Housing Wire

JUNE 6, 2024

A private planning firm in California is launching a new tool to help local governments there prepare for a pending law designed to spur more construction of accessory dwelling units (ADUs). The prefabricated units, which span 361 square feet, are designed to reduce construction costs and minimize environmental impacts.

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Housing Wire

MAY 8, 2024

Fannie Mae announced on Wednesday the availability of a new web-based option for its income calculator tool, which is designed to “help mortgage professionals serve the growing number of mortgage applicants in the U.S. who are self-employed and don’t have traditional sources of income,” according to the government-sponsored enterprise (GSE).

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

All designated DDAs in metropolitan areas (taken together) may not contain more than 20% of the aggregate population of all metropolitan areas, and all designated areas not in metropolitan areas may not contain more than 20% of the aggregate population of all nonmetropolitan areas,” according to the entry in the Federal Register.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

For homeowners with conventional loans backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac , insurance at replacement cost is mandatory, but flood insurance is only required in designated flood zones. Others say homeowners insurance wasn’t designed around catastrophe risk — it was designed around idiosyncratic storms or trees falling on roofs.

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Housing Wire

JULY 22, 2024

This particular funding opportunity is designed to impact communities with demographic and size variations by setting aside $65 million for CoCs that are “located in states with populations of fewer than 2.5 It is designed to address both the immediate impacts of homelessness as well as risk factors that contribute to it, HUD explained.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 28, 2024

Alyssa Weakley — a clinical neuropsychologist, researcher and a caregiver to an older adult — has assisted in the creation of a technology platform that is designed to more easily connect older adults with their family members and caregivers to better support aging-in-place goals.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Title valuation , brokerage and consulting services firm Title Success, which is powered by Bowe Digital , announced Monday that it has launched a newly designed website. The new site offers a listing service for title companies looking to sell their operations.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

The Empower LOS is designed for lenders looking to scale by offering extensive exception-based workflows, comprehensive automation and the flexibility to adapt to complex operational models.” The company added that this consolidation is designed to benefit all the brands it oversees.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

In most of our remodeling, we use a design technique called Universal Design,” said Brian Harvey, owner of Boston-area business Harvey Home Modifications. That essentially is a design that will serve anyone of any physical capability in the house.”

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Housing Wire

JUNE 14, 2024

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Friday announced a final rule designed to expand support for housing counseling services within Native American tribal communities. This can be the key to ensuring that potential homebuyers are set for long-term success and that renters avoid eviction.

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Housing Wire

MAY 7, 2024

It is shipped from the Boxabl manufacturing facility in Las Vegas and is “designed to unfold into a fully functional dwelling unit in just a few hours,” reducing construction costs and minimizing environmental impacts, according to a company news release.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Users can access AI bots designed to assist agents with general real estate knowledge, sales, marketing , negotiation and motivation. Each training bot is designed to tackle one of five challenges that real estate agents may face. The new platform will leverage specialized training bots to help agents prepare for business.

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Housing Wire

JULY 26, 2024

To answer this question, Realtor.com created and launched a campaign designed to educate homebuyers and rally the industry behind this important and necessary cause. This includes videos, printable posters, and social media assets designed for agents/brokers to help inform and empower buyers.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The new guidelines are designed to make it easier for consumers to revoke consent for unwanted robocalls and texts.

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Housing Wire

MAY 22, 2024

Prior to becoming Real Luxury members, agents are expected to earn the Institute for Luxury Home Marketing ’s Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist (CLHMS) designation. The firm said it is doing this to ensure Real Luxury members stand out.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 11, 2024

Developed over the past two years, the newly rebranded Flyhomes portal is proprietary technology that was designed under the guidance of ZeroDown co-founders Laks Srini and Abhijeet Dwivedi, who have joined Flyhomes as chief technology officer and chief growth officer, respectively. How does the job market here compare to other cities?”

