Housing Wire

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Potential homeowners should be able to handle this confusion in a world where technology and digital tools rule customer service. Zillow Home Loans — the platform’s affiliate mortgage lender — pushes the future of financing. The mortgage process is complex — but it doesn’t have to remain that way.

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Housing Wire

JULY 15, 2022

Rocket Companies ‘ subsidiary Edison Financial will rebrand as Rocket Mortgage next month in Canada, a market with more than $760 billion (CAD) in mortgage originations annually. Windsor, Ontario-based Edison Financial will officially change its name to Rocket Mortgage Canada and operate as Rocket Mortgage on August 8.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

added mortgage lending under its umbrella by acquiring mortgage brokerage company Be My Neighbor on Monday. Be My Neighbor will enable reAlpha to provide integrated mortgage services to consumers who utilize the reAlpha platform to purchase homes, reAlpha said. Publicly traded real estate software firm reAlpha Tech Corp.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 5, 2024

mortgage holders held $17.2 trillion is considered “tappable,” according to data from ICE Mortgage Technology ’s November 2024 Mortgage Monitor report. The company launched its real estate brokerage, Splitero Homes , in October 2023 to serve home sellers who are already Splitero clients.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Homelendia Mortgage LLC, a Florida-based mortgage brokerage franchisor, launched its mortgage brokerage franchises this week, offering individual unit and regional opportunities to qualified individuals, teams, brokerages and loan originators.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 4, 2022

Tech-focused real estate brokerage Radius , flush with $14 million in venture capital raised this past April, has launched a mortgage lending arm in California that it plans to roll out to additional markets sometime next year. Is now a good time to invest in real estate automation technologies?

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Housing Wire

JUNE 3, 2024

Roof AI , an artificial intelligence -powered sales assistant that helps real estate and mortgage companies generate revenue across their business units, announced the integration of OpenAI ’s technology into its system, significantly boosting its capabilities. Michel Moubarak, vice president of growth at Roof AI, told HousingWire.

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Housing Wire

JULY 12, 2021

Venture capital-backed mortgage lender Better.com is going international. The company, which is expected to go public later this year, has agreed to acquire United Kingdom-based digital mortgage brokerage Trussle. since early 2020, with plans to usurp the traditional mortgage brokerages that dominate the U.K.’s

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 7, 2024

The Real Brokerage isn’t tapping the brakes on its rapid expansion. The ballooning agent count pushed brokerage revenue to $340 million, an 84% year-over-year improvement. The company believes that adding agents will help it weather a frozen housing market and elevated mortgage rates that have stymied the industry. “We

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 27, 2020

There is so much changing every day in the real estate technology landscape, and whether it’s through our HousingStack or our Real Estate D emo Days , we want to help real estate professionals stay current. On Monday, August 31, HousingWire will welcome three companies to present at our next Real Estate Technology Demo Day.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 21, 2025

On Tuesday, RE/MAX Holdings , the parent company of RE/MAX and Motto Mortgage , announced it was welcoming Travis Saxton as its new executive vice president of strategy. Saxton has over two decades of experience working in residential real estate technology, digital marketing and management consulting.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 5, 2024

While technology-sector darlings such as Nvidia and Apple got thumped the hardest, the real estate industry also took its fair share of lumps. Declining mortgage rates should theoretically spark additional mortgage applications, home sales and refinances. Rocket Mortgage, which has a huge refinance business, added 3% in value.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 10, 2024

Mortgage brokers ’ compensation is in the spotlight after a recent Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) test concluded that some financial institutions failed to prove that payments were “reasonably related” to the value of services provided. There are some caveats related to counseling services, referrals, and duplicative work.)

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 30, 2024

These include Kamini Lane (CEO of Coldwell Banker Realty ), Jodi Hall (former chief operating officer at Countrywide Mortgage ), Monica Reynolds (former vice president of Keller Williams MAPS Coaching ) and Leslie Appleton-Young (former chief economist for the California Association of Realtors ).

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 17, 2024

In 2011, he founded the innovative brokerage The Agency RE, and he recently launched a real estate agent trade group that aims to serve as an alternative to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Why is now the right time to expand into mortgages? As an entrepreneur, Mauricio Umansky has displayed remarkable versatility.

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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. It also utilized technology tools and worked toward creating innovative solutions such as Buy & Borrow Bundle.

