Housing Wire

JANUARY 22, 2025

Evernest already offers services including brokerage , maintenance, renovation, insurance and lending. We’re excited about combining the two companies local property management operations and robust technology products. Evernest and Poplar have each achieved national recognition on the Inc. 5000 list in the past.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Making small accessibility improvements or renovations in the home can sometimes be the difference between remaining housed or becoming displaced, according to Erin Izen, executive director of the Home Depot Foundation. Smart-home technology is becoming an increasingly important component of aging in place.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

To better accommodate their needs as they age, baby boomer homeowners will likely need to renovate their homes to more easily accomplish goals related to aging in place and living in a safer, more comfortable dwelling. But for those opting to age in place, the renovations will be needed for safety and comfort in older age, he added.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 17, 2024

The rule applies existing protections for residential mortgages to borrowers who seek PACE loans to upgrade or renovate their homes through clean energy technology. PACE loans which are often used to finance environmentally minded renovations, like the addition of solar panels have led to financial instability for some borrowers.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

With increased equity available due to higher home prices, homeowners are turning to home equity products to renovate their existing homes or pay off high-interest credit card debt using their equity. Validate also utilizes computer-vision technology to analyze the borrower-supplied photographs to help determine property condition and value.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 1, 2025

Technology is part of the story. Consumers purchase homes, but Compass touts its technology among prospective real estate agents. Technology is the lubricant that increases that flow. Among publicly traded companies, Compass has done technology development and implementation better than most of its peers.

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Housing Wire

JULY 17, 2023

The real estate sector is constantly evolving, and one technology has emerged as a true game changer: virtual reality (VR). This transformative technology has opened up a new world of possibilities, empowering agents and captivating potential buyers like never before.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 5, 2025

The report also acknowledged that choosing to stay at home is becoming easier with advancements in technology, and accompanying home and renovation designs for new and retrofitted construction. But cost remains a key issue.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 27, 2025

Its proprietary AI technology can also remove furniture, declutter listing photos and create realistic renderings of landscaping and exterior renovations. Styldods AI virtual staging technology powers apps such as REimagineHome, among others. The similarities between the two end there. The short answer?

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Housing Wire

JULY 5, 2024

A series of home healthcare, renovation and senior care experts offer tips on ways to begin in a column published by U.S. Bathrooms are a common target for renovations since it can be easy to slip and injure yourself if you have limited mobility; nonstick mats and additional rails and handles can help mitigate some of this risk.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

This AI-driven tool uses computer vision technology to evaluate the current condition of a property and provide a detailed assessment of its current market value and potential value post-renovation. It also uses Revive’s recommendation engine to offer renovation estimates supported by local contractors.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

“For a consumer who wants to do a home renovation , a consumer who wants to consolidate debts, or a consumer who wants to take cash out to pay for tuition for their kids, our product serves all of those use cases.” ” How is it so fast? .” ” Recent data from ATTOM revealed that 47.7%

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AAOA

MAY 29, 2025

Increasing the value of your home can be tricky, especially with so many new technologies hitting the market on a regular basis. The trends come and go, while tenants are becoming more demanding in terms of house appliances and smart technologies that should be installed inside your apartment. Renew the Cabinets.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Smart home technology is not optional Gen Z marks the first generation of true digital natives. This group was raised on technology and expects their homes to be outfitted accordingly. Easy renovations are key For spaces that might not be immediately appealing, Gen Z wants those that can be easily renovated.

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Inman

APRIL 25, 2025

Technology columnist Craig Rowe reviews pre-sale renovation solution HouseAmp on behalf of Inman. The software sharply consolidates the tasks and delivers the transparency required to ensure a smooth, timely and valuable home construction project.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

This acquisition furthers our long-term plan of developing a full-service commission-free homebuying and financing technology platform powered by our proprietary AI technology and dedicated professionals,” Brent Miller, chief financial officer of reAlpha, said in a prepared statement.

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Housing Wire

JULY 27, 2022

PunchListUSA plans to use the funding to invest in proprietary technology to create instant repair and renovation estimates and open offices, which it aims to expand footprint to more than 30 markets through 2023. . ”We The platform currently holds a five-year exclusive agreement with Pillar to Post , one of the U.S.’s

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Housing Wire

JUNE 9, 2022

Renovation financing startup RenoFi now offers a fixed-rate home renovation loan, which allows homeowners to borrow as much as 90% of their home’s after-renovation value — a move to target homeowners who don’t qualify for a home equity line of credit (HELOCs).

