Housing Wire

MARCH 30, 2025

These loans pertain to multifamily mortgages, which are used for commercial properties with five or more units, such as apartment buildings. As always, you have to examine the data closely before concluding anything on the internet. However, the data references Freddie Mac ‘s Serious Delinquency levels on multifamily loans.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 15, 2025

“Many property owners assume that title insurance fully protects their title, but unfortunately, it may not always safeguard against post-closing fraud,” Jon Dovidio, chief strategy officer at EquityProtect, said in a statement. But these protections are limited by eligibility rules and property type, Dovidio added.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 24, 2025

Callan has more than five decades of experience in residential and commercial brokerage services, investment, development and financial leadership. No one else came close to Keller Williams when we assessed the top brands in real estate for culture, training, and technology. He has spent the past 31 years running PRG Group.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 24, 2022

Texas lender Mid America Mortgage rebranded as Click n’ Close to expand into the mortgage technology industry following the sale of the majority of its retail lending operations. Click n’ Close will retain retail operations related to its reverse mortgage and lending business for Native Americans, the company said Monday.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 10, 2025

Notably, the company recently launched its AI-powered website, Rocket.com , brought on Katie Sweeney as executive vice president of broker advocacy for Rocket Pro , made a Super Bowl commercial comeback and kicked off a companywide rebranding campaign. Redfin has always stood for that, representing the front end of the funnel.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 18, 2025

The title insurance industry is on track for steady expansion over the next decade, driven by surging real estate activity, advancing technology and tightening regulatory frameworks. As more people buy homes and businesses invest in commercial properties, demand for title insurance has grown significantly. billion in 2025 to $5.69

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

The virtual notary services industry has become increasingly popular amid the COVID-19 pandemic as businesses have adopted remote signatures to adhere to social distancing protocols while closing on mortgages and other loans. In July, DocuSign acquired Austin-based startup Liveoak Technologies for $38 million in an all-stock transaction.

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Housing Wire

JULY 31, 2022

Trusted by over 1 million users, NotaryCam’s eClose 360 platform allows borrowers to close anytime from pretty much anywhere. By utilizing the highest industry standard technologies, NotaryCam ensures secure connections and electronic surveillance that complies with SOC2 Type 2 certification. Rick Triola.

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Housing Wire

MAY 29, 2025

In addition, Two Harbors Investment acquired RoundPoint Mortgage Servicing and Rithm Capital closed a deal for Computershare Mortgage Services, bringing in Specialized Loan Servicing. Weve had a lot more inquiries; I dont think the paint is even close to dry yet, said Mullen of Onity Group.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 1, 2025

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Housing Wire

APRIL 29, 2025

Less than two months into the role, hes clear on his focus: organizational stability, deeper investments in agent education and technology, and measured expansion. Czarnacki is prioritizing investments in KW University, the company’s educational platform, and MAPS Coaching , as well as improvements to the Command technology platform.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 27, 2025

Is virtual staging finally ready for its close-up? Its proprietary AI technology can also remove furniture, declutter listing photos and create realistic renderings of landscaping and exterior renovations. Styldods AI virtual staging technology powers apps such as REimagineHome, among others. We think it is. The short answer?

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Agency title premiums and commercial title revenue also increased 23% and 70%, respectively during the fourth quarter. Commercial orders also increased, with the number of commercial orders opened increasing 13% and the number of commercial orders closed increasing 17% year over year. billion, with $1.0

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Housing Wire

MAY 3, 2023

Stavvy , a fintech company specializing in digital and remote collaboration for lending and real estate companies, announced on Wednesday a new partnership with WFG National Title Insurance Company (WFG) to provide the company and its customers with eClosing technology solutions.

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Housing Wire

JULY 18, 2024

It is our team’s job to understand how LeadingRE can best support them, which may mean recommending specific courses from our Institute learning platform, introducing technologies from a Solutions Group provider, engaging them in our commercial real estate program, or helping them build new development business through Destinations by LeadingRE.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 30, 2022

The title insurance space isn’t generally known for placing outsized bets on technology. We caught up with Hurst to talk about his new role and why the firm is looking to invest in commercial real estate tech startups and mortgage tech firms. The second area we have been focused on is commercial real estate. As of Sept.

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Housing Wire

MAY 24, 2021

Stavvy, a Boston-based fintech, announced Monday that it landed a $40 million Series A funding round led by Morningside Technology Ventures. Servicers must be powered by nimble technology to be heroes to borrowers, stalwarts to investors, and stewards of consumer protection to regulators. Presented by: Sagent Lending Technologies.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 5, 2021

Fidelity’s total commercial revenue was $347 million, an 89% increase year-over-year driven by a 65% increase in closed orders. Total commercial orders opened also increased 58% year over year. Second quarter refinance orders opened and closed both decreased this quarter — 25% and 5%, respectively, on a daily basis.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 28, 2022

First the market is shifting away from refinance transactions towards purchase and commercial transactions, which is where we have a greater market share. The Guide to Accelerating Closings in 2022. Like other “big four” member Stewart , First American’s commercial title volume and revenue saw big improvement from a year ago.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2025

While telepathy isnt an option, predictive analytics will get you pretty close. Agents can now spend time converting high-quality leads that are sure to turn into more closed deals instead of spending hours trying to identify potential sellers through expired MLS listings or door knocking. What does this mean for you?

