Housing Wire

MAY 10, 2021

The severe lack of inventory in today’s housing market has been a source of stress for home buyers and real estate agents alike. HousingWire sat down with Realtor.com CEO David Doctorow to learn how agents and brokers can alleviate some of the frustrations their clients are facing. Why or why not?

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 31, 2022

So much has evolved in the real estate process – agents and brokers no longer flip through the pages of MLS books, thumb through a Rolodex or fill out carbon copy contracts with their clients. Rather than taking hours, the geniusprice platform is allowing agents to do pricing estimates much more quickly – even in less than five minutes.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 21, 2021

“In 2021, the potential for margin compression could serve as yet another accelerant towards digital mortgage closings as lenders seek to improve capital efficiency and offer a more competitive experience to borrowers.”. Martin: COVID catalyzed digital mortgage closings by creating a renewed sense of urgency.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 6, 2024

For years, customized integrations have been the sign of a healthy tech stack , seamlessly connecting the various technologies used by a particular title agency ( mortgage lender, broker or appraisal management company, for that matter) to deliver optimal performance. In fact, tailored integrations have long been the norm in this regard.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

“Our market is popular with out-of-state buyers and agents relocating from other states. Foxfire cited RE/MAX’s technology offerings as a major draw to the brand. “We It’s very difficult to be an unaffiliated brokerage right now and compete with franchises who offer technology and training.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 26, 2021

Compass announced Monday that it has reached an agreement to buy San Francisco-based real estate transaction platform Glide , a deal that some California real estate agents may feel uneasy about. You could understand why other brokerages and agents wouldn’t be entirely convinced their data would be cordoned off.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 21, 2024

Sarah Wheeler: Let’s talk about your background, because you have both technology and real estate experience. Shayan Hamidi: I studied computer science, economics and math and my background is technology. It was very obvious that the brokerage of the future and the agent of the future need to be tech-enabled.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

The virtual notary services industry has become increasingly popular amid the COVID-19 pandemic as businesses have adopted remote signatures to adhere to social distancing protocols while closing on mortgages and other loans. In July, DocuSign acquired Austin-based startup Liveoak Technologies for $38 million in an all-stock transaction.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler sat down with Scot Rose , CIO at Class Valuation , to talk about innovation in the appraisal space and how the technology being deployed for appraisal modernization can actually protect appraisers. SW: How do you think about technology and prioritizing what to do next? What’s changing there?

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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

JUNE 16, 2023

SimpleNexus , a homeownership platform developer for loan officers, borrowers, real estate agents, and settlement agents, announced this week a new integration with Empower, the loan origination system (LOS) from Black Knight. ” SimpleNexus , an nCino company, is a developer of mobile-first technology for mortgage lenders.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 17, 2023

We often discuss changing housing market conditions, and the pressure real estate agents are under to stay relevant in the wake of increased competition. He also often looks to the robust marketplace of technology tools available to help automate the mundane to ensure he stays focused on his skill set: delivering stellar customer service.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 4, 2023

Endpoint’s mission is building the first end-to-end digital and title settlement experience to make the closing process easy for all and that inspired the creation of Jot,” Scott Martino , Endpoint’s Chief Executive Officer, said in a statement. Finding a notary to manage the signing process can be time-consuming and stressful.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 30, 2021

ServiceLink, which is backed by Fidelity National Financial, meets the unique needs of wholesale lenders by providing title insurance, appraisals, flood certificates and closing services. Our EXOS Title technology offers accelerated title decisioning and a definitive clear-to-close timeline in seconds.

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Realty Biz

MAY 11, 2022

Smart home technologies are revolutionizing real estate. Homeowners are not the only people benefiting from smart home technologies. Realtors are also trying to capitalize on the emergence and development of this technology. Realtors are also trying to capitalize on the emergence and development of this technology.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 16, 2023

Closing software provider Qualia has announced a major update to its software offerings. Atlas is the culmination of several years of development to provide a unified closing platform for enterprise title companies.” On Thursday, the firm announced the launch of Qualia Atlas.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Berg told ALTA One attendees that they should be particularly wary of escrow account “shenanigans” and that they need to keep tabs on how builders and real estate agents are shifting funds around through escrow accounts. You as title agents really do sit in the center of this storm,” Adams said. “You It is brute force.

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Broke Agent Media

MARCH 13, 2023

And if you’ve been growing your business as a real estate agent, some of the top 10 skills detailed below won’t surprise you. Technology, too, is playing a larger role than ever as innovative tools make it easier than ever for agents to keep track of the finer details of every relationship they build.

