Housing Wire

MARCH 6, 2025

Instead, its continuing to add agents at an explosive rate. On its earnings call for the fourth quarter of 2024, the company disclosed that its agent count was 24,140 at the end of the year. Real credited its technology offerings and business model for the explosive growth in agents. million in 2023 to $4 million in 2024.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 6, 2023

The combination of an economic uncertainty, high mortgage rates and persisting affordability challenges will further reduce purchase demand, which keeps Monson and thousands of loan officers up at night. I see a lot more low credit scores, funky income, foreign nationals or bank statement loans,” he said. ” Monson said.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Arrival Home Loans on Tuesday announced a partnership with zavvie a fintech company that specializes in bringing liquidity to residential real estate in an effort to enhance the homebuying experience for its customers. Arrival Home Loans, which is powered by Pacific Private Money Inc. produced a total volume of $52.5

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Over the years, Ive observed a glaring issue that stifles the growth and success of many mortgagecompanies: promoting top-producing loan officers into management roles without equipping them with the tools, training, or even determining whether they want to be leaders. In my mind, success in sales equated to success in leadership.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 7, 2025

You sent your text, you followed up with a call and now youve landed the coveted meeting with that real estate agent from across town. Here are the 10 questions every loan originator needs to take into their first meeting with a potential Realtor referral partner: What did you do prior to real estate? You are not there to speak.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 10, 2024

The platform is intended for housing professionals in various sectors, including 5 million loan officers, appraisers , servicers , underwriters , developers, agents, brokers, attorneys and regulators. Through Araya, CoreLogic will give customers access to the data and analytics of nearly all U.S. properties on one platform.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 10, 2025

Florida-based Theoris Software has launched a new artificial intelligence (AI) platform, AI agent, it says could transform how mortgage companies handle operations. The platform introduces a digital agent named Alpha7x that automates key processes across the mortgage lifecycle.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 5, 2025

1 loan originator in the country by volume for at least five years, is assuming the role of president at Rate Mortgage , the company announced Tuesday. Throughout his 20-year career he has closed more than 40,000 units and $9 billion in funded loans. But my biggest focus initially is going to be the loan officers.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 12, 2024

After you create it, you send it out to the agent and they put it in their listing on Friday. And when the market changes, I can just call now I have a reason to call the real estate agent. Instead of getting on a computer to change all this stuff and send it back out to them, now I can just shoot the URL off to the agent.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 22, 2025

This means empowering loan officers with the tools and training they need to serve todays buyersfast preapprovals, clear communication and seamless closings. It also means deepening relationships with real estate agents, builders and referral partners who are closest to the transaction.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Real estate agents are facing a contracting issue that could seriously upend the traditional housing landscape. Under current guidelines, sellers pay a 5-6% commission on a sale which is split between the buyer and listing agents. But what happens if consumers pivot away from buyer agents altogether? Enter the savvy seller.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Sean Shallis, a “Recovering Realtor” and top-producing loan officer , is offering strategies to help realtors break through this stagnation by leveraging micro-market shifts to create urgency and inspire action. Sean Shallis is an author and top-producing loan officer.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Origination volume is up even more, as the company’s purchase loan volume doubled in 2024, while refinance originations rose 69%. Or we work with agents and agent teams to introduce loan officers to them to partner with when they want to start by touring first.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Facing a challenging housing market can be daunting for agents and loan officers alike. I’ve seen every market shift imaginable as an agent, team leader and executive in the brokerage , mortgage and proptech space. These are the mindset and actions that set successful agents and loan officers apart in a down market.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 20, 2024

Real estate technology firm Knock announced Thursday that its bridge loan product is being integrated into the borrower application process at Baltimore -based NFM Lending. The bridge loan estimate is being integrated into the lender’s workflow through an Encompass plugin. The loan includes no interest for six months.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 3, 2025

The prudent selection of the escrow agent, assessment of the escrow fees and interest paid, identification of the escrow buckets and related escrow amounts, and detailed drafting of the mechanics and timing for release or payments from the escrow buckets, will help avoid or resolve liability disputes.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 28, 2023

In his 20 years in mortgage banking, no year has compared to 2023 in terms of difficulty, said Ben Cohen, Guaranteed Rate ’s managing director and a top-producing loan officer. It was another brutal year, pushing loan originators to work longer hours, close loans faster while diversifying their mortgage product offerings.

