Housing Wire

MAY 5, 2021

Retail powerhouse loanDepot continued to gain market share in the first quarter of 2021 despite tumbling profit margins. “Interest rates began to rise in late Q1, and there has been a corresponding reduction in market opportunities and gain on sale margins as a result. Closed loan volume in the first quarter increased to $41.5

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Housing Wire

APRIL 14, 2022

Then, the mortgage industry showed why it is called a cyclical business: in the second half of 2021, the Federal Reserve signaled an increase in interest rates and an easing of the purchase of mortgage-backed securities, choking the refi market. “We know that the mortgage industry is about boom and bust,” said Woodward. “It

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Housing Wire

APRIL 10, 2023

HousingWire: How has the current market affected the way lenders approach customer relationships? HW: What types of technology can lenders use to improve the borrower experience? DG: For the past few years, homeowner engagement has been pretty basic — mostly apps focused on home value, home equity and market reports.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 31, 2024

This is according to an interview with Sieffert featured on “ Ten Minute Talks ,” an interview series hosted by HousingWire President Diego Sanchez featuring mortgage or real estate leaders in the industry growing their businesses during a difficult housing market. It already is in other countries, so that’s our reason for being.”

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Real Trends

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Over the past 12 months, real estate professionals have faced significant market disruption and increased competition. With new brands and financial models continuing to disrupt the industry, agents and brokers have choices they have never had in the past, but it can be daunting to consider where and how to focus.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Changes to capital markets have been fast and furious over the last year in housing. “Changes in culture, society, how we all work and live – it all ends up in capital markets,” said Richard Koss, chief of research at Recursion Companies. By some accounts, the growth timeline has been compressed five years.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 12, 2024

The numbers are staggering so it is no surprise that residential proptech is a heady market, capturing the imagination of entrepreneurs and institutions alike. As a marketer by profession, I tend to put these companies into categories to create a narrative and to develop brand specificity. Investors’ No.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 30, 2021

Another equally important priority is having a point of view on where the housing and financial services markets are headed and ensuring that we’re strategically moving in the right direction. A trend that can’t be ignored is our aging population and the impact on the housing market.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 7, 2023

The capital, capability and content are present to make all real estate markets smarter, faster, safer and connected. Technology and the trust model Real estate is too vital to our economy to be so financially concentrated and functionally outdated. Consumers, communities and taxpayers are major beneficiaries.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 26, 2022

Philadelphia-based private equity firm LLR Partners announced Tuesday its investment in Sales Boomerang and Mortgage Coach , two fintechs focused on attracting and retaining mortgage borrowers and making loan originators more efficient. Both firms will maintain their existing brands and teams. LLR Partners, which led a $26.5

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Realty Biz

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

We are honored that the HomeSmart brand has been recognized as trustworthy by our clients,” HomeSmart CEO and Founder Matt Widdows said. Over the course of a year, 7,244 clients who had used a brokerage while shopping for a home were surveyed and asked their opinions about different real estate brokerages brands.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 28, 2022

Mortgage fintechs Sales Boomerang and Mortgage Coach have merged, roughly six months after a Philadelphia-based private equity firm bought a controlling stake in each company. A unified name has not yet been determined and Sales Boomerang and Mortgage Coach will continue to operate as distinct brands, for now, the companies said.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 1, 2021

Our growth into this new region is a significant milestone for our company and comes as we look forward to further expansions of the company’s brand in 2021. The Georgia real estate market will be well served by our team of industry professionals.”. The company expanded into Alabama in January , merging with Paulus Title.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 1, 2024

While many proptech companies have struggled to adapt to the slower housing market conditions and challenging venture capital environment, Flyhomes is viewing this as a time to grow. She learned about Flyhomes and its products through her broker. Inflation has significantly increased housing prices, especially in Silicon Valley,” Yen said. “It

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Realty Biz

OCTOBER 25, 2022

The ERA network was also the first national real estate brand to offer home warranties in 1973 and we were also the first to offer a guaranteed home sale program. There are many other firsts, but one that shows our relevance today is that we pioneered the flexible branding model. As we celebrate 50 years, we are also looking ahead.

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Realty Biz

JULY 26, 2023

In the competitive world of real estate, establishing a strong brand identity is crucial for success. A well-crafted visual identity plays a vital role in differentiating your real estate brand, enhancing brand recognition, and creating a lasting impression on potential clients.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

After pushing back its initial public offering a week, loanDepot looks poised to tap the public markets at a $6.2 Its founder and CEO Anthony Hsieh in September even compared loanDepot to Rocket Companies , which went public in August at a market cap of roughly $36 billion. ”We billion in marketing and promotion of its brand.

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RIS Media

JULY 30, 2021

We generated record operating EBITDA, gained market share for the fourth consecutive quarter and strengthened our balance sheet to its best position ever,” said Ryan Schneider, Realogy’s chief executive officer and president. The post Brand Report: Realogy Second Quarter 2021 Financial Results appeared first on RISMedia.

