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

APRIL 18, 2023

Pampulov will be responsible for the development of PunchListUSA’s proprietary products, data infrastructure, home lifecycle services, and predictive pricing models, according to the firm. “I Pampulov comes to PunchList USA with two decades of experience in real estate data strategy and product development.

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Inspection Technology Investor Development 333

Housing Wire

MAY 15, 2024

As of now, the agency’s proposal calls for keeping the CES loans in portfolio for six to nine months until it can develop a system for issuing second-mortgage guaranteed securities against the loans, which would carry 20-year fixed-rate terms. This provides homeowners with a cost-effective alternative for accessing the equity in their homes.”

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Equity Loans Investor Mortgages 398

Housing Wire

JANUARY 16, 2024

Ginnie Mae intends to develop a new reverse mortgage-backed security product enabling the acquisition of loans from an HMBS pool above the existing 98% maximum claim amount (MCA) requirement, according to a new announcement. HECM warrants special attention because of demographic trends, and the financial circumstances of older Americans.

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Mortgages Bankruptcy Loans Equity 380

Housing Wire

MAY 15, 2024

As of now, the agency’s proposal calls for keeping the CES loans in portfolio for six to nine months until it can develop a system for issuing second-mortgage guaranteed securities against the loans, which would carry 20-year fixed-rate terms. This provides homeowners with a cost-effective alternative for accessing the equity in their homes.”

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Equity Marketing Loans Investor 335

Housing Wire

APRIL 19, 2022

At an investor conference last fall, Redwood Trust Inc. Vesta Equity , another blockchain-enabled marketplace for tokenized home-equity investments. “As The Vesta Equity and Dwellsy investments were made in partnership with Frontiers Capital. The amount of the investments was not revealed.

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Equity Technology Investor Residential 350

Realty Biz

JANUARY 10, 2022

Many more people live in the surrounding area on acreage or at least large lots that have been individually developed. We think there might be good money to be made by developing the acreage into a residential development with large lots (1/2 acre each). How do real estate developers make money? Thanks in advance.

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Development Land Due diligence Investor 119

Housing Wire

AUGUST 25, 2022

During the second-quarter earnings season, executives from publicly traded mortgage lenders detailed their forays into jumbo loans, non-qualified mortgages, reverse mortgages, home equity products and even personal loans. UWM in March also launched a bank statement product for self-employed borrowers and loans for real estate investors.

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Mortgages Equity Loans Seller concession 389

Housing Wire

MAY 17, 2022

Private equity firm Narrow Gauge Capital (NGC) acquired Inco-Check, LLC , a provider of quality control audit mortgage software and fraud prevention services. Founded in 2000, Irvine, California-based Inco-Check leverages its proprietary web-based platform to support GSE, regulatory agency, and investor requirements.

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Equity Investor Lending Technology 310

Housing Wire

JUNE 27, 2023

The list includes potential irregularities regarding the Community Development Financial Institutions ( CDFI ) regulations, specifically a rule requiring lenders to provide annual documentation attesting that 60% of their loans go to the target markets certified by the U.S. ”

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Loans Investor Banks Lending 319

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

KBRA Analytics , an affiliate of Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA), has acquired digital-information service Direct Lending Deals , which offers investors and loan originators coverage of deal data, news and analysis in the direct-lending sector.

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Lending Finance Investor Equity 359

Housing Wire

JANUARY 12, 2024

As a marketer by profession, I tend to put these companies into categories to create a narrative and to develop brand specificity. Investors’ No. I am humble enough to understand that the audience for this piece is far more capable than I am in developing ideas and creating value. 1 job is to optimize shareholder value.

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Finance Principal Residential Development 358

GeekEstate

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

[Adapted from The Rise of Climate Tech and NYC’s Developing Climate Hubs from Proptech Consulting LLC ] New York City is the nation’s epicenter for the financial, real estate, and media industries. The city will issue a request for proposal this year to develop prototyping labs and testing platforms. billion in 2022 to $663.8

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Development Technology Investor Industrial 64

Housing Wire

APRIL 22, 2024

I would be happy to give you an equity analysis and let you know how much equity you have in your home. Targeting investors and tailoring your real estate prospecting letters to their needs and is very smart. If you have them, I would also include an insert with any testimonials you have from investor clients.

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Broke Agent Media

APRIL 26, 2023

BAM Key Details: A new Redfin report finds real estate investors lost money on about one of every seven (13.5%) U.S. A new Redfin report shows real estate investors losing money on close to one of every seven (13.5%) U.S. And while most of these investors still managed to reap gains on their properties, those gains have gotten smaller.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 26, 2022

Karl Jacob, CEO and co-founder of LoanSnap , said the cyrpto-mortgage system his company has developed can originate more than just loans that LoanSnap mints. The crypto-mortgages originated by LoanSnap so far are more akin to home-equity loans as opposed to home-purchase or rate-and-term refinance loans. Oasis Pro Markets is a U.S.-regulated

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Due diligence Mortgages Equity Loans 438

Inman

MAY 18, 2023

The founder and chairman of Equity Residential had interests spanning real estate, manufacturing, healthcare and media, among other sectors.

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Investor Equity Residential Development 143

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Surveyed professionals also pointed to finding investor clients and have had success with products such as non-qualified mortgages ( non-QM s), down payment assistance programs (DPAs) and home equity line of credits ( HELOC s).

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Mortgages Marketing Banks New Construction 382

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

In addition, the ETF invests in MBS backed by loan pools sourced from non-traditional loan originators, including Community Development Financial Institutions and minority-owned banks. Among Impact Shares’ partners are the NAACP, the YWCA , the United Nations Capital Development Fund and more, according to Owens.

