Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

This week, Mortgage Cadence announced that it had appointed longtime reverse mortgage industry professional George Morales to serve on its sales team. The company is aiming to bring more reverse mortgage technology solutions to potential partners already in the industry and those that have yet to enter it.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 22, 2023

The firm announced Thursday that MyHome , a WFG subsidiary, has acquired technology and marketing services provider Volly. Williston Financial Group is closing out 2023 with yet another acquisition. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Launched in 2004, 10 of the nation’s top 30 banks work with Volly.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 29, 2023

Like your customer, the recruitment process can be visualized as a sales funnel, where potential recruits enter at the top, and the best-suited agents emerge at the bottom as ideal members of your team or brokerage. Understanding and optimizing each stage of this funnel is critical to streamline recruitment and attract top-tier talent.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 18, 2024

The Urban Institute report, published in November 2023, shows that the average number of months from origination to repurchase between 2005 to 2008 (prior to and during the early stages of the global financial crisis ) was 46 months for Freddie Mac and 52 months for Fannie Mae. Non-QM loans are those that cannot be purchased by the GSEs.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has tremendous potential to cut costs and improve customer experience, but regulation has not caught up to develop a governance program, industry pros said of AI’s implementation in mortgage lending. How do I start using it with other data sources we have?

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RIS Media

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Making a property look its best can mean the difference between a quick sale and a property sitting on the market for months. Virtual home staging is one innovative tool that has emerged to help real estate professionals in this endeavor.

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Housing Wire

MAY 6, 2024

During the housing crisis of 2008, the title industry suddenly emerged from obscurity into full view. Regulators were suddenly curious about what exactly the industry contributed to a real estate transaction. Technological connectivity The new generation of buyers is going all in on technology.

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Easy Agent Pro

APRIL 30, 2024

You’ll need tech-driven tools to streamline sales and achieve real estate success. The Impact of Technology on Real Estate While you may not realize it, technology has dramatically transformed the real estate industry, streamlining transactions and providing unprecedented access to property data.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Reffkin’s remarks were made on Wednesday on an outdoor stage in San Diego in front of thousands of agents during his firm’s annual Compass RETREAT. They are all going the sale single thing to grow their business: spending more time with people.” Bad times create good habits,” Reffkin said.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

While brokers frequently prioritize sophisticated recruitment tactics and having the best technology stack, it’s vital to revisit the fundamental elements of human interaction and organizational retention underpinning a successful brokerage.

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Realty Biz

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Many are aware that the real estate industry boomed in 2021. 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. How Technology Changed the Real Estate Industry. Areas the Real Estate Industry Thrived.

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Realty Biz

JULY 20, 2022

Real estate industry investment platform Fundrise has announced a new, $1 billion fund as part of its bid to expand into the technology space. The new “innovation fund” , as it’s called, aims to make real estate technology investments easier and more affordable for all U.S. Anyone who lives in the U.S.

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Realty Biz

OCTOBER 28, 2022

When it comes to technology and the real estate market, Proptech has been hailed as the latest, most disruptive force. Illustration of prop tech or property technology which is an application of information technology and platform economics to real estate markets. What Is Proptech?

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Housing Wire

MAY 27, 2022

The housing industry and Biden administration have begun a full throttled effort to solve the issues contributing to inequity. Thankfully, this topic has been getting the attention it deserves from industry leaders, regulators and the current administration. The industry is ready and willing to tackle this challenge.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 18, 2023

However, it still appears that lenders are focusing their technology investments on the point of sale. A 2020 ICE Mortgage Technology survey confirmed this, reporting that 58% of borrowers were affected in their decision making by the presence (or lack thereof) of an online application. This comes as no surprise.

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Real Trends

JULY 17, 2023

The real estate sector is constantly evolving, and one technology has emerged as a true game changer: virtual reality (VR). With its captivating and immersive experiences, VR has captured the attention of industry stakeholders, unlocking vast untapped potential.

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GeekEstate

OCTOBER 5, 2022

I’m excited to release Thomvest’s 2022 real estate technology market map, which includes more than 275 companies operating within the residential real estate segment. This market map real estate technology companies operating across every phase of the home purchase value chain.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 31, 2022

As a full-service title partner, Radian reduces hassle and provides greater value for loan originators, sales managers, vendor managers and lending executives. Radian is disrupting traditional title processes and using technology and automation to create a better take on title,” said Grant Brittain, SVP, Title Sales. “We

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Housing Wire

JULY 26, 2021

New entrants continue to join the market with better technology and digital processes to simplify the loan process and provide fast closing experiences to meet consumer needs. As the refi-crunch subsides and homebuyers are increasingly competing against faster all-cash offers, speed once again is center stage.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The agents in these two metros will remain W-2 employees who still receive benefits, including health care, 401(k) matching, mileage, dues, technology tools, team support and all listing marketing expenses, including photography, staging, yard signs and other collateral materials.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