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 28, 2024

The title firm has launched val-ID by Westcor, a tool designed to help title agents validate the identities of home buyers and sellers, according to an announcement on Wednesday. “Our technology is designed to deliver precise and swift ID verification, which is crucial in preventing fraud and ensuring secure transactions.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 25, 2024

HUD also published guides designed to assist with mobility improvements and decarbonization of existing transportation systems. The department said it aims to alert communities about important elements of post-disaster resilience that research has shown are often overlooked or less understood in the immediate wake of a disaster.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 9, 2024

HUD extends its gratitude to Tribes for providing vital feedback on the ICDBG program through Tribal consultation, which informed the development of this grant competition, from the design of the Notice of Funding Opportunity through our work to quickly complete the application review and award process, HUD stated.

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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

OCTOBER 31, 2024

is designed to allow an AI-powered system to analyze photos of a property for identification and verification purposes. This partnership will reduce resource costs, improve the accuracy of reviews, and generate greater efficiencies in the appraisal process.”

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

To that end, the department hosted a virtual event this week that was designed to spread awareness of these grant programs, as well as other types of assistance that could ease daily life for older veterans and those suffering from mobility issues. and Mike Braun (R-Ind.) — introduced a bill in July designed to make it easier for U.S.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 6, 2024

A policy designed for lenders to review and respond to borrower-initiated reconsideration of value (ROV) requests for appraisals — originally scheduled to be implemented between Aug. 29 and Sept. 2 — has been pushed back to Oct.

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Housing Wire

JULY 23, 2024

Fannie Mae introduced the income calculator last year, and the new web-based option is designed to reduce loan defects that are more likely for borrowers with nontraditional sources of income.

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Housing Wire

JULY 31, 2024

The partners will conduct the “design, engineering, materials research, development, planning, and analysis” that is required for 3D printing of “high-quality, affordable, energy-efficient, and sustainable housing for communities in sub-arctic regions of Alaska,” HUD explained.

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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. The tool can initiate calls and engage with people using AI-generated, personalized scripts that adjust to the client as the call unfolds.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 10, 2024

The Renovation Sells platform focuses on design and construction, while the loans come from HouseAmp. For its part, Renovation Sells provides a cost estimate within 48 hours of touring a seller’s home, then provides design services and local contractors to complete the work.

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Housing Wire

JULY 23, 2024

Agents join the profit-sharing program by designating a sponsor when they join a market center. Keller Williams also allows associated to designate a beneficiary to receive their profit-share distributions upon their death. The lawsuits, however, are still pending. That sponsor then becomes part of the agent’s “profit share tree.”

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Agents join the profit-sharing program by designating a sponsor when they join a market center. Keller Williams also allows associated to designate a beneficiary to receive their profit-share distributions upon their death. That sponsor then becomes part of the agent’s “profit share tree.”

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The platform’s intelligent design is showcased by its ability to pre-populate borrower data, substantially reducing application completion time. Sagent has trimmed the fat off of this process with Dara and its user-friendly approach. Transparency and efficiency A key feature of Dara is its real-time tracking functionality.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 29, 2024

ChatUWM ChatUWM is an AI-powered smart search designed to support independent mortgage brokers by providing instant responses on a range of topics including guidelines, matrices, summaries of UWM’s tools and technology and more.

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Housing Wire

JULY 26, 2024

Payload has designed a tool to help agents bill their buyer clients. The tool offers flexible payment operations, allowing clients to choose from multiple payment methods including credit card, mobile wallets or ACH, and itemized invoices.

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Housing Wire

JULY 16, 2024

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Krishna has invested in artificial intelligence (AI) designed to transform the homeownership journey. At Rocket Companies, the parent entity of Rocket Mortgage , Okai will seek to build upon the company’s AI-powered products by creating new offerings and working with engineers, product managers and design teams.

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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. Morris: The premier designation for buyer’s representation is the ABR.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

” The 360-degree solution features a slew of benefits designed to make users more efficient. They can create “branded portals” uniquely designed to connect with consumers and establish brand familiarity. Listing management features include auto-populated tax records, integrated maps and other tools.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

It also wants to widely deploy refreshed marketing strategies that are designed to both educate and appeal to older homeowners about the use of home equity in retirement. In 2025, it will begin rolling out new regional and local programs designed to “build our brand profile and drive business in strategic markets,” she said.

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