Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Dubbed Newrez Home Rewards, buyers will be matched with a real estate agent who works with Newzip and provided booking services. They will also be offered closing cost credits of up to 0.5% of the sales price when buying a home and up to 1% when selling. The program is only eligible for loans that close through Newrez.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 10, 2022

Chime’s all-in-one CRM and sales acceleration platform is designed to help real estate agents, teams, and brokerages close more deals faster. The post HousingWire June Demo Day: CHIME Technologies appeared first on HousingWire. Product Fast Facts. #1. Get More Info.

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Housing Wire

JULY 31, 2022

Trusted by over 1 million users, NotaryCam’s eClose 360 platform allows borrowers to close anytime from pretty much anywhere. By utilizing the highest industry standard technologies, NotaryCam ensures secure connections and electronic surveillance that complies with SOC2 Type 2 certification. Rick Triola.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Long known for its salaried compensation for agents, Redfin is trying a new pay model in two of the nation’s largest housing markets to help boost its market share. According to Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman , the other aim of this change is to create million-dollar agents. “We So, we really think we struck the right chord here.”

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 9, 2023

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. At the same time, there are numerous examples of ground-breaking implementations of this transformative technology that are already being used today.

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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. Glide, which was founded in 2017, provides tools like eSignature and the digitization of sales processing forms.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 1, 2021

The closing process, that time between underwriting approval and the actual closing, is the mortgage industry’s not-so-secret Achilles’ heel. That’s not a knock on the good professionals who enact minor miracles choreographing the multi-faceted ballet that is a typical closing. Let’s admit it.

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RIS Media

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

A year ago, in March 2020, on the heels of an active January/February that set the year up as a strong one for home sales, the reality of COVID-19 hit the U.S. “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. total of 5.64

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

That’s why they’ve introduced the homegenius Platform, an integrated solution consisting of advanced technology , data science, machine learning and AI designed to drive value and bring ease to consumers through the home buying and selling journey. Through this offering, consumers may also be eligible to receive a rebate* at closing.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Nearly three months after filing an initial complaint accusing Gary Keller and Keller Williams of inflating key profitability metrics including company sales and profits to convince individuals to purchase Keller Williams Regions and Market Centers, John Davis has made tweaks to his lawsuit. and Business MAPS Management LLC as defendants.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 13, 2023

. “This transition is all about securing the future success of my team,” Liz Beinfield, the team’s principal agent, said in a statement. “It means access to the industry’s leading technology platform and a vast agent referral network that will yield the greatest returns over time.”

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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

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 8, 2024

In addition to the monetary award, Real has also agreed to implement business policy changes as part of the settlement, including “clarifications about the negotiability of commissions, prohibitions on claims that buyer agent services are free, and the inclusion of listing broker compensation offers in communications with clients.”

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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 28, 2023

“With access to cutting-edge tools like Performance Tracker, Compass AI , and the innovative Compass Collections, we are poised to enhance our client experience and deliver unparalleled service through the industry’s leading technology platform.” In 2022, the Husky Homes team closed 121 transactions and more than $48.4

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 9, 2023

During the second quarter, Real once again delivered best-in-class growth with our agents closing a record number of transactions,” said Tamir Poleg , the CEO of Real. Poleg acknowledged the headwinds faced by the industry, telling analysts that elevated mortgage rates are stifling sales activity. million loss year over year.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 24, 2024

While she believes this transparency was a good thing for the seller, it harmed the buyer as many agents began to claim that they would represent buyers for free — which has certainly played a role in the commission lawsuits that are currently plaguing the industry. “We So, it is a mind shift.”

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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

AUGUST 30, 2023

Fast-growing firm The Real Brokerage is welcoming yet another top-performing agent to the company. According to the release, his team closed nearly 500 transaction sides worth roughly $300 million in sales volume in 2022. Newman and his team serve clients in Phoenix, Scottsdale , Paradise Valley and Southeast Valley.

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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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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

HousingWire: What role has the increase in technology played for both businesses and consumers in the real estate space? Vance Loiselle: In the 20th century, the primary technology innovations in real estate were the telephone and the MLS. The post-close nurturing process is woefully lacking and can be digitized.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

New York-based digital lender Better Home & Finance Holding Company has partnered with information technology consulting company Infosys on a mortgage-as-a-service platform. The partnership with Infosys is in line with Better’s new strategy to become a leading mortgage-as-a-service company or a white-label provider of mortgage technology.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

In reality, the LOS is not the problem; the technology is doing exactly what it was designed to do. It’s the backbone of the lending process , responsible for handling complex calculations, managing compliance and orchestrating a multitude of moving parts to transform an application into a closed loan.

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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. Encompass eClose will be part of the mortgage fintech Maxwell’s point-of-sale platform.

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RIS Media

MARCH 25, 2022

Number of agents: 1,400. I spend a lot of time talking to our agents, sales managers and staff to see what the needs are and to help identify gaps. Decisions are then made to close those gaps. How have you helped your agents cope with the challenges associated with the pandemic? .

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

It’s also becoming more challenging as production takes a hit from lower home sales. On a national basis, year-over-year MLS production reports show the average real estate agent’s income is down 28%. A clearly defined niche statement, a clear avatar of the ideal agent and a compelling value proposition go a long way.

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Real Trends

MARCH 14, 2023

Senator James E Watson, the idiom, ‘If you can’t beat ’ em, join ’ em ,” is one of Phoenix-based real estate agent Kenny Klaus’ guiding business principles. Instead of bemoaning the new-found listing competition, Klaus decided to make the new technology work for him. “ With the National Association of Realtors (NAR) predicting 4.78

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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

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Compass attributed some of these struggles to the slower housing market of 2023, which saw Compass close 178,848 transactions, down 15.5% He noted that the company has implemented its “largest training program” ever, which saw 20,000 agents go through training on buyer representation agreements. million in 2022.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) Mortgage Technology reported an adjusted operating income of $131 million in the third quarter of 2023, up from Q3 2022’s $126 million — despite the headwinds the mortgage industry is facing. ICE expects to have its second-best year for MSP sales since 2017. from Q3 2022’s $276 million.

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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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Housing Wire

APRIL 18, 2023

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. And, in particular, closing fees.

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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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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

JANUARY 27, 2021

Technology has rapidly changed the process for listing and buying homes, and the general public is taking note and adjusting their expectations of what a real estate broker should be. The real estate brokerage has experienced rapid growth, doubling in sales three years in a row, from 2017 through 2019.

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The Close

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

is heading into a buyer’s market, meaning there’s a scarcity of buyers who are willing to act right now, making the difficult task of closing a deal even harder. In order to endure this market, agents and brokers will have to adapt their property marketing strategies to generate leads and make the sale. Data can tell you.

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