Housing Wire

OCTOBER 19, 2023

CoStar Group , the parent company of real estate data giant CoStar , has made an offer to acquire OnThe Market , the third most visited residential property portal in the United Kingdom. The announcement bolsters the claim that CoStar is “playing for keeps in the residential real estate market.” residential rental platform.

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Residential Agents Closing Marketing 448

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

According to Redfin, an investor is “any institution or business that purchases residential real estate,” which includes both institutional and mom-and-pop investors. Philadelphia (109%) and Newark, New Jersey (106%) followed closely behind. As the U.S. Investors purchased $38.8 billion worth of properties in Q3 2024, up 3.4%

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Investor Residential Brokerage Mortgages 488

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 15, 2024

1 and Sept 30 of this year based on prices for closed residential sales. A recent report from real estate data provider PropertyShark ranked California , New York and Florida as the states with the most expensive ZIP codes in 2024. The report listed the 100 most expensive ZIP codes between Jan. million this year. 3 spots nationally.

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Residential Sales Closing As-is 448

Housing Wire

MARCH 13, 2025

The 2024 NAR settlement has reshaped the residential real estate industry, creating a new dynamic in how listings are distributed among agents. 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.

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Agents Brokerage Closing Residential 343

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

California-based loanDepot on Monday announced it has closed a $300 million offering of notes backed by a revolving warehouse line of credit and secured by mortgages. loanDepot said this is the 10th time it has closed a transaction of this kind. The loans are produced according to criteria from Fannie Mae , Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae.

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Closing Principal Residential Finance 435

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 6, 2024

The company announced the recruitment of Phoenix -based agent Joshua Smith, a high producer who closed 297 transactions in 2023. According to eXp, Smith’s expertise goes beyond residential real estate. Brokerage giant eXp Realty is adding a superstar agent to its ranks. agents by the The Wall Street Journal.

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Agents Brokerage Residential Industrial 397

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. Production data represents residential transactions only. However, Leading RE agents and team bested the sales volume.

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Agents Commercial Land Branding 464

Housing Wire

JUNE 11, 2024

Rithm Capital , the parent company of multichannel lender Newrez , announced on Tuesday that it has closed a transaction with Great Ajax Corp. Meanwhile, Great Ajax is transitioning from a legacy residential loan platform to a vehicle focused on commercial real estate. which resulted in the purchase of 2.9

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Closing Commercial Loans Residential 445

Housing Wire

MARCH 20, 2025

Monarch Mortgage provides mortgage banking services, including the origination and processing of residential mortgages primarily for sale on the secondary market. Blue Ridge confirmed that the transaction is expected to close by the end of the first quarter, subject to customary closing conditions. ”

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Banks Purchase and sale agreement Mortgages Residential 311

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Annaly has $75 billion in assets invested across its agency mortgage-backed securities (MBS), residential credit and MSR strategies. Besides closing subservicing deals, Rocket has been actively acquiring servicing assets at higher coupon rates to create refinance and home equity origination opportunities. billion as of June 30.

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Closing Principal Loans Finance 434

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

The hits keep coming for now-defunct residential sale-leaseback platform EasyKnock. As recently as a year ago, the New York-based firm closed a $28 million Series D funding round from new and existing investors, including Gaingels, Moderne Ventures, QED Investors and Zillow co-founder Spencer Rascoff.

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Lending Equity Investor Residential 394

Housing Wire

JUNE 18, 2024

Real estate investment trust Redwood Trust is expected to close on Monday on the offering of $85 million in debt, following on the heels of other companies in this space. Analysts say the resources could be used to buy back other outstanding notes or improve the company’s cash position in the near term.

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Closing Principal Lending Equity 445

Housing Wire

APRIL 1, 2025

stake in Angel Oak , offering its own investors access to the firms residential mortgage credit business, according to filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The transaction is expected to close by the end of the third quarter of 2025. Brookfield will take a 50.1%

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Investor Residential Lending Mortgages 279

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Though most commonly thought of for residential deals, real estate agents can also help people buy, sell or rent commercial properties, land and more. Though most commonly thought of for residential deals, real estate agents can also help people buy, sell or rent commercial properties, land and more. Let’s dive in!

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Agents Brokerage Purchase and sale agreement Commercial 448

Housing Wire

JANUARY 31, 2025

In this role, Quantie will work to expand KeyLinks residential and commercial title offerings, making them available to outside financial services entities by the end of first-quarter 2025. On Thursday, Planet announced the hiring of Ken Quantie as its new senior vice president of KeyLink Title.

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Title Commercial Residential Industrial 391

Housing Wire

APRIL 1, 2025

During Tuesday mornings zoom hearing, Judge Saris noted that she was under the impression this lawsuit only involved residential real estate and that none of the named plaintiffs were involved in commercial sales or those involving mobile homes. District Court Judge Patti B.

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MLS Commercial Residential As-is 272

Housing Wire

MARCH 7, 2024

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell indicated in recent congressional testimony that interest rate hikes are now likely at the “ peak for the current tightening cycle ,” after signaling in November of last year that the Fed was close to the end of its war on inflation. My guess is we’ll do 10 or 11 deals this year in the $5.5

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Investor As-is Commercial Equity 448

Housing Wire

JANUARY 17, 2025

The company said the additional capital will be used to advance MoxiWorks aggressive product strategy, which is aimed at helping brokerages and agents win and close more deals. When I joined MoxiWorks six months ago, it was clear that the residential real estate industry was undergoing significant change.

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Technology Brokerage Commercial Equity 368

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Other add-ons to the integration include customized VOIE and payroll workflows, enable faster and more accurate AUA submission, as well as allow Argyle’s raw income data elements to automatically populate in the Uniform Residential Loan Application (URLA) to accelerate GSE rep and warrant (R&W) determination.

