Housing Wire

MARCH 17, 2025

To avoid a job loss recession, closely monitoring the homebuilding industry is essential. If mortgage rates don’t drop, we may see this sector facing supply issues and shrinking profit margins. Why is this important? This raises the risk of the unemployment rate going even higher than the Federal Reserve feels comfortable with.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2024

The reasoning seems simple: if someone excels at closing deals, building relationships with realestate agents , and generating revenue, they must also have the ability to inspire and manage others. Skills such as coaching, conflict resolution, and teammotivation are rarely developed through sales roles alone.

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Housing Wire

MAY 30, 2024

Home equity fintech lender Point , in collaboration with its long-time financing partner Atalaya Capital Management , has successfully closed a $141 million rated asset-backed securities transaction. In November 2023, Redwood Trust partnered with Point to close on a $139 million bond secured by 1,577 home equity investment contracts.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 13, 2025

This shift is further underscored by a new analysis showing that agents taking at least 15 listings per year achieve significantly higher proficiency in converting listings to closings. Conversely, those surpassing this threshold demonstrate mastery in converting listings into closed deals. annual production 15 listings/year 64.7%

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 7, 2025

Detroit follows close behind at 52.9% Ohio is projected to experience statewide population declines in 74 of 88 counties over the next 25 years, according to the Ohio Department of Development. Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan has expressed intentions to invest in the city’s housing development efforts for years to come.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 7, 2025

So that really kind of hinders our actual total sales and total closings. In the most in-demand markets, homes sold in 33 to 51 days, significantly below the national median of 66 days. These properties also attracted two to four times as many views per listing as the typical U.S. There’s only about a two-month inventory in Haddonfield.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 8, 2025

Mortgage and title clients are undergoing a significant transformation with the shift from Encompass Software Development Kit (SDK) to Encompass Partner Connect (EPC). It offers order management, instant title reports, closing agent management, and digital closing capabilities. But thats where GridBase comes in.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 22, 2024

For title professionals who must manage property records, closing statements and other critical documents, this time adds up. Still a little lost when it comes to AI? First, check out SoftPro’s recent blog , delving into the basics). So, always double-check any AI-generated communication for accuracy.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 15, 2024

It also follows on actions taken by the FCC in December 2023, where the regulator moved to adopt rules that would close the “lead generator loophole” that had been used in the mortgage business. Bob Broeksmit, president and CEO of the MBA, said his group is pleased with the development. Department of Defense.

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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 4, 2025

Remote online notarization (RON) continues to stake its claim as a critical innovation for real estate professionals and homebuyers, opening the door for faster closings and largely eliminating the need for in-person meetings. The 45 states that have done so, do not suggest that there is a patchwork of state laws.

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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

AUGUST 12, 2024

Earlier today, we announced to our team members that we have made the strategic decision to close the company’s distributed retail channel, effective immediately,” D’Auria wrote in a letter to counterparties that was reviewed by HousingWire. Open was founded in 2003 by Scott and Tana Gordon. In June, the U.S.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 14, 2025

Despite a drop in overall profitability in the fourth quarter of 2024, FOA, one of the nations leading reverse mortgage lenders, remains optimistic about the total addressable market for home equity-based retirement products and will continue to develop its offerings in 2025.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2024

Seemingly forever, the average time between reaching a sales agreement and closing on that property has hovered around 45 days — a month and a half. When asked why it takes an average of six to seven weeks to get to closing , there are a lot of complex (and honest) answers. But there’s also room for improvement.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The receiving agent becomes the buyer or seller’s primary point of contact and representative, and the referring agent receives a referral fee if a transaction closes. Their work is done, and it’s up to the receiving agent to serve the client and close the deal. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

With its newest influx of capital, EasyKnock aims to advance the development of its platform by honing its suite of products. We’re proud to have Northwestern Mutual on board, as this round will enable us to turbocharge our product development and expand the ways we support our customers in the very near future.”

