Housing Wire

MARCH 1, 2021

The closing process, that time between underwriting approval and the actual closing, is the mortgage industry’s not-so-secret Achilles’ heel. That’s not a knock on the good professionals who enact minor miracles choreographing the multi-faceted ballet that is a typical closing. Let’s admit it.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Any person involved in selling a home knows that you cannot increase the price of your home randomly to cover the cost of commissions and other closing costs. The market sets the price of the home, and it cares little for closing costs — or what the homeowner invested in it — when determining the price for which it will sell.

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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

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Now, thanks to United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) CEO Mat Ishbia’s recent announcement that his company is hiring attorneys to review title and closing documents, AOLs and the risks associated with them, have been a hot topic at this year’s ALTA One conference. It is also the third-biggest source of claims in our industry right now.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

HW Media CEO Clayton Collins and Scott Happ, president of Secondary Marketing Technologies at Black Knight, discuss Black Knight’s acquisition of Optimal Blue and what the industry can expect from the company’s new Secondary Marketing Technologies division. Presented by: Black Knight.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 3, 2024

This policy requires brokers not to shop after locking a loan, which in the mortgage industry usually occurs at the beginning of the loan process. In addition, UWM borrower origination costs are $2,500 more than the most competitively priced lenders (those whose origination costs are at the 20th percentile), the lawsuit contends. “If

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Housing Wire

MAY 12, 2022

Worsening market conditions are only going to accelerate an already hyper-competitive mortgage lending industry that is still learning to adapt to post-pandemic homebuying behaviors. Technology has been the focal point of that evolution more out of necessity than some consensus that homebuyers don’t want to interact with their lenders at all.

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Realty Biz

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Digital closing software startup Endpoint Closing Inc. Endpoint sells a mobile-backed platform that relies on artificial intelligence-powered smarts to streamline document submission and handling and speed up the time it takes to close on a home sale. it said this week. billion worth of transactions so far.

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Housing Wire

MAY 5, 2023

HFAs provide affordable homeownership options to low- and moderate-income borrowers through down payment and closing cost assistance, as well as reduced mortgage payments. Optimal Blue , a division of Black Knight, Inc. Black Knight, Inc.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The resources help families with 80% or less of the area median income for down payments or closing costs, for example. “For all of us that have been in this industry for quite some time, we’ve been looking for ways to advance racial equity in homeownership,” Bazemore said.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

SW: Looking at the mortgage space, what are some of the challenges when it comes to technology? JC: There are several, but I think for IMBs specifically, it’s finding a way to get a stable investment track — something that allows you then to be able to continue to build in good times and bad times, because this industry is so boom/bust.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 19, 2021

The underlying dynamics, timing and skill sets required to support purchase transactions are much more complex than a refinance, in which the primary focus is on the interest rate and associated closing costs. The talent situation has in turn made maintaining service levels a difficult and extremely costly endeavor.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

In an interview this week with HousingWire, the 40-year-old Ishbia dished on how the third quarter is shaping up , capacity limits in the mortgage industry, the likely impact of the upcoming adverse market fee , and the company’s latest low-rate mortgage product, a 30-year fixed cash-out refi at rates as low as 2.5%.

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Housing Wire

MAY 17, 2023

With regard to the mortgage business, Walters said the company will be competitive in pricing and opportunistic on M&A deals since some competitors are struggling and excess capacity is exiting the industry. Walters : If we’re not at or near a bottom, we’re getting close. A credit card is always relevant.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

And while there is no legal limit on how many times a mortgage may be refinanced, closing costs and interest rate cycles effectively limit the number of times any given homeowner will pursue this option. Consider, too, that the pandemic has given consumers a big push when it comes to expanding their technology comfort zones.

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Housing Wire

MAY 9, 2022

Closing costs for homeowners who jumped on the refi wave in 2021 increased at less than one-third the pace of closing costs for home purchases as homebuyers had to cope with a hot market that fueled higher home-sale prices and related settlement costs. How to avoid home closing delays in 2022.

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RIS Media

MARCH 31, 2022

Agents need to stay current on changes in the industry and their local market. The right training resources expand industry and entrepreneurial knowledge to fuel growth at any stage. Technology-Empowered. Access to technology that makes it simple to run their real estate business will boost agent productivity.

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RIS Media

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

notched the best year in its history, growing its footprint and garnering several accolades from prominent industry publications, the company reported. We have the most robust business platform in the industry, which allows our associates to do more business,” said Denise Smith, president of Real Estate Services for the Weichert Companies.

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GeekEstate

AUGUST 19, 2021

Consumers are trusting professionals in the industry to take care of them and the buying and selling of their largest assets, so we have to be prepared for deceit. This is only one story of many that has inspired us to make a change in the money transfer process in the real estate industry. Revolutionary Technology in Real Estate.

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Real Trends

MARCH 9, 2022

While title insurance may be less understood by homebuyers, who may see it as just another fee involved in the closing process, it’s important for them to understand the many benefits title insurance provides and the dangers that can be incurred without it. This insurance is a one-time fee paid upfront during the closing process.

