Housing Wire

MARCH 27, 2025

The company calls the move an “industry-first initiative.” FinLocker details that the initiative will eliminate verification costs at all stages of the mortgage journey, from prequalification and underwriting to final reverification before closing. This direct-source verification covers 85% of the U.S.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 20, 2025

Unfortunately, industry experts are anticipating that things will only get worse in 2025 as gen AI makes committing cybercrime easier than ever. Previously, ONeill said cybercriminals would specialize in certain parts of the crime or in certain technologies. But sophisticated website spoofs are not the only way fraudsters are using AI.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

On Thursday, MLS leaders took center stage at several conference sessions, including discussions of the business practice changes driven by the NAR commission lawsuit settlement and how the role of the MLS — and the MLS-broker relationship — has evolved as a result. “And They may also need to embrace new technology.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 9, 2024

On Tuesday, the residential real estate giant announced the acquisition of Virtual Staging AI (VSAI). Founded in 2023 by Michael Bonacina and Mikhail Andreev, VSAI helps home sellers, agents and photographers create digitally staged images of a listing, eliminating the need for physical furniture in the home.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Talk to any mortgage technologist about the future of the industry and two topics will emerge immediately: big data and smarter automation. I know this because this is what we’ve been talking about in our industry for the past decade. Lending technology out of focus. Lending technology out of focus.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2024

billion acquisition of Black Knight, ICE now commands a roughly 70% share of the mortgage technology market, so whatever it does affects the entire industry. SDK-customized functionality has enabled the mortgage industry in revolutionary ways, but APIs can do more with less. After all, ICEs SDK has been in use for two decades.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 2, 2025

Staging a home can make or break a sale but the traditional approach is broken. Even the traditional virtual staging solutions take days to turnaround, while todays buyers make decisions to attend an open house onlineoften in seconds. Collov AI : A smarter, faster and an AI way to stage Collov Inc. ,

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Housing Wire

JUNE 9, 2025

Discussions about the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) have dominated conversations on stage at HousingWire ‘s The Gathering. Jason Bressler , chief technology officer for United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM), is trying to change the narrative around AI being integrated into the mortgage industry and lending solutions.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 10, 2025

2 industry player in reverse-backed securities issuance and one of the top two providers of proprietary reverse mortgage loans, is expanding its product suite beyond government-backed and proprietary reverse mortgages while remaining focused on older customers. Reverse mortgage lender and servicer Longbridge Financial , a no.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

The Mortgage Collaborative, an independent cooperative network in the mortgage industry, today announced the launch of TMC Emerging Technology Fund LP, a venture capital program funded by a self-selected segment of TMC members to capture opportunities driven by the rapid pace of technological change in the mortgage sector.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 5, 2024

What stage is the company in right now? Divya Aathresh: We are still very early, in the pre-seed stage. Then Better brought me to this industry. That aspect opened up a lot of learning for me: part product discovery and part were my connections in the industry. Sarah Wheeler: You founded MaxHome.AI in January.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 27, 2023

With its four largest firms all at least 100 years old, the title insurance industry has a bit of a reputation for being antiquated and technology averse. “I The title industry has worked hard over the last few years to shed that reputation. Something we say a lot is let robots do what robots do and let humans do what humans do.

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Housing Wire

JULY 31, 2024

Technology and outsourcing solutions company a360inc announced on Wednesday that it has acquired ProVest , a Tampa-based process and litigation information services provider for creditors. Some of a360inc’s key constituencies include mortgage lenders, servicers and investors, as well as title agencies.

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Housing Wire

MAY 14, 2025

Second Century Ventures , the investment arm of the National Association of Realtors (NAR) has announced the eight startups selected for its 2025 REACH technology accelerator program. Since its inception, the program has supported more than 300 companies, with expansion into commercial real estate and six global markets since 2019.

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Housing Wire

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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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Sandra Madigan, digital product director, enterprise product strategy, servicing technologies at Black Knight. This year’s list of HousingWire Insiders radiate influence well beyond the walls of their individual companies, providing the infrastructure that upholds the whole industry. This content is exclusively for HW+ members.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Compass shares our passion for empowering clients at every stage of their homeownership journey and has been a powerful leader in driving positive change within our industry, Thomas Anderson, president of Washington Fine Properties, said in a statement.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 1, 2025

Technology is part of the story. Consumers purchase homes, but Compass touts its technology among prospective real estate agents. Technology is the lubricant that increases that flow. Among publicly traded companies, Compass has done technology development and implementation better than most of its peers.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 23, 2024

