Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Plunk , an AI-powered home analytics platform, has partnered with two real estate industry marketing companies, Union Street Media and Realforce , to scale its real-time data and analytics across multiple digital channels. Plunk’s platform offers real-time insights into home valuation , risk assessment, and remodeling possibilities.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 18, 2024

Every business is on the brink of significant transformation driven by the potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and workflow automation, and the mortgage industry is no exception. HousingWire spoke with Gareth Borcherds , managing director at Ascent Software Group about how AI is speeding up processes in the mortgage industry.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Local Logic , a location intelligence platform that digitizes the built world, has teamed up with Plunk , an AI-driven analytics company, to empower end-users with the technology and insights they need to accelerate and improve home purchase decisions, the company announced on Tuesday.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 1, 2024

Opportunities are revealed when housing leaders have an industry-spanning, deeply informed perspective, which is made possible through HousingWire insights that members can make decisions on. A connected housing industry is a better housing industry. Informed housing leaders are better housing leaders.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 4, 2023

In an industry as dynamic as housing, innovation is the key to staying ahead of the curve. And for the companies that are eager to showcase their technological prowess and catapult their success, the HousingWire TECH100 Awards have become the industry’s most coveted award in housing tech that will do just that.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 23, 2024

Ranjit’s deep knowledge of capital markets and correspondent lending and Kevin’s extensive understanding of the mortgage industry will undoubtedly bring new ideas and insights to Mr. Cooper,” Bray said in a statement. “We Barker’s hiring for the role of senior vice president of corporate finance is effective immediately.

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Real Estate News

APRIL 16, 2024

A new survey from Real Brokerage offers insight into agent sentiment and how they really feel about the industry changes set to go into effect this summer.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

For the past 12 years, HousingWire’s Tech100 program has recognized the industry’s most innovative and impactful technology companies that are continuing to bring long-awaited solutions to the challenges that mortgage and real estate professionals have struggled with for decades.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 22, 2023

Appraisal Insights , an appraisal education company committed to eradicating bias, announced its official launch this week. The goal is to quip key stakeholders and decision-makers in the housing industry with the knowledge necessary for preventing bias and enhancing the quality and integrity of real estate appraisals.

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Housing Wire

MAY 1, 2024

Longtime reverse mortgage industry professional, advocate and leader Scott Norman has been appointed as the new CEO of the Texas Mortgage Bankers Association (TMBA). Scott Norman brings industry knowledge and experience along with a passion for our association and its members to his new role as CEO,” TMBA President Matt Kiker said. “We

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Property research, comprehensive valuation and remodeling insights will all be available in one place. “In this current market, the more insight you have into a property, the more competitive you can be.  BHR’s flagship product, RealReports, gathers property data , ranging from climate risk to property valuation, in one place.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 25, 2024

The tool helps match buyers with the ideal property while providing insights into market trends and property values. It can provide assistance with booking property tours, submitting offers and negotiations. “We

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Housing Wire

MARCH 25, 2024

HousingWire journalist Will Robinson won the Data Journalism category for his data reporting series on the seismic changes in the real estate industry. Part of that goal is tightly integrating data and insights into our journalism,” said Diego Sanchez, President of HousingWire. “We Informed housing leaders are better housing leaders.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 13, 2024

After its acquisition last year of Cherry Creek Mortgage , Guild increased its involvement in the reverse mortgage industry due to Cherry Creek’s well-developed reverse lending apparatus. Through its Cherry Creek acquisition, Guild became a top 10 reverse mortgage lender in 2023, according to a tabulation by Reverse Market Insight (RMI).

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Housing Wire

APRIL 25, 2024

The reverse lending industry’s most prominent attendee — Kristen Sieffert of Finance of America Companies (FOA), parent company of industry-leading lender Finance of America Reverse (FAR) — offered insights into various topics about the reverse mortgage product category.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Mortgage professionals are no exception – whether you find yourself tweeting for work or in your free time, you may also want to follow accounts for people and organizations that are relevant to the industry in order to stay up-to-date on the latest news about the housing market. real estate research firm, in 2001.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 24, 2024

The LoanPASS platform is adaptable to the needs of both the forward and reverse mortgage lending industries, according to a statement from Bill Mitchell, CRO of LoanPASS. Smartfi’s leadership team has “over 110 years” of combined experience in the business since it is made up of industry veterans, Smith said in May.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 11, 2023

The alarming data underscores why housing professionals need to understand the financial impact of climate change on the real estate industry, George Gallagher, senior leader and principal of ESG, climate risk, natural hazard and spatial solutions at CoreLogic told attendees during a session at HousingWire Annual on Wednesday.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 24, 2024

