Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Finance of America (FOA), the leading reverse mortgage lender, presented a robust outlook last week in its third-quarter 2024 earnings and is aiming to hit the ground running with business in 2025. The product was first introduced in 2018, marking the industry’s first-ever second-lien reverse mortgage option.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Technology is the backbone upon which Real was built, and we continue to push the limits when it comes to leveraging artificial intelligence to deliver solutions that provide our agents and their clients with a strategic advantage,” Tamir Poleg , the CEO and chairman of Real, said in a statement. “Leo and Canada.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 8, 2025

The move is part of a repositioning that includes branding of its jumbo loan platform, which will continue to operate under the Sequoia umbrella going forward. At HousingWire s Mortgage Rates Center on Wednesday, the 30-year fixed rate averaged 7.11%, clouding the housing market outlook for 2025.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 10, 2025

… So when you look at Rocket’s strength in mortgage with Redfin’s leadership and home search and brokerage, what we’re doing is simply allowing our broker network to get access to a bigger ecosystem,” Krishna elaborated. ” “We think about it more like opportunity.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 21, 2025

On Tuesday, RE/MAX Holdings , the parent company of RE/MAX and Motto Mortgage , announced it was welcoming Travis Saxton as its new executive vice president of strategy. Saxton has over two decades of experience working in residential real estate technology, digital marketing and management consulting.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Mutual of Omaha Mortgage ’s reverse division has launched a new program, “Broker Protect,” that aims to offer what it calls industry-first protections to brokers doing business with the company. We know that brokers who leverage our brand win more loans,” Pistone said.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 27, 2020

There is so much changing every day in the real estate technology landscape, and whether it’s through our HousingStack or our Real Estate D emo Days , we want to help real estate professionals stay current. On Monday, August 31, HousingWire will welcome three companies to present at our next Real Estate Technology Demo Day.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 2, 2025

Through impressive marketing efforts, this years recipients are driving mortgage origination volume, connecting with homebuyers at critical moments, and supporting real estate brokerages to engage buyers and sellers. By combining data, technology, and creative strategy, theyre transforming how the industry communicates, competes and grows.

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Housing Wire

MAY 21, 2025

The housing industry is shaped by shifting consumer expectations, rapid technological advancement, and a turbulent economic landscape. As mortgage and real estate leaders work to navigate whats next, the perspective of those whove helped shape the industry is more important than ever.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2024

In an evolving mortgage market, mergers and acquisitions could give mortgage company owners opportunities to achieve growth and avoid challenges. In the first episode , Hanson explains how an owner can decide on selling a mortgage company to avoid potential market challenges in the future.

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Housing Wire

MAY 8, 2025

If you believe you can originate mortgages today in the same way they were done in 2018, youve probably been on a very remote island since then. Things like AI, well-integrated technology, consumer expectations and the rise of a number of innovative new business models have turned the industry on its head, and for the better in many cases.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 13, 2025

Welcome back to Tech Pulse — a new weekly series rounding up the latest in technology , including tools, integrations and trends impacting mortgage and real estate. RetroRate funding round will fuel assumable mortgage tool set RetroRate — a startup simplifying the process of finding and evaluating assumable mortgages — raised $2.2

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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. 8 on the Inside Mortgage Finance ranking of top originators at just under $40 billion. 1 mortgage company in America. SB: Our technology is amazing.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 30, 2025

With an eye toward the future, Thompson shared his insights on economic trends, budgeting strategies, and the pivotal role of data and technology in shaping the housing landscape. HousingWire: As a finance exec, how do you approach budgeting in a market where cost pressures, compliance demands, and technology investments are all increasing?

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 9, 2025

In this weeks episode of the Power House podcast, HousingWire President Diego Sanchez is joined by Varun Krishna , CEO of Rocket Companies and Rocket Mortgage , to explore his background, Rockets tech-focused approach to servicing and retention, and its upcoming brand transformation in 2025. We’re serious about transformation.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

CUSO Home Lending rolled out Dark Matter Technologies ’ Empower loan origination system (LOS) for its credit union owners. Dark Matter Technologies, which completed the acquisition of Black Knight ’s Empower and Optimal Blue in September, is prioritizing bringing down origination costs for lenders. “Now

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Housing Wire

MAY 12, 2021

Five years after introducing the Rocket Mortgage brand for digital lending, Rocket Companies will finally retire the legacy Quicken name on July 31. “Rocket Mortgage has grown to be the industry leader and the measuring stick for all other lenders. It became the country’s largest mortgage lender in 2017.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 31, 2025

Cooper CEO Jay Bray who is slated to report to Krishna as the president and CEO of Rocket Mortgage told HousingWire in an interview that the merger is expected to generate $100 million in revenue synergies and $400 million in expense savings. There is the potential for significant revenue growth depending on mortgage rates.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 6, 2025

Real credited its technology offerings and business model for the explosive growth in agents. Another factor is Reals private-label program, which launched in 2024 and allows brokerage affiliates to keep their branding. Real also added head count to its nascent mortgage business. million in 2023 to $4 million in 2024.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 5, 2023