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Housing Wire

JUNE 13, 2025

You have the technology costs, fixed costs associated with just keeping the lights on, and those fixed costs are divided over fewer loans.” CEO Joe Panebianco said the company set a goal of maintaining 70% of its costs as variable — a high bar that it has reached through a combination of outsourcing and technology. bps, per MBA data.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 17, 2024

Our commitment to empowering borrowers aligns perfectly with Privy’s mission to revolutionize real estate investment through technology and education. Capital Fundings specializes in the purchase, renovation and resale of distressed residential properties.

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Housing Wire

MAY 12, 2021

Considering how much construction technology, materials, and techniques have evolved, building a new home should be far simpler than it is. We can get to a 10 — I’m confident we will get to a 10 — but it’s unlikely unless we use technology to get there. There are too many obstacles along the way that don’t need to exist.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 4, 2025

By leveraging behavioral and property data, lenders can spot signals that a homeowner may be ready to act, like tapping equity for renovations. By decentralizing access to this kind of technology , Fello helps lenders generate more transactions, unlock more value from their database, and build a more resilient, self-sustaining business.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 10, 2025

Renovation and remodeling: Fast, flexible funding for upgrades that boost resale potential or enhance day-to-day living. He envisions that the buy-before-you-sell solution and the renovation solution will be most popular as borrowers try to sell and get the most for their buck.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 2, 2024

An AI assistant called Revana will provide personalized help with renovations, installations and maintenance. At the Federal Housing Finance Agency ‘s 2024 TechSprint event in July, numerous companies made pitches for bringing these technologies to the space. AI has been top of mind for the real estate industry.

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Inman

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Two companies in the pre-sale home renovation business, BOSSCAT and HouseAmp, agree to work together to streamline services.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 14, 2025

Not every agent will be needed, but the ones who understand how to work alongside technology, rather than against it, are going to be the most valuable players in the ecosystem. Machine learning models help estimate after-repair value (ARV), project cash flow, and even run renovation budgets. Whats changing is who remains essential.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Ryan Barone, RentRedis co-founder and CEO, said that landlords are increasingly seeking efficiency through technology. Investing in property improvements Beyond acquisitions, landlords are prioritizing renovations , with 52% of investors budgeting at least $5,000 per unit for improvements in 2025. Regional investment trends also vary.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 18, 2023

PunchListUSA , a real estate technology platform digitizing home inspection data, has named Stefan Pampulov as its chief product and data officer. The firm is growing rapidly to offer instant repair estimates and scale through process automation.

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Housing Wire

MAY 24, 2024

Movement is the only lender that gives nearly 50% of its profits, manufactures originations at a high level, generates creative content and branding, leverages innovative products and technologies , and has a customer-for-life mentality,” Thompson said.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Presale renovation firm Revive has made its artificial intelligence -powered property valuation tool available to everyone, according to an announcement on Thursday. The tool provides homeowners with actionable reports, allowing them to make informed renovation and selling decisions.

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Inman

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

The "Marketing Center" is designed to explain the appeal of pre-renovations to consumers using campaigns that include print and digital messaging as well as case studies from closed sales.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Lower maintenance and utility bills: New homes are built with the latest energy-efficient standards and, in some cases, smart technology. Can renovate over time: Most resale homes are immediately inhabitable, which means owners can renovate or make upgrades gradually, as their budget allows, while still living in the house.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Today, a mortgage lender must have scalability in its operation, an ability to pivot quickly to meet changing market conditions and client needs, a well-designed technology stack and, above all, a keen sense of what its customers and the marketplace truly want from them. The lender’s role in succeeding by helping its LOs succeed.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Whether homeowners want to renovate their homes, consolidate high-interest debt, or secure their financial future, Unison’s Equity Sharing Home Loan offers a versatile and customizable solution to suit their individual needs and aspirations,” Unison President Ryan Downs said in a statement. homeowners have a collective $11.5

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Housing Wire

MARCH 19, 2024

It also says that Five Brothers will be integrated into MCS to offer property preservation, maintenance and renovation services. Five Brothers, headquartered in Warren, Mich., These include services for the reverse mortgage industry, marking MCS’ initial entry into the sector.

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Redfin

MAY 5, 2025

Expert tips on updating pre-war apartments, historic brownstones, and more Whether youre redesigning a pre-war apartment in New York City or renovating a historic townhouse in Boston , updating an older home is no small task. But blending that old-world appeal with modern comforts takes care and intention.

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Housing Wire

JULY 14, 2022

The role of renovators. It turns out local investors are also more efficient than banks and government agencies at renovating and reselling homes. A deeper dive into the data helps to explain this surprising result. I buy local. But what about the foreclosed properties that don’t end up in the hands of owner-occupants?

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