Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Held live from the National Association of Realtors ‘ (NAR) NXT Conference in Boston, the conversation covers broker leadership tips, the value of designations and certifications, and educational resources for real estate agents. Some courses are online or live and all are about leadership and leadership development.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 4, 2025

Following other recent proprietary product development news, Longbridge Financial announced on Friday the launch of a new variation for its private fixed-rate reverse mortgage offering. The Peak variation also updated seasoning requirements for Platinum-to-Platinum or proprietary-to-Platinum to 24 months, from one closing date to the next.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

My business has always been more design focused. I work with different designers and I do development as well. So, I’ve been flipping houses , but with more high-end designer partnerships. To close the conversation, O’Connor offers advice to agents who may be experiencing trouble in the market.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 3, 2025

But QC reviews will be waived for loans on homes in Los Angeles County which was designated as a federal disaster area due to the wildfires if they closed before Jan. 7, 2025, and hit the 60-day delinquency mark between Feb. 1 and July 31, 2025.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 18, 2022

Mangus then worked to build the dedicated reverse mortgage department at his new company from scratch and has found a notable degree of success by building Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) for Purchase (H4P) business through the use of continuing education (CE) classes designed for licensed real estate agents. Curtis Mangus.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 1, 2025

Name Job Title Company Name Aaron Heidorn Director of Software Engineering & Infrastructure Cloudvirga Aaron Smith Director, Sales CubiCasa Adrian Provost Chief Executive Officer Realty ONE Group Terminus Ana LeBlanc Human Resources Director InterLinc Mortgage Annie Lemon Producing Branch Manager Gold Star Mortgage Financial Anthony Russo Diamond (..)

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

The real estate software company is launching a “Buyer’s Agent Club” that is designed to assist agents in navigating an uncertain time in the industry through resources, tools and training. The settlement closed a major class-action antitrust lawsuit over buyer agent compensation offers on MLSs owned by Realtor associations.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 21, 2021

“In 2021, the potential for margin compression could serve as yet another accelerant towards digital mortgage closings as lenders seek to improve capital efficiency and offer a more competitive experience to borrowers.”. Martin: COVID catalyzed digital mortgage closings by creating a renewed sense of urgency.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

The company’s powerful, end-to-end eMortgage technology is available via an intuitive interface that can be deployed quickly, and the company prides itself on its highly consultative approach designed to make the transition as easy as possible. The company quickly grew to offering custom form design and software.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2024

The first is designed to help decrease land costs when building by analyzing minimum zoning requirements. The lack of affordable housing also makes it more challenging for folks who are the caregivers , whether they are paid help or family, to be close enough to their loved ones or the ones they are caring for.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

This article was written for FinLedger, HW Media’s new fintech focused news brand designed specifically for financial services professionals in banking, payments, insurance and proptech. A signer such as a customer closing on a loan appears before a notary on a video call and they complete, sign and notarize the document, he said.

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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

MARCH 31, 2025

Led by Jamison Frost and Valen Lindner, the team has closed more than $1 billion in career sales and is known for representing some of the most exclusive properties in Park City. The move grants them membership in the Christies International Real Estate Masters Circle, an exclusive designation for top-producing agents.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 15, 2025

.” The platform allows lenders of all sizes and budgets to leverage AI to read and interpret borrower documents, generate a borrower-specific needs list, underwrite files and flag potential conditions in real time, all of which reduce downstream friction and accelerate time to close.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

One area in the mortgage and real estate industry that has been evolving for nearly two decades is digital closings. Much like efforts to achieve full self-driving vehicles, the road to achieve full digital closings has been bumpy. Prior to the pandemic, ALTA and MBA saw a need to develop model RON legislation. History of ‘e’.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 8, 2025

But despite rising home prices and stiff competition, a new report from John Burns Research & Consulting (JBREC) says it’s time to close the curtain on the “California exodus” narrative. ” Wild points out that California lies ahead of other states in terms of energy efficiency and home design.

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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. What are the benefits of referrals? Choose your moment!

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

.” — Charlotte Brown, Vice President of Product and Design at Qualia “In July, we introduced Lone Wolf Foundation, a significant step forward in transforming how real estate professionals leverage technology. When designed thoughtfully, tech doesn’t create bumpy dirt trails; it builds highways with bridges and connectors.