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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. The brokerage, which was founded in 1976 by Gene Boone, will now be known as RE/MAX Foxfire.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 31, 2025

billion deal comes just weeks after the Detroit-based lender announced its acquisition of real estate brokerage Redfin for $1.75 There is the potential for significant revenue growth depending on mortgage rates. They’ve built great technology on a massive scale. That’s going to require technology.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 3, 2025

HousingWire is proud to announce the 2025 Finance Leaders, recognizing 40 of the most impactful finance executives in the mortgage and real estate industries.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 10, 2025

Monday’s breaking news that Rocket Companies is set to acquire online real estate brokerage Redfin shed light on the changing landscape of the homebuying marketplace. When you look at Redfin as a data and technology company, you realize that this is an incredibly undervalued company.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Publicly traded real estate firm The Real Brokerage has struck an agreement to acquire the mortgage brokerage arm of real estate and mortgage technology company LemonBrew. The Real Brokerage, headquartered in Ontario, Canada, will pay $1.25 “We are excited to be joining forces with The Real Brokerage.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 20, 2025

billion deal to acquire resi brokerage and portal Redfin in Q2 or Q3 2025. It seems that everyone in mortgage and real estate has an opinion about Rocket Mortgage ‘s pending $1.75 After the deal was announced, CEO Varun Krishna told investors that he expects a lift in purchase mortgage growth after the deal closes.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 4, 2025

Four top companies Compass , Anywhere Advisors , eXp Realty and HomeServices of America continue to outperform their competitors, but The Real Brokerage is nipping at their heels, according to the 2025 RealTrend Verified Brokerage Rankings. Palmer founded mortgage refi and servicing company RP Funding in 2008.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 27, 2024

With its supercharged growth over the past two years, it is no surprise that The Real Brokerage topped the 2024 RealTrends 500 Top Movers list for both transaction side count and sales volume. But for Real, which runs a virtual brokerage model with revenue sharing for its agents, the goal is to get better, not necessarily bigger.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 15, 2021

But while Blefari has a clearly defined personality, the residential real estate brokerage he runs doesn’t. The post Warren Buffett’s boring, dominant resi brokerage appeared first on HousingWire. Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices of America is not just a boring mouthful of a name, but it is a confusingly layered operation.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 23, 2025

Our services cost buyers 0% of their purchase price, so that should be incentive for them to come to us, because now they can take the money a seller may be offering as a buyers agent commission, and since we own a mortgage originator, they can use that to help with their down payment or even buy down their mortgage interest rate, Logozzo said.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Now in its 6th year, the Tech100 Real Estate program provides a trusted resource for real estate professionals, showcasing the industrys top technology providers. These companies are solving real-world challenges, delivering cutting-edge solutions, and helping real estate professionals navigate an evolving market.

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Housing Wire

JULY 16, 2021

The second big mortgage joint venture announcement this week is a meeting of the Glenns. Glenn Sanford’s eXp World Holdings announced Thursday a mortgage joint venture with Glenn Stearns’s Kind Lending , called Success Lending. The Mobile “Must-Haves” Reshaping Mortgage Technology. Presented by: SimpleNexus.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

These partnerships can take various forms including partnerships with mortgage brokers , title companies , property management firms, insurance providers, contractors, lenders , or technology vendors. Technology and automation Technology is vital for streamlining processes, managing leads, and communicating with clients.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Mauricio’s Umansky’s The Agency is getting into the mortgage business. The brokerage has entered into a joint venture with Barrett Financial Group to offer what the companies believe will be a wide range of mortgage products and streamlined underwriting to The Agency’s luxury clients.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 1, 2025

These standout professionals all 40 years old or younger are driving innovation, transforming their organizations, and shaping the future of real estate, mortgage, and fintech. Each year, HousingWires Rising Stars award recognizes the next generation of leaders making a significant impact on the industry.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 15, 2020

And it’s because of the software, because of the technology. I think it’s all because of the technology. Though plenty of loan originators and brokerage executives are stuffing their pockets with cash, his approach is rare – he personally develops his own software and sells it to other brokerages. .

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 7, 2020

Brokerage giants RE/MAX and Keller Williams announced second-quarter numbers Friday, reflecting a business environment that had its share of ups and downs as a result of COVID-19. RE/MAX’s Motto Mortgage recorded its franchises increased 29.6%, to 127 operating offices. RE/MAX reported total revenue in Q2 of $52.2 “The U.S.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

RE/MAX Holdings and its mortgage franchise Motto Mortgage announced Tuesday the acquisition of wemlo , a mortgage processing startup, for an undisclosed amount. Dustin Morton, vice president of product and strategy at Motto Mortgage, recognized wemlo’s potential right away.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 10, 2025

Incenter Lender Services , a group of companies that help nonbank and depository mortgage lenders nationwide, announced this week the hiring of two new vice presidents. I develop, direct, and provide strategic vision for sales and marketing plans for mortgage products and services,” according to her bio.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 12, 2025

Fathom Realty rolled out two new agent commission plans in 2024, and the brokerage isnt done yet. To back the new plan, Fregenal cited a survey showing that almost 90% of agents want more from their parent brokerages, but he offered no details on whats to come. The plan is designed to help agents close more business.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Online real estate platform Clever has raised $8 million in a Series B funding round to expand its team and accelerate its mortgage efforts, the company said on Wednesday. The round was led by Cultivation Capital , along with a strategic investment from The Mortgage Collaborative (TMC) Emerging Technology Fund.

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