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Realty Biz

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

While there are many reasons as to why that is, technology in real estate certainly played a major part. Real estate technology has come a long way in a short time. Today, real estate technology has evolved to include smart phones, real estate robotics, and a host of other innovative technologies.

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RIS Media

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

“Our le adership team has experienced market downturns and challenges before, so we knew we wanted to do more for our agents and brokers—not less. RE/MAX launched daily live webinars covering technology, video, social media, digital marketing and conducting business virtually. They developed new shows for Facebook Live.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 16, 2022

California-based ICE Mortgage Technology announced this week two enterprise agreements to integrate its eClose solution to Maxwell and Roostify platforms, enabling a more streamlined closing process for lenders and borrowers. Roostify, a mortgage technology provider, will integrate the solution to its digital home lending platform.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 31, 2022

By focusing on its clients and their processes, WFG helps compress the time required to close a loan and/or transfer real property ownership. WFG develops solutions in direct response to industry concerns solicited through regular engagement with its Executive Roundtable (ERT) of C-suite lending executives. .” properties.

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Housing Wire

MAY 8, 2023

For those in the mortgage space, there are a myriad of technology solutions claiming to help streamline lending operations and improve efficiency. When investing in a technology that someone else designed to automate workflows, it’s important to ask — how do I make this workflow work for me?

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 6, 2021

When Gogo Bethke began her career in real estate back in 2011, the Romanian immigrant felt like social media was her only option to generate leads and close deals. “I Instead, the Michigan-based eXp agent created her Facebook business page shortly after passing her licensing exam in 2011 and named it “Gogo’s Real Estate.”. “I

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RIS Media

JANUARY 21, 2022

Technology evolution in home inspection now enables a number of advances that benefit clients and agents alike. Agents that take advantage of these developments will help improve their clients’ home-buying and -selling process and will save themselves time as well.

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Housing Wire

JULY 31, 2022

Notarize offers technology for the real estate market with an all-in-one workflow to complete remote notarizations as part of the eClosing process. We help drive change so lenders and title companies can do more loans faster, reduce closing time and costs while improving the borrower experience.”.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

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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Easy Agent Pro

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

As technology is revolutionizing many industries , the real estate market has also been profoundly altered by these advancements. This post will explore how technology is playing an integral part in helping navigate its complex dynamics while simultaneously responding and shaping them accordingly.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Foglia Brandy has officially been with Cohen Closing and Title for five years now and is currently working as a closing agent and the director of business development. “I I lead a team of closing agents and marketers and work with them to help grow the business and expand into different areas,” Foglia Brandy said. “I

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Housing Wire

JULY 21, 2023

In 2023, the W Team closed an impressive $102,683,254 in sales volume, earning her team the #21 rank in New York City and #36 position in New York State by RealTrends for small teams. With the move, Wu returns to where she began her career as junior partner on the Jing Chen Team in 2019. where she launched her own team.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 20, 2024

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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Housing Wire

JULY 26, 2021

In its analysis of Q2 2021 figures surrounding mortgage and real estate closings, FundingShield found an overall increase in the risk of wire and title fraud, with two in five (40%+) transactions categorized as high risk. increase in errors related to CPL/agent validation in title insurer systems, as well as an 114.6%

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 23, 2023

” Better is partnering with other businesses to offer services such as homeowner’s insurance and to provide access to a network of real estate agents, rather than offering these products and services directly to borrowers. I’ve gone through extensive coaching and professional development,” he said.

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Housing Wire

MAY 23, 2022

HousingWire recently spoke with Barry Coffin, managing director of home equity title/close at ServiceLink , about the ways lenders can capitalize on these trends by revving up their home equity solutions. These digital solutions, especially those offered by ServiceLink, work just as well in the home equity title/close process.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 10, 2020

The new technology platform, a graphical interface that reduces the need for hand-coding , enables HomePoint “rapid scalability and flexibility” to adapt to changing consumer needs while maintaining a low-cost structure, the company said. The tech solution giving community lenders an advantage. Presented by: Maxwell.

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Housing Wire

MAY 14, 2024

So, CHLA recently sent a letter to the Department of Veterans Affairs asking for a fix to the VA prohibition against veterans and active-duty service-members using their own funds to pay broker agent commissions. Such opportunities may arise. While some criticized this announcement, CHLA applauded it. All these homebuyer charges add up.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 30, 2022

The title insurance space isn’t generally known for placing outsized bets on technology. Since we now have good coverage across those segments, our more recent investments have primarily focused in two areas – mortgage technology and commercial real estate. As of Sept.

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