Housing Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2020

After two weeks of decreases, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported that mortgage applications increased 1.1% during the week ending Dec. 11 amid mortgage rates that hit a new survey low. In its latest weekly survey the MBA said the 30-year fixed mortgage rate dropped five points to 2.85% – due, partly, to uncertainty over the prospects of additional pandemic-related government stimulus, as well as concerns about the continued rise in COVID-19 cases across the country, according to

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Keeping Current Matters

DECEMBER 16, 2020

This year will be remembered for many reasons, and optimism is one thing that’s been in short supply since the spring. We’re experiencing a global pandemic, social unrest, an economic downturn, and natural disasters, just to name a few. The challenges brought on by the health crisis have also forced many homeowners to reevaluate their space and what they need in a home going into 2021.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2020

The Federal Reserve left its overnight lending rate unchanged on Wednesday, and said it expects to keep interest rates low until labor market conditions and inflation hit the Federal Open Market Committee ‘s standards of maximum employment and inflation moderately exceeding 2% for some time. “Our guidance is outcome-based and is tied to progress toward reaching our employment and inflation goals.

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Realtor.com

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Creatas/Getty Images Buying a fixer-upper and transforming it into the home of your dreams is hardly a new concept. Few people—especially first-time home buyers —can afford to buy a house with all the bells and whistles, so it’s common for people to opt for some version of a fixer-upper and make plans to renovate it in the future. We can also give a nod to HGTV’s Chip and Joanna Gaines for making fixer-uppers cool in the last handful of years.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2020

United Wholesale Mortgage is facing a potentially ugly court battle from a few of its own constituents. Three mortgage brokers in California claim that UWM pulled the rug out from beneath them in March when it changed the commission structure on mortgages that were quickly paid off by borrowers. The lawsuit is seeking class-action status. . On March 12, 2020, UWM executive Allen Beydoun appeared in a video sent to the roughly 100 mortgage brokers he claimed were responsible for higher-than-indus

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Eye on Housing

DECEMBER 16, 2020

The Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) latest Weekly Application Survey shows that, for the week ending December 11, 2020, mortgage application activity decreased by 1.1% from the prior week on a seasonally adjusted basis, as indicated by its Market Composite Index. One of its two constituent indexes, the Purchasing Index, increased by 1.8% from the previous week while the other, the.

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Realtor.com

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Interior Obsession/Houzz We’re finally closing the book on 2020, and many of us have never felt more desperate for a fresh start and a new beginning. And since it’s not like we’re leaving the house anytime soon, it makes perfect sense that the first place to start anew would be at home. (Plus, decorating and home renovation projects are a pretty good distraction from ever-present existential dread, if we do say so ourselves.).

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2020

In a lawsuit filed last week, a mortgage brokerage claimed that one of its former loan officers stole a database containing client names and information and brought it with him to a new job at NEXA Mortgage. Smart Mortgage , which operates in Illinois, Indiana, Colorado and Florida, filed suit against former senior loan processor Brian Noe and NEXA Mortgage earlier this month in federal court in Illinois.

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Realtor.com

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Jake Rasmuson An offer is pending on a remote and distinctive dwelling in Nevada known as the Hard Luck Castle and Mine. “We got a lot of interesting calls from people in various parts of the country, because it was marketed as kind of a Doomsday ‘Mad Max’ house, out in the middle of nowhere on 40 acres,” explains the listing agent, Brian Krueger. “It is completely off-grid, self-sustaining.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2020

2020 was a year that forced a number of industries to modernize and adopt technologies that had been otherwise underutilized. For the housing economy in particular, tech helped to solve many of the challenges that COVID presented and allowed the industry to not only sustain, but prosper. “In 2021, technology will no longer be a ‘nice to have,’ but a must for building trust and standing out amidst an abundance of competitors in the wake of the pandemic,” said John Berkowitz, CEO of OJO Labs.

