Housing Wire

JUNE 24, 2022

Texas lender Mid America Mortgage rebranded as Click n’ Close to expand into the mortgage technology industry following the sale of the majority of its retail lending operations. Click n’ Close will retain retail operations related to its reverse mortgage and lending business for Native Americans, the company said Monday.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 29, 2024

FDIC), the appointed receiver, explained in a statement. The FDIC estimates that the cost related to the failure will be $667 million. Fulton is purchasing $6 billion in assets from Republic, including its $2 billion investment portfolio and $2.9 billion in loans. Republic had an active business that specialized in jumbo mortgage products.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 6, 2025

Sherry Chris may have retired from her role as president and CEO of Anywhere Expansion Brands including the Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate (BHGRE) and ERA Real Estate brands but that doesnt mean she hasnt been keeping busy. Chris spent 18 years at Anywhere Real Estate , most recently serving as an executive adviser.

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Housing Wire

MAY 19, 2023

” — Liz Gehringer, president and CEO, franchise brands, Anywhere Real Estate Inc. HousingWire reached out to previous award winners and asked them to share any advice they would have for someone starting out in the industry. Keep reading to see the responses from some of the previous Women of Influence honorees. ” — Lisa J.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Fleet Homes Real Estate Team – Keller Williams Real estate teams are comprised of real estate agents and other professionals working together towards one common goal to close deals. Depending on the team’s structure, agents can work closely together or independently. Joining a team is a very personal decision.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 10, 2024

Amory Wooden , Chief Marketing Officer at Anywhere Brands was honored for her vital role in generating leads and overseeing business strategy for the company’s franchise brands. HousingWire is proud to have recognized a slew of industry heavyweights since the program started.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 14, 2025

Rocket Companies , the parent of Rocket Mortgage , on Tuesday unveiled a refresh to its brand identity in an effort to unify Rocket’s many companies under a single umbrella. Its title producer and appraisal management arm, Amrock , will now be known as Rocket Close. Additionally, Amrock Title Insurance Co.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 9, 2020

HW Media, publisher of HousingWire, FinLedger, and producer of Engage Events, today announced it has closed on the strategic acquisition of REAL Trends, the residential real estate industry’s leading report that ranks the performance of the top U.S. brokerage firms. HW Media currently publishes HousingWire and FinLedger.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 7, 2020

This article was written for FinLedger, HW Media’s new fintech-focused news brand designed specifically for financial services professionals in banking, insurance and real estate. Another interesting aspect of the partnership is that Rainier is in the process of migrating to Qualia , a closing room and conveyance suite.

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Housing Wire

JULY 11, 2024

Stratus is joining a nationally recognized brand. 1 brand in The Thousand rankings for 2024. Agents who join RE/MAX can be squarely focused on closing sales and producing great results for their buyers and sellers — period,” RE/MAX president Amy Lessinger told HousingWire when the rankings were released.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 25, 2024

According to the release, in this role, Forsythe will be responsible for building the firm’s marketing strategies and global initiatives, working to expand the company’s brand visibility. She will also oversee eXp Realty’s brand management and advertising, as well as the firm’s digital marketing and public relations.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The allure of the name recognition of large national brands is causing many independent brokerages to affiliate as mortgage rates rise and housing inventory remains low. Ocala, Florida -based Foxfire Realty is the latest firm to join a national brand, announcing its move to RE/MAX on Wednesday.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 16, 2024

And Carlson offers some key tips on centralizing management, building a brand and creating a successful succession plan. Today, the company has about 740 agents and 22 offices, and it closed some 8,000 transactions in 2024. Carlson and Velt close the conversation by exploring the criteria for a good succession plan.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

million in cash paid on the closing date, $1.5 Be My Neighbor will continue to operate under its brand led by co-founders Christopher Griffith, Isabel Williams and Nathan Knottingham. Publicly traded real estate software firm reAlpha Tech Corp. reAlpha agreed to pay Be My Neighbor an aggregate purchase price of up to $6 million.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 28, 2024

The Coldwell Banker brand is continuing its summer of growth. The team was previously brokered at Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty , another Anywhere brand. The team was previously brokered at Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty , another Anywhere brand. The team specializes in luxury listings. million, making it the No.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 10, 2024

In 2023, Yu closed 29 sides, representing $63 million in sales volume. My skills as a tough negotiator, my financial knowledge, and my thorough diligence with inspections, paperwork and closings are essential when it comes to helping clients buy and sell their homes. ”I That was good for the No. 173 slot in California and the No.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 12, 2020

This article was written for FinLedger, HW Media’s new fintech-focused news brand designed specifically for financial services professionals in banking, insurance and real estate. To that end, Blend plans to use the new capital to invest in product development such as speeding up the release of its digital closing solution.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 19, 2024

It is crucial that agents’ marketing and branding is more “consumer-centric” and less focused on agent success, wealth and income levels.” Today, a very small percentage of agents conduct the vast majority of the business, while more than 50% of agents in most local communities haven’t even closed a transaction in the past year.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 23, 2024

As a seasoned real estate professional, Jansta brings with him his proven track record of innovation and brand expansion, Xome said in a statement on Linkedin. As a real estate hub, Xome offers services such as asset management, property disposition, title, close and valuation through an integrated, technology-driven platform.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 10, 2024

John Ruhlin’s book Giftology sheds light on creating a strategic and thoughtful approach to gift-giving, offering real estate professionals a unique perspective on how to create positive impressions that last beyond the closing table and set you up for return and referral business. Add the clients’ names and the date of their closing.

