Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Keller Williams (KW) has appointed Wendi Harrelson as president of KWRI-owned regions and John Clidy as vice president of growth, the company announced on Wednesday. The appointments were effective as of Dec.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 7, 2023

United Wholesale Mortgage , the country’s top mortgage lender, announced an enhancement to its PA+ service on Saturday, allowing brokers and their processors to choose which part of the loan process they would like a lender’s loan coordinator to handle. 4-7 in Las Vegas.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Zonda , one of the leading data providers in the homebuilding industry, has acquired Builders Digital Experience (BDX), the company announced on Wednesday. By extension, Zonda also acquired NewHomeSource.com , one of the largest listings platforms for newly constructed homes, and Envision , a new home design platform.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 11, 2024

Radian Group announced a strategic investment in FinLocker that will closely connect the technology between Radian’s Homegenius platform and FinLocker’s financial fitness and homeownership platform.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

According to the deal announced Tuesday, Great Ajax will borrow $70 million in a one-year term loan agreement with one of Rithm’s subsidiaries. “We believe Great Ajax will be well-positioned to execute on a commercial real estate-focused strategy and generate significant value for shareholders,” Nierenberg said.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

CoreLogic announced on Thursday the launch of “ScanToSketch,” an augmented reality (AR)-based property measuring and sketching tool to create home appraisal reports. Developed using CoreLogic’s appraisal software brand “a la mode,” the tool has been used to complete roughly 20,000 property sketches.

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Housing Wire

MAY 5, 2022

Title and closing software provider SoftPro announced that it has released a new integration for online notarization through digital and remote online notarization provider Notarize on Thursday. In April, the company announced an integration with white-label software-as-a-service platform Paymints.io. Notarize has now raised $213.3

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) Fannie Mae announced on Wednesday that it will launch new programs and resources designed to tackle the homeownership gap experienced by the Latino community , designed to “to provide responsible access to housing and long-term sustainable homeownership opportunities.”

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Retail giant Amazon announced on Wednesday the launch of a new pilot program designed to assist moderate-income families in three different U.S. communities with the purchase of up to 800 homes, in partnership with the National Housing Trust (NHT).

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The organization announced its board of directors’ election results, as well as director and executive committee appointments in a release on Thursday. The Real Estate Standards Organization is welcoming many new and returning board of director members in 2024.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 11, 2022

In a selling guide announcement released last week, Fannie Mae announced that it would be accepting written opinion letters from an attorney in lieu of a title insurance policy “in limited circumstances.”. The post Fannie Mae announces title insurance shake up appeared first on HousingWire.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 23, 2022

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) on Tuesday announced its plan to establish a federal advisory committee on affordable, equitable, and sustainable housing. The post FHFA announces new advisory housing committee appeared first on HousingWire.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 23, 2023

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced proposed implementation timelines for the use of the FICO 10T and the VantageScore 4.0 credit score models by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Rocket Pro TPO , the wholesale arm of Rocket Mortgage , announced Monday a promotion related to the loan level pricing adjustment (LLPA) on agency mortgages for non-owner-occupied homes. The announcement, made via social media by Mike Fawaz, executive vice president at Rocket Pro TPO, states that for new locks as of Nov.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 7, 2023

and Bradford Technologies announced their partnership at the Valuation Expo in Las Vegas on Monday. Computer vision and AI solutions provider Restb.ai As part of the partnership, Restb.ai’s AI technology will be integrated into Bradford Technologies’ report quality control processes.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Lenders can directly request data in the Encompass platform and import it to borrower files, Argyle noted in announcing the partnership. Lenders using ICE Mortgage Technology can tap into consumer-permissioned income and employment data via Argyle’s secure connections directly to the payroll source.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 1, 2024

HousingWire is excited to introduce the winners of the 2024 Finance Leaders award, recognizing the top finance executives in housing who are driving financial performance, expanding margins, improving liquidity and helping their businesses access the capital markets. In its 4th year, 40 honorees were recognized.

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Housing Wire

MAY 4, 2023

The full list of speakers will be announced very soon, so check back often to see who will be lining up at the starting line! Although we excited to announce the agenda this year, we’re open to hearing from our community on anything you think we’re missing and why.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 29, 2021

Qualia announced Monday a new integration with title automation company DataTrace , giving Qualia Marketplace users direct access to DataTrace products and services without leaving the platform. The post Qualia announces DataTrace integration appeared first on HousingWire.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The Tech100 Mortgage award celebrates the most innovative and impactful organizations in housing. More than just an acknowledgment; the Tech100 award is a testament to the transformative impact these companies have made, propelling the mortgage sector into new realms of efficiency, transparency and accessibility.

