Housing Wire

APRIL 30, 2025

The Pontiac, Michigan-based wholesale lender also announced it has selected ICE Mortgage Technology s MSP loan servicing system as its servicing platform, with a strategic focus on boosting recapture and referral business through its broker network. In a sales call that took place just days after the Rocket-Mr.

Mortgages

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

WFP has 150 agents and has executed $43 billion in sales volume over the past 25 years. We are confident that aligning with Compass unlocks clear benefits for WFPs agents and their clients, offering them access to innovative programs, cutting-edge technology , and more inventory within our combined network. metropolitan area.

Brokerage

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Detroit-based Rocket Companies , the parent of Rocket Mortgage , saw its strategy of investing in technology and expanding its servicing portfolio start to pay off in the third quarter of 2024. Gain-on-sale margins for Q3 2024 were 278 basis points, a decrease from 299 bps in the previous quarter but nearly unchanged from 276 bps in Q3 2023.

Purchase and sale agreement

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

In the midst of a servicing acquisition spree, the company now has millions of potential new customers in its ecosystem, and executives say its technological advancements allow for faster decision-making and better outcomes, creating efficiencies others can’t match when the refis do come. That’s 220,000 customers added through Q3.

Mortgages

Housing Wire

AUGUST 6, 2025

Led by principal agent Wendy Banner, the 13-agent team brings more than 100 years of combined experience and $2.03 billion in career sales to Compass. The Banner Team — one of the highest-performing real estate groups in the Washington, D.C., metro area — has joined Compass. Maryland and Northern Virginia) in 2024.

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Real Estate News

JULY 12, 2025

The move brings together 35 high-performing agents with a combined $500 million in sales volume over the last year, the company said. Maryanne Moyers, Principal Broker, Serhant Maryanne Moyers, a veteran broker with more than $5 billion in career sales, will lead the expansion as principal broker.

Brokerage

Housing Wire

APRIL 1, 2025

Name Job Title Company Name Aaron Heidorn Director of Software Engineering & Infrastructure Cloudvirga Aaron Smith Director, Sales CubiCasa Adrian Provost Chief Executive Officer Realty ONE Group Terminus Ana LeBlanc Human Resources Director InterLinc Mortgage Annie Lemon Producing Branch Manager Gold Star Mortgage Financial Anthony Russo Diamond (..)

Lending

Housing Wire

MAY 6, 2025

Overall, the wholesale lender s gain-on-sale margin stood at 94 basis points from January to March, down from 105 bps in the previous quarter and 108 bps in Q1 2024. According to them, operating earnings per share missed us and consensus because of a lower gain-on-sale margin and higher opex. billion as of March 31, compared to $242.4

Principal

Housing Wire

APRIL 24, 2025

The HECM Tool a software platform designed to serve as a reverse mortgage sales conversion tool announced this week that it has integrated the proprietary reverse mortgage offering from Smartfi Home Loans into the platforms existing visualization and comparison capabilities.

Mortgages

Housing Wire

AUGUST 7, 2025

The wholesale lender’s gain-on-sale margin improved to 113 basis points, up from 94 bps in Q1 2025 and 106 bps in Q2 2024. To help brokers stay top of mind, UWM launched technologies like the Loan Estimate Optimizer (LEO) and Mia, an artificial intelligence -powered assistant for loan officers. million profit in Q2 2024.

Seattle Times Real Estate

JULY 5, 2025

June marked a continuation of a sluggish year with more homeowners listing their properties for sale than a year ago, but many of those homes are lingering unsold and would-be homebuyers are hanging back, skittish about their budgets and job security. The prices are kind of defying gravity,” said Windermere principal economist Jeff Tucker.

Technology

The Close

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Tax liens and auctions: Search for tax lien sales and foreclosure auctions. Listing websites: Sites like Zillow, MLS, Realtor.com, and LoopNet list properties for sale. Gather the property’s history and recent sale prices in the area to understand market trends. If you flip the property, you can pay them from the proceeds.

Hard money loan

Housing Wire

JANUARY 10, 2025

Shelley Duffy , Incenter’s executive vice president of national sales, praised Rose and Brown for their aptitudes for problem-solving. ” Brown brings 20 years of experience to his new role, including 12 years at Freddie Mac , where he served as senior director of cash window sales and trading. .”

Principal

The Close

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Market the property for sale: There are endless ways to generate excitement about your property and increase the sale price. It’s common for flippers to aim for an ROI of 20%. You or your general contractor should manage the timeline, remembering that delays increase your carrying costs.

House Flipping

AAOA

JANUARY 23, 2025

in July 2024 Just about every multifamily project that BartonPartners has designed in recent years has marketed itself as a luxury property, says Bill Warwick, AIA, a Principal with the Philadelphia-based architecture and urban design firm. On the luxury rental side, MVE has recently delivered products in Orange County, Calif.,

Marketing

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Ready to capitalize on refis, UWM structured a program that transforms individuals with no experience into loan officers in just five weeks and implemented an artificial intelligence (AI) technology, dubbed Keep, to send pre-validated opportunities as soon as borrowers can save in their monthly payments. billion in Q3 2023.

Loan Officer

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Rockets gain-on-sale margin was 2.98%, an increase of 30 basis points compared to the same period in 2023. The company expanded its reach through innovative products like ONE+ and Welcome Home Rate Break, as well as key investments in AI-driven technology, like Navigator and Rocket Logic. million,” he shared with investors.

Branding

The Close

JULY 1, 2025

Housing payments will include the mortgage loan’s principal and interest portion, property taxes, homeowner’s insurance, and homeowner’s association (HOA) dues if applicable. Finally, FHA lenders will consider what is called the front-end ratio, or the amount of the housing payment in relation to the borrower’s gross monthly income.