If you’re in the real estate industry, you certainly know that the average time from mortgage application to closing has been hovering around 50 days. Much of that average time to close tends to pile up in the title and settlement stage of the process. Our industry as a whole has made tremendous strides in that regard.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 25, 2021

Nick Bailey, RE/MAX Chief Customer Officer, paced back and forth on a convention hall stage Thursday, warning of a “bogeyman,” be it Zillow or some other existential threat, that always seems to threaten the home broker. Technology has given consumers the power of choice and expedited the entire real estate purchasing process.

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RIS Media

OCTOBER 7, 2021

United® Real Estate announced it has recently been named a Top 100 technology company by banking group, D.A. Its annual ” The Herd ” highlights 100 of the top private technology companies in the United States. Davidson as a Top 100 technology company. According to D.A. Davidson, the Top 100 U.S. billion and $4.8

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

This is true, even though we all know there are very few winners when the industry slows down as quickly and significantly as it has over the past 24 months. One of these groups could emerge from this downturn as industry leaders. Joe Camerieri is Executive Vice President of Sales and Strategy at Mortgage Cadence.

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Housing Wire

MAY 25, 2022

The real estate industry is in the stages of a seismic shift to fully digital experiences. But buyers and sellers aren’t just looking to startups and tech companies to create these experiences; they’re also expecting more innovative services and products from industry incumbents as well, including homebuilders.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 2, 2021

Volly , a mortgage tech company that offers customer relationship management and point-of-sale services for lenders, announced Wednesday the acquisition of mortgage and real estate tech startup Home Captain for an undisclosed amount.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Surefire provides these capabilities and more in an all-in-one, ready-to-use platform built specifically for the mortgage industry. Surefire features built-in content and interactive capabilities to help the mortgage industry convert leads, provide outstanding in-process communication and create lifetime repeat clients.

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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. Job functions most likely to be impacted include sales, marketing and software engineering. trillion to $7.9

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 11, 2022

The mortgage industry needs to face the facts: today’s approach to lead generation is broken. A less discussed downside of purchased leads is that they can create an unhealthy reliance on third parties to feed sales funnels. What’s more, today’s lead generation strategies do not bring leads to lenders early enough in the sales funnel.

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Realty Biz

JULY 7, 2022

Real estate technology will inevitably change the way you run your business. Times have changed and so have the real estate technology tools that agents use to communicate with potential clients, generate leads, and keep their business afloat. Types of Real Estate Technology. Benefits of CRM in the Real Estate Market.

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Realty Biz

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Real estate is an ever-evolving industry, and the competition to make a name in it can be overwhelming. This article will discuss seven real estate marketing ideas that can help you build leads and become an established authority in the industry. To stand out from the crowd, agents need to be smart about their marketing strategies.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 2, 2021

Alex Kutsishin, CEO & co-founder of Sales Boomerang , will speak at HousingWire’s virtual Spring Summit on March 4, diving into what a two-year study reveals about the importance of borrower retention. The focus of the Spring Summit is The Year-Round Purchase Market.

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GeekEstate

JUNE 18, 2023

We have a job opportunity to share from a member of the GEM, Collabra Technology , data analytics and automated digital marketing solutions for the real estate industry: Chief Marketing Officer. Partner closely with the channel sales organization to ensure support for effective lead generation and conversion opportunities.

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C4D Crew

JANUARY 11, 2023

Virtual staging is a cost-effective and efficient way for real estate agents to market their listings. By using virtual staging, agents can showcase a property’s full potential and give buyers a better idea of how the space can be utilized. With that being said, let’s take a closer look at some benefits of virtual staging.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 23, 2021

Last month’s uptick was mainly driven by an increase in the number of properties that are in early stage delinquency (30 days or more past due) but are not yet in foreclosure. Foreclosure starts and sales activity managed another round of historic lows in February with starts down 88% year-over-year and sales down more than 94%.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 8, 2022

Businesses and entire industries tanked during the pandemic, but it created an ideal environment for mortgage tech companies, some of which rode the wave to banner years and historic growth. That has led to a reckoning in the mortgage industry, which is in the midst of a rightsizing that has already resulted in layoffs at numerous firms.

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Housing Wire

MAY 4, 2023

This year’s HW Annual main stage agenda will once again include the Marketing Leaders Success Summit , Women of Influence Forum and Vanguard Forum. Plus, don’t miss CEO Playbooks, technology-focused sessions, data-focused sessions and advice from the industry’s top performers. Reserve your room by Sept.

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