American Identity Group , an information security company that monitors and fixes security breaches and primarily operates in the wholesale lending space, has also become well established in the title and home warranty industries. When we look at the mortgage industry in our office, we broad-brush it,” he said. “We

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

This year’s list of HousingWire Insiders radiate influence well beyond the walls of their individual companies, providing the infrastructure that upholds the whole industry. If you were standing on a stage giving an acceptance speech, who would you want to thank for helping you get where you are today? Become a member today.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 26, 2023

The Collections solutions are geared toward helping to prevent foreclosure and late-stage default by making qualified assistance options timelier and more accessible to both homeowners and servicers, Black Knight said on Thursday. “By homeowners and industry stakeholders.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 6, 2025

Welcome back to Tech Pulse — a new weekly series rounding up the latest in technology , including tools, integrations and trends impacting mortgage and real estate. Industry experts say the contrast reflects deeper philosophical divides around agent control, consumer experience and how listings should be marketed.

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Housing Wire

MAY 9, 2025

By not requiring borrowers to divulge sensitive information before determining preliminary eligibility, this approach is anticipated to enhance conversion rates, filtering out non-serious prospects and progressing only genuinely interested individuals to the subsequent stage of scheduling a consultation with the loan officer.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 11, 2024

As United looks to scale, Haase said the brokerage leans on its proprietary technology stack to efficiently add new agents and brokers. Rather, they are looking to work with industry professionals who share similar values and goals, so that they can shape a deal or a franchise that works to serve the needs of all parties involved.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 17, 2025

Tracey Velt: I’m sure you’re seeing a lot that’s going on in the industry right now. What are you seeing as some of the major industry trends? The acceleration and adoption of technology also changed everything from how properties are shown and marketed to transactions. That has calmed quite a bit.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 22, 2023

Her industry experience is vast and includes leadership roles across the housing landscape. A look at her list of accomplishments includes serving as the head of industry marketing and relations for Trulia , co-CEO and chief revenue officer at RealSure and chief experience officer at Homepoint.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

In an industry where managing a web of technology vendors to support LO’s sales and marketing needs has become overwhelmingly complex, inefficient and creates unnecessary security and compliance risks, CANDID is quickly becoming a leader in transforming how mortgage lenders operate.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 18, 2025

Partnering with VIU allows us to solve this challenge with technology while maintaining the human expertise our clients value. Together, we’re creating a better experience at every stage of the homeownership journey.” In February, Valon announced a partnership with Ownwell to offer property tax savings services.

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Housing Wire

JULY 23, 2024

Different companies were impacted to different degrees by the problem, but executives said it validates their decision to invest in in-house technology, develop virtual workspaces for employees and signals the need to adopt AI to predict and prevent these events. That’s also the case for Tavant itself. Not everybody can do that.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 17, 2025

The Mortgage Collaborative ‘s ( TMC ) Emerging Technology Fund hosted its seventh annual Mortgage Tech Demo Day (MTD) on March 16 at the collaborative’s Live Large, Think Big! Sponsored by Docutech , MTD allows early-stage mortgage tech companies to showcase their technology to industry leaders, investors and venture capitalists.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 14, 2023

Appraisal modernization is generating a lot of buzz in the real estate lending industry. Expanded use of desktop appraisal technology began out of necessity during the COVID-19 pandemic. A decade ago, companies believed that selecting best-of-breed technologies was the best approach.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 1, 2024

With interest rates trending downward and refinances picking up, the industry is preparing for an upswing. However, the most recent ACES Mortgage QC Industry Trends Report found critical defect rates jumped up in the first quarter (Q1) of this year. Technology also plays a crucial role in managing the complexities of reporting.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The mortgage industry has complained loudly and often that government regulation and investor requirements are contributing to spiraling costs that get passed on to consumers. And Rohit Chopra , the hard-charging director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau , who is often the target of such complaints, apparently agrees.

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RIS Media

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The real estate industry is one of continuous evolution. From online listings to virtual tours, technological advancements have significantly impacted how homes are bought and sold. One innovation that’s been steadily gaining traction is virtual staging.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 20, 2024

While there will always be a need for the next innovative idea that keeps housing finance moving forward, our industry’s real problem is not an inability to devise technological advances that save lenders and consumers money—it’s our inability to adopt and execute at scale. Reward good behavior at the individual level.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 2, 2024

Exuma believes that the platform will provide transformative change to every stage of homeownership. “My My extensive experience in the home services industry has shown me the incredible potential in building strong relationships between homeowners and home service providers,” Exuma founder Anthony Perera said in a statement. “We

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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.

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