While the real estate industry is forever in flux, one constant is that it’s a relationship business. An industry favorite for its popular CRM, Top Producer can help you keep in touch with all your prospects with timely text messages, emails, and market reports delivered to their inbox.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Luckily, the mortgage industry is cyclical, so let’s take a look at how you can turn a negative into a positive and grab clients’ attention through effective marketing , ultimately growing your book while others’ shrink. Every loan on your book matters more than ever; the next lead you have is your most important.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 22, 2024

After a year of challenge in the reverse mortgage industry, the major lenders in the industry look a bit different for calendar year 2023 when compared with recent years past. Reduced volume, a challenging mortgage rate environment and industry consolidation has contributed to some of the broader changes.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

As industry players scramble to assess the fallout, there’s a silver lining for the astute – opportunity amidst chaos. Scripting the narrative As you engage with clients, your message should be one of assurance and insight. In the wake of the landmark Sitzer/Burnett commission lawsuit case, the real estate world is in turmoil.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Equifax will be providing telecommunications and subscription television credit data to the mortgage industry to “streamline the mortgage underwriting process and support loans within the secondary mortgage market,” the credit bureau said Friday.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The mortgage industry has witnessed its fair share of tribulations and transformations, but its response to those challenges and changes is often a tale of reactiveness. Regulatory changes, digitalization and the lending cycle are a few classic instances where the industry is often caught in a reactionary state.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 2, 2024

They might have a hard time crafting a system that produces consistently strong hires, according to Mark Johnson, managing partner at Recruiting Insight. When AI started to gain momentum in the real estate industry, most investment capital was poured into consumer-facing products such as Zillow ’s Zestimate or predictive marketing solutions.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 26, 2024

Anyone with a microphone and a cup of coffee can wax poetic about the ebbs and flows of the industry. Whether you’re looking to stay informed or motivated, gain market insights, or learn strategies from the masters — our list of the best real estate podcasts for agents can help you level up your business in 2024.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 18, 2024

The reverse mortgage industry enjoyed a boom in business during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, largely fueled by HECM-to-HECM refinance transactions. Refis comprised at least 50% of reverse mortgage volume in 2021 and 2022, according to data from Reverse Market Insight (RMI). Both said it was here to stay for the time being. “I

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Housing Wire

MARCH 6, 2024

They also come as the mortgage industry is making efforts to adopt artificial intelligence solutions to improve productivity and better assist customers. Spector highlighted Hogan’s “technological expertise, industry insight and proven ability to manage complex systems” as assets to Pennymac’s IT transformation. “Mr.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 16, 2024

However, with many agents feeling uncertain about their futures, a potential mass exodus from the industry may be looming. Let’s delve into the data to glean insights into the agent recruitment climate for the pivotal year of 2024. Amidst this backdrop, brokerages face a critical task; keeping their agent counts from diminishing.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Together, we fortify the sector through knowledge and insight.” The relaunch underscores HousingWire’s commitment to delivering valuable content and fostering industry connections. A connected housing industry is a better housing industry. Informed housing leaders are better housing leaders.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 23, 2024

These leaders play a pivotal role in shaping the industry’s narrative, driving business growth and enhancing customer engagement. The HousingWire Marketing Leaders award recognizes outstanding professionals who have demonstrated excellence in marketing within mortgage and real estate.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Last year, Floify commissioned an independent study of 150 high-performing loan originators (LOs) to gain recruiting and retention insights. You can learn a lot about any industry by asking its top earners what energizes them toward peak performance. These figures point to a “stickiness” that’s largely missing in our industry.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

According to its earnings statements, Ocwen has seen mostly positive movement in its reverse mortgage business despite serious challenges in the mortgage industry at large. So, look, we’re excited about forward players getting into this industry.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Introducing the NEW HousingWire Mortgage Rates Center, a resource for housing professionals to access real-time mortgage rates data and the insights that fuel understanding and decision-making. In addition to real-time mortgage rates, we launched the Market Glimpse with housing inventory data powered by Altos Research.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 8, 2024

After a few months of downward data in its performance metrics, the reverse mortgage industry saw a slightly different story play out in March that should come as welcome news. But case numbers are a strong indicator of future industry performance, and new case number data for February performed strongly, RMI said.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 14, 2023

Together, Transunion and Truework will offer verifiers an accurate and up-to-date view of consumers’ income and credit data, enabling better insights and more efficient decision-making, according to a press release. The initial focus will be on select industries, with plans to expand to others in the future.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 4, 2024

The reverse mortgage industry already knew that Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) endorsement volume in 2023 was cut nearly in half compared to 2022, but new data shows that the decline was not the same between the retail and wholesale channels of the business. The pullback in retail was not as severe as the one in wholesale.

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