Housing Wire

MAY 30, 2024

and Bobby McShane, The DelRose McShane Team boasts eight agents. He pioneered a comprehensive team approach in real estate, incorporating a transaction coordinator, financing professional and buyer agents to provide full service to a broader clientele. Led by Mike DelRose Sr., Mike DelRose Jr. DelRose Sr. DelRose Sr.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

As a real estate agent, you may think clients should care more about their next home than your life story. And while that may be true, well-crafted real estate agent bios can build trust and credibility and serve as a powerful tool in an agent’s marketing arsenal — giving prospective clients. So let your personality shine.

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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

MAY 30, 2024

Home equity fintech lender Point , in collaboration with its long-time financing partner Atalaya Capital Management , has successfully closed a $141 million rated asset-backed securities transaction. Nomura Securities International was the sole structuring agent for the issuance. were co-managers on the transaction.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 3, 2024

Real estate agents are optimistic about the housing market and working to implement buyer agency agreement as we head into 2024, according to the RealTrends Q1 2024 AgentPulse survey. Some agents reported not having made any changes to their business due to the lawsuits, while others have.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 16, 2023

A ban on residential building permits in parts of the Phoenix area is angering builders and agents , who feel it may curb the supply of affordable housing. In certain parts of the Phoenix AMA that do not have a designated water provider, builders and developers need a certificate of AWS to obtain a building permit. million residents.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

After completing countless Veterans Administration (VA) mortgage loan transactions over the years, Chris Pascoe, a Marine veteran turned RE/MAX agent, has developed something of a system. First, he has his clients lender call the listing agent. Somebody has a problem once and then that story just spread.

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Realty Biz

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Real estate development offers a wide range of career opportunities. There are diverse paths to explore, from entry-level positions in analysis and project management to specialized roles like Realtor and developer. Continuous learning and skill development are vital for career growth.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The financing of HEIs through the development of a liquid and efficient market for rated HEI bond issuance will prove to be a pivotal moment in housing finance, one that will bolster both homeownership and overall financial health in this country,” Eddie Lim, co-founder and CEO of Point, said in a statement.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 27, 2024

Earlier this month, the NAR announced the settlement of various lawsuits filed by home sellers, which allege that the real estate industry colluded to keep agent commissions artificially high at 5% to 6% of a home’s sale price. VA loans are probably the best loans on the market. They’ve earned the right to have that VA loan,” he added.

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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

APRIL 16, 2024

In a down market disrupted by the commission lawsuits, agents and LOs are considering working in a dual capacity. The company recently launched a mortgage brokerage firm that offers a plug-and-play program for real estate agents to become mortgage loan officers, a practice called dual licensing. But it’s a tough road to hoe. (AI

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Broke Agent Media

JANUARY 31, 2023

Fannie Mae multifamily financing provided over $69 billion in 2022 to expand nationwide access to affordable housing. including underserved communities and populations with unmet needs, like Native Americans and farmworker communities, as well as supportive housing development and disaster-impacted areas. billion Newmark: $4.6

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Housing Wire

APRIL 10, 2024

R New York , a brokerage boasting approximately 800 agents, has joined the American Real Estate Association , an alternative to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), according to The Real Deal. I think it’s exactly what real estate agents need and what the industry has not been able to offer until now,” Berkin said in a statement.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 24, 2024

Almeida Realtor- Team Leader The American Dream Group Coldwell Banker Abhishek Shende Senior Principal Software Engineer Zillow Group Adi Pavlovic CEO Newzip Alnur Kassim-Lakha Director Mile Rock Capital Amy Macken Senior Vice President, Due Diligence Operations Consolidated Analytics Anaid Chacón Senior Vice President of Product Argyle Mortgage Arkadiusz (..)

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Housing Wire

MAY 14, 2024

Last month, Clever surveyed a total of 920 Americans about their views of the home purchase process and real estate agents. The survey also delved into the use of real estate agents. Roughly three-quarters of respondents said that it’s “important to have an agent represent them in the homebuying process.”

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Housing Wire

JULY 19, 2022

The Department of Housing and Urban Development said it is “looking very hard” at how to make it easier to finance small-dollar mortgages, but has yet to spell out how it will accomplish that goal. Industry practitioners have some ideas for how HUD might make financing such loans more feasible.

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The Close

MAY 24, 2024

National Association of Realtors (NAR) Realtor Safety Month is vital for real estate agents to learn how to stay safe and know which tools and resources can help protect them. Realtor member associations, brokerages, agents, and teams can access resources to promote safety awareness.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 15, 2024

So why aren’t more commercial real estate (CRE) entities – investors , principals, banks, law firms or developers – seeking the same? They can be, in essence, the “boots on the ground” for investors and developers alike. Right now, we’re generally seeing more mixed-use developments and multifaceted commercial projects.