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Advertiser: Trellis

Trellis is a state trial court research and analytics platform that provides Real Estate Professionals (Buyers, Foreclosure, Loan Modification, etc.) with LEADS on Pre-Foreclosures, Lis Pendes, Distressed Assets and more — to help uncover **new** opportunities and grow their business. The process is quick and easy — and all in real time. Trellis will supply you with a link to the relevant dockets, a Leads sheet and access to its UI where applicable.

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Realtor.com

DECEMBER 16, 2020

realtor.com Practical, customized, and reasonably priced, “barndominiums” are wildly popular with buyers looking for a sensible solution for building a country home. Scattered around the country, with a strong concentration in Texas, barndominiums are technically industrial buildings converted into living spaces. But once you take a look at this list of 11 barndominiums up for sale, you’ll find cozy, stylish spaces loaded with upgrades—and plenty of room to spread out.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Path. Path® is the industry’s intuitive cloud-based LOS engineered for mid-tier to large, enterprise-level financial institutions or mortgage bankers. Path is designed to simplify the loan process while still providing the controls and flexibility you need to run your business your way. Product Fast Facts: #1. Path has a 99.95% system uptime guarantee which means no more interrupted system access or response times. #2.

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Realty Biz

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Air treatment systems are likely to become a common feature of buildings in future, the Wall Street Journal reported last week, as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the next decade, real estate agents can expect to field lots more questions about a home or building’s air cleaning and ventilation systems, as some of the nation’s largest builders say these will become commonplace in new buildings by 2030.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Cloudvirga TPO. Cloudvirga TPO automates a lender’s wholesale origination workflow and provides private-label point of sale solutions to the lender’s brokers. Using the new platform, brokers can compare products and pricing, upload loan files, run dual AUS, prepare disclosures, order products and submit underwriter-ready loan packages—all in less than 10 minutes.

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Navigated 360° tours, like YourVRTours, advance pipelines by engaging clients further along the sales funnel. These immersive experiences provide comprehensive property insights, increasing buyer intent and readiness. By embracing navigated tours, agents can optimize property exposure, better qualify leads, and streamline the sales process. Stay ahead in the ever-evolving real estate landscape with innovative technology that elevates buyer journeys and progresses pipelines more effectively.

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The American Genius for Real Estate

DECEMBER 16, 2020

(REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATIONS) The National Association of Realtors joins industry groups to urge the Treasury to avoid a rushed end to conservatorship. The post NAR and other industry groups call for the end of conservatorship appeared first on The American Genius Real Estate.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2020

FileInvite. Manage more loan applications, and close them faster with automated document collection. Customer facing teams spend extensive time following up on missing or incorrect documentation. FileInvite helps borrowers provide brokers and banks with all the information they need to close loans faster. Our intuitive system lets teams and leadership gain visibility over their document pipeline and ensures a seamless client experience.

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The American Genius for Real Estate

DECEMBER 16, 2020

(REAL ESTATE BIG DATA) COVID-19 is changing the landscaping of home buying in the U.S. NAR’s new report shows some signs of where it’s headed. The post NAR Report: Comparing changes in home buying during COVID-19 appeared first on The American Genius Real Estate.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Insellerate Customer Experience Platform. Manage more loan applications, and close them faster with automated document collection. Insellerate helps lenders close more loans through better borrower engagement. The mortgage industry’s most innovative Customer Experience platform. We deliver dynamic technology, strategy, and content for every channel of your business to ensure engagement throughout the borrower’s journey.

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Speaker: Sarah Santa Ana, Real Estate Coach, Move4Free Realty

Networking is one of the crucial elements in every real estate organization's success. Both agents and real estate companies need to maintain robust networking links. This is why social media is essential for any real estate professional! Social media enables you to stay in touch with your present clients, maintain connections with your past clients, and engage potential customers and investors.

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RIS Media

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Focusing on the most critical part of the real estate cycle and using mobile-friendly tech solutions enables real estate professionals to devote more time to sales. Top real estate producers achieve their success by devoting more of their time to selling. What do they know and do that other real estate professionals don’t? Simply put, they’ve learned to focus their efforts on the most important part of the real estate cycle.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Social media & website compliance for the financial industry. Social media compliance made easy for the financial industry. Our cloud-based solution for mortgage lenders, banks, and credit unions helps you engage with social media safely and meet your compliance and archival requirements. Easily find and monitor loan officer social media from one unified platform.

