Housing Wire

MAY 2, 2024

Things just keep getting better, according to real estate brokers surveyed for the Q2 2024 HousingWire BrokerPulse survey , with 54% who are “optimistic” about the next three months in residential brokerage, compared to some 48% of those surveyed for the Q1 2024 HousingWire BrokerPulse survey who felt the same.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 12, 2024

Agents and brokers in Colorado will soon be able to view listings and share their own listings, with real estate professionals in four other metro areas. REcolorado , the state’s largest multiple listing service , announced new data sharing partnerships with four other MLSs on Thursday.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 25, 2024

Real estate technology company reAlpha Tech Corp. We are excited to introduce Claire to homebuyers as we believe it represents a timely solution while the residential real estate industry is undergoing a significant reset,” Mike Logozzo, president and chief operating officer of reAlpha, said in a statement.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 12, 2024

PureWest Christie’s International Real Estate , a Montana -based real estate brokerage, is expanding into northern Idaho , the firm announced on Tuesday. The brokerage , which is a longtime affiliate of Christie’s International Real Estate, is the largest independently owned brokerage in Montana.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 12, 2024

Powered by Amazon’s Alexa products, Lundy offers a voice-activated property search engine, allowing real estate professionals and homebuyers to navigate home listings using their voice. We are constantly looking for new products and services to help our brokers and agents better serve their customers and prospects.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 31, 2024

Josh Team is joining real estate brokerage Serhant as its first-ever president, Inman reported on Monday. The brokerage now operates in seven states: New York, Connecticut, Florida, North Carolina, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and South Carolina. Serhant’s national expansion took off in the spring of 2023.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Mortgage lenders are betting on down-payment assistance programs, buy-down options and renovation products to provide brokers opportunities to win in a market with mortgage rates nearing 8%, a lack of inventory and high home prices. “It’s hard for brokers to win deals now. 4-7, in Las Vegas.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Originally filed in late November, the Phillips lawsuit accuses real estate industry players of colluding to artificially inflate real estate agent commissions. This system, with its veiled surcharges, illegally warps the real estate market.”

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Housing Wire

APRIL 3, 2024

mortgage lender United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) is the target of a class-action-seeking lawsuit alleging it orchestrated a scheme with mortgage brokers to apply excess fees and costs to borrowers. UWM turns this process on its head by corrupting brokers and tricking homebuyers into paying billions of dollars more in costs and fees.”

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Real estate tech firm Prevu announced a Series A financing round Thursday of $6 million. The firm claims to have brokered more than $1.5 billion in real estate transactions over the past six years. “In In October 2022, Prev u acquired mortgage technology assets from shuttered real estate startup Reali.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Another day and another class-action antitrust commission lawsuit accusing the real estate industry of colluding to inflate real estate agent commissions has been filed. The complaint states the reason for the rule is “to maintain high broker commissions for NAR members at the expense of homebuyers.”

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Are you interested in pursuing or advancing a real estate career? If you’re new to real estate, you must complete a state-approved course and pass your state’s licensing exam. Aceable Agent is an online real estate school that offers self-paced real estate courses designed for mobile app and web.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 1, 2023

The Schmidt Family of Companies , the parent company of Coldwell Banker Premier Properties , has announced its market expansion in Florida through the strategic acquisition of a sales office in Palm Coast. The acquisition involves the Palm Coast office from Coldwell Banker Realty in Florida.

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Housing Wire

JULY 21, 2023

Trompeter Real Estate , a boutique brokerage in Jersey City, has joined Ryan Serhant ’s eponymous brokerage SERHANT. Co-founded by Mark Trompeter and Enrique Napoles, Trompeter Real Estate is the third independent brokerage to join SERHANT. ” With the addition of Trompeter Real Estate, SERHANT.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 9, 2023

If you’re interested in becoming a real estate agent in Illinois, you’ll be happy to hear that the path to getting your real estate license in the Prairie State doesn’t require as much of a time commitment as other states. 1] As a real estate broker in Illinois, it is not legal for you to work independently.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Publicly traded real estate firm The Real Brokerage has struck an agreement to acquire the mortgage brokerage arm of real estate and mortgage technology company LemonBrew. The Real Brokerage, headquartered in Ontario, Canada, will pay $1.25 states, including Texas, California and Florida.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Real estate investors purchasing distressed properties at foreclosure auction have been telegraphing a possible housing market slowdown for the last six months. Where you’ll see those prices fall … Southern California, Las Vegas, Arizona, Florida will be hit.”. Price Correction Risk by Region.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 28, 2021

By the fall, real estate agents in Boise, Idaho were passing around a video they didn’t like but couldn’t resist watching. Talking rapidly into the video frame, Gerli bandied about a Florida Atlantic University report that Boise homes purchased are overvalued by 80%, and city residents ought to rent. on pace for 6.29

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Housing Wire

MAY 10, 2023

Real estate giant Anywhere is launching a title insurance joint venture exclusively for Anywhere Brands franchisees, according to an announcement on Wednesday. We’re bringing efficiency, clarity, and simplicity to the experience for brokers, agents, and consumers alike.”

