Housing Wire

JANUARY 12, 2023

Are you closing as quickly as you’d like? The title and settlement processes should never hold you back from meeting your home equity application-to-close goals. Leading-edge technology products/solutions. Technology solutions can vary widely from one provider to another. Technology has made title a whole new game.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Lenders who are modernizing across the entire scope of the origination journey — digitizing processes from application and title through close and post-close — are building unprecedented momentum for their businesses. Technology makes this possible as it builds new efficiencies. 60% cited speed.

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RIS Media

MAY 4, 2022

In today’s overheated market many buyers are waiving home inspections to get their offer considered at all. But does that mean they should skip the inspection? Even after the sale, a home inspection is the best way for your clients to learn about their new home. Second, the home inspection can reveal potential safety concerns.

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Real Trends

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

The wild ride that caused a home buying and selling spree became a bit of a noticeable issue in the home inspection industry around the third quarter of 2021. Waiving contingencies, including the home inspection. Realtors wanted to close deals, of course, but they definitely wanted to do what was best for their buyers or sellers.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 1, 2021

eMerge, a company that offers alternative valuation solutions, including broker price opinions (BPOs), will allow Accurate Group to increase its broker network and leverage property inspection technology, the company said. Also, its total value of transactions closed and recorded since 2010 is over $436 billion.

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Realty Biz

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

While there are many reasons as to why that is, technology in real estate certainly played a major part. Real estate technology has come a long way in a short time. Today, real estate technology has evolved to include smart phones, real estate robotics, and a host of other innovative technologies. Property Management.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 8, 2022

We are completing purchase appraisals today in two to three days on a regular basis using that product, but it has to be supplemented with technology and data collection in today’s environment,” Rose said. We are effectively increasing the supply of people who can go and facilitate inspections in the industry,” Zitin said.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Lenders that may have been holding out on embracing automation and technology were forced to adapt at breakneck speed to continue to serve customers. Technology that had long been available, but never saw the level of adoption the industry would have hoped for, was now in high demand. Technology as the new table stakes.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 11, 2023

They ensure that all conditions of the sale have been met and manage the disbursement of funds at closing. The buyer must wait for bank approval, secure financing, complete inspections and perform last-minute walk-throughs to ensure all necessary documents and requirements are being processed. How has technology impacted the industry?

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Curbio , a provider of pre-sale home improvement services that requires payment at closing, will provide its “Build Your Own Estimate” mobile app to NAR members, which offers free repair estimates for home inspections upon the upload of a PDF document. Founded in 2017, Curbio is based in Potomac, Md.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler sat down with Scot Rose , CIO at Class Valuation , to talk about innovation in the appraisal space and how the technology being deployed for appraisal modernization can actually protect appraisers. SW: How do you think about technology and prioritizing what to do next? What’s changing there?

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Housing Wire

MARCH 10, 2023

.” In a statement Friday, Accurate Group said it has completed more than three million property data inspections and hybrid appraisals through its ValueNet suite of products. Our appraisal, property inspection, title and closing technologies are designed to plug into any digital platform.”

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Housing Wire

JULY 11, 2022

Black Knight this week launched a tool that enables lenders to compare loan estimates and closing disclosures from closed loans to minimize expenses in a higher rate environment. Black Knight, which has agreed to be bought by rival ICE Mortgage Technology in a deal v alued at $13.1

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Today, borrowers expect to close fast. A small issue within the title process can have an impact on the length of the closing process, impacting mortgage lenders and borrowers. Luckily, the technology and infrastructure we had in place at ServiceLink kept our client service uninterrupted.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2021

The Doma Intelligence platform works by automating many of the rote tasks of the closing process including retrieving and analyzing documents that need to be searched. Doma Intelligence is used by Chase , Wells Fargo , Homepoint and PennyMac to automate portions of their closings.

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HomeLight

JANUARY 12, 2022

How long does closing take from here? Next steps include the home inspection, appraisal, and final paperwork. But the time required to process and underwrite the loan will be in large part what dictates the length of your closing. Average time to close. Source: Ice Mortgage Technologies , Data for Sept.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 5, 2022

Tasks like scheduling, property inspection and driving comps adds a great deal of time to the process. First, we need to ensure that property inspections are completed quickly and thoroughly and that the data is presented to the appraiser in an efficient manner. HW: How can appraisal modernization enhance the valuation process?

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Housing Wire

JUNE 27, 2023

Automated mortgage technology provider Lender Toolkit announced this week that it has integrated with Reggora , an appraisal management software company that focuses on modernizing residential real estate valuations for mortgage lenders. “We are excited about the integration of our platform with Lender Toolkit’s AI Underwriter.

