Housing Wire

DECEMBER 5, 2023

When individual mortgages are originated by lenders like banks or credit unions , they may bundle groups of these mortgages together into financial vehicles called mortgage-backed securities (MBS) that are then sold to investors on a secondary market. This helps attract ongoing investment capital into the housing sector.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 31, 2025

There’s the origination process, which is all of the financing, title closing, and then servicing, where they essentially develop a lifetime relationship. They’ve built great technology on a massive scale. That’s going to require technology. Mr. Cooper is an amazing company.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 22, 2025

Online real estate marketplace Auction.com announced Wednesday that it is launching SmartSale, a technology-powered option to foreclosure that lets distressed homeowners list and sell their property. Auction.com has long been a leading platform for bank-owned (REO) and foreclosure sales to real estate investors and others seeking a discount.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

“With advanced technology , a broad product lineup, and a commitment to broker success, Cardinal Financial Wholesale provides the tools brokers need to excel.” Cardinal Financial is also offering real estate investor financing with its Foreign Debt Service Coverage Ratio ( DSCR ) and Investor Solutions DSCR products.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Mortgage technology startup Novaprime is making its public debut with the launch of an AI-powered loan platform that it claims allows lenders to sell loans to investors in just days, instead of weeks, all with a high degree of accuracy. Novaprime is starting with post-close quality control functions and working backwards. That adds up.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 4, 2025

In the meantime, states, RON providers and those putting the technology to use have stepped up to create a well-functioning status quo in the absence of federal guidelines, according to William Kooper, vice president of state government affairs and regulatory policy with the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA).

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Multi-year HousingWire Tech100 winner Built Technologies , a construction finance software and construction payment technology company, closed an $88 million Series C funding round. The Series C was led by Addition , venture capitalist and investor Lee Fixel’s new fund. and Canada.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 18, 2024

ICE Mortgage Technology presents their solution that also serves as an overhaul of the home financing process. As they put it, “We give our clients a complete ecosystem of proven tech, data, and analytics that supports the whole real estate and housing finance journey.”

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Housing Wire

MAY 31, 2024

A new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) concluded that while institutional investors may have contributed to rising home prices since 2009, the actual impact they have had on homeownership opportunities is more difficult to assess.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 26, 2024

The risky operating environment has been marked by volatile, high interest rates (with 30-year fixed rates now hovering around 7%), high financing costs and moderating rental rates as an influx of multifamily rental properties continues to come online across the country.

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Marco Santarelli

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Finding the 10 best real estate markets for investors is the first step to making that dream a reality. This guide dives deep into ten markets currently showing impressive growth potential for investors, but remember: real estate investment involves risk. High demand translates to higher rental yields, a key factor for investors.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 1, 2024

Fintechs involved in homeownership investments have been around for nearly two decades, but it wasn’t until recently that a handful of them have been backed by big investors seeking to take the HEI product mainstream. Potential partnerships Home equity investments are likely to become essential to the home finance product marketplace.

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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

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Technology plays a crucial role in servicers’ ability of servicers to support their borrowers in this challenging time. And servicers using Sagent’s LoanServ haven’t missed a beat tracking all borrower and investor obligations and payment processing — even if payments aren’t actually received from borrowers in forbearance.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 5, 2023

AI and data-led fintech company Pagaya Technologies named Sanjiv Das as president. Pagaya, founded in 2016, provides comprehensive consumer credit and residential real estate solutions for its partners, their customers and investors, according to the firm’s website. The firm has been in the real estate business since 2020.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

according to Inside Mortgage Finance (IMF). Rithm delivered strong and consistent performance in each of its core businesses, creating value for investors and shareholders. Theres no reason for us not to look at opportunities in the marketplace whether its a servicing, origination or technology opportunity.

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Housing Wire

JULY 18, 2024

launched on Wednesday to serve international investors in U.S. Investors can partner with a real estate agent , mortgage broker or turnkey provider to locate a property of their choice. bank account is also created to help the investor manage the property remotely, including through fast currency exchange capabilities.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 31, 2022

In the rapid-fire, volatile mortgage marketplace , lenders need technologies to help them remain nimble and successfully navigate constant change. Using advanced PPE technology, lenders can accomplish this by identifying the most competitive products at the lowest rates possible. Robust and Competitive Product Offerings.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Brokers that are equipped with Acra Lendings non-qm products, technology, and team can serve borrowers where traditional lenders simply cannot. How Acra Lending sets itself apart in the non-QM market When describing how Acra Lending sets itself in the non-QM lending space, three words come to mind: people, processes, and technology.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