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Housing Wire

JULY 31, 2022

The Closing Exchange (TCX) partners with its clients to configure solutions to support their workflow at every stage of their digital evolution. TCX provides a perfect mix of technology and service, providing its clients with the choice of how to close a loan at every stage of its digital evolution. Alan Frelix, CEO.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 27, 2025

Is virtual staging finally ready for its close-up? AI can create virtually staged images to match any trendy interior design style you can dream up for a small fraction of the price of traditional virtual staging. We think it is.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 7, 2023

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have had affordable lending goals for years, but the impact of closing the minority homeownership gap has not been that significant. This is an important development because the data shows that a borrower’s history of paying rent or a previous mortgage is the single best indicator of a borrower’s ability to repay.

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BAM Media

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Real RISE 2024 kicks off today, October 22nd, with some exciting new developments in AI and fintech for real estate agents who’ve joined (or will join) the brokerage. Last Friday, October 18, Real President Sharran Srivatsaa gave the closing presentation at our own in-person event, BAM Mania. and Canada.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

In the modern mortgage market , mortgage rates are close to 7%, and the gig economy has pushed some borrowers away from trying to qualify for conventional mortgages. Its designed to resemble A-paper loan processes to help brokers familiarize themselves. It eliminates the manual component of evaluation and reduces turnaround times.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2025

She was so busy she could only talk to us from her car, en route to a closing. ” TikTok riches are in the niches TikToks algorithm is designed to give users exactly what they want when they want it. Developing post ideas, writing, shooting and editing can quickly overwhelm your schedule. We were skeptical. Sound familiar?

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Originally introduced in April, the MISMO RON compliance certification was designed to assure RON tech providers meet a universal set of standards including credential analysis, borrower identification, capturing and maintaining a recording of the notary process electronically, audio and video requirements, record storage and audit trails.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 8, 2021

This year, eClosings surged as remote online notarization became more popular and consumers looked for alternative ways to close on a home. Moving forward, the Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance Organization , a not-for-profit subsidiary of the Mortgage Bankers Association , will continue to focus on digital closings.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Endpoint , a platform that provides buyers, sellers and agents with a completely digital way to close on properties, announced Tuesday that it has secured an additional $150 million in funding. Since officially launching in November 2019, Endpoint claims to have helped real estate professionals close more than $2.5

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Housing Wire

JULY 11, 2024

Atllas is launching a new artificial intelligence tool, Cold Call AI , that the company said is designed to streamline the process of reaching out to prospective home buyers and sellers. He was previously an agent who pounded the phones to develop his business. ” Bardi, 25, has a well-scripted startup story of his own.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 10, 2024

Software development company Blue Sage Solutions has launched a new servicing platform that merges loan origination and servicing functions using API-based technology. Through Blue Sage DSP, lenders will be able to close loan transfers, process individual and batch payments, onboard loans as well as collect payments, the company said.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Partial claims are designed to offer assistance to mortgage borrowers who have fallen behind on their monthly payments, allowing them to become current without impacting the terms of their original loan. The proposal would also extend the time frame for lenders to “record partial claim security instruments from 5 to 15 days,” FHA said.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Notarize , a provider of remote online notarization (RON) services in 38 states, and Snapdocs , a California-based digital mortgage closing platform, are partnering, the companies announced Thursday. With Notarize integrated directly into the platform, Snapdocs gives all parties the technologies they need to complete a digital closing.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

The Rayse platform is designed to make agent-client relationships transparent in an evolving real estate market. It offers features such as buyer presentations, client portals and closing reports. REside members will have early access to the platform and all of its communication-focused features.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 21, 2024

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) on Friday announced that it has given conditional approval for Freddie Mac to begin purchasing closed-end second mortgages through a pilot program. The pilot program includes several limitations to the types of loans the government-sponsored enterprise will be allowed to purchase.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 5, 2024

In the announcement, Compass said that Bennett is ”known for his meticulous attention to detail and high conversion rates,” and he has ”successfully closed many high-value transactions, including a reimagined $3.45 Bennett has been in the real estate industry for a decade, having started his career at Keller Williams.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Do you closely analyze your competitors on major projects like this and, if so, what have you learned in this instance? At Rate, we don’t necessarily track or follow our competitors’ moves closely. Throughout the development process, we worked hand in hand with our staff to develop and perfect it.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 11, 2024

Broker Edition is designed to provide an intuitive loan management portal for borrowers while making loan management simpler at an accessible price point. is a software development company that offers a digital loan origination system and POS for the mortgage industry. Founded in 2013, Floify — a subsidiary of Porch Group Inc. —

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Housing Wire

APRIL 29, 2024

The action is designed to inform consumers about the potential pros and cons of taking out these loans, according to an announcement issued by Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office on Monday. “A Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)-approved counseling prior to closing the loan.

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