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Realtor.com

DECEMBER 16, 2020

realtor.com, Barbara Zanon/Redferns via Getty Images Eight-time Grammy winner Stephen Marley —son of the reggae legend Bob Marley —has another hit on his hands. He just purchased a lush 5.6-acre estate near Miami for $3.4 million. The sale included two adjacent properties in Homestead, FL, that include a main house and two guesthouses. In total, the compound offers seven bedrooms and 8.5 bathrooms in about 9,873 square feet of living space.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Adwerx Enterprise Platform. The Adwerx Enterprise Platform is the only digital advertising solution designed specifically for mortgage brokerages and their loan officers. Reach home buyers before real estate agents with individualized, compliant ads for loan officers, built automatically. Increase productivity and brand awareness while boosting recruiting and retention efforts for your brokerage.

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Speaker: Trey Willard, Realtor/Team Leader at Keller Williams Realty, Inc.

In order to create continued success in today’s real estate market, realtors need to utilize an arsenal of technology that will increase their efficiency and presence on social media. Using technology to manage your prospects and tap into their needs through websites, social media, and other channels is critical for real estate success in 2022 and beyond.

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The Mortgage Report

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Whats the difference between a real estate broker and an agent? Or a real estate agent vs. Realtor? Here's how to decide on the right agent for you.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Bullseye Metrics. Bullseye is an enterprise-class data visualization software, designed to assist organizations effectively make real-time, data driven decisions that produce results and increase company profitability. Bullseye also provides a full-featured mobile app and two-way SMS notification, along with a suite of pre-built dashboards. Integration is available for most platforms.

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Fancy Pants Homes

DECEMBER 16, 2020

If you’re a die-hard Supernatural fan like us, you’re probably still reeling from the show’s finale and coping with the fact that there won’t be any new Winchester adventures for us to follow. But we’re not here to talk about that, but rather snoop into the private life of one of the series’ leading men. More specifically, Jensen Ackles’ house — which we actually think Dean Winchester would approve of.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Trapeze for Mortgage Automation. Built specifically for the mortgage industry, Trapeze for Mortgage Automation transforms documents into structured, actionable data. Regardless of where your firm operates within the mortgage lifecycle, Trapeze will help lower your costs and drive higher efficiencies utilizing the most accurate data possible. Product Fast Facts: #1.

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Realty Biz

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Image Source: [link]. In many ways, a bedroom is the most essential room in any house. It helps you relax and refresh after a long day, and the design of your bedroom should aim at creating a suitable environment that promotes sleep. Investing in the right furniture can help you achieve this and promote the quality and quantity of your sleep. Let’s take a look at some of the essential pieces of furniture that a bedroom should have. 1.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Title Leader. Title Leader is designed specifically for default services law firms, whether you have a captive title company or not. We’re a workflow automation platform AND a national title search vendor. Industry-first automation of the 11, mandatory steps of the title-search handling process… AND you gain access to our search-fulfillment partner, which serves all national title insurance underwriters.

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Real Trends

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Expect the post-pandemic economic rebound, improving job conditions and stable interest rates to continue in 2021, according to a survey of more than 20 top U.S. economic and housing experts.

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RIS Media

DECEMBER 16, 2020

High humidity in the home can cause more than discomfort. Excessive moisture can cause mold and mildew growth and, when combined with warm temperatures, can also allow dust mites to thrive. The causes of high relative humidity (RH) levels are varied. Showers, clothes dryers, steam from cooking, and splashing from tubs and sinks are common causes of increased humidity.

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Speaker: Mary Maloney, Founder & Team Leader at Hometown Realty

The sales cycle in real estate is frequently measured at 3+ months. During this time, real estate agents frequently lose contact with clients and miss out on opportunities because they fail to follow up and provide value to the client. Top real estate agents are distinguished from developing agents by their ability to convert organic connections into sales opportunities.

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