Housing Wire

AUGUST 15, 2023

The Real Brokerage Inc. In her new role, Rozenblat will be responsible for overseeing Real’s day-to-day operations, implementing strategies to enhance efficiency and ensuring the execution of the virtual brokerage’s tech vision. She’ll undoubtedly stay busy at Real, one of the nation’s fastest-growing brokerages.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Real estate brokerage Compass announced Wednesday that it has signed an agreement to acquire Denver metro area based title insurance company First Alliance Title LLC , its fourth title insurance acquisition in the past year and second this month. based KVS Title.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 16, 2021

Real estate technology company Lone Wolf Technologies announced its launch of Digital Title Orders, a digital title solution allowing agents to select their preferred title provider and submit orders directly within a transaction. Lone Wolf officials said they expect to onboard 80% of title companies by the end of 2021.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 26, 2021

Judd Hoffman has been hired as chief executive officer for Proper Title LLC , an Illinois-based title insurance agency that’s backed by top independent real estate brokerage @properties. There, he oversaw States Title use of predictive analytics and technology on its title and escrow platform.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 9, 2023

Fast-growing The Real Brokerage posted a $3.97 Poleg acknowledged the headwinds faced by the industry, telling analysts that elevated mortgage rates are stifling sales activity. Like many other brokerages , the firm is still in the red (it lost over $20 million last year). The brokerage now operates in 47 states in the U.S.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Steve Berneman is the rare startup founder who wants his industry to shrink, not grow. One of our big goals at Blueprint Title is to shrink the title insurance business from an $18 billion business to a $10 billion business,” Berneman, the company co-founder and CEO. “We ow and ease of the entire closing process.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Publicly traded real estate firm The Real Brokerage has struck an agreement to acquire the mortgage brokerage arm of real estate and mortgage technology company LemonBrew. The Real Brokerage, headquartered in Ontario, Canada, will pay $1.25 “We are excited to be joining forces with The Real Brokerage.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 22, 2021

The state of Washington is set to revoke the license of Modus , a title and escrow service software company owned by Compass, effective April 1. The complaint points to six separate instances where Modus gave or offered to give non title-related services without charging or receiving a fee equal in value to the services provided.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 18, 2023

The slower housing market and uncertain economic conditions took their toll on the number of real estate brokerages and firms that were named to Inc. Last year , over 60 real estate brokerage firms or real estate teams made the list, but this number shrank to just 36 in 2023. The self-reported list ranks U.S. 186 spot on the Inc.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Digital notary startup Notarize is now offering free notarizations in an effort to eliminate racial covenants in title insurance documents. “Changes to a title require a document to be notarized, and Notarize wanted to help,” said Cristin Culver, a spokesperson for Notarize. Notarize stepped in to offer help.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 11, 2024

One potential stream that quickly comes to mind is the potential of capturing title and closing business. For the most part, many brokerages and real estate agents on the buyer’s side of the transaction have continued on with a “business as usual” approach until we have certainty as to the true impact.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The Real Brokerage has appointed Christian Wallace as chief of integrated home services, the company announced on Thursday. Prior to joining the brokerage , Wallace worked at some of the leading companies in the industry, such as Rocket Homes , Better.com , Opendoor and Farmers Insurance.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

The Mortgage Industry Standard Maintenance Organization (MISMO) announced last week that the organization is looking for participants for an initiative focused on standardizing pre-closing title document data sets. These documents are required nationwide and title and real estate agents have access to standard templates from ALTA.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 20, 2023

During this National Homeownership Month in particular, homeowners should be wary of a new business practice preying upon vulnerable homeowners — non-title recorded agreements for personal service ( NTRAPS ), long-term listing agreements that entrap consumers. Together, we can end this predatory business practice once and for all.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 3, 2023

8 by both transaction sides and sales volume in the 2023 RealTrends 500 brokerage rankings. 8 by both transaction sides and sales volume in the 2023 RealTrends 500 brokerage rankings. properties was ranked No. properties was ranked No. Among her core duties, Lopez will handle legal matters related to affiliate agreements in the U.S.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Rather than a multi-year average of EBITDA or Gross Margin as the basis for the value of a brokerage firm (or their related counterparts in mortgage, title, escrow, and property management), valuations now are based Trailing Twelve Months (TTM or LTM) results.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

However, unlike other industries where promotion to the management level is generally tied to additional income, some brokers find themselves struggling to perform at the same financial level as their most successful agents. Pursue strategic partnerships with lenders or title companies.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 17, 2023

The CFPB claims that Freedom entered into marketing services agreements with more than 40 real estate brokerages, with monthly payments to brokerages totaling approximately $90,000. Freedom reportedly denied requests for event sponsorship from real estate brokerages that did not refer mortgage business to Freedom’s loan officers.

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Housing Wire

JULY 25, 2023

With six months of the year behind us, it looks like our industry is heading to 4.2 The firm’s owned brokerage group, Anywhere Advisors , recorded a 21% annual decline in transaction sides to 75,506. million to 4.3 million annual unit transactions, which would be by far the lowest level in over a decade.

