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The homegenius Platform gives consumers deeper insights in the home buying and selling journey

Housing Wire

homegenius Real Estate understands the need to deliver differentiated value in a very congested market. With the seamless integration of the homegenius Platform, consumers can: Connect with experienced real estate agents. Explore possible cost savings. Total credits to borrower cannot exceed actual closing costs.

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Opinion: Here’s what people are getting wrong about real estate commissions

Housing Wire

by 1% to 2% just by cutting the commission paid to buyer’s agents.” This is from the Editorial Board of The Wall Street Journal, “Ninety percent of transactions offer buyer agent commissions of exactly 3%.” Sales prices don’t go up or down based on closing costs. Aggregate data from the housing market would confirm this.

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Buyer agency: a crucial historical shift in real estate

Housing Wire

Those too young to remember the wild west of real estate believe that real estate commissions have always been evenly split between seller’s and buyer’s agents, with each receiving a portion of the sale price. With the advancements in technology, finding homes online has become easy and straightforward.

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Best Technology for Real Estate Agents

McKissock

There is probably some app or bit of technology that can resolve it all together—or at least make it easier to manage. When you are a busy agent who is strapped for time and maybe feeling a little overwhelmed, technology can simplify your life and help you be more productive. Imagine a problem you have in life. 10MinRealty.

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Opinion: The little things mean a lot in mortgage operations

Housing Wire

However, it still appears that lenders are focusing their technology investments on the point of sale. A 2020 ICE Mortgage Technology survey confirmed this, reporting that 58% of borrowers were affected in their decision making by the presence (or lack thereof) of an online application. This comes as no surprise.

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Purchase market will highlight closing process problems

Housing Wire

But now that it’s all but certain we are coming into a true purchase market, the unknown and uncertainty that is the period prior to close will once again come under more scrutiny. With a purchase market, of course, comes higher production costs and weaker margins. There’s just a lot more to a purchase mortgage.

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Prioritizing home equity solutions in a rising rate environment

Housing Wire

The 2022 housing market has been underscored by interest rate spikes and refi decline and lenders are working hard to adjust to new borrower trends. We are seeing many lenders take advantage of this opportunity by increasing their share of the fast-growing home equity market. Technology equals efficiency.

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