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RIS Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

For emerging brokerages carving out their niche in the market, recruitment and retention of top talent have become essential to their trajectory. Real), that has meant offering “low splits, revenue sharing, equity and more.” The post Disruptor Roundup: Tech- and Agent-Centric Brand Bolsters the Real Brokerage Inc.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 2, 2021

The transaction is expected to provide up to $645 million in cash proceeds and a fully committed private investment in public equity (PIPE) of $300 million. Doma, founded in 2016, says its patented machine-learning technology reduces title processing time from five days to five minutes. but projects to be at 5% by 2023.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

trillion mortgage servicing sector shouldn’t be “disrupted” by financial technology, it should be reimagined with fintech. Customer expectations have evolved, but old processes have been dragged along within legacy technologies. These needs must be met with, or without, modernized technology. America’s $13.3

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Housing Wire

MAY 16, 2023

Ann Arbor, Michigan-based Home Point Capital did not experience the traditional ceremony to ring the Nasdaq Stock Market bell when the company went public in early 2021. “It was a booming mortgage market, everybody was making money and there were a lot of pros in this company.” “Homepoint was fantastic.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 29, 2020

With 2020 finally coming to a close, several companies wrapped up this unprecedented year for housing with some brand-new mortgage tech for 2021. With that aggregation, Optimal Blue said lenders can more efficiently price and originate mortgage products that can be sold on the secondary market.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 12, 2020

This article was written for FinLedger, HW Media’s new fintech-focused news brand designed specifically for financial services professionals in banking, insurance and real estate. Blend’s white label technology is what powers mortgage applications on the site of banks such as Wells Fargo and U.S. Stay tuned for updates. trillion U.S.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 22, 2024

While marketing to your sphere of influence, networking, and direct mail campaigns work, they can be time-consuming and they don’t always yield quick results. Data analysis allows real estate agents to focus their marketing efforts (and budget!) Visit Market Leader 2. Looking for more listing leads?

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Dan was really focused on the marketing component. 13 announcement of his resignation , Farner, known as the marketing whiz behind groundbreaking “Push Button. One caveat: Farner’s successor will be tasked with getting the company on the right track amid one of the most challenging mortgage markets in decades. With the Feb.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The biggest combined brokerage company in the country in terms of all their brands, just said, ‘We’re out. Therefore, it won’t just impact agents, but technology systems, she added. As far as cooperation and compensation, that is now pretty much over,” Murray said. Murray sees three possible outcomes for the lawsuits.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 1, 2023

Congratulations to the 2023 Women of Influence winners.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 1, 2022

News just broke that private equity investor LLR Partners announced strategic investments in two mortgage technology companies — Mortgage Coach and Sales Boomerang ( click here for article ). LLR is not a newcomer to mortgage technology or the overall fintech market. “Hey Clayton …” and a link. In 2016 LLR led a $26.5

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 30, 2020

EasyKnock said that this service enables the homeowner to leverage their equity as payment, so they are living without the out-of-pocket expenses during their transition period. Many Americans are coming to agents to take advantage of the strong housing market right now,” said Jarred Kessler , CEO and founder of EasyKnock.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 30, 2022

At least not in the foreseeable future, unless another pandemic would create favorable conditions for the housing market. Whether it be through social media, connecting with real estate agents or going back to old-fashioned ways of knocking on people’s doors, they’ll have to focus on the purchase market going into the new year.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 29, 2021

In fact, a recent report from S&P Global estimates that “non-QM issuance volumes will return to 2019 levels this year, reaching an estimated $25 billion” as agency refinance activity slows down and the purchase market remains strong. However, amid this growth are a number of changes affecting the non-QM market.

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Realty Biz

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

JPAR® - Real Estate , a leading real estate brand, announced today the opening of the first JPAR® franchise office located in Washington, D.C. JPAR - Real Estate, known for its comprehensive training and technology for agents, provides Realtors a complete suite of resources necessary for building and marketing their businesses.

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RIS Media

MARCH 16, 2022

For half a century, the ERA brand has been at the forefront of the global real estate industry, helping fuel the growth and success of its affiliated companies and agents. The ERA brand has also been in tune with the evolving needs of consumers, resulting in the introduction of TextERA.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

This article was written for FinLedger, HW Media’s new fintech focused news brand designed specifically for financial services professionals in banking, payments, insurance and proptech. Earlier this year, Orchard began the initial pilot of its integrated mortgage offering in Texas markets. Register for the FinLedger Daily Newsletter.

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Realty Biz

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Cecilian Partners, a proptech firm that offers comprehensive digital solutions for home builders and land developers, has successfully raised $11 million in its first institutional equity round led by Resolve Growth Partners. This market has traditionally been underserved by technology.

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Housing Wire

JULY 13, 2021

After a relatively slow start, Guaranteed Rate Affinity took off in 2020 – its equity earnings jumped to $126 million compared to $15 million a year earlier, according to Realogy’s public filings. billion market capitalization. Like Compass , Guaranteed Rate sees itself in the world of technology. billion in mortgages last year.

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