HousingWire Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler sat down with Adam Carmel , founder and CEO at Polly , to talk about the ways technology should be delivering ROI for lenders. Sarah Wheeler: The cost to originate a mortgage is higher than ever, while companies have invested more in technology than ever before.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Writing about digital mortgage in 2021, I am reminded of a cartoon in the New Yorker, in which two cavemen were starting a fire and one said “Stop saying everything is ‘unprecedented.’” I can set filters for my partner search on Bumble, so why can’t I filter results for a mortgage broker? 1 Personalization. 3 Self-driving banks.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Rithm Capital , which owns multichannel mortgage lender Newrez , built upon its success in 2023 with net income of $835 million in 2024. according to Inside Mortgage Finance (IMF). 3 among the nations largest primary mortgage servicers, according to IMF, and its UPB jumped 32% year over year in the fourth quarter to reach $844 billion.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

added mortgage lending under its umbrella by acquiring mortgage brokerage company Be My Neighbor on Monday. Be My Neighbor will enable reAlpha to provide integrated mortgage services to consumers who utilize the reAlpha platform to purchase homes, reAlpha said. Publicly traded real estate software firm reAlpha Tech Corp.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 18, 2024

On Wednesdy Citi launched mortgage.com, a new platform that creates a brand-endorsed, consumer-focused channel to leverage Citi’s brand authority and encourage mortgage or refinance applications for the bank. Enter mortgage.com, which Burgard says is a learning platform to grow the banks presence in the mortgage space.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 13, 2023

San Francisco-based fintech Polly has hired Parvesh Sahi, a former executive from ICE Mortgage Technology , as chief revenue officer to scale the business in a highly competitive mortgage environment. Movement Mortgage , First American Financial and FinVC also joined existing investors 8VC , Khosla Ventures and Fifth Wall.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

New York-based Simplist Technologies , which has developed a consumer-facing mortgage platform, introduced a new software solution on Thursday for mortgage professionals that combines a loan origination system (LOS) with a point-of-sale system (POS).

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

These partnerships can take various forms including partnerships with mortgage brokers , title companies , property management firms, insurance providers, contractors, lenders , or technology vendors. Technology and automation Technology is vital for streamlining processes, managing leads, and communicating with clients.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

In an industry where managing a web of technology vendors to support LO’s sales and marketing needs has become overwhelmingly complex, inefficient and creates unnecessary security and compliance risks, CANDID is quickly becoming a leader in transforming how mortgage lenders operate.

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Housing Wire

MAY 17, 2024

Mortgage advisory firm Stratmor Group has merged with Teraverde , a mortgage advisory firm and technology solutions provider, in a deal that the companies say will allow them to expand the markets they serve and the depth of services provided. The mortgage industry is experiencing one of the toughest markets in its history.

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Housing Wire

MAY 15, 2025

United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) is rolling out new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered tools designed to help brokers analyze competitors loan estimates and assist borrowers online. event on Thursday in Pontiac, Michigan, amid intensifying competition and M&A activity across the mortgage industry.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 10, 2024

Mortgage veteran Joe Tyrrell will succeed Scott Smith as CEO of Optimal Blue , the company announced Monday. Tyrrell has more than 25 years of experience in mortgage, finance and technology, serving as president of ICE Mortgage Technology for three years after ICE bought Ellie Mae in 2020.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 10, 2022

Nonbank lender Panorama Mortgage Group has added Texas-based Lone Peak Lending to its growing stable of brands. Lone Peak is the fourth lender to join Panorama this year, following the additions of Utah-based Rely Home Loans , Texas-based Prosperity Mortgage and Oregon-based Vision Mortgage Group.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 9, 2025

Here is a simple, step-by-step workflow and prompt to create engaging, on-brand drip campaigns for your leads using ChatGPT. to neighborhood guides or buyer tips) and suggest one external link to a trusted resource (like a mortgage calculator). Act as a real estate brand strategist helping me define and refine my brand identity.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 6, 2022

Rocket Companies announced this week that its CEO Jay Farner has stepped away from his role as Rocket Mortgage CEO, to assume the role of CEO of Rocket Central , the mortgage company’s fintech platform. Bob Walters, COO of both Rocket Companies and Rocket Mortgage, has stepped into the role as CEO of Rocket Mortgage.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 24, 2025

The global rebrand reflects the companys evolution from its origins in financial services supporting the mortgage industry to an information services provider that is creating a faster, smarter, and more people-centric property industry, the company said in a press release. CoreLogic is rebranding to Cotality , the company announced Monday.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 11, 2025

As Zillow expands into mortgage and other products, they should increase that rate, too. Mortgage in particular is an exciting proposition. Mortgage in particular is an exciting proposition. Zillow’s been scaling its call center mortgage business since 2022, and in 2024 achieved $3.1 billion in origination volume.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Building the future of mortgage servicing technology is about granular, nuanced innovation — knowing what changes must happen and when, and executing with no mistakes across scale operations where every tiny detail is highly regulated. and see the same data their customer is seeing.

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