Housing Wire

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Even with a sharp rise in interest rates toward the end of the second quarter, the title insurance industry still recorded a relatively strong fiscal quarter, according to the American Land Title Association’s Market Share Analysis. Total operating income for the industry was down 4.2% of the market, good for sixth place.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 16, 2024

However, with many agents feeling uncertain about their futures, a potential mass exodus from the industry may be looming. This positive correlation suggests that agents may seek new opportunities during periods of increased market activity , potentially driven by factors such as better commissions or market conditions.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 30, 2022

As mortgage rates rise and home price appreciation continues , employees in the housing industry are hard at work preparing for shifting market conditions. title insurance industry’s risk-adjusted industry capital declined, however, overall it remained supportive of ratings at the close of 2021. Presented by: SoftPro.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 15, 2024

Meanwhile, trade groups representing lenders believe that more details on the settlement are needed to understand its coming impact on the housing market. However, they already worry about some groups of considered vulnerable borrowers who could not pay for the buyers’ agent commission due to affordability challenges.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 12, 2024

Data from Precedence Research shows that the size of the global AI market is estimated to grow from $454 billion in 2022 to $2.5 There is little evidence so far that AI can fundamentally transform our industry in the next 5-10 years — there are too many structural and regulatory impediments for that to be the case,” they wrote. “I

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Housing Wire

MARCH 18, 2024

Like Danzey, Edgerton has heard many concerns from agents across the industry, much of which has been centered around the timeline laid out in the settlement. Everyone in the industry has experience with negotiation and is pretty good at it, but there are new and different pathways opening up for negotiation.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Gerlach is joining Compass as a sales manager supporting brokerage professionals in the Palo Alto market as part of the firm’s management team. Gerlach is joining Compass as a sales manager supporting brokerage professionals in the Palo Alto market as part of the firm’s management team. Gerlach began his real estate career in 1977.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 15, 2024

While many in the real estate industry were surprised by the news Friday morning that the National Association of Realtors had agreed to a nationwide settlement of the commission lawsuits for $418 million, Marty Green, a principal at law firm Polunsky Beitel Green , was not one of them. There is an agreement but what about approval?

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Housing Wire

APRIL 25, 2024

Real estate brokerage eXp Realty has added industry veteran Wendy Forsythe to its leadership team. On Thursday, the firm announced that Forsythe was joining eXp as its new chief marketing officer. She will also oversee eXp Realty’s brand management and advertising, as well as the firm’s digital marketing and public relations.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 21, 2024

Mike Fratantoni , the chief economist and senior vice president of research and industry technology at the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), addressed three major challenges in the housing market during testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives ‘ Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 20, 2024

I don’t expect we’ll see much of a market reaction to the Fed meeting this week because the Fed is waiting for the incoming data, just like the rest of us,” said Danielle Hale, chief economist at Realtor.com. As widely anticipated, central bankers left the benchmark interest rate steady at 5.25% to 5.5%.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 15, 2024

The National Association of Mortgage Brokers (NAMB) announced a partnership with artificial intelligence (AI)-based video marketing platform Roomvu to provide mortgage brokers with marketing tools. Their innovative marketing technology is easy to use and is proven to move the needle in our industry.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Recent cyberattacks at mortgage companies have put the industry in alert mode, executives at top lenders, servicers, tech vendors and investors told HousingWire. But they acknowledge that they keep a vast amount of customer data and some players may be vulnerable amid a shrinking market. It’s already been in the cloud.

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Housing Wire

MAY 2, 2024

The housing market has been on a topsy-turvy roller-coaster ride in recent years that has been particularly neck wrenching since this past fall, fueled by stubbornly high inflation and a still-strong jobs market. Treasury market — jumping to as high as 121 in mid-April after ending March near 85.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

MBA cannot control macroeconomic forces, but what we can do is make sure the actions of policymakers help our industry instead of hindering it at a crucial time,” Broeksmit said at the organization’s Compliance and Risk Management Conference this week in Washington, D.C. MBA is also looking ahead to a U.S.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Ron Frasier, a title industry veteran and CEO of title startup Atlas Title , has been watching the commission lawsuit saga closely. “If It is going to change how title companies market their products and services,” Cain said. It’s easy to see why Frasier is concerned.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 12, 2023

As existing-home sales continue to slide and mortgage rates rise ever higher, all but eliminating any hope for refinance transactions, the title insurance industry is doubling down on technology. At the forefront, is artificial intelligence , or AI. So, what that means is, that we have to invest in building intentional expertise.”

