Housing Wire

APRIL 11, 2024

Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler sat down with Scott Smith, interim CEO at Optimal Blue , to talk about the right tech investments to make now and how the company plans on keeping its customers for life. So we have our parent company resources and our robust security infrastructure that we build out as well.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Despite high mortgage rates , master planned communities (MPCs) did well in 2023. With multiple builders offering an array of home types and floor plans, buyers can find homes that fit their life stage. As a point of comparison, in the benchmark year of 2019, 31,000 new homes were purchased in the top 50 master planned communities.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 12, 2024

This includes our focus on purchase mortgage originations as well as our strategy of retaining our servicing, allowing us to generate more reliable cash flow, maintaining our customer relationships that support our customer for life philosophy.” Guild posted origination volume of $15 billion in 2023, including $3.5 billion as of Sept.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

One of the biggest concerns is protecting seniors against feelings of isolation , which can be a serious threat to the well-being and cognitive function of older people. While aging in place is a dominant preference for seniors when compared to residing in a dedicated care facility, there are concerns that come with it.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 13, 2024

Using a 1-10 scale, the portal displays current risk factors for a property as well as the expected change for each risk in 15 and 30 years, the length of a typical mortgage. The cost of homeowners insurance policies has skyrocketed in the past two years as U.S. insurers have grappled with exponential growth in natural disaster claims. .

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Housing Wire

APRIL 17, 2024

Blue Sage’s platform is entirely browser based and uses cloud-based automation in an effort to enhance the efficiency of loan processing through the full loan life cycle. The process to select a new technology partner began for First Community Mortgage (FCM) in mid-2023, the company explained.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

FNF blocked access to certain systems, which resulted in disruptions to title insurance, escrow and other title-related services, as well as mortgage transactions and technology for the real estate and mortgage industries, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Tuesday.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 8, 2024

I would return hoping they didn’t notice the costume change and wait for the inevitable, “Well, how cute is that … you two look just alike.” And I get a lot of life from bringing different people together around a common goal that creates belonging. Be it cowboy boots, a vest or a jacket. My parents still tell this story. I know I am.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2023

A federal judge in Georgia has given the green light for an amended “predatory lending” lawsuit to proceed against Wells Fargo. The lawsuit also alleges that Wells Fargo originated high-cost loans to minorities at a rate of 2.3 According to Wells Fargo, the claims outlined in the lawsuit are unfounded.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2024

In life, we sometimes find ourselves plunging headfirst in t o the unknown. Picture this: February, the water a brisk 60°F, and there I am, donning a wetsuit and ready to conquer the wake well ahead of the normal seasonal schedule. Forget winter: I decided to kickstart the season early, to seize every opportunity before us.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 30, 2024

This allows people to become homebuyers as well as investors, a more common strategy in recent years that is known as “house hacking,” the report stated. A growing number of nonbank mortgage lenders have recently rolled out down payment assistance (DPA) programs to increase their origination share in a challenging mortgage environment.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

But at a time when mortgage escrow expenses across the nation are likely to experience substantial increases due to higher home prices, as well as higher property tax and insurance rates, only half of respondents indicated they “completely understand how their escrow account works.” About 80% of all U.S.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 21, 2024

These resources are what agents need to serve buyers and sellers well, and let those buyers and sellers keep more of their hard-earned dollars. I have bought leads from practically every lead source out there, but I have never in my life had a more qualified lead come across my phone as I have with Redfin.”

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

“Their mission is focused on lifting everyone up and helping them reach their fullest potential; this isn’t just shared in words but is recognized as a way of life. Smith also cited the firm’s leadership as a major driving force behind his move, as well as the sense of community at the brokerage.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Having completed the $12 billion acquisition of Black Knight , Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) is confident in evolving into a true life-of-loan platform: powering origination to final settlement, all in one unified digital ecosystem, executives said during its conference call with analysts. “By billion and $2.07

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Housing Wire

JULY 18, 2023

As a leader, it’s crucial to invest time and effort in nurturing your team’s satisfaction and well-being. Encourage work-life balance. Promote a healthy work-life balance among your team members to ensure their overall well-being. Rainy Hake Austin is president of The Agency.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 4, 2024

The new information comes from consultations with doctors and smart home technology experts, as well as advocates at groups including AARP and Aging and Health Technology Watch. In making the case for aging in place, the Times’ article also described why people might find aging in place to be a preferred option for later in life. “In

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Housing Wire

APRIL 25, 2024

It’s becoming more important to emphasize that health care costs can often arise unexpectedly, she explained, and having a plan to deal with them can be critical to maintaining quality of life in retirement. Tom Selleck, as well as the development of additional products in the space to meet the growing needs of the senior demographic.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 17, 2021

In light of that, HousingWire sat down with Peter Paglia, Chief Strategy Officer at HomeBinder, to discuss how to create a “Client for Life” in this environment. HousingWire: As the refi boom simmers down, why should lenders focus on creating clients for life? HW: How does HomeBinder help lenders establish Clients for Life?