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Housing Wire

MAY 4, 2022

Black Knight’s Optimal Blue is looking to court mortgage brokers with its new pricing feature that provides up-to-date rates on its cloud-based loan servicing platform. “If personalized pricing quotes aren’t available on your website, consumers will find them somewhere else. . Presented by: 1000watt. and Thomas H.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Knock ’s Home Swap solution is now available in three new markets in Florida: Homeowners in Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach can buy their next home before selling their current one. Knock entered the Florida market in October. The Home Swap is the perfect product in today’s highly competitive real estate market.”.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Regarding Smart Rate, Rehwinkel added that the department was concerned that not all pertinent information had been provided regarding the owner’s background in the industry, “including but not limited to the owner’s experience with real estate finance.” Strauss’s MLO license in the state was issued on December 28.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 7, 2021

Knock has launched its Home Swap product in Jacksonville, Florida – the sixth location in the Sunshine State and 15th in the U.S. Before expanding to Jacksonville, Home Swap opened in the Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach, Florida markets in early December. Black said that the goal is to be launched in 75 markets by 2023.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Name Job Title Company Name Aaron VanTrojen CEO Geneva Financial Home Loans Abbie Tidmore Senior Managing Director and Chief Revenue Officer Pennymac Adam Kessler CEO Academy Mortgage Baron Silverstein President Newrez Ben Madick Co-Founder and CEO Matic Insurance Bernadette Kogler Co-Founder and CEO RiskSpan Bill Rogers Founder and CEO Homeowners (..)

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Housing Wire

JULY 25, 2023

Augustine, Florida property, after her previous insurer, United Property and Casualty, went insolvent earlier in the year. ” And Gregory’s story is becoming commonplace in flood-prone areas of the United States, especially in Florida. . This is one of the easiest parts of Florida to insure and costs have gone up over 40%.”

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RIS Media

APRIL 10, 2024

Michelle Sessor Vice President and Principal Broker Charles Rutenberg Realty (CRR) Fort Lauderdale, Florida [link] Region served: Fort Lauderdale and South Florida Years in real estate: 30 Number of offices: 1 Number of agents: 1,180 Key to continued growth and success: Agent support.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 19, 2022

The real estate brokerage has not announced agent hires, but it has tapped a managing broker for the state in John Wollberg. Prior to that, Wollberg spent 12 years as managing director of another Park Avenue-located brokerage, Halstead Real Estate , according to his LinkedIn page. real estate.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 21, 2024

Across the country in Florida at the Naples Area Board of Realtors (NABOR), the association’s leaders were also not surprised by NAR’s news, but unlike CRMLS, they were a bit surprised by the timing. The brokers, agents and appraisers we serve are looking to us for guidance.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The CE Shop offers convenient online real estate courses in 45 states, and these can be completed at your own pace. In business for close to two decades, The CE Shop offers real estate exam prep, continuing education, and broker licensing courses, plus programs for prospective mortgage and appraisal professionals.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Murphy said the shut-down gave her enough time to get through the pre-licensing course and she was able to enter the real estate world feeling excited and determined. Many people are buying into real estate becoming very relevant again,” Martinez said. And she wasn’t alone. from the same time last year.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 6, 2023

HousingWire reported in January that Strauss was ready to start a new mortgage company after he registered Smart Rate in Florida. The company received a residential mortgage broker license in Illinois on November 1, 2022. Strauss’ MLO license in the state was issued on December 28. million , down from $26.5

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Knock Home Swap has expanded into Orlando, Florida and Tampa, Florida, its first markets in the Sunshine State. Home Swap is offered exclusively through local real estate professionals who have been trained as Knock Certified Agents.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 14, 2022

With mortgage rates now north of 6% and the stock market officially in bear territory, two of America’s most prominent real estate brokerages instituted large-scale layoffs and halted expansion efforts. It also plans to reduce costs by not backfilling roles and by getting out of real estate office leases.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

As a real estate agent, you may think clients should care more about their next home than your life story. And while that may be true, well-crafted real estate agent bios can build trust and credibility and serve as a powerful tool in an agent’s marketing arsenal — giving prospective clients.

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Inman

JULY 13, 2023

Find out how this Florida broker learned that getting your license is the easiest part of the real estate business.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 1, 2023

When the Federal Reserve slashed interest rates to zero on March 15, 2020 and set off an extraordinary real estate boom, Rocket Mortgage was ready. The lender made focused efforts to target the purchase market in 2021 and set up dedicated teams to cultivate relationships with real estate agents. And Rocket is well aware.

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Realty Biz

MARCH 20, 2024

Tech Helpline, Florida Realtors' tech support service for the real estate industry, has experienced significant growth: over the past 90 days, it has welcomed five additional Realtor organizations, totalling a membership of over 20,000 staff. Tech Helpline is the real estate industry's No.

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