Housing Wire

JULY 27, 2022

Charleston, South Carolina-based real estate tech firm PunchListUSA , which calls itself the first platform digitizing national home inspection data , closed on a $39 million Series A funding round this week. . ’s largest home inspection services providers, to offer customers instant repair estimates. .

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Housing Wire

MAY 9, 2022

Closing costs for homeowners who jumped on the refi wave in 2021 increased at less than one-third the pace of closing costs for home purchases as homebuyers had to cope with a hot market that fueled higher home-sale prices and related settlement costs. How to avoid home closing delays in 2022. Washington, D.C.,

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MARCH 27, 2025

When buying a home, the standard home inspection provides a general overview of the property’s condition, but it doesnt cover everything. While some inspectors offer specialized inspections as add-ons, not all do. A mold inspection can help detect hidden moisture problems before they turn into a full-blown remediation project.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 29, 2025

Most brokerages had between 101 and 500 agents, and most closed $1 billion to $5 billion in total transaction volume. Female leaders follow closely behind at 82.6%. Male leaders have closed that gap,” the report explained. Property inspections rank No. Last year, female leaders outpaced their male counterparts.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Company Name Company Website Markets Served Company HQ MMI mmi.io/ Loan Origination Cottonwood Heights, UT Paradatec paradatec.com/ Loan Origination, Servicing, Secondary and Closing Wilmington, DE Outamation outamation.com/ Servicing Southlake, TX Orion Lending orionlending.com/ Loan Origination Orange, CA Optimal Blue www2.optimalblue.com/

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 21, 2025

Later, during the inspection period, the buyer hits the seller harder with a long list of repairs. However, in order for this to work for my client, we must have all the inspections completed by the 12th instead of the 14th. Then, you will have the pleasure of a successful outcome with the closing statement I outline next.

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MARCH 18, 2025

As-Is in the Heat of the Moment vs. As-Is After the Inspection When multiple buyers are competing for a home, many of them will do whatever it takes to get their offer accepted, which sometimes includes offering to buy the home ‘as-is’ to beat out the competition. After all, they agreed to buy ‘as-is,’ right?

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Housing Wire

MARCH 11, 2021

According to the FHFA, the extended flexibilities include: Alternative appraisals on purchase and rate term refinance loans; Alternative methods for documenting income and verifying employment before loan closing; and Expanding the use of power of attorney to assist with loan closings. As of March 11, the CDC reported close to 95.7

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

That can include being a housing market expert and advising clients on the best times to list or buy a home; having referrals handy for inspections, repairs, staging and photography; understanding the mortgage origination process; and more. Broker-in-charge or Principal broker : These roles most closely align with designated brokers.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 10, 2024

In 2023, Yu closed 29 sides, representing $63 million in sales volume. My skills as a tough negotiator, my financial knowledge, and my thorough diligence with inspections, paperwork and closings are essential when it comes to helping clients buy and sell their homes. ”I That was good for the No. That was good for the No.

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Housing Wire

MAY 20, 2024

In total, Milliman found that 30% of all title losses and claims expenses came from title problems that could not be uncovered by a public records search, which includes things like fraud, forgery and escrow/closing procedures.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 1, 2021

eMerge, a company that offers alternative valuation solutions, including broker price opinions (BPOs), will allow Accurate Group to increase its broker network and leverage property inspection technology, the company said. Also, its total value of transactions closed and recorded since 2010 is over $436 billion.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 10, 2021

A concession is when the seller agrees to pay part of a buyer’s closing costs. A seller concession could include putting money towards the inspection costs, appraisal fees, taxes or another expense. Sellers also have to pay closing costs. This is usually done in an effort to convince the buyer to take the deal. Bottom Line.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 12, 2023

Are you closing as quickly as you’d like? The title and settlement processes should never hold you back from meeting your home equity application-to-close goals. Their title and closing products should help you simplify your processes and reduce your application-to-close time frames. A steadfast commitment to security.

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Housing Wire

MAY 20, 2024

These include refreshed guidance on applications and disclosures, HECM eligibility, property acceptability and underwriting, closing requirements, and program details for HECM for Purchase (H4P) and reverse mortgage applicability to condominiums.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2021

The Doma Intelligence platform works by automating many of the rote tasks of the closing process including retrieving and analyzing documents that need to be searched. Doma Intelligence is used by Chase , Wells Fargo , Homepoint and PennyMac to automate portions of their closings.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 5, 2022

Tasks like scheduling, property inspection and driving comps adds a great deal of time to the process. First, we need to ensure that property inspections are completed quickly and thoroughly and that the data is presented to the appraiser in an efficient manner. HW: How can appraisal modernization enhance the valuation process?

