Housing Wire

MARCH 7, 2025

Hochul is seeking to mandate specialized training for bank tellers and other banking professionals in New York to identify and stop instances of elder financial abuse before they take place, according to a report from Newsday. Older Americans are often targets of financial scams by bad actors, and New York Gov.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 24, 2025

Nearly three-quarters of Hispanic and Black sellers reported that their agent recommended using a private listing network, compared to only 24% of white sellers. Additionally, Zillow survey data shows that Hispanic and Black home sellers are more frequently advised to list their property off the MLS.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 21, 2025

A majority of agents believe 2025 is going to be a great year for the housing market, with 85% saying they have an optimistic outlook , and 70% believing the market will be more stable, according to a new survey from Clever Real Estate. That will likely make it a busy year for real estate agents.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 18, 2024

This could result in the local community banks and credit unions providing the financing, likely with maximum loan-to-value ratios of 80% or less.” ” Some agents believe the condo market choppiness in Florida isn’t all bad news.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 28, 2023

United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) announced this week that it has added four bank statement loan offerings for self-employed borrowers. To qualify for loans of up to $3 million with up to 90% loan-to-value (LTV), self-employed borrowers can now provide bank statements to verify income rather than tax returns, W2s or pay stubs.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 13, 2025

The University of Florida alum also has chairman and executive leadership experience with companies like Tax Guard , Capital Bank , Ally Financial , Fifth Third Bank and Bank of America. This came after the company acquired Flagstar Bank assets in July. trillion at the end of the third quarter.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 24, 2025

The number of agents at Real has more than doubled from roughly 12,000 to more than 27,000 expanding the firm’s reach across North America. He began his career in investment banking at Bank of America and Moelis & Co. Real has reached an exciting inflection point, Jani said in a statement.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 18, 2025

These findings reflect a lack of appropriate controls by closing agents and lenders to identify and fix issues, the report stated. As part of these audits, Fannie Mae required lenders to confirm their procedures for conducting transaction-specific reviews of closing agents , title insurers and relevant documentation at the time of closing.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 14, 2025

If your dream is to own your own brokerage and manage a team of top-performing agents, leading your team to success means much more than hanging a new license on your wall. A note about terminology In some states, an entry-level real estate salesperson is called a broker instead of an agent. The terms used vary by state. Get a meeting.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Nicole Reed Real Estate & Associates is joining Real, bringing an eight-agent team that serves not only Richmond but the Virginia markets of Fredericksburg, Charlottesville and Hampton Roads, in addition to Atlanta. Real has been on a tear lately in adding agents. Today, Real has more than 16,000 agents.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 17, 2024

has honored a longtime professional in its ranks with a lifetime achievement award, in recognition of his 40-year career in the mortgage banking, real estate , homebuilding and title insurance industries. The reverse mortgage division of Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 15, 2025

Under the new law, if a deed or mortgage is filed with the clerk of a superior court for recording by a self-filer i.e., a person who is not an insurance agent, attorney, bank or credit union agent, mortgage lender or servicer, land surveyor or public official it must be submitted via electronic filing.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 22, 2025

Auction.com has long been a leading platform for bank-owned (REO) and foreclosure sales to real estate investors and others seeking a discount. For those who are struggling to repay their mortgages, the process aims to help them avoid foreclosure and retain their home equity.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The landmark antitrust lawsuit settlement agreed to by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) in March has put the practices of real estate agents in the spotlight for both regulators and clients alike. Now, with agent commissions starting to decline, agents naturally want to convey the value of their services to buyers and sellers.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 4, 2025

The bill passed the Alabama House of Representatives in mid-February and is currently on the calendar of the state Senates banking and insurance committee for further review. We havent noticed too much of a change in operating procedure, at least with the agents at our firm, said Ellison, the qualifying broker at ARC Realty.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Not long ago, homeowners insurance was a minor concern for most homebuyers, real estate agents and mortgage originators. Impacts to mortgage credit Banks, insurers and regulators have long acknowledged that climate risks could threaten mortgage borrowers’ creditworthiness. Insurance Services , in March.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Real estate agents largely felt prepared to tackle the business practice changes outlined in the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) commission lawsuit settlement agreement , according to the recently published Stephens Summer 2024 Real Estate Agent Survey.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

In a recent episode of “The Loan Officer Podcast,” host Dustin Owen and guest John Coleman explore key tips that all aspiring real estate agents should know when navigating mortgage financing for a potential client. A final point urges agents to not rush mortgage preapprovals before moving forward in the process.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

HousingWire s Reverse Mortgage Daily (RMD) had a chance to meet up with Medina Cicak, Heartland Bank s chief commercial officer in Australia , and Keira Billot, the New Zealand -based general manager of retail and reverse mortgages. In New Zealand, there are only two main providers of reverse mortgages, both are banks, they said.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 14, 2024

