel , announced Tuesday that it was leaving Keller Williams North Shore West to join the Robert Reffkin -helmed firm. There was no comparison; Compass’s technology and its agent-first approach reigned superior by far.” Compass continues to expand its agent count.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Despite the change in pay structure, agents enrolled in the Redfin Next pay plan remain W-2 employees who still receive benefits, including health care, 401(k) matching, technology, and an employee stock purchase program. All of Redfin’s agents in Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego and San Francisco will move to the new pay plan on Jan.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

With the integration, CoreLogic’s digital mortgage platform clients can now access FundingShield’s “cost-saving and risk-reducing ecosystem of applications” and work toward protecting borrowers and financial institutions from the rapid increase in wire and title fraud, the companies stated in a release. “As Top 15 U.S.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 3, 2024

The rising cost of homeowners insurance is weighing more heavily on American homeowners and buyers, according to a survey published Wednesday by Mphasis Digital Risk , a technology services company serving the residential real estate lending industry.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 1, 2024

HousingWire is excited to introduce the winners of the 2024 Finance Leaders award, recognizing the top finance executives in housing who are driving financial performance, expanding margins, improving liquidity and helping their businesses access the capital markets. In its 4th year, 40 honorees were recognized.

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