Housing Wire

MARCH 14, 2025

Sieffert called 2024 a significant period of strategic alignment for the company, citing the unification of its disparate brands under a single banner, and the challenges she said were overcome as it processed the particulars of its acquisition of American Advisors Group (AAG), the industrys former leading player.

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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

JUNE 18, 2024

1 brand in the 2024 RealTrends Verified + Tom Ferry The Thousand. In late May, when RealTrends Verified released The Thousand rankings, it appeared that RE/MAX had lost its crown as the top brand to Keller Williams. The re-ranking process revealed that RE/MAX had in fact retained the top spot among the brands represented on the list.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 18, 2024

On Wednesdy Citi launched mortgage.com, a new platform that creates a brand-endorsed, consumer-focused channel to leverage Citi’s brand authority and encourage mortgage or refinance applications for the bank. Market share and brand authority Why launch this site now?

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 16, 2024

These rankings are designed to help top-performing agents and teams highlight their accomplishments within their specific local markets, enhancing their credibility where it matters most — close to home. This year’s inaugural rankings feature agents and teams from 50 cities across the U.S.,

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Branding/Intellectual property: Trade names, DBAs, and domain names Trade names, DBAs, trademarks, fictitious business names or assumed business names are what the world knows the business as. The current environment of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) is evolving. Patent & Trademark Office. The same is true of domain names.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 8, 2025

Since its founding, Harvest has closed 5,210 transactions for $6.8 Harvest is affiliating with Real under the brokerages private-label program, allowing it to keep its own branding while taking advantage of Reals resources and compensation programs. billion including 1,627 sides for $2.4 billion in 2024 alone. billion.

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Housing Wire

MAY 25, 2023

SoftPro , the nation’s top provider of title , closing, and escrow software, announced on Thursday that it has launched ClosingsLIVE, a cutting-edge communication portal for real estate settlements. SoftPro is a leading provider of title, closing, and escrow software in the United States.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 15, 2025

For real estate professionals and mortgage lenders , these challenges heighten the risk of deal cancellations and complicate the closing process. Rising insurance rates and their ripple effects Personal insurance rates are expected to rise significantly in the coming year.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

In the first phase of the program, customers can use points to get discounts on their closing costs when purchase a home through the subsidiary Rocket Mortgage. To start, customers will receive a 7,500-point welcome bonus on their first reward activity – or $75 in savings on closing costs.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 27, 2025

Self-branded “financial fitness” platform FinLocker announced Wednesday that it will cover 100% of the verification costs for mortgage borrowers who use lenders’ FinLocker-powered apps. The company calls the move an “industry-first initiative.” This direct-source verification covers 85% of the U.S. ”

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Whether you grew up dreaming of a career in real estate or journeyed into it, it’s important to prepare yourself for the challenges of this career. I happen to be one of the kids who actually dreamed of working in real estate. My grandfather was a builder and owned and managed several properties himself. If you dont own it, someone else does.”

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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

MARCH 31, 2025

The deal, which is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2025, integrates the largest servicer in the country into Rockets flywheel. There’s the origination process, which is all of the financing, title closing, and then servicing, where they essentially develop a lifetime relationship. Mr. Cooper is an amazing company.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 21, 2025

’ In a presentation for investors , Rocket outlined how its acquisition of Redfin will help the company create a more seamless and affordable way for consumers to transact real estate, showing how it will take consumers from the home search phase all the way through title and closing. .’