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Realty Biz

JUNE 4, 2021

says it’s in growth mode after closing on a $60 million round of funding led by Zigg Capital. Spruce was founded in 2016 and has developed a real estate transaction platform that helps mortgage lenders, real estate investors, iBuyers and other PropTech firms manage closing and title processes. PropTech startup Spruce Holdings Inc.

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HomeLight

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Receive your offer within a week and close in as little as 10 days. We Buy Houses companies in Phoenix typically promise to give home sellers quick, convenient all-cash offers, and exceptionally speedy closings, often wrapping up the property sale in as few as seven days. With a signed sales agreement, the closing process will begin.

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HomeLight

APRIL 14, 2023

Receive your offer within a week and close in as little as 10 days. With a signed sales agreement, the closing process will begin. Some house-buying companies will initially provide a large deposit or funds to assist the seller with moving costs. Close the sale and get paid quickly. Individual investor fees may vary.

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HomeLight

APRIL 11, 2023

Receive your offer within a week and close in as little as 10 days. Request Offer Working with house-buying companies in Fort Worth We Buy Houses companies in Fort Worth typically promise to give home sellers quick, convenient all-cash offers and exceptionally speedy closings, often wrapping up the property sale in as few as seven days.

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HomeLight

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Receive your offer within a week and close in as little as 10 days. We Buy Houses companies in Denver typically promise to give home sellers quick, convenient all-cash offers, and exceptionally speedy closings, often wrapping up the property sale in as few as seven days. With a signed sales agreement, the closing process will begin.

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HomeLight

JANUARY 25, 2023

Receive your offer within a week and close in as little as 10 days. With a signed sales agreement, the closing process will begin. Some house-buying companies will initially provide a large deposit or funds to assist the seller with moving costs. Close the sale and get paid quickly. Available to sellers in Pembroke Pines.

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HomeLight

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Receive your offer within a week and close in as little as 10 days. Request Offer Working with house-buying companies in Kissimmee We Buy Houses companies in Kissimmee typically promise to give home sellers quick, convenient all-cash offers, and exceptionally speedy closings, often wrapping up the property sale in as few as seven days.

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HomeLight

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Receive your offer within a week and close in as little as 10 days. With a signed sales agreement, the closing process will begin. Some house-buying companies will initially provide a large deposit or funds to assist the seller with moving costs. Close the sale and get paid quickly. Individual investor fees may vary.

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HomeLight

APRIL 11, 2023

Receive your offer within a week and close in as little as 10 days. With a signed sales agreement, the closing process will begin. Some house-buying companies will initially provide a large deposit or funds to assist the seller with moving costs. Close the sale and get paid quickly. Available to sellers in Santa Barbara.

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HomeLight

JANUARY 19, 2023

Receive your offer within a week and close in as little as 10 days. Request Offer Working with house-buying companies in Bakersfield We Buy Houses companies in Bakersfield typically promise to give home sellers quick, convenient all-cash offers, and exceptionally speedy closings, often wrapping up the property sale in as few as seven days.

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HomeLight

JANUARY 25, 2023

Receive your offer within a week and close in as little as 10 days. Request Offer Working with house-buying companies in Bradenton We Buy Houses companies in Bradenton typically promise to give home sellers quick, convenient all-cash offers, and exceptionally speedy closings, often wrapping up the property sale in as few as seven days.

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HomeLight

APRIL 11, 2023

Receive your offer within a week and close in as little as 10 days. Request Offer Working with house-buying companies in Waco We Buy Houses companies in Waco typically promise to give home sellers quick, convenient all-cash offers, and exceptionally speedy closings, often wrapping up the property sale in as few as seven days.

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Real Trends

MAY 9, 2023

And yet, in today’s world of technology, instant gratification and misinformation, local MLS broker marketplaces and real estate professionals can be taken for granted. You understand and provide guidance on the financial aspects of the transaction, like mortgage rates, closing costs and appraisals. That’s a story worth telling.

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HomeLight

APRIL 11, 2023

Or maybe you need to sell rapidly to settle a divorce or you have inherited a house that needs to be sold to close out an estate quickly and easily from out of state. Receive your offer within a week and close in as little as 10 days. With a signed sales agreement, the closing process will begin.

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HomeLight

JANUARY 24, 2023

Receive your offer within a week and close in as little as 10 days. Request Offer Working with house-buying companies in Lake Worth We Buy Houses companies in Lake Worth typically promise to give home sellers quick, convenient all-cash offers, and exceptionally speedy closings, often wrapping up the property sale in as few as seven days.

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HomeLight

JANUARY 24, 2023

Receive your offer within a week and close in as little as 10 days. Request Offer Working with house-buying companies in Killeen We Buy Houses companies in Killeen typically promise to give home sellers quick, convenient all-cash offers, and exceptionally speedy closings, often wrapping up the property sale in as few as seven days.

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HomeLight

JANUARY 24, 2023

Receive your offer within a week and close in as little as 10 days. Request Offer Working with house-buying companies in San Antonio We Buy Houses companies in San Antonio typically promise to give home sellers quick, convenient all-cash offers, and exceptionally speedy closings, often wrapping up the property sale in as few as seven days.

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