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Realty Biz

JANUARY 10, 2022

Many more people live in the surrounding area on acreage or at least large lots that have been individually developed. We think there might be good money to be made by developing the acreage into a residential development with large lots (1/2 acre each). How do real estate developers make money? Thanks in advance.

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RIS Media

APRIL 18, 2024

For the latest entry… The post Newsmaker Spotlight: LaMarcus Thurman on a Journey From Finance to Real Estate, and Helping Communities Who Need It appeared first on RISMedia. A member of numerous non-profit boards, Thurman’s efforts at expanding homeownership earned him his first RISMedia Newsmakers award in 2024 as a Crusader.

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RIS Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Thus, many prospective homebuyers who thought they had their finances buttoned up are suddenly having to recalculate, and often stretch, if able to purchase at all. Recent… The post The Playbook: Client Finances…What Must You Know? Inventory is tight and home prices have stayed elevated. Will that change? How Much Should You Ask?

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 25, 2022

With the deal, Movement adds the brokerage’s more than $400 million in annual sales volume and 48 employees, including loans officers, support staff and executive members, to serve homebuyers and real estate agents in the Greater Boston Area. . Movement originated $13.7

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Housing Wire

MAY 6, 2024

Title agents historically have felt like they played second fiddle to other players in the buying and selling of real estate. Largely hidden from view and misperceived by some to be on the lower end of the hierarchy of service providers, the position seemingly lacked the luster of the real estate agent or the panache of the loan officer.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Just weeks after New York-based digital lender Better Home & Finance Holding went public , Better issued pink slips to employees in early September in a new round of layoffs, Insider reported. Better was ranked as the 59th largest lender in Q1 2023, plummeting from the 19th in 2021, according to Inside Mortgage Finance.

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Realty Biz

MAY 4, 2021

Real estate development is quite a bit different from traditional real estate investing. The appeal of real estate development is the potential for higher operating profits during ownership and larger capital gains upon sale. Residential Development Project Scope.

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Housing Wire

JULY 21, 2023

” In a statement, Wu cited the strength of Compass’ technology platform, which allows agents to streamline operations, deliver detailed reporting as well as clean marketing materials. . “Her unwavering commitment to excellence aligns perfectly with our core values, making Compass the natural choice for her team.”

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Fitch Group , the parent of bond-rating firm Fitch Ratings , is acquiring a majority ownership stake in capital-markets fintech company dv01 — which provides data and analytics services to the structured-finance market. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 28, 2023

Better Home & Finance Holding , the digital lender that debuted on Nasdaq last week, reported a net loss of $135.4 In Q2, Better decided to wind down its in-house real estate agent business to focus on partnering with third-party real estate agents. Total operating expenses dropped to $183.9

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Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2024

Better Home & Finance Holding Co. , We received strong relationships with our financing counterparties to manage mortgage working capital even in this low-volume environment. Better is confident that its development of a “supervised learning network“ will further automate many parts of the mortgage process.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 22, 2024

Lickstein helped craft an AI-powered tool designed to educate brokers and is currently developing a compliance framework. Tager focused more on the marketing implications, how his company has used generative AI to create marketing initiatives and shared thoughts on what the development of the technology could mean for the space overall. “We

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Realty Biz

JANUARY 13, 2024

Coverage of interviewing agents when making a purchase is less common. We will examine the key questions to ask a buyer's agent and the benefits of working with one. From nearly forty years of experience as a top-producing real estate agent, I can tell your first hand you'll want an exceptional buyer's agent in your corner.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Similar to Anywhere’s deal, the RE/MAX agreement stipulates that the firm make significant changes to what it requires of its agents and franchisees. RE/MAX network of Broker/Owners and agents from costly litigation and the risk of further damages makes this settlement the right course of action.” independent regions, and U.S.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Former banker Matthew Feldman has been named chairman of the board of managers at the Federal Housing Finance Agency – controlled Common Securitization Solutions , where he will lead a transition to better align the organization’s “corporate governance structure with its core mission,” FHFA announced today. Presented by: Flagstar Bank.

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Housing Wire

MAY 20, 2024

We have a fair amount of new-construction homes for sale, and thank goodness we do,” Nicole Dege, a Redfin Premier agent in Orlando, said in the report. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Many potential sellers prefer to keep their low rates rather than move and trade in for higher ones. “We Census Bureau and the U.S.

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Realty Biz

MAY 25, 2023

Chatbot technology offers numerous benefits to real estate agents, revolutionizing their operations and enhancing their interactions with clients. Here are several ways in which chatbots can assist real estate agents: Lead Generation: Chatbots can automate lead capture and qualification processes.

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Real Trends

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

To date, Kaplan has been involved in the sale, leasing, development, and financing of over $500 million worth of real estate spanning residential, commercial, retail, and industrial assets. Kaplan added: “It’s uncommon to see a developer expand to the brokerage side of the business.

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