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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. Upward Title & Closing is a full-service title and settlement company. It represents another way Anywhere is empowering everyone’s next move.”

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Housing Wire

MAY 13, 2024

Parks Real Estate includes the Pilkerton Realtors brand and is led by CEO Hunter Connelly. Parks Real Estate includes the Pilkerton Realtors brand and is led by CEO Hunter Connelly. In 2023, Park Real Estate agents closed 9,776 transaction sides for a total of $6.245 billion in sales volume, making it the No.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 1, 2024

But a lot of what comes in isn’t going to be on the contract at closing or going through the disclosures. The third component is closing reports that show everything the agent did for the buyer. The product offers white-label branding that allows buyer agents and brokerages to customize the interface for their clients.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

As a result, homeowners either must sell their current home and suffer through double moves and short-term rentals to access the equity they’ve accrued, or they have to make contingent offers that require the sale of their current house to close. Buy before you sell (BBYS) products may be the answer.

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Housing Wire

JULY 24, 2024

Real Estate to the brand. In the two decades since its founding, the brokerage has closed over $1 billion in sales volume. Century 21 is welcoming new affiliates on both coasts On Tuesday, the company announced it was welcoming Staten Island, New York -based Herman & Co. Marine and former school teacher.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Today’s real estate website builder offers a turnkey, easy-to-use solution to help build your brand, market your business and generate more (and better) leads. With competition for online leads heating up, we think AgentFire’s brand-first approach can be a game changer for brand-conscious agents, teams and even boutique brokerages.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

successfully closed on the sale of this luxury, 4,700-square-foot property on Park Avenue on the Upper East SIde of Manhattan for $13 million. Bring polish and consistency to your social media branding with this $54 monthly subscription service that lets you customize your message without having to fret over branding and design.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 25, 2024

To help, Tom Ferry’s brand new Recruiting Roadmap course offers group coaching sessions with talented team leaders like you. Treat agents like potential customers, not dollar signs When building out your recruiting system, it can help to see the agents you want to recruit as potential customers instead of leads to close.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

A title and closing solution provides a single point of integration and management to help stakeholders get to the closing table in a consistent fashion. Stewart Title has acquired Las Cruces Abstract and Title according to an announcement made Friday. How to solve communication breakdowns in the title workflow.

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Housing Wire

JULY 15, 2024

The Hoboken, New Jersey -based team was previously brokered at RE/MAX Select and Fontaine has been with the RE/MAX brand for two-plus decades. Fontaine cited Compass’ technology as a major source of her motivation to move herself and her team to a new brand. This was good enough for the No.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 3, 2024

This migration will empower your team to scale its marketing efforts, close more loans, and retain customers for life with an integrated, end-to-end marketing automation solution. ICE Mortgage Technology is continuing to accelerate the adoption of its more modern technologies by sunsetting older tech stacks. Why Surefire?

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 5, 2024

A post shared by The Broke Agent | Real Estate Humor (@thebrokeagent) Actionable Insights Embrace humor as a way to connect with clients and peers real estate doesnt always have to be so serious Use relatable content to build your personal brand and increase engagement 2. His style is a breath of fresh air among real estate content.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 3, 2024

We have only three months until the end of the year, so if you’re looking to close a few more deals and fill your pipeline for the spring, the time to put in the work is now. Costumes and candy served from every trunk, and the kids get to circulate in a safe environment (assuming the parking lot is closed off and free of traffic).

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The company closed the third quarter with $1.6 During the third quarter, transaction sides at the firm’s franchise group, Anywhere Brands , dropped 18% year over year to 200,619. During the third quarter, transaction sides at the firm’s franchise group, Anywhere Brands , dropped 18% year over year to 200,619. million in July, 4.04

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Housing Wire

MAY 16, 2024

As a result, brokers no longer need to deal with a title company or settlement agent to close a refi. It said TRAC+ will allow the lender to “manage title review, closing, and disbursement.” United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) has launched a new service to handle all the title work for its brokers on refinancings. The top U.S.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Included in the rebranding is an entirely new, white-labeled broker-branded origination hub that will provide e-signature technology, visibility into loan status and the ability for applicants to directly upload loan documents, the company said Tuesday. billion in closed loans , with gain-on-sale margins at 5.09%.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 9, 2024

According to the release, the Sears Real Estate name and branding will be used along with the Lamacchia Realty branding for at least a year during the branding transition, as the companies feel the names is so well known in the area. Lamacchia Realty is expanding its presence in the Pioneer Valley region of Massachusetts.

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