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 9, 2023

Unlike others that are more reactive to cyclical market conditions, we will continue to be aggressive in our technology and product investments. We are hiring right now, whereas the industry as a whole is continuing to cut back on capacity,” Mat Ishbia, chairman and CEO, said in a statement. UWM originated $31.8 UWM originated $31.8

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 23, 2024

Jansta joins Xome from Altisource , where he served for two years as the chief marketing officer. Jansta’s background includes serving as chief marketing officer and senior vice president at Auction.com , general manager at Hubzu , and marketing lead at Equator , an Altisource business unit.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

When the Department of Justice (DOJ) revealed last week the changes it would like to see in how real estate agents and brokers are compensated through its statement of interest filed in the MLS Property Information Network commission lawsuit , few in the real estate industry were surprised by the agency’s desire to decouple commissions.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 23, 2024

Nominations for HousingWire’s 2024 Marketing Leaders award are open now through April 30th, 2024. The HousingWire Marketing Leaders award recognizes outstanding professionals who have demonstrated excellence in marketing within mortgage and real estate. Click here to nominate someone.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 10, 2024

While officials are on track to hold rates steady at the next Federal Open Markets Committee meeting, the next inflation data, set for release on April 26, could shape the debate over what to do at the subsequent meeting in June. Inflation is down from the high of 9.1% Inflation is down from the high of 9.1%

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Housing Wire

APRIL 24, 2024

About 90% of millionaires have built their fortunes in great part through the ownership and management of real estate, according to industry data. In order to tackle these challenges and respond to evolving market dynamics, one pivotal shift has been the integration of property technology (proptech) into management practices.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 12, 2024

nonbank mortgage lenders continue to gain market share as the industry consolidates and a number of smaller players exit the space due to a lack of strong franchises to retain sufficient volume, Fitch Ratings reported Tuesday. billion in purchase originations in 2023, up 4% from 2022 and good for a market share of nearly 8%.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 17, 2023

Some say that the nearly 150-year-old title industry has a difficult time adapting and evolving. However, the title industry has proven these critics wrong over the past decade, and importantly, it has done so without leaving homeowners vulnerable to unnecessary risks. Innovation should be encouraged across the real estate industry.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 25, 2021

The private mortgage insurance industry also supported $600 billion in mortgage originations. The mortgage insurance industry also updated its guides and processes to align with the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) and the GSEs’ policies to implement nationwide forbearance programs. The result was approximately $1.3

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Housing Wire

APRIL 4, 2024

Nominations for HousingWire’s 2024 Marketing Leaders are open until April 30, 2024. While they have endured a rocky, rates-driven cycle, marketers in mortgage and real estate continue to play a pivotal role in lead generation, customer acquisition and retention differentiation that has helped to keep many organizations stay afloat.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

It is crunch time in the housing industry. Whether you’ve been affected by industry layoffs or you’re future-proofing your career, applying for new positions and interviewing can be daunting. SaaS companies may also be in the market for sales professionals. Proptech Certain proptech companies are actively hiring.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 20, 2023

An industry downturn is when leaders find out the real capabilities of the companies they have built. In the title industry , like the rest of the home finance industry, the real dangers are high operating costs that come from inefficiency. For years now, executives seeking efficiency were steered to new automation.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 9, 2022

Not many would count the title industry among the economy’s technology leaders. More than a few observers have referred to us as a mom-and-pop industry because it’s comprised of a significant number of small agencies. In fact, many title agents will proudly tell you that ours is a “traditional” industry. A tipping point?

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Housing Wire

APRIL 18, 2024

The challenges in today’s mortgage market have caused many originators to expand their loan product offerings outside of qualified mortgage (QM) criteria set by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). In addition to stealth underwriting skills, it is imperative to respond to changes in the market proactively.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Each year, the TECH100 awards recognize the 200 most influential tech companies in mortgage and real estate that are working to improve the housing industry through tech innovation. The promises of technology have largely been lost in the mortgage industry and little has been done to reduce costs for homebuyers.”.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The mortgage industry has been on a roller coaster ride this year due to a resilient economy. The economy continues to show strength, and interest rates are repricing to account for the stronger than expected growth, tight labor market and the threat of sticky inflation,” said Sam Khater, Freddie Mac ’s chief economist. “The

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Housing Wire

MAY 19, 2022

If there’s a bet to be made on the future of the non-agency lending space, it’s that the adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) will become far more popular this year as purchase mortgages increasingly dominate a housing market pivoting to an up-rate environment. He described today’s non-QM market as a “very large bucket.”.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 18, 2024

Roomvu , a Canadian-based video marketing platform for residential real estate agents, is partnering with Leading Real Estate Companies of the World (LeadingRE) and Realty One to mark Roomvu’s expansion into the U.S. Our expansion into the U.S. Our partnerships with LeadingRE and RealtyOne are just the beginning.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 21, 2023

It’s been delayed, but that’s not enough for the mortgage industry. Mortgage industry trade groups such as the MBA say the new deadline helps, but it doesn’t fix an unworkable problem that represents both a logistical nightmare and also confusion to the customer.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 5, 2022

So is the 24-month refinance market, the biggest of its kind in all of mortgage banking history. So is the 24-month refinance market, the biggest of its kind in all of mortgage banking history. And this time, the most wonderful time of the year gives way to what, in the mortgage industry, could be the most awfullest time of the year.

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