A full 96% of Hispanic households have a transactional account or checking account with a bank or financial services provider Over a million Hispanic households have a net worth over $1 million and a growing share are considered high income. The enthusiasm in that standing-room only session underlined that these agents are ready.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 19, 2022

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network , or FinCEN, is floating a proposed anti-money laundering rule that could impose reporting mandates on a broad swath of professionals in the residential real estate market, including real estate agents, brokers, attorneys, title insurance companies and settlement agents.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 14, 2024

Like the Department of Justice , the Federal Reserve has decided to weigh in on the real estate agent commission debate. Similar to the arguments made by the plaintiffs and their attorneys in the commission lawsuits, the authors of the paper argue that despite technological advances, agents still take a “high percentage commission.”

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

31, 2023, and has since reshaped the business practices for real estate brokerages and agents across the country. Finding an agent Like 43% of homebuyers , I began my search online, as I worked to get a sense for what the inventory in my preferred areas and in my price range looked like. Funny you should ask.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 11, 2023

If a consumer’s bank account number, for example, comes into an employee’s email, and that email is not deleted, what happens if that employee is allowed to take that laptop home? Or if it’s accidentally left in a parked car in a large parking lot or forgotten and left behind in a public place? Not a one-time, all-hands email from management.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 28, 2024

We literally had to feed our kids by going to food banks. But there was no anxiety inside the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center, the cavernous venue hosting the summit that feels almost cramped due to the hundreds of real estate agents at the event. When that flip went bad, we had no money and we were up to our eyeballs in debt.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 14, 2022

That’s standard for Rochester, a city on the banks of Lake Ontario that quickly grew after the American Revolution and gave birth to Eastman Kodak and Xerox , but whose population has tumbled from around 350,000 in the mid-20th century to just over 200,000 today. It left us breathless. In addition, the sale-to-list price ratio was 106.3%

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 11, 2023

When affordability meets fair housing Recently, during a coaching session with an agent, that agent shared how a recent seller, Bob, sold his home of 20 years and made so much money on the sale that he was able to purchase a retirement home in Savannah, Georgia, and have plenty of money left over for a nice retirement nest egg.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 19, 2024

But even though O’Koniewski and her agents have spent months preparing for these changes, she said the date did not come without a sense of trepidation. “I Not that individual agents might be struggling or running into things, but I haven’t seen or heard any horror stories or anything awful yet.” I know quite a few agents it hurt.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 4, 2025

Principal agents and closed loan sellers can ask their LOS administrator to add it to their available product menu, the company said. But the variations available to brokers and principal agents differ. Other lenders active in the proprietary space include University Bank , Smartfi Home Loans and Nationwide Equities.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 20, 2025

It lowers the playing field, Matt ONeill , a retired Secret Service agent and the co-founder of 5OH Consulting , said. According to ONeill, part of the challenge is that as of right now, 314b is voluntary, so many banks have made the decision to not actively participate.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

To help you find the best real estate website builder for your needs, our team of agents, brokers, and tech experts researched and ranked the best real estate website builders for 2024. Instead of learning to code or wrestling with WordPress, you can get your website up and running in an afternoon.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 13, 2024

Talk of a potential recession and the impending business practice changes were the overarching themes of the opening session of Keller Williams’ 2024 Mega Agent Camp Tuesday morning. In order to support these relationships, Keller said agents need to buckle down on education and stay on top of economic trends and information. “As

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Cliffco Mortgage Bankers is among the rare independent mortgage banks doing more business than last year. The New York-based independent bank exceeded its 2022 production volume of $400 million in August, but the end goal is far more ambitious: The company is aiming to produce between $3 billion to $5 billion in origination volume annually.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 24, 2024

My mom and stepdad went into pre-foreclosure,” said Sandoval, a real estate agent and investor who specializes in working in low-income, often Latino neighborhoods in Southern California. “I Often, the best available option for staying in the home is through a loan modification or some other type of repayment plan with the bank.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

For most real estate agents, working with a reliable lending partner is essential to a smooth and successful transaction. That partnership is everything,” Amy Breach, a Seattle-based Keller Williams agent, told HousingWire in late 2022. The lender and LO can make or break the transaction.”

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Housing Wire

APRIL 1, 2025

This is roughly in line with other proprietary product offerings in the space from companies such as Finance of America (FOA), Longbridge Financial , University Bank , Smartfi Home Loans and Nationwide Equities. It offers adjustable- and fixed-rate options with a maximum loan amount of $4 million.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Bank statement loans Accepting a borrower who doesnt have a traditional 9-5 job can be a challenge for some lenders. Bank Statement loans are designed for self-employed borrowers. Bank Statement loans are designed for self-employed borrowers. As such, theyll need ground-up construction loans. Fortunately, theres a solution.

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