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Housing Wire

JULY 12, 2022

Luke Tomaszewski, an appraiser doing home inspections in the aftermath of the housing bust, was traveling as much as an hour across Chicago just to snap exterior photos of bank-owned properties. At $50 to $100 per inspection, according to ProxyPics, it’s certainly less expensive than sending an appraiser.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 13, 2021

Gridiron , which closed a $1.35 It would appear a good fit with Class Valuation, a fast-growing AMC with a technology bent. Class Valuation is busy working to integrate technology solutions to address the considerable capacity issues in appraisal, mostly due to record volumes but also a shortage of appraisers.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Since launching in 2015, Xome has become a one-stop-shop for the entire real estate experience connecting every major touchpoint in the transaction process, from finding a home to closing the loan. In light of the pandemic, mortgage companies have a great opportunity to leverage digital technologies in unique ways.

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HomeLight

OCTOBER 29, 2021

You still have to make it through the house closing process, where inspections , credit problems, or paperwork issues can trip you up. The closing process fills several weeks as you navigate through multiple steps to make it to the closing table. How long does the house closing process take?

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 15, 2021

Porch, led by CEO Matt Ehrlichman, acquired home insurance company Homeowners of America , mover marketing and data firm V12 , home inspection company Palm-Tech and roofing contractor software company iRoofing. Trading halted on Thursday and closed at a 5% gain to $15.93. Presented by: Black Knight.

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Housing Wire

MAY 24, 2022

A Fannie Mae survey published in mid-May found that mortgage lenders see value in appraisal modernization, specifically in the implementation of non-traditional appraisals and inspection-based appraisal waivers. However, they have several more pressing priorities when it comes to what they’re investing in.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 9, 2022

With a fixed rate for as many as 20 years, RenoFi’s fixed-rate home equity loan provides 100% of the funds, as much as $500,000, directly to the homeowner at the time of closing, according to a news release from the startup. The new product is an addition to RenoFi’s variable rate HELOCs, which allow homeowners to borrow against their equity.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Even recently, with technologies like virtual tours or dollhouse-style immersive walkthroughs that provide floor plans, those services can be expensive and require special training and equipment and take a long time to collect data, Allen explains. And properties in the United States are very large and complex.”.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 12, 2021

At each stage of the buying process, there are multiple siloed transactions, from appraisals, inspections and settlements to mortgage payments and homeowners’ insurance. Digitalization in the home lending industry does not always require companies to entirely invent new technology solutions. Right Processes Drive the Best Results.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 3, 2023

Too many real estate agents are watching artificial intelligence (AI) from the sidelines, assuming technology will never replace them. However, it was deemed as too challenging technologically so it languished. Both are excellent uses of the technology to save time. So how can real estate agents be so cavalier about their job?

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

“We were eager to be able to close [the lawsuit] so we could get some relief for the communities.” The spokesperson highlighted a number of improvements to its REO maintenance practices, including adopting mobile technology and better fair housing compliance guidance for vendors.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Further, Fannie notes, “Leveraging the wealth of big data, the power of advanced analytics, and the speed of technology, appraisers can perform desktop appraisals without physically inspecting the property.” ” Amazing, right? What about AVMs? AVMs don’t account for commercial influence.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 31, 2021

Clear Capital’s suite of field valuations, real estate analytics, and platform technology solutions help servicers prevent fraud, check the accuracy of completed appraisals and broker price opinions (BPOs), conduct portfolio valuation analysis and updates, and help with disposition analysis on distressed loans.

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The Residential Specialist

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

So, I took it upon myself to learn more about it and found that a new build may be expensive up front, but when we look at the one-, five- or 20-year projections, and after considering the new technology and energy efficiencies that builders add, it isn’t actually more expensive.” Diana Galavis, CRS, broker associate at Watson Realty Corp.

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HomeLight

APRIL 16, 2024

This enables you to skip many of the typical hassles of selling a house (repairs, showings, open houses), and close in as little as 10 days. Founded in 2014 , Opendoor can provide a fast, seamless way to sell your home without the traditional hassles of listings, showings, and uncertain closing dates.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 1, 2023

Thankfully, recent technological innovations in climate science and analytics allow us to quantify the true impact of climate risk, and it goes well beyond the 100-year floodplain designation to which we’ve grown accustomed.

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Lighter Side of Real Estate

APRIL 10, 2024

Well, because it could end up costing you more than you think you’ll be saving… 55,000 Examples of Sellers Who Lost Money The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently came to the rescue of 55,000 home sellers who were misled by an online home buying company called Opendoor Technologies.

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Enertiv

APRIL 22, 2020

Fortunately, technology has made that initiative easier and more affordable. When it’s very cold or very hot and windows remain closed, the air coming out of vents may be completely recirculated, leading to very high risk of infection during outbreaks.

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Realty Biz

JUNE 20, 2023

Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) are two technologies that are being increasingly integrated into the real estate sector. Throwing Its Hat Into the Ring Apple’s headset is vastly different than many others on the market today, with the technology more closely aligned with gaming and entertainment.

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