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Tane Cabe talks reverse mortgage industry challenges, software development

Housing Wire

Reverse mortgage industry veteran Tane Cabe recently left his position at Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp.’s Cabe has similar feelings as his colleagues in different parts of the country, and he is generally optimistic about the state of the industry in early 2024. “I I think things have definitely picked up,” he said.

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‘Find buyers before agents!’ Mortgage industry reacts to the NAR settlement

Housing Wire

Nick Caccia, a Greenville, Rhode Island-based producing sales manager at CrossCountry Mortgage , said that it’s hard enough getting a loan to the closing table, especially with the rates where they are. Assisting homebuyers and their agents adds more to an LO’s plate. LOs on average get about 1%.) As lenders, we are avidly against that.

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Chaos, consolidation and opportunity: Experts weigh in on what NAR’s settlement means for the industry

Housing Wire

While many in the real estate industry were surprised by the news Friday morning that the National Association of Realtors had agreed to a nationwide settlement of the commission lawsuits for $418 million, Marty Green, a principal at law firm Polunsky Beitel Green , was not one of them. The days of door opening are over.

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CoreLogic promotes industry veteran to lead real estate business

Housing Wire

In this new capacity, Greene will oversee operations, sales and customer service efforts, working to empower CoreLogic’s MLS clients. Greene began his tenure at CoreLogic in 2016, where he held key roles in strategic leadership and sales capacities. Greene is also a former real estate broker/owner and a U.S.

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Planet Home Lending adds new regional sales manager

Housing Wire

Planet Home Lending hired Matt Kingsborough as regional sales manager, the Connecticut-based lender, servicer and asset manager announced Thursday. It’s an opportunity to align with an organization that not only values excellence and innovation in mortgage lending but also deeply invests in the growth and success of its sales professionals.

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‘Worst possible outcome’: Industry experts weigh in on DOJ’s desire to decouple commissions

Housing Wire

When the Department of Justice (DOJ) revealed last week the changes it would like to see in how real estate agents and brokers are compensated through its statement of interest filed in the MLS Property Information Network commission lawsuit , few in the real estate industry were surprised by the agency’s desire to decouple commissions.

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Compass welcomes back industry veteran Bob Gerlach

Housing Wire

Gerlach is joining Compass as a sales manager supporting brokerage professionals in the Palo Alto market as part of the firm’s management team. We’re absolutely thrilled to welcome an industry veteran back into the Compass fold. Gerlach began his real estate career in 1977. He stayed with APR until it was bought by Compass in 2018.