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Closing Marketing Investor Banks 416

Housing Wire

MAY 13, 2024

Residential sale-leaseback platform EasyKnock has acquired the assets of home equity investment firm HomePace , the company exclusively told HousingWire on Monday. HomePace, founded in 2020, specializes in helping homeowners access their equity through home equity agreements. Meanwhile, more than 9 million U.S.

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Equity Purchase and sale agreement Residential Investor 340

Propmodo

JANUARY 13, 2024

But amid this gloomy outlook, one development firm in the city is contrasting the negative view of the office and finding ways to get offices designed, financed, and completed. GDS Development (GDSNY) was launched in 2007 by architects Michael Kirchmann and Alan Rudikoff. Less than 7.2 So far, GDSNY has completed more than $4.5

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Development Lending Finance Commercial 57

Propmodo

JANUARY 10, 2023

While there are several reasons for this, one that stands out is a lack of a clear strategy for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) that commercial firms can adhere to. The post Commercial Real Estate Still Lacks Diversity, But a New Equity Rating May Accelerate Inclusion appeared first on Propmodo.

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Commercial Equity Investor Industrial 84

Housing Wire

JULY 24, 2023

Some investors have noted that a settlement could signal the FTC’s willingness to accept last-minute divestitures, as well as sign off on financial (private equity) buyers, which the FTC has historically viewed as uncompetitive, according to KBW.

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Realty Biz

JULY 31, 2023

From his investment firm to the largest self-storage co-op, a tech company, and more, Osborne has helped create a self-storage one-stop shop, making it easier than ever for both seasoned and beginner investors to enter this space and find success. There were no books sharing insights, mentors offering guidance, or even that many investors.

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Toronto Realty Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2023

So much so, in fact, that I was going to skip Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s comments from October whereby he blamed high housing prices on investors. Half of all condos are owned by investors? So if investors aren’t buying them, they aren’t built, and if they aren’t built, then our housing crisis is worse.

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Investor Construction Equity Finance 68

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Amid protests set off by George Floyd’s death, Fannie Mae ’s CEO issued a public statement about its commitment to racial equity. I told him, ‘We have this serious racial equity issue still pending, and I hope Fannie Mae is serious about it.’” Instead, investors bought the run-down properties in bulk sales.

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Equity Inspection Real-estate owned Residential 374

Housing Wire

MAY 24, 2021

COVID19 certainly accelerated development and focus on servicing, coming out of 2019 with record low default and foreclosure.”. Servicers must be powered by nimble technology to be heroes to borrowers, stalwarts to investors, and stewards of consumer protection to regulators. How modernized servicing creates customers for life.

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Land Lending Technology Banks 365

Realty Biz

MARCH 14, 2024

One of the recent methods that has gained attention is using a Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC) for investing. This is a strategy that involves borrowing against the equity of your home to fund investments. Market Volatility : Investing with borrowed funds exposes investors to market volatility. Is this wise or risky?

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Due diligence Equity Investor Finance 95

Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2021

They also offer a home equity platform for home equity loan applications and HELOCs under the same umbrella. Roostify’s latest funding round was led by Ten Coves Capital with returning investors Cota Capital, Mouro Capital , Colchis Capital , Point72 Ventures, and JP Morgan Chase.

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Lending Technology Loan Officer Equity 339

Housing Wire

AUGUST 30, 2022

Some lenders are contemplating changes to their origination channels such as the re-emergence of equity lending via HELOC and Second Loan products, according to this recent HousingWire article. This does not even include the exacting requirements of regulators and investors.

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Lending Technology Equity Investor 392

Housing Wire

JULY 26, 2023

While the markets have already “priced in” this rate hike, which was widely expected, most investors are already wondering what it would take for the central bank to lift rates again later this year. of these investors bet officials will freeze the rate hike at the September 20 meeting. What’s next? The CME FedWatch Tool showed a 98.9%

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Fixed-rate mortgage Investor Mortgages Banks 369

Housing Wire

JULY 31, 2022

Wolters Kluwer solutions are complete, scalable and integrated with a digital ready secondary market ecosystem that includes the GSEs, Ginnie Mae, large investors, leading originators, warehouse lenders and custodians,” explained Meirink. And that’s not where the company’s tech achievements end.

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Lending Equity Technology Banks 319

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 26, 2020

First American Financial, which provides title insurance, settlement services and risk solutions for real estate transactions, has acquired a minority interest in ServiceMac’s parent company and that interest will convert into equity of ServiceMac at the acquisition’s closing, pending regulatory approvals.

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Title Technology Equity Mortgages 400

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Stone Point Capital has purchased Vista Equity Partners’ stake in real estate software company Lone Wolf Technologies. Stone Point will become Lone Wolf’s lead institutional investor, powering the next phase of its growth and expanding its product offering, the company said.

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Technology Equity Brokerage MLS 268

Housing Wire

APRIL 9, 2024

Maintaining a regional focus, program changes Despite the results of the survey indicating more understanding of the utility of reverse mortgages, Ruben said the company has no immediate ambitions to progress beyond its regional focus brokering reverse mortgages to investors.

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Mortgages Equity Banks Brokerage 340

Housing Wire

MAY 23, 2022

While the amount of equity Americans own in their homes has risen dramatically in aggregate, Americans still have between $15 trillion and $18 trillion in mortgage debt. Despite rising home equity, the total net worth of the average American household is $122,000 with 70% of that being equity in their homes. Yes, the U.S.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Real estate investment trust Redwood was founded in the early 1990s as the need for more private investors in the mortgage market grew. ” Another opportunity is in the home equity space. Redwood launched in September its in-house home equity investment (HEI) origination platform called Aspire. What is the strategy here?

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Equity Banks Investor Residential 325