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Loan Officer Loans Mortgages Residential 364

Housing Wire

MAY 10, 2023

The data also suggests that the economy is close to peak rent inflation—lower monthly rent prices have been recorded for two consecutive months, and the price growth for new leases is still decelerating. Overall, consumer prices cooled further in April, with the CPI rising 4.9% compared to a year prior. month over month, thanks to a 0.6%

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Closing MLS Residential Construction 397

Housing Wire

JANUARY 21, 2025

On the flip side, transferring servicing removes direct access to these borrowers and closes the window into their mortgage activity. In 2023, they reported that overall satisfaction scores are 119 points lower when customers dont choose their servicer. Fortunately, there is a way around this for the well-informed.

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Mortgages Investor Loans Principal 370

Housing Wire

JUNE 7, 2024

Home equity continued to rise in the first quarter of 2024 as residential properties with mortgages collectively gained $1.5 Mortgaged properties account for 62% of all residential homes in the U.S., trillion in equity over the past year, according to a CoreLogic report released Friday. The average U.S. trillion gain in U.S.

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Equity Residential Mortgages Closing 518

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

While the key statistics about a property will be available to buyers in the real estate listing description, residential buyers tend to shop with their emotions. Ill teach you how to write a real estate listing description, plus share some creative real estate listing description examples. Why is a good listing description important?

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Renovation Agents MLS Equity 386

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

million in residential mortgage-backed securities ( RMBS ), calling it another milestone in the companys commitment to expanding financing solutions for borrowers with diverse income streams. The RMBS deal, done in partnership with Imperial Fund Asset Management and Clearwater Analytics , is expected to close on March 13.

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Mortgages Loans Residential Banks 234

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Toorak Capital Partners is a leading provider of business-purpose mortgages backed by residential, multifamily and mixed-used properties. Toorak Capital Partners is a leading provider of business-purpose mortgages backed by residential, multifamily and mixed-used properties. He will report to John Beacham , CEO of Roemanu and Toorak.

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Residential Commercial Finance Loans 434

Housing Wire

MAY 23, 2024

The future production of housing units at risk I am bringing this up because economic recessions tend to see residential construction workers lose their jobs first. As you can see in the chart below, residential construction workers aren’t losing their jobs yet. While that was happening, we also had 5-unit permits expand as well.

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Sales Marketing Construction Residential 497

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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Branding Residential Brokerage Industrial 539

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

RealTrends Verified has been tracking key measurements in the residential real estate industry since 1987. The RealTrends Verified 500 is our annual ranking of the nation’s largest residential brokerage firms ranked by both closed transaction sides and closed sales volume.

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Brokerage Residential Closing Agents 441

Housing Wire

APRIL 25, 2024

Claire boasts a conversational interface to guide users through every step of the homebuying journey, from property search to deal closing. The tool helps match buyers with the ideal property while providing insights into market trends and property values.

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Agents Residential Technology Industrial 448

Housing Wire

JULY 18, 2024

” Waltz aims to support international buyers with a “comprehensive” solution that covers the compliance, legal, banking and regulatory processes to close the purchase process within 30 days. . Closing tasks such as appraisal , inspection, title insurance and homeowners insurance are done remotely. A digital U.S.

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Finance Investor Banks Residential 448

Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2025

While telepathy isnt an option, predictive analytics will get you pretty close. Agents can now spend time converting high-quality leads that are sure to turn into more closed deals instead of spending hours trying to identify potential sellers through expired MLS listings or door knocking. What does this mean for you?

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MLS Agents Commercial Technology 351

Housing Wire

AUGUST 15, 2024

In a call with analysts, UBS chief financial officer Todd Tuckner said the deal, expected to close in the first quarter of 2025, benefits the bank by reducing $250 million in annualized costs and lowering risk-weighted assets by $1.3 Investment firm Davidson Kempner Capital Management is a co-investor. Wells Fargo is one example.

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Investor Mortgages Banks Principal 476

Housing Wire

JULY 1, 2024

Proper Rate , a joint venture between Guaranteed Rate and residential brokerage @properties , has tapped Chris Knapp to lead the company as president. Chicago-based @properties is the nation’s eighth-largest brokerage firm by closed sales volume, according to 2023 data from the RealTrends Verified rankings.

Brokerage 448

Brokerage Residential Branding Mortgages 448

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Studies show that only 5% of customers are unhappy with their residential property management company, but here in California, 67% of association boards are unhappy with their association management company, Brady said. Ive been in real estate since 1997 and Ive been in property management since 2012, Brady said.

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Property Management Brokerage Agents Title 275

Housing Wire

AUGUST 13, 2024

The letter was in response to the CFPB’s request for information on residential mortgage fees, which the Bureau issued in late May. In a 15-page letter sent to CFPB Director Rohit Chopra on Aug. 2, the trade group stressed the importance of title insurance. This is spent even if the claim is ultimately found not to have merit.

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Title Mortgages Land Closing costs 468

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

In an attempt to reach residential listing portal supremacy, CoStar Group (the parent company of Apartments.com and Homes.com ) will air four advertisements during this Sunday’s broadcast of Super Bowl LVIII between the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs. The portal wars are heating up.

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Commercial Marketing Residential Branding 476

Housing Wire

JANUARY 19, 2023

The report noted that “most bankers reported that residential mortgage demand remained weak.” Boston – Home sales posted further substantial declines in November, and closed sales were down by 20 to 30% on a yearly basis. New York – The residential sales and rental markets showed further signs of cooling in late 2022.

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Marketing Residential Construction Sales 448