Housing Wire

APRIL 9, 2024

The education gap The reverse mortgage industry has long made serious investments in educational programs, particularly when looking at the efforts of current and former major lenders in the space like Finance of America Reverse (FAR), American Advisors Group (AAG) and others.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 19, 2024

Alicia brings an energetic and refreshing angle to our member services team that will help engage our associate members and ensure they get the most out of their MBA membership.” She earned her Certified Mortgage Banker (CMB) designation in 2023 and is a 2022 graduate of MBA’s Future Leaders program.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 1, 2024

The unfortunate reality is that lenders leveraging legacy engines, whether that PPE is 10+ or 20+ years dated, will by default experience a clunky and cumbersome process to launch new programs or shift strategic direction. Equally important in today’s world are the available loan programs.

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Properties Online

JULY 25, 2022

Our real estate website builder at RealEstateSites.com now includes a Connections Module that allows… Read More » Create a Preferred Vendor Program with Our New Connections Module. The post Create a Preferred Vendor Program with Our New Connections Module first appeared on Properties Online, Inc.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

These are well-deserved positive changes that I believe will help us navigate the road ahead and realize our full potential,” Carlson said. One such program, Carlson said, is its teams initiative, which is launched in mid-2022 and expanded again in 2023. “As Despite losing $10.9 million in Q4 was down only 5.7% Carlson said. “As

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 3, 2024

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) program designed to allow for the construction of rental housing units is getting a new participant: the Cherokee Nation. The HUD program is a loan program that aids organizations in recruiting skilled workers for hard-to-fill or hard-to-recruit positions,” the announcement said.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

They’re using a DPA program through the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (NJHMFA). Eligibility for DPA programs is determined by multiple factors, including household income and credit scores. More than 2,000 DPA programs are offered through state, county and city housing agencies across the country.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

CBC Mortgage Agency — a federally chartered housing finance agency — is reducing interest rates on repayable second mortgages used for its down payment assistance (DPA) program. CBC Mortgage Agency is the provider of Chenoa Fund, a national DPA program that comes in a repayable and forgivable option.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2024

“Homebuyers can count on my office to deliver all of Guaranteed Rate’s most innovative services in their choice of Spanish or English, including Same Day Mortgage, the RateReduce program, and loan approvals in 5 minutes or less.” Since its launch, the program has taken more than 7,000 applications and funded more than 1,200 loans.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Nine months after requesting input from the industry, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) issued a proposal on Wednesday to enhance its rehabilitation program. In 2022, HousingWire reported that the FHA was looking to revamp the 203(k) program to address the current affordability crisis by boosting the supply of homes.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 13, 2024

Vetted by HousingWire | Our editors independently review the products we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. A quick internet search will prove that real estate coaching programs are plentiful. Here, we highlight some of the best real estate coaches in the industry and their programs.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

In addition, Sears also informed the board that the trade group’s financial literacy and education program for high school students, known as Ignite Others , will also be winding down. According to Sears, NAR’s leadership team unanimously voted to end the program. We hear you and are taking action to meet your needs.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

FirstHome IQ , a new nonprofit founded by industry leaders Kristin Messerli , Dave Savage and Todd Bookspan , launched its Ambassador Program today to end the financial literacy crisis in the U.S. Through the program, mortgage and real estate professionals donate $100 per transaction and commit to educating the next generation. “The

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 30, 2023

loanDepot has rolled out a new down payment assistance program for Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loan borrowers that enables them to put zero money down upfront. In loanDepot’s program, dubbed AccessZERO, the down payment assistance is structured as a 10-year fully amortized repayable second mortgage.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) announced the launch of an inquiry into Ginnie Mae ’s monitoring of now-bankrupt lender Reverse Mortgage Funding (RMF), and its extinguishment from the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM)-backed Securities (HMBS) program.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Our team’s depth of experience ensures that every loan we handle is approached with the insight and precision it deserves.” Simultaneously, Lead+ Wholesale Lending is unveiling a new program designed to educate brokers on non-QM products. Founded in 1995, Summit Funding operates in 48 states.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 27, 2024

In addition to the firm’s revenue share program , which pays agents for recruiting productive agents, Real agents can also set up joint ventures through Real Title and One Real Mortgage. Under the Private Label program, independent brokerages or teams that join Real can keep their own branding but be powered by Real. “It

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 27, 2023

eXp Realty launched a new program to attract more teams, the Thrive program, to agents in the United States and Canada, the company announced Friday. Earlier this year, the company launched its Boost Program , followed by the Accelerate Program , to incentivize independent teams, brokerages and agents to join eXp Realty.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 20, 2024

By bridging the affordability gap and easing the burden of the upfront costs of purchasing, our grants will help more people realize their dream of being a homeowner with the ability to enter the market, build equity and create generational wealth.“ Ally is considering expanding the program to more markets in the future. “By

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Our way of honoring first responders is by educating our podcast listeners, readers and coaching clients in the real estate industry about how to help those who helped all of us and are still being of service every day. We all owe a debt of gratitude to those who have our backs in times of need.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 30, 2024

Because of this increase in cybersecurity threats, “Seller/Servicers are required to maintain robust information security programs to prevent and limit the impact of such incidents,” the GSE said. These incidents have resulted in business disruptions at the impacted Seller/Servicers and for Borrowers.”