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2023

Carolyn Monroe, the president of Old Republic’s title insurance segment, attributed the relatively small yearly drop in 2022 to a strong performance by the firm’s commercial title insurance sector. Commercial premiums reported for full year 2022 represented an all-time high for the title group.

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Housing Wire

JULY 28, 2022

Eppinger said the firm plans to continue investing in technology and other tools to improve the customer experience. The firm cited a 28% annual decrease in the number of open and closed title orders due to the “elevated interest rate environment,” for the drop in title income. billion, down 9% from the same quarter last year.

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Housing Wire

JULY 8, 2021

The transaction is expected to close within a month. Lereta, formerly known as Lenders’ Real Estate Taxes, also offers life-of-loan, basic, and commercial determinations, as well as portfolio reviews. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. It has over 4,000 clients, generally smaller lenders from across the U.S.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 25, 2022

Closing software provider Qualia has launched Qualia Application Programing Interface (API), according to an announcement on Wednesday. As part of that, we continue to develop technology that helps businesses engineer full end-to-end purchase and refinance experiences.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Leveraging our proprietary data extraction technology, we are currently maintaining more than 1,600 title plants covering nearly 80% of the U.S. This data is critical as it fuels our operational efficiency initiatives are title automation efforts and our ongoing efforts to digitize the real estate closing experience. population.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 9, 2024

As the firm looks to the future, executives said they are continuing to focus technological developments. Our investments include internally developed solutions and the deployment of technology through strategic partnerships and alliances. However, despite this uptick the title firm’s pre-tax income fell 6% annual to $33.4 million. “

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Housing Wire

JUNE 7, 2021

Jason Gordon, AmTrust Title president, said Bozzomo is “ideal” for the role based on his experience with complex commercial transactions — including retail, office and multifamily. Like most in the title and closing industry, underwriters have had to adapt to a post-pandemic housing industry.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Founded in 2016, it connects small-balance residential and commercial mortgage originators with institutional capital. Toorak Capital Partners is a leading provider of business-purpose mortgages backed by residential, multifamily and mixed-used properties.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Maxwell , a Wells Fargo -backed mortgage fintech, announced Wednesday that it has struck a deal to acquire the digital lending platform Revvin ( formerly known as MortgageHippo ) to enhance its point-of-sale technology. Marvin Chang, Revvin’s chief commercial officer, has stepped down to pursue an opportunity in academia.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Through the development of improved and sophisticated systems, protocols and technology, these operations leaders are driving their companies to growth and success. In its 8th year, the HW Insiders program is spotlighting the talented operations professionals who are laying the foundation of success for their organizations.

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Inman

MARCH 21, 2025

Commercial construction technology company BuildOps has arrived at unicorn" status a valuation of $1 billion upon closing a Series C round of funding totaling $127 million.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 14, 2022

A seasoned retail and commercial banking salesman in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the 39-year-old Woodward joined Interfirst Mortgage as a loan officer in October 2020 after a recommendation from an old college friend. Interfirst purchased refinance leads and sent them to Woodward to close. The work was not complex, he said.

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Housing Wire

JULY 26, 2021

New entrants continue to join the market with better technology and digital processes to simplify the loan process and provide fast closing experiences to meet consumer needs. In 2019, for example, one national lender reportedly spent $100 million to develop a digital platform that could originate and close transactions in eight days.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Meanwhile, Spring EQ will be able enhance its platform through further investments in technology, new commercial opportunities and growth-based operational initiatives, the company said. The deal is subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals. accelerates.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

The acquisition was made for $250 million in cash and is expected to close by the end of this year, pending closing conditions and review, according to a release. PROJETO uses virtual reality technology which allows clients to be put in a virtual representation of a property that hasn’t been built yet. starting in January.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 31, 2021

This slows the search and underwriting processes, makes them more prone to errors and delays closings at the expense of the homebuyer. DataTrace delivers advanced real estate data and title search technology and automated examination and production solutions used by leading title and settlement service companies.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 1, 2021

“Integrating Surefire’s capabilities within the wider Black Knight mortgage technology ecosystem will make it possible for lender clients of all sizes to close more loans and create customers for life.” At the time of the acquisition, Black Knight said it planned to eventually offer a 100% digital closing.

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