I sat down with Tim Bowler, president of ICE Mortgage Technology, a business unit of ICE, to talk about the company’s mortgage automation strategy — and what keeps him up at night. SW: ICE Mortgage Technology is known for its focus on automation. Sarah Wheeler: ICE’s acquisition of Black Knight just closed today.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Kiavi reported that the offered notes were “oversubscribed by five times its capacity” as institutional investors showed interest. The deal leaves room for reinvestment via a two-year window, allowing investors to reuse principal payoffs to purchase newlyoriginated loans. Investors in the Class A1 notes that total $246.9

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Housing Wire

MAY 5, 2023

announced on Thursday that the Optimal Blue product, pricing and eligibility engine (PPE) has added investor content from 54 state-based housing finance agencies (HFAs). Optimal Blue , a division of Black Knight, Inc.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 20, 2025

After the deal was announced, CEO Varun Krishna told investors that he expects a lift in purchase mortgage growth after the deal closes. Rocket connects with 2 million purchase contracts annually when they explore affordability and mortgage financing. “These are highly valuable buyers and sellers with a strong intent to transact.

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Housing Wire

JULY 25, 2023

F2 Finance wants to scoop up a share of a “fragmented” fix-and-flip market as a lack of housing inventory sharply limits transactions. just to give an idea of how fragmented it is in terms of the lender,” Christian Faes, founder of F2 Finance, said in an interview with HousingWire. LendInvest has more than $4.7 billion (£3.7

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Stone Point and Insight Partners are highly respected investors who recognize the value and potential of CoreLogic’s digital content, solutions and market-leading platforms that power the housing economy,” CoreLogic President and CEO Frank Martell said. The investors dropped their takeover bid on Nov.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

JR: There’s obviously a complex set of issues for housing development — where to build, NIMBYism , how do you finance it, how do you get an ROI? from what some of the states are doing, to private investors, to the big building developers, to 3D-printed houses. We need to really galvanize the industry to reduce that housing shortage.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 24, 2025

Tim Bowler, the president of ICE Mortgage Technology , appreciates a good analogy. Treasury official says that the mortgage technology giant’s integration of Black Knight isn’t dissimilar to building a rail line. But MSP, the flagship servicing technology engine acquired in the $12 billion Black Knight deal, runs on 2.01-meter

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Housing Wire

MAY 17, 2024

Both firms guide real estate investors in buying, selling and managing single-family rental (SFR) homes across the country. The unified platform will offer real estate investors robust technology, deep data insights and a property management system specifically designed for SFRs. million across nine funding rounds.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 4, 2021

Plaid’s technology enables apps to connect with users’ bank accounts. Aside from Visa, Plaid’s investors include Goldman Sachs, a16z (Andreessen Horowitz), Citi Ventures, American Express Ventures, GV, Index Ventures, NEA and former Kleiner Perkins partner Mary Meeker. Since its founding in 2013, Plaid has collected $309.3

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

HousingWire connected with Soderstrom as he shared the key moments that shaped his career, advice for industry newcomers, and his vision for the future of real estate technology. At the macro level, the way people buy, sell, and finance homes is shifting.

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Housing Wire

JULY 17, 2024

They were followed by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the Federal Reserve System and the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA). AVMs deploy technology to value the properties used as collateral to secure mortgages. (FDIC) announced their approval of the final rule.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Through the development of improved and sophisticated systems, protocols and technology, these operations leaders are driving their companies to growth and success. In its 8th year, the HW Insiders program is spotlighting the talented operations professionals who are laying the foundation of success for their organizations.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 13, 2023

San Francisco-based fintech Polly has hired Parvesh Sahi, a former executive from ICE Mortgage Technology , as chief revenue officer to scale the business in a highly competitive mortgage environment. Movement Mortgage , First American Financial and FinVC also joined existing investors 8VC , Khosla Ventures and Fifth Wall.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Local Logic , a location intelligence platform that digitizes the built world, has teamed up with Plunk , an AI-driven analytics company, to empower end-users with the technology and insights they need to accelerate and improve home purchase decisions, the company announced on Tuesday.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 5, 2023

“This acquisition is the next step on EasyKnock’s clear path to lead the industry as the first platform to offer customers alternative solutions to buy and sell, finance new homes and utilize their equity in one place,” Jarred Kessler, CEO and founder of EasyKnock said in a statement.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Real estate tech firm Prevu announced a Series A financing round Thursday of $6 million. This financing round will allow us to continue to accelerate our growth, and we are excited to partner with our new investors who bring a tremendous amount of insight on real estate and fintech to contribute to our journey.”

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Housing Wire

MARCH 17, 2022

Figure , a blockchain-focused financial service company and Apollo , a global alternative asset manager, announced today completing a transaction involving the origination of digital mortgage loans and transfer of ownership via blockchain technology, according to a press release shared with FinLedger.

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