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

In a housing environment where homes are receiving multiple bids, CCM’s CashPlus program helps our borrowers compete with all-cash offers,” chief operating officer Jenn Stracensky said in a statement. Other national lenders, including Guild Mortgage and New American Funding , have cash-offer programs. this past September.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 11, 2023

ALTA’s new look comes after a year that saw the title industry deal with plenty of unprecedented challenges, the largest being Fannie Mae’s title waiver pilot program. In August, however, news broke that Fannie had decided to scrap the pilot program before it had even launched. “It Rattikin said to raucous applause.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 7, 2024

The way that the Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) programs interact is unfair to low-income workers and retirees , and changing the Social Security benefit applied to SSI would “allow low-income older adults to obtain additional income during retirement.”

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 16, 2024

Ginnie Mae on new product development, current HMBS program “In light of continued liquidity constraints in the reverse mortgage sector, Ginnie Mae is exploring the viability of a new securitization product that would accept HECM loans with balances above 98 percent of FHA’s Maximum Claim Amount (MCA),” the announcement explained.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Wholesale lender The Loan Store launched a consumer rewards program designed to help mortgage brokers offer competitive mortgage rates. Consumers will also have access to the consumer rewards program through non-delegated correspondents in the wholesale channel.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 9, 2024

The reality is that when it comes to homeownership affordability, gains aren’t made through big legislative proposals, but through positive incremental steps by the agencies that run our federal mortgage programs. As the legendary Ohio State football coach Woody Hayes put it, “Three yards and a cloud of dust.”

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Real Estate News

MARCH 12, 2024

The brokerage said the program, which launched as a pilot in September, is “good for our customers, our agents and our growth as a brokerage.”

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Housing Wire

APRIL 5, 2024

It’s especially important at this time as there are many challenges within our industry that are already being addressed by this group, and yet there are many more that need to be addressed in order to help our industry to stabilize and grow,” Sciandra told RMD in an email. ”

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 14, 2023

With first-time buyers accounting for just 26% of all home purchases in 2022 — a 41-year low — the mortgage market place aims to help first-time homebuyers with the right program and mortgage products. Furthermore, homebuyers have to find a lender who can underwrite the specific loan program they want to apply for.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 5, 2024

Enhancing our clients’ tech stacks with simple, digital-first tools is the foundation of our company’s mission, and it’s integrations like these that help us further that mission,” Patrick O’Brien, LenderLogix co-founder and CEO, said in a statement.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Setting up systems to handle these complexities takes significant time and effort, but once completed, provide a tailored loan program for a borrower. Setting up systems to handle these complexities takes significant time and effort, but once completed, provide a tailored loan program for a borrower.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 29, 2023

Hope through Housing is a non-profit organization whose mission is to end generational poverty through affordable housing , educational programs and advocacy. Hope delivers an array of programs, activities and resources to children, adults and seniors within 100 apartment communities throughout California, Texas and Florida.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

“You’ve probably heard this mantra — your listing, your lead, but most of the lead aggregators in the country say, ‘Your listing, our lead, and then we’ll distribute it to whoever pays us the most,'” said Dan Duffy, CEO of United Holdings at Elevate, the firm’s annual conference held in Orlando.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Additionally, the program aims to improve diversity across the industry. The program, which accepts five to 10 learners per cohort, has assisted 28 individuals since its inception. Led by dean of education Jerri Herrera, the 90-day program is divided into three segments. But some are completely fresh to the field.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

It is the first brokerage to join eXp Realty through Boost, eXp’s newly released brokerage incentive program. Launched in June , the Boost program offers a simplified incentive model. We can maintain our boutique culture, brand and heritage while adding the unparalleled scale and resources of eXp Realty.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 31, 2024

It already is in other countries, so that’s our reason for being.” We could put all of our resources and energy behind [that] and have a bigger opportunity to win in this area,” she said. “It Consolidating its resources seemed a prudent move, Sieffert said. “We It was also the area where we were the most evolved.

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