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Housing Wire

JULY 19, 2023

The executive shake ups in the brokerage space are continuing this week, with Compass announcing that Mark McLaughlin is returning to the firm to serve as Chief Real Estate Strategist. McLaughlin previously became a key member of Compass in 2018 when the brokerage purchased his firm, Pacific Union , for north of $80 million.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 23, 2024

These leaders play a pivotal role in shaping the industry’s narrative, driving business growth and enhancing customer engagement. brands, including brokerage, mortgage, title, insurance and technology.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 24, 2023

As an industry leader, maintaining relationships with mortgage and title professionals could take your business to the next level, and mortgage professional David Lykken wants to help you achieve those goals. Lykken is an industry veteran with more than 50 years of experience.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

In 1983, the Federal Trade Commission published a study titled “The Residential Real Estate Brokerage Industry,” which detailed NAR’s historic use of fee schedules and highlighted that, prior to 1950, it was against the trade group’s code of ethics to charge less than a standard commission rate. And it never will.”

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Housing Wire

JULY 18, 2022

The mortgage and real estate industries are quickly adapting to technological advances in order to keep up with consumer demands and the changing markets. It encompasses brokerage, mortgage, title, insurance and technology companies like Real Results, Verus Title and Encompass Lending.

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Housing Wire

MAY 14, 2024

While most people are focused on how the proposed NAR commission settlement might change the realty industry, not enough focus is on first-time homebuyers, who might have to come up with significantly higher down payments, which in turn could exacerbate biases against homebuyers using FHA loans. But now a new threat is emerging on this front.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 5, 2023

Click here to nominate an industry insider — a client, colleague, boss or friend — it can even be you! For eight years, HousingWire’s Insiders award has been recognizing the high-achieving industry pros whose roles require them to work behind the scenes while making a major impact within their organizations.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 17, 2023

Multi-channel mortgage lender New American Funding (NAF) is entering the joint ventures arena, offering multiple JV models in a margin-compressed and highly regulated industry. Under the JV model, partners will have access to NAF’s infrastructure and mortgage originating process. The two lenders will each own 50% stake in the JV.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 9, 2024

While most people are focused on how the proposed NAR commission settlement might change the realty industry, not enough focus is on first-time homebuyers, who might have to come up with significantly higher down payments, which in turn could exacerbate biases against homebuyers using FHA loans. But now a new threat is emerging on this front.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2022

Ryan Serhant, founder of real estate brokerage SERHANT., Serhant launched his namesake brokerage after building the No.1 Serhant’s new brokerage is designed to break the traditional model, with divisions focused on media, branding and technology to reach consumers in a new way. will headline HousingWire Annual Oct.

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Housing Wire

JULY 22, 2021

Former CoreLogic executive Rouz Tabaddor has been named vice president and chief intellectual property officer at title insurance provider First American Financial Corp. — Georgetown Title has been in Texas for more than 125 years, First American said in a statement following the acquisition. The company announced a healthy $7.1

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

As an organization dedicated to protecting property rights, the American Land Title Association (ALTA) wants to help ensure laws do not discriminate against or prevent people from legally purchasing real estate. Laws should also be clear on the role title insurance professionals play in facilitating transactions with foreign owners.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Lessinger joined the corporate side of the firm in 2020 when she sold her ownership interest in the brokerage and joined the RE/MAX world headquarters team. He returned to RE/MAX in 2019 to serve as chief customer officer before being named president in 2021 and adding the CEO title in 2022.

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Housing Wire

JULY 12, 2022

Volatile mortgage rates and economic uncertainty have rocked the housing market this year, challenging mortgage lenders, real estate agents, title companies and appraisal firms to adapt quickly to changing conditions. After just one year from its launch in 2020, the brokerage became the most followed real estate brand in the world.

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Housing Wire

MAY 11, 2021

This a great moment for real estate agents, brokerages, and MLSs,” said Aaron Kardell, Homespotter CEO. In March, Lone Wolf launched Digital Title Orders, a digital title solution allowing agents to select their preferred title provider and submit orders directly within a transaction.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 26, 2023

In a groundbreaking development for the real estate and mortgage industries, HousingWire has announced the successful merger of HousingWire Annual and RealTrends’ Gathering of Eagles. By joining forces, The Full Picture begins to emerge, creating business and knowledge opportunities for mortgage, real estate, title, and appraisal leaders.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Real estate brokerage and services company Anywhere Real Estate announced last week that it is appointing Tony Kueh as its first chief product officer. The Anywhere franchise, formerly known as Realogy , includes brokerages, consumer programs, lead generation, relocation, and title settlement services.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 9, 2024

With four commission lawsuits in play, Illinois currently holds the title for the most commission lawsuits in one state. In addition to the long running Moehrl commission lawsuit , as well as the Batton 1 and Batton 2 suits , the Prairie State is now home to the Tuccori suit, filed in early December 2023 by James Tuccori against @properties.

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