Housing Wire

APRIL 26, 2024

In certain circumstances, the program would allow for inclusion of “an ‘interested party contribution’ [of] up to six percent of the sales price,” according to the original plan. Changing course In October, FHA published proposed guidance for the H4P program in the Federal Register.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Fannie Mae has completed the sale of its 27 th reperforming-loan offering since the inaugural transaction in 2016. The deal represents Fannie Mae’s fourth reperforming-loan sale this year and involves a total of some 6,060 loans valued at $986.4 Terms of the sale were not disclosed. million; pool 2, 2,217 loans valued at $338.9

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Housing Wire

MARCH 18, 2022

I closed 28 H4P transactions last year, over 1% of the national total. I subsequently have developed two more CE classes that only deal with HECM loans. The post Reverse mortgage originator: real estate CE helps close more purchase loans appeared first on HousingWire.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 11, 2024

Kaye and Baker each bring $200 million in career sales volume to the firm, according to its press release. During her career, Kaye has developed expertise in luxury properties, as well as new development sales and marketing. 351 among small teams in New York state by sales volume, according to 2023 rankings by RealTrends.

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Inman

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The sale of the Como Residences penthouse, located on the exclusive Palm Jumeirah archipelago, is the priciest ever to close in Dubai. The penthouse is expected to be complete in late 2027.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 14, 2022

Fannie Mae has chosen the winning bidder for its inaugural nonperforming loan sale of 2022, a deal involving 3,223 loans with an unpaid principal balance of $477.2 The transaction, which represents Fannie Mae’s first nonperforming loans sale this year, is slated to close July 27. Terms of the sale were not disclosed.

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RIS Media

JANUARY 25, 2024

New home sales reversed course in December after a two-month downward slide, thanks to falling interest rates in the closing weeks of 2023 that helped to bring buyers off the sidelines and provide a boost for new home sales. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Data from the U.S.

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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. Electronic closings supported by remote online notarization (RON) offer advantages to notaries, borrowers and lenders.

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Housing Wire

JULY 7, 2021

Cooper Group announced on Tuesday the sale of its reverse mortgage servicing portfolio – operating under the Champion Mortgage brand – to Mortgage Assets Management (MAM). The development is particularly notable due to the recent activity of MAM in the realm of reverse mortgage servicing. The sale of Champion.

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RIS Media

MAY 22, 2023

Over the past few years, closing a real estate deal was easy for many real estate agents. The actual closing seemed like just a formality. Homes flew off the market almost as soon as they were listed.

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HomeLight

MARCH 27, 2024

You’ve closed the sale, and you arrive with the moving truck only to discover the previous homeowner or tenant is still living in the house. What do you do if a seller refuses to leave the home after closing? When the buyer does a walkthrough, and if the people aren’t out yet, the buyer can say, ‘I’m not closing.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 15, 2024

Mortgage pros have closely monitored the commission lawsuit developments since a Kansas City, Missouri jury determined that NAR, HomeServices of America , and Keller Williams conspired to inflate or maintain high commission rates through NAR’s so-called Participation Rule.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 30, 2021

ServiceLink, which is backed by Fidelity National Financial, meets the unique needs of wholesale lenders by providing title insurance, appraisals, flood certificates and closing services. Our EXOS Title technology offers accelerated title decisioning and a definitive clear-to-close timeline in seconds.

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RIS Media

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Closing on a house culminates weeks or months of house hunting, negotiations, and paperwork. You will learn what is required to close a house and the items needed for a home closing. Closing on a house isn’t rocket science,… The post What is Needed to Close on a House appeared first on RISMedia.

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RIS Media

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

A year ago, in March 2020, on the heels of an active January/February that set the year up as a strong one for home sales, the reality of COVID-19 hit the U.S. “Our advice was for them to reach out to people with kindness and a helping hand—not a sales pitch. They developed new shows for Facebook Live. total of 5.64

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Calculated Risk Real Estate

APRIL 23, 2024

The Census Bureau reports New Home Sales in March were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of 693 thousand. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. emphasis added The first graph shows New Home Sales vs. recessions since 1963. The dashed line is the current sales rate. months from 8.8

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Housing Wire

MARCH 7, 2024

Connecticut-headquartered mortgage servicer and lender Planet Home Lending has hired Doug Long as senior vice president and divisional sales manager. This synergy allows Planet to offer unparalleled operational support to its sales professionals, along with no hidden overlays and some of the industry’s best turn times.”