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Veev , a promising modular homebuilding company that’s raised $600 million, could close after a plan for a capital raise failed, according to reporting out of Israel. Veev’s business model is innovative: it provides pre-inspected, fully cladded walls directly to homebuilders , ready for installation.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

My attention to detail with inspections, paperwork and closings are essential when it comes to helping clients buy and sell their homes,” Hu said in a statement. “I . “As a Bay Area resident for the past ten years and with a background in property management, I understand the neighborhood and property values of the area.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Like with the amount of earnest money deposit or including an inspection contingency, the amount the buyer is asking the seller to pay her agent is a term that impacts the strength of the offer,” Redfin chief economist Daryl Fairweather said in a statement.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Curbio , a provider of pre-sale home improvement services that requires payment at closing, will provide its “Build Your Own Estimate” mobile app to NAR members, which offers free repair estimates for home inspections upon the upload of a PDF document. Founded in 2017, Curbio is based in Potomac, Md.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 18, 2024

Regulators are paying close attention to valuations for many valid reasons. Valuation Selector helps lenders and investors identify the most suitable valuation method (AVM, AVM with inspection, desktop exterior, desktop interior or full appraisal) for a property, depending on its complexity.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 7, 2022

between signing a contract to buy a home and purchase closing is 50 days, according to a September 2021 report from ICE Mortgage Technology. The biggest reason home sales take almost two months to complete, Gottheim of the title trade group noted, is property inspection and mortgage underwriting. The average time in the U.S.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

The survey data supported the notion that today’s consumers are willing to take the reins and self-serve during certain aspects of the home-buying process, from application to close. For many homebuyers, their confidence diminishes the closer they get to the closing table. if the option was available to them.

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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.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

“While well-priced homes will still attract a lot of buyers, sellers need to be prepared to negotiate not only on price, but also on concessions, including home inspection and appraisal contingencies, and closing cost assistance,” Bright MLS chief economist Lisa Sturtevant said in a statement.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 21, 2024

Now, people make mistakes, sometimes things happen, but you are looking for them to be as close to flawless in their delivery and execution of what they do as possible. The owner of the company said to me, “Well, you know, Debbie, when it comes time to do the termite inspection, you get in the way. I do the inspection.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 10, 2023

.” In a statement Friday, Accurate Group said it has completed more than three million property data inspections and hybrid appraisals through its ValueNet suite of products. Our appraisal, property inspection, title and closing technologies are designed to plug into any digital platform.”

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Starting February 1, UWM’s one-time close construction loans will be available on eligible 15- and 30-year fixed conventional loans and 7- and 10-year adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs), the firm said Wednesday. This type of loan only has one set of closing costs to pay, reducing the borrower’s overall fees.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Residential real estate marketplace Sundae has announced it closed $36 million in Series B funding on Tuesday, led by QED Investors and with additional participation from Founders Fund , Susa Ventures , Navitas Capital , Prudence Holdings and General Global Capital. million in Series A funding this June. “Our

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Housing Wire

JUNE 24, 2021

If a homebuyer can’t close on their mortgage in time to buy the home they want, instead of losing out on the house, Accept.inc will buy the property with its own funds and reserve the home on their behalf. If the all-cash offer wins, the home is purchased from the seller and reserved until the loan is ready to close.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Another appraisal innovation is Freddie Mac’s ACE+ PDR product (automated collateral evaluation plus property data report) solution, which involves an inspection-based waiver and has been in effect since July. We are effectively increasing the supply of people who can go and facilitate inspections in the industry,” Zitin said.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

“Today’s agreement brings the FTC’s three-year investigation to a close and puts this matter behind the Company, which will, as always, move forward with its continuous efforts to better serve its customers and enhance its practices.” Invitation Homes also promised a “quality assurance inspection” and “24/7 emergency maintenance.”

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 31, 2023

Property data collection consists of a complete interior and exterior inspection of the subject property. Freddie Mac announced automated collateral evaluation (ACE) as a new solution and Fannie Mae followed not long after with the introduction of Property Inspection Waivers (later renamed Value Acceptance).

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 15, 2021

Porch, led by CEO Matt Ehrlichman, acquired home insurance company Homeowners of America , mover marketing and data firm V12 , home inspection company Palm-Tech and roofing contractor software company iRoofing. Trading halted on Thursday and closed at a 5% gain to $15.93. Investors were evidently enthused by the acquisitions.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 4, 2023

This was going on pre-pandemic, but during the pandemic people were waiving their inspections, or were buying homes sight unseen. We’ve worked very closely with the FBI, and their Internet Crime Complaint Center , which is also known as IC3. First-time homebuyers are susceptible because this process is very complicated.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 28, 2021

million in cash and $10 million of Porch’s common stock at closing, according to a press release. In 2021, Floify’s software, which streamlines the loan origination process by allowing document sharing, and communication between LOs and real estate agents, has helped over 77,000 mortgage applications close each month, according to Porch.

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