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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. As a result, many condo deals don’t close due to a lack of understanding on the agent’s part.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 21, 2025

Rocket obviously has the moat in mortgage and Zillow has the moat in search and agent referrals, so it is not surprising to see Rocket make a move to expand its presence on the other end of the spectrum in home search and with that agent network. John Campbell, an analyst at Stephens , shares a similar view.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2023

Most retail lenders are desperately seeking high producing loan originators to make up for the losses that occurred in 2022. The lender runs its business based on a “no-loan-officer” model in which all of its 45 employees are licensed and delegated to a specific role in closing a loan.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

To get there, Cliffco, which has been in business since 1987, is going after the non-qualified mortgage ( non-QM ) market and investing in tech to get in front of buyers and non-agent referral partners. Target buyers for Cliffco include non-traditional buyers seeking investor loans.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Michigan-based lender United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) has introduced a construction-to-permanent loan that covers the cost of building a home and then converts to a permanent mortgage once construction is complete. The loan will cover an 11-month maximum build period with a one-month modification. “The UWM, which originated $33.5

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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

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Borrowers, loan officers, and the corresponding processors and underwriters are often working on entirely different systems. The platform is loan origination system-agnostic and is designed to deliver value to both borrowers and lenders–”from the point of thought of buying a house to the point of owning a home.” .

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

FHA loans are a popular option for first-time homebuyers or those who don’t have a lot of cash saved for a down payment, because the loans require a minimum of 3.5% VA loans offer a 100% financing option for qualifying military service members and veterans, and don’t require mortgage insurance. points from the 7.5%

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RIS Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

He’s been their top loan officer for nine consecutive years, and top officer nationwide for six years… The post Home-Financing Solutions From America’s Leading Loan Officer appeared first on RISMedia.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 12, 2025

The move was announced via email to Real’s 26,000-plus agents and comes at a time when the brokerage continues to experience explosive growth in its agent count and revenue. His insight and advocacy for agents will remain invaluable as we continue to build the real estate platform of the future.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 12, 2025

Our new platform brings unprecedented speed and certainty to home financing, helping loan officers and their clients win more deals. zavvie said that HomeFAI adoption has surged 155% year over year, with 83% of loan officers switching to the new app that’s available in all 50 states.

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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. according to the company.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 15, 2024

These housing professionals have been gaming out the potential impact on buyers’ agents – a significant source of referrals. Loan officers and mortgage executives expect home sellers and homebuyers to negotiate more aggressively on commission paid to buyer agents, potentially bringing costs down.

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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

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

If you make your living by originating new mortgage loans, I don’t have to tell you that the business is changing. You probably already know that the MBA’s latest mortgage forecast puts the purchase money at 75% of all loan volume. That means you’ve been thinking about real estate agents…a lot. Stevens, President at SRE.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 11, 2023

The company announced on Wednesday that it is giving up to 125 basis points to brokers to use on any loans they lock with the lender, with a maximum of 40 basis points per loan. Brokers can use the points for conventional, government and non-agency loans up to $1 million. . ” .

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Housing Wire

MARCH 20, 2025

“Spending nearly $2 billion on a money-losing tech company with entry-level agents doesn’t change that.” When these clients are then connected with the best agents and the best loan officers, it creates a virtuous cycle. Essentially, it’s the holy grail of mortgage and real estate tech.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 2, 2023

BLVR – a marketing and promotional campaign launched by EPM on Monday – aims to reach as many retail loan officers to provide information about the wholesale channel. When retail loan originators visit the website, LOs are asked to fill out their names, contact information and comments or questions about wholesale lending.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 17, 2022

Mortgage lender Angel Oak Home Loans has implemented SimpleNexus ‘ all-in-one mortgage app to streamline its loan origination process. With Nexus Origination, what SimpleNexus calls its flagship point of sale system, borrowers can apply for a loan, upload documents, view loan status, pay and sign disclosures on the app.

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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.

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