FHA loan

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Sellers of mortgage servicing rights (MSRs) aim to bolster liquidity or exit the market, while buyers pursue economies of scale, cost efficiency and sales opportunities. Annaly has built a platform with 608,000 loans, representing $192 billion in unpaid principal value (UPB) and $2.8 billion in market value as of midyear 2024.

Mortgages

Housing Wire

JANUARY 26, 2022

Philadelphia-based private equity firm LLR Partners announced Tuesday its investment in Sales Boomerang and Mortgage Coach , two fintechs focused on attracting and retaining mortgage borrowers and making loan originators more efficient. The post Mortgage Coach and Sales Boomerang snag new investor appeared first on HousingWire.

Investor

Housing Wire

AUGUST 16, 2024

billion in sales since 2018. Our team operates as a boutique group with a strong commitment to honesty, integrity, and making our clients’ days brighter with a touch of fun and a smile,” Denise Bodman, the group’s co-principal, said in a statement. These values align seamlessly with the Compass culture.

Principal

Housing Wire

APRIL 24, 2024

Almeida Realtor- Team Leader The American Dream Group Coldwell Banker Abhishek Shende Senior Principal Software Engineer Zillow Group Adi Pavlovic CEO Newzip Alnur Kassim-Lakha Director Mile Rock Capital Amy Macken Senior Vice President, Due Diligence Operations Consolidated Analytics Anaid Chacón Senior Vice President of Product Argyle Mortgage Arkadiusz (..)

Principal

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 13, 2023

The Connecticut-based Beinfield Team returned to Compass , the company announced on Tuesday. “This transition is all about securing the future success of my team,” Liz Beinfield, the team’s principal agent, said in a statement. million in sales in 2022, according to the RealTrends 2023 America’s Best list.

Principal

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Through the development of improved and sophisticated systems, protocols and technology, these operations leaders are driving their companies to growth and success. In its 8th year, the HW Insiders program is spotlighting the talented operations professionals who are laying the foundation of success for their organizations.

Technology

Housing Wire

AUGUST 12, 2022

Fannie Mae has launched its fourth reperforming-loan sale of the year — an offering of 6,130 loans with an unpaid principal balance of $997 million. million in unpaid principal balance; pool 2 is at $342.5 The reperforming-loan sale is slated to close by late October 2022, after due-diligence period.

Loans

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 19, 2023

This positions our associates to adapt and thrive in the market from both a business growth and technology innovation standpoint,” Matthew Mullin, principal and founder of The Mullin Blankfeld Group, said in a statement. “It It ranked 8th for residential sales volume, with a total of $46,687,375. The Blankfeld Group came in No.

Principal

Housing Wire

AUGUST 14, 2024

billion in unpaid principal balance (UPB). On Wednesday, UBS chief financial officer Todd Tuckner told analysts during an earnings call that the sale of Credit Suisse’s U.S. According to Inside Mortgage Finance (IMF), SPS was the 20th-largest U.S. primary mortgage servicer at the end of June, handling $166.7 36 in the IMF ranking.

Banks

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

This was the first earnings delivered by Rocket’s new CEO, Varun Krishna , who focused his conversation with analysts on the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) and other technologies to transform the business. This was the result of strong execution and continued expansion in the gain-on-sale margin.” Rocket generated $22.2

Principal

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Alexander, now rebranded as @properties , is a four-year-old firm with 45 agents and $120 million in 2020 sales volume that has so far focused on downtown Detroit. billion in 2019 sales, according to RealTrends. Few real estate brokerages in 2021 say their technology is anything less than second to none.

Brokerage

Housing Wire

MARCH 15, 2024

So why aren’t more commercial real estate (CRE) entities – investors , principals, banks, law firms or developers – seeking the same? A significant opportunity To be sure, there are title agencies eager to partner with CRE principals and funds. Market conditions have certainly trended downward for residential or commercial real estate.

Commercial

Housing Wire

JULY 1, 2024

Devon Bevis Senior Vice President Correspondent & Co-Issue Sales Mr. Cooper Dionna Hall Chief Executive Officer Broward, Palm Beaches & St.

Lending

Housing Wire

AUGUST 8, 2024

Guild CEO Terry Schmidt said in a statement that the company’s performance reflects its strategy to increase market share “by investing in people and technology” and its ability to “executive effectively in a challenging market environment.” The data shows that adjusted net income was $30.7 million and adjusted EBITDA was $41.6

Principal

Housing Wire

AUGUST 2, 2021

Vice President of Technology Services. Nexsys Technologies. Principal and Chair, Financial Instituions Regulatory Practice Group. Head Strategy and Sales. VP, Sales Training. SVP, Enterprise & Strategic Sales. Head of Sales & Operations. Executive, Software Engineering & Technology.

Title

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Lenders that may have been holding out on embracing automation and technology were forced to adapt at breakneck speed to continue to serve customers. Technology that had long been available, but never saw the level of adoption the industry would have hoped for, was now in high demand. Technology as the new table stakes.

Mortgages

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

I’m excited to help us innovate our operations and leverage technologies to build on that advantage…” Prior to joining Deephaven, Drago was the chief operations officer for the Southeast and Mountain West divisions of Guaranteed Rate. among others. million security backed by non-QM mortgages.

Mortgages

Housing Wire

MAY 9, 2024

With our strong balance sheet position, we are executing judiciously across all our capital priorities including investing in our organic growth, selectively pursuing accretive acquisitions, and enhancing technology and servicing capabilities, while also returning capital to stockholders.” Net revenue sharply increased to $231.8

Principal

Housing Wire

MAY 1, 2023

Take a minute to look through the full list of this year’s list of honorees below. Congratulations to the 2023 Rising Stars!

Loan Officer