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

These are homes that will generally close in November and December. But they’re back up to 7% now, so maybe this strength is fleeting and will evaporate as we close out the year. But they’re back up to 7% now, so maybe this strength is fleeting and will evaporate as we close out the year. That’s where we are right now.

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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.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 1, 2024

The Community Home Lenders of America (CHLA) on Thursday issued a comment letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), saying that a major reason for the increase in mortgage closing costs from third parties is due to a lack of competition among third-party providers. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Angela is the 11th-ranked agent in the state by sales volume, closing 38 sides and $29.82 Editor’s note: This is the fifth in a series of articles that will explore the effects of the landmark Sitzer/Burnett case, which was decided on Oct. million in volume in 2023, according to RealTrends Verified data.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 8, 2025

Last week, the 10-year yield closed at approximately 4.49%. We will keep a close eye on the data in February and we will be discussing this and other housing economic topics at our big Housing Economic Summit Feb. Today, I want to explain why this topic is essential as we look ahead to the rest of 2025. 26 in Dallas.

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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

JANUARY 8, 2025

On Wednesday, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) took protective measures by issuing a proclamation that allows national banks, federal savings associations, and federal branches and agencies of foreign banks to close their offices in areas of California affected by the fires. I think the emotional impacts will be very high.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 25, 2025

Global investment bank Cambridge Wilkinson today announced the closing of a forward flow agreement up to $100 million for a private real estate lending platform specializing in short-term bridge , fix-and-flip, construction and land development loans.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

I work with different designers and I do development as well. Have you had people asking you questions that you’ve never gotten before when looking for a house or working with a development? To close the conversation, O’Connor offers advice to agents who may be experiencing trouble in the market.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 28, 2025

… The trend over the last few years of banking financing retreating from this sector , I think it opened up a lot more opportunities for BPL lenders to be the at the forefront of the funding solution to residential developers and investment. . Multifamily developments have been picking up with a very strong start.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

To start the conversation, Divounguy dives into the past two years of economic developments and how they impact today’s housing market. The conversation closes with Divounguy sharing his framework for tackling the affordable housing crisis in the U.S. This conversation has been summarized and edited for length and clarity.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 4, 2025

While a few properties have closed, there was only one property, as of March 2, that closed escrow. While a few properties have closed, there was only one property, as of March 2, that closed escrow. Two hours ago, a second property just closed in the Palisades. You’d be like, there’s no way.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

On the flip side, we’ve spent billions of dollars over the last decade building and developing — or buying and integrating — software for real estate agents and teams. The conversation closes with Wacksman sharing his thoughts on the National Association of Realtors ‘ Clear Cooperation Policy (CCP).

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 18, 2024

The new credit optimization platform will combine the best parts of the What-if Simulator and Wayfinder tools, giving mortgage professionals the power to reach more clients and close more loans. CreditXpert developed the platform to cut down loan filing timelines. 1 in preparation for the launch of the new platform.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2024

The family-run brokerage firm recorded some legal w ins and losses , developed new tools for agents and clients , and navigated one of the slowest years for home sales in nearly three decades. of the loan amount) at settlement to use toward their closing costs.

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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

DECEMBER 12, 2024

As of the date of this article, approximately 68% of all purchase transactions currently have mortgages , while 32% of closings are all cash. As of the date of this article, approximately 68% of all purchase transactions currently have mortgages , while 32% of closings are all cash. Why did this happen?The

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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

JANUARY 9, 2025

Brown will oversee Xactus’ product life cycle from ideation and development to launch and implementation. For Xactus, keeping prices intact requires timely data delivery, implementing a “no-close, no-pay” policy to protect lenders, and other key innovations. One example includes a collaboration with Thomas & Co.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 21, 2025

Negotiation is not just a skill its an art. In real estate, knowing the keys to a successful negotiation is essential. Skillful negotiations can not only help you build a more sustainable career they can also help you earn higher compensation, get more listings, and achieve more satisfying outcomes for your clients.

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