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 10, 2025

Finance of America has a significant Southern California community of employees, partners, and borrowers, so this is close to home, said Ashley Smith, the company’s senior vice president of brand communications. Please be safe. The situation in Los Angeles is heartbreaking.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 5, 2025

Throughout his 20-year career he has closed more than 40,000 units and $9 billion in funded loans. There are multiple offers in a lot of the markets, with competitive bidding wars and people willing to close quick and waive contingency. Shant Banosian, ranked the No. Victor Ciardelli will remain the CEO of Rate Companies.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Some integrations and custom branding may require upgrading to the Enterprise plan. Whether youre running a large brokerage, managing a small team or working on your own, the right transaction management platform can take the worry out of compliance and lighten your workload. Best for team collaboration: Dotloop Pricing: Starting at $31.99

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

billion in consumer loans from Goldman Sachs while also closing a deal to purchase Sculptor Capital Management and its $33 billion in assets under management. The lender indicated it is in a good position to recapture much of its existing servicing business through investments in its brand and an end-to-end digital experience.

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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

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

For example, a partnership with a mortgage broker make sure clients receive fast, reliable financing options that help the team close deals faster. Marketing and branding Effective marketing is essential to growing a real estate business or any business, regardless of the industry. What is the best way to make this happen?

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Ashley Smith , the company’s senior vice president of brand marketing and strategic communications, said that home equity was a commonly discussed topic during the event. It’s the only closed-end second on the market that doesn’t require monthly payments and checks a lot of boxes for consumers, she said.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 11, 2025

Treat your follow-ups like youre closing a deal. After the National Association of Realtors settlement changed how commission is paid, there was some fear among agents that buyers and sellers might forgo their services in favor of handling the transaction themselves. For the most part, that hasnt happened.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2025

Have a seat and buckle in. The real estate industry is already in a whirlwind and the year has barely kicked off. To put it simply, the industry appears to be in its rapid evolution era. What does this look like? Firstly, real estate professionals are facing an unyielding storm of new challenges. Dont waste it.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

To get a better idea of what investors might be most closely interested in with these results, along with the outlook for these companies and the industry, HousingWire ’s Reverse Mortgage Daily (RMD) sat down with UBS equity research analyst Douglas Harter. They also mentioned the proprietary product suite at their company as a bright spot.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Here are some of the benefits of using LinkedIn for real estate agents: Target specific people that align with your desired real estate audience Build your brand and online presence to showcase your expertise Network with other agents and real estate professionals like lenders, attorneys, property managers, etc.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 12, 2025

The brokerage closed nearly 49,000 sides that year, up from 34,000 in 2022. A key factor in this growth is its private-label program, which launched last year and allows brokerage affiliates to keep their branding. In his new role as a board member, Srivatsaa will focus on agent success initiatives. Its volume soared from $14.4

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Housing Wire

APRIL 3, 2025

These leaders are the visionaries behind the strategies, campaigns, and branding efforts that push the industry forward. . It affirmed the strategic direction we’ve been pursuing and the hard work we’ve put in to elevate our brands and drive results. Click here to nominate before nominations close April 30, 2025.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 28, 2025

The storm resulted in airports closing, unsafe roadways and at least 11 deaths, ABC reported. Southern and Gulf-adjacent states not used to snowfall faced devastating blows to travel and livelihoods. Jones Nichols pointed out that homeownership rates for Latinos and Blacks in California were already well below that of white households.

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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

MARCH 26, 2025

It is one of the ultimate forms of marketing you are putting your brand, your services and your face, quite literally, out for the world to see. You want me to knock on peoples doors, disrupt their day and then pitch my services to them? If the anxiety is building in your chest just thinking about it, thats a normal reaction. and 12 p.m.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 23, 2025

Just Sold postcards Just Sold postcard from Real Estate Template Co on Etsy Just Sold postcard from Wise Pelican Just Sold postcard wth QR code from Corefact Just Sold postcard with QR code from Agents Assemble on Etsy Just Sold postcards are a powerful way to celebrate your recent successes and keep your brand top of mind in the real estate market.

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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

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

A well-written property description also allows you to highlight aspects of the home that would not otherwise be readily available via MLS, such as a newly renovated kitchen or a brand-new septic system. Ill teach you how to write a real estate listing description, plus share some creative real estate listing description examples.

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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

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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