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Housing Wire

MAY 18, 2023

FormFree , a leading provider of mortgage lending technology , announced on Wednesday that it has appointed Jonathan Nahil as its new chief technology officer (CTO). Nahil brings to the role over 20 years of experience as a software architect and leader of development teams in renowned technology organizations.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 3, 2023

Lamacchia Realty recently announces two significant mergers, marking an expansion for the company. Firstly, they are joining forces with Right Choice Real Estate , a well-known legacy brokerage in Massachusetts and Rhode Island for over 25 years.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 11, 2021

But Rocket’s announcement provides a couple of specific ways it wants to cut into the real estate market and challenge traditional agents. Rocket also announced Wednesday a “soon to-be-released iBuyer program, facilitated through third-party partner companies.”. The Detroit-based company – and no. 1 mortgage lender in the U.S.

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Housing Wire

MAY 27, 2022

Fannie Mae’s CEO, Hugh Frater, and Sheila Bair, the chair of its board, both announced they would resign from the mortgage finance behemoth May 1. The post Freddie Mac single-family division chief announces resignation appeared first on HousingWire. Fannie Mae COO Kimberly Johnson left the enterprise in April.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 6, 2020

After announcing in its second-quarter earnings that it plans to expand, eXp World Holdings is officially launching in five new countries. The post eXp announces expansion into five new countries appeared first on HousingWire. Already, eXp has agents in the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 20, 2023

Retail lender Guild Mortgage announced Monday that Mary Ann McGarry is retiring from the CEO position in late June, remaining on the California-based lender’s board of directors after retirement. Terry Schmidt, Guild’s current president, is the successor.

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Housing Wire

JULY 1, 2022

The post Announcing the 2022 Marketing Leaders! Angel Oak Lending. Susan Hallock. Vashti Brotherhood. Incenter Marketing. Wendy Forsythe. Chief Strategy Officer. Fathom Holdings. appeared first on HousingWire.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Department of Justice (DOJ), the parties announced Wednesday. Rhode Island-based chartered bank Washington Trust Company has agreed to pay $9 million to settle a redlining case with the U.S. The agreement requires court approval. Washington Trust, known as the oldest U.S.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 11, 2020

United Wholesale Mortgage announced Tuesday it is rolling out a loan program that offers borrowers mortgage rates as low as 1.99% for both purchases and refinances. On July 31, the company announced a 1.875% rate for 15-year mortgages. The post UWM announces 1.99% rate for 30-year fixed mortgage appeared first on HousingWire.

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RIS Media

MAY 6, 2024

PropStream’s President Brian Tepfer has announced the company has upgraded its data sets, utilizing the power of Predictive Real Estate Data to pave the way for new features and proprietary AI predictive analytics.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced on Thursday that the 2023 multifamily loan purchase caps for Fannie Mae and the Freddie Mac will be $75 billion for each government-sponsored enterprise (GSE), for a combined total of $150 billion to support the multifamily market, according to an announcement from the FHFA.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Amid the expectation of a wave of mergers and acquisitions in 2023, nonbank mortgage lenders American Portfolio Mortgage Corporation and Town Square Mortgage announced on Wednesday that the companies are merging their operations. This week, Guild announced it has acquired Legacy Mortgage.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

In its 8th year, the HW Insiders program is spotlighting the talented operations professionals who are laying the foundation of success for their organizations. Through the development of improved and sophisticated systems, protocols and technology, these operations leaders are driving their companies to growth and success.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Shortly after EasyKnock acquired home equity investment platform Balance Homes , the company appointed former Balance Homes co-founders Judd Schoenholtz and Aaron LaRue as chief revenue officer and chief technology officer, respectively.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 12, 2023

Department of Justice (DOJ), the parties announced Thursday. . Amid the settlement, City National also announced it will expand its product set and launch Special Purpose Credit Programs (SPCPs) for commercial and residential mortgage loans to underserved populations. million consent order with Trident Mortgage Co.,

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Housing Wire

MARCH 29, 2021

KWx , the holding company of Keller Williams , announced on Monday several executive appointments. The announcement named Stacie Herron as KWx chief legal officer; Dave Smith as president of Keller Home Financial Services; TV Kumaresh as head of strategy planning and integration; and Paige Gorman as vice president of integration.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Notarize , a provider of remote online notarization (RON) services in 38 states, and Snapdocs , a California-based digital mortgage closing platform, are partnering, the companies announced Thursday. In April, Notarize announced that it would allow independent notaries — of which there are 4.4 million in the U.S. —

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