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The Real Brokerage looks to build on 2023’s explosive growth

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With its supercharged growth over the past two years, it is no surprise that The Real Brokerage topped the 2024 RealTrends 500 Top Movers list for both transaction side count and sales volume. In 2023, Real recorded 48,905 sides, up 14,721 sides from 2022, and a sales volume of $21.2 billion, up $6.80 billion over the prior year.

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Guaranteed Rate’s new mobile app allows LOs to provide 24/7 service

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The PowerVP app will create new loans; invite customers to complete a digital mortgage; send a one-click conditional approval letter; lock in rates ; obtain real-time pricing and run a credit report, the company said in a release. It’s now entirely possible for us to qualify buyers for their dream home by the time they leave the open house.

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How lenders can help borrowers improve their credit score

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At HousingWire’s 2021 Annual Spring Summit, CreditXpert VP of Sales and Client Success Matt Hydrew and T odd Worthington , director of qualification support at Bank of England, discussed top-of-the-funnel strategies lenders can use to help borrowers gain a better understanding of their credit score. Or, give up looking altogether.

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Black Knight to sell TitlePoint back to Fidelity for $225M

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A sale of TitlePoint is expected ahead of Black Knight’s planned blockbuster acquisition by Intercontinental Exchange , Inc. . The pending sale is a result of a 2014 agreement that allowed FNF to repurchase TitlePoint in the event of a change in control of Black Knight. “In Our merger will afford significant benefits to U.S.

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LenderLogix launches POS system for small- to mid-sized lenders

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LenderLogix, a provider of mortgage automation software and application programming interfaces (APIs), has launched LiteSpeed, a white-label streamlined point-of-sale (POS) system that serves small- to mid-sized mortgage lenders. The company was featured in HousingWire’s Tech 100 in 2022.

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Sun West unveils NFT loan powered by AI technology

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has unveiled the latest version of its proprietary artificial-intelligence (AI) platform, called Morgan, which enables the lender to convert pre-approved, property-specific home loans into tradable non-fungible tokens (NFTs). ” The post Sun West unveils NFT loan powered by AI technology appeared first on HousingWire.

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Why is our industry still transferring money with paper checks?

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and get a pre-approval for a mortgage from the comfort of your own laptop. Yet, there remains a dark cloud over the general perception of the part of the process that occurs somewhere between the signing of the sales agreement and the exchange of house keys — the mortgage approval and settlement/closing process.