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Housing Wire

JULY 28, 2023

Through Agencia Insurance Solutions, agents will be able to offer clients access to flexible online home, auto and life insurance options. Our one-stop insurance shop model is designed to give homeowners peace of mind and protect their investment, no matter what life throws their way.”

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Housing Wire

MAY 26, 2023

“The Department’s investigation further found that OneMain’s application security policy lacked a formalized methodology addressing all phases of the company’s software development life cycle,” DFS said.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

It features tools for data visualization of home value, mortgage debt and current equity, as well as estimates for up to 10 years. Bain Capital , American Family Ventures , Iconiq Capital and Group 1001’s Delaware Life Insurance Co. The platform offers homeowners a free centralized platform to understand their home equity.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Among all the experts’ forecasts for 2024, there is no number more tightly watched than mortgage rates, as those rates will undoubtedly impact sales, prices and construction as well. “I think that some sellers will give up on their low interest rate because of life events, such as a new child, retirement, marriages, divorces, etc.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 22, 2022

Well, here we are rounding out another spring and summer market. While we always have the need to be sharp when it comes to our craft, it is also important to be sharp with our emotional well-being as well. As we begin to finish the third quarter , it is important to take some time to reflect, revamp and refresh our mindset.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 7, 2024

The Social Security program “asserts the worker should receive social insurance benefits later in life commensurate with, and related to, the amount of their earnings and taxes paid.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Despite Redfin’s preparedness, Kelman acknowledged that the jury verdict may very well lead to a revolution in the industry. “If We run one of the largest brokerage websites in America, as well as a national network of contractors trained and licensed to provide low cost on demand property access. I feel a twinge of optimism.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Our mission is to help loan originators become better at what they do in every aspect of their business and in their life,” Braheem said. We’re utilizing the latest technology to do that with video and making the training much more engaging than they were back in the Loan Toolbox days.”

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 31, 2022

For Flueid, the mission to deliver a digitally accelerated real estate life cycle began long before the pandemic push – nearly 30 years ago, in fact. The post Flueid Decision brings powerful data and analytics to the start of the loan life cycle to enhance underwriting appeared first on HousingWire. trillion in home equity.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2022

Wells Fargo agreed to pay $12 million to more than 1,800 mortgage borrowers to resolve a class action lawsuit that alleged the bank’s clients had loan modifications wrongfully denied due to calculation errors in the bank’s system. A spokesperson for Wells Fargo, the largest depository residential mortgage lender in the U.S.,

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 20, 2023

In a statement shared with the American Land Title Association , Bilbrey said the profession “became my life, my family, my passion and my purpose. We are very grateful for his long and distinguished service and wish him well on this next adventure with his family.” In 2009, Bilbrey received an Honorary Membership from ALTA. “My

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

However, market activity is still projected to remain well below typical levels. On the bright side, sellers, some of whom stayed handcuffed to their 2-3% mortgage rates, are expected to gradually go back on the market, as life events force them to. Home sales are expected to rise, as homebuyers will have more options to choose from.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 17, 2024

” Still, the analysts “view the forward curve and recent reductions in the 30-year mortgage rate as signs of life for a potential refi recovery.”

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Housing Wire

MAY 5, 2023

HFAs provide affordable homeownership options to low- and moderate-income borrowers through down payment and closing cost assistance, as well as reduced mortgage payments. Optimal Blue , a division of Black Knight, Inc. Black Knight, Inc.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 29, 2024

“The historic awards we are announcing today will expand community capacity to assist more people in obtaining the safety and stability of a home, along with the support they need to achieve their life goals,” Fudge said.

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Housing Wire

JULY 27, 2022

In light of this, HousingWire CEO Clayton Collins recently sat down with Paul Doman, CEO at Accurate Group, to discuss mortgage lender profitability, as well as the modernization of title and appraisal processes and where there is opportunity for automation. . To learn more about Accurate Group, visit accurategroup.com.

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Housing Wire

JULY 17, 2023

You’ll see some familiar titles as well as some new ones to add to your shelf. The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People By Stephen Covey Click here to purchase One of the most widely read self-help books, this book will cover the seven habits that can transform your life and turn you into a “highly effective person.”

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 18, 2024

Kim: ICE executives had said it envisions its company to become the ‘life-of-loan’ platform from powering origination to final settlements. As far as the lifecycle goes, we’ve had the life cycle and nothing really changes from that perspective. How does Dark Matter Technologies’ Empower plan to get ahead of the competition?

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