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Housing Wire

MARCH 12, 2024

Wells Fargo -backed mortgage fintech Maxwell rolled out a point-of-sale (POS) feature that offers tailored workflows and integrations. Lenders can choose to integrate and configure many third-party services such as verification of asset, verification of employment/ verification of income , e-signing and e-closing.

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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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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The acquisition is still subject to regulatory approval, but it is expected to close during the first half of 2024. Prior to the sale closing, Old Republic said it expects to receive a final fourth quarter dividend of $25 million from the segment. year over year, and a net income of $52.6 million, compared to a net loss of $91.7

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Housing Wire

MARCH 27, 2024

Earlier this month, the NAR announced the settlement of various lawsuits filed by home sellers, which allege that the real estate industry colluded to keep agent commissions artificially high at 5% to 6% of a home’s sale price. Concerns over the existing VA policies have been echoed among mortgage professionals.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 2, 2024

Steinway, who closed more than $1.5 billion of loan volume in his nearly 30-year career, started at NAF on April 1 as its vice president producing area sales manager tasked with expanding the lender’s footprint in the Chicagoland area.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 24, 2023

In this new role, Fisher will uncover new growth strategies and sales processes, and expand Livian’s market center teams. Previously, he was also vice president of global development at Anywhere Real Estate and a senior business advisor at Zillow. They closed $1.45 billion in sales volume in 2022, ranking No.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

A core focus for The Home Squad has always been agent development and empowerment, and we believe this mutual philosophy that we share with SERHANT. In 2023, The Home Squad closed $86 million in sales volume, according to the release. is essential for a thriving and sustainable real estate business.” In April of 2023, SERHANT.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 11, 2024

Digital mortgage automation solution provider Floify launched a mortgage point-of-sale (POS) platform for lenders. ” Floify plans to roll out new integrations with popular borrower verification report providers and an e-closing vendor, as well as enhanced functionality with existing integration partners in the coming months.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Not helping FHA, VA borrowers get off the sidelines Under current FHA rules, sellers can contribute up to 6% in concessions to FHA borrowers to cover closing costs, prepaid expenses and discount points. “But agent commissions have never been a closing cost from a buyer perspective.

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Toronto Realty Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

What does it mean when the real estate market is slow, prices have declined, pre-construction sales and prices are even more sluggish, and yet some pre-construction condominium developers in the midtown area are currently charging up to $2,000 per square foot? ” Or maybe these developers know something I don’t.

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Housing Wire

JULY 5, 2023

District Court for the Western District of Texas by a group of current and former staffers from the company’s bilingual mortgage sales team alleging race-based discrimination. For example, Wells Fargo has developed an ‘Earn the Business’ program for the Bilingual team.

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HomeLight

APRIL 22, 2024

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 17, 2024

For real estate professionals, this option presents an opportunity to capture more sales. They are able to maximize their cash investment on a new home and more comfortably afford an upscale home or a property in a more desirable location — whether it be closer to family or in a luxury housing development with additional amenities.

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Sotheby's International Real Estate

JANUARY 20, 2022

Showcasing the height of new luxury construction in some of the world’s most sought after locations, let’s explore an exclusive new development from our worldwide network. This brand new, magnificent property for sale in Ordino is in an exclusive residential area located in the middle of nature with breathtaking views.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 16, 2022

California-based ICE Mortgage Technology announced this week two enterprise agreements to integrate its eClose solution to Maxwell and Roostify platforms, enabling a more streamlined closing process for lenders and borrowers. Encompass eClose will be part of the mortgage fintech Maxwell’s point-of-sale platform.

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Realty Biz

JUNE 7, 2023

What to Know About Final Walk-Through Problems There are many steps to successfully closing on a home, from making an offer to inspect the house by a professional to get your mortgage commitment to sitting at a closing table. One final step in the closing process is a final walk-through before getting to the closing table.

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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. The financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

They’ll want to know you have what it takes to close the type of deal they are looking for, and that you can help them reach their financial goals. To begin with, his reputation for excellence is ironclad: over a decade of experience as a real estate broker and over $300,000,000 in total sales. So let your personality shine.

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Realty Biz

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Digital closing software startup Endpoint Closing Inc. Founded in 2018, Los Angeles-based Endpoint was developed by First American in collaborationwith BCG Digital Ventures, which is the investment and incubation arm of Boston Consulting Group. it said this week. billion worth of transactions so far.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 11, 2024

So, from origination to processing, closing, sales and servicing — we don’t have the servicing piece, but we connect the dots into servicing for valuation and analytics, and so on. SS: We brought over a fairly significant team from the acquisition that closed in mid-September and we’ve been adding to that team.

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