Housing Wire

MAY 3, 2023

On Friday afternoon, my real estate agent called with good news. The agent wished me well and said that she would appreciate a review on her website. The plaintiffs essentially argue that sellers are subsidizing buy-side agents and it’s an anti-competitive practice that lacks transparency. Congratulations!”

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

iBuying platform zavvie has launched zavvie Pro , with the goal of helping real estate agents turn homeowners into home sellers. Since its launch in 2015, the company says it has saved consumers $62 million in real estate commissions. For buyers, Homie offers a client rebate of up to $5,000.

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Housing Wire

MAY 18, 2023

“When Guaranteed Rate introduced the world’s first fully digital mortgage in 2015, it revolutionized the industry. Now, with Smart Underwrite, we can continue to expedite and streamline the process for both our customers and real estate agents.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 27, 2023

The Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) ensures that homebuyers always have the legal right to consider alternative title insurance providers and can never be forced into using a particular provider. Where should homebuyers start?

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Housing Wire

APRIL 1, 2021

“Through our secure shared platform, we’re transforming real estate closings from a chaotic, in-person, paper-based process into a remote, digital, Amazon checkout-like experience,” Qualia CEO Nate Baker said. Since 2015 Qualia has invested heavily in building a flexible infrastructure for the real estate and mortgage industry.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 16, 2022

Founded in 2015, Maxwell uses artificial intelligence to accelerate the mortgage process for over 300 community lenders, banks, and credit unions. Through its point-of-sale platform, lenders can synchronize documents, send a notification to borrowers and real estate agents, and manage disclosures.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

In a video discussing its marketing strategy, also released this week, CoStar tells real estate agents that it plans to run the Homes.com ads on streaming platforms, broadcast TV and digital radio, as well as during major events. as well as nearly 100,000 high schools, elementary schools and middle schools.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

In its prospectus, loanDepot spoke of its partner business , which includes third-party-originations via mortgage brokers and real estate agents, as well as joint-ventures with builders and other referral partners. But it noted that its retail strategy is more developed. At the time, LoanDepot had sought a valuation of $2.4

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Housing Wire

MAY 1, 2024

In particular, Barton highlighted Zillow’s Premier Agent program, which sells buy-side leads to agents who are part of the Premier Agent network. million real estate license holders, many handle only one or two transactions a year. Eighty-percent of all real estate transactions across the U.S.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 6, 2024

Its 10 agents serve southeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey. Garrity is a nine-time recipient of the Philadelphia Five-Star Real Estate Agent award. Taylor Real Estate , led by Blake Taylor, has done more than $148 million in business in Texas since 2020, including $29 million in 2023.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 22, 2024

“Using their control of the MLS, Defendants imposed rules nationwide that erected substantial barriers to entry for new competitors, thereby elevating the price of residential real estate brokerage services well above competitive levels.”

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 10, 2024

.” Barriers to entry (or lack thereof) In the second part of his three-part study, published last October, Brobeck argues it is too easy to become a licensed agent. A 2015 NAR study noted that becoming a licensed agent takes on average 70 hours, which is 302 hours less than it takes to become a cosmetologist.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 15, 2021

Cooper’s original name prior to rebranding) in 2015. Together we have the power to simplify the process for real estate agents, lenders and servicers, insurers, and others, by leveraging our industry expertise to offer a seamless experience for consumers.”.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

LoanDepot, backed by private equity firm Parthenon Capital Partners , first announced plans to go public in September 2015 , but canceled the IPO hours before pricing due to what the company called adverse “market conditions.” And, to some, it may seem like we are in a much different place than we were 11 years ago. billion to $2.6

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 2, 2024

Tristar Academy Best Maryland real estate school for class engagement Overall Rating: 4.2 Visit Tristar Academy Overview In 2015, Tristar Academy was opened to provide top-notch real estate education. Frequently asked questions How much does real estate school cost in Maryland?

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Founded in 2015, StreamLoan licenses its software to mortgage lenders, fintech companies and mortgage brokers. Under this deal, StreamLoan becomes a player in what research company IBISWorld estimates is a $105.7 billion U.S. market for homeowners’ insurance.

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McKissock

JULY 26, 2021

Ever wondered what it takes to work in real estate with celebrities? Being a celebrity real estate agent isn’t too different from working with clients who aren’t famous — but there are a few notable takeaways to focus on each time you have a celebrity client. Privacy is always the best policy.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Steinway left Guaranteed Rate last month, eight years after he returned to the Illinois retail lender in January 2015. We hire locals so they can work with the local real estate agents, CPAs, financial planners and attorneys,” Covey said in December. It’s the local relationships.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 26, 2022

The judge said that Schulman is persuasive in showing that real estate agents in countries’ with comparable economies – such as Australia – pay their agents much less per home sale. Schulman, who is an economics professor at Texas A&M.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 18, 2022

The American Land Title Association (ALTA) and its members worked closely with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to help develop regulations for TRID, which went into effect in 2015. Under TRID, all fees charged by title and settlement companies must be disclosed to the consumer on both the Loan Estimate and Closing Disclosure.

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Housing Wire

JULY 12, 2022

The company, which employs about 17 people, was founded in 2015, and is one of those approved to provide the Freddie Mac data report for its new remote inspection program. At $50 to $100 per inspection, according to ProxyPics, it’s certainly less expensive than sending an appraiser.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Some 15 years ago, real estate agents had only a few choices when deciding which real estate business model to choose. From virtual, capped models to low-fee and discount, agents can pick the company that best fits their needs. In 2015, according to RealTrends data, gross margins were at 16.4%

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Housing Wire

APRIL 29, 2022

If I believe Twitter and the charts and graphs that show 2015 trends or 2020 trends or 1982 trends, I can’t help but to ask, what if these are not an indicator of today, but the beginning of a new normal? Real estate agents who are full time, efficient and enhance the buying experience at less cost to buyers and sellers are necessary.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2022

The home was originally designed in 2015 by Florida-based architect Cesar Molina. “If you’re a big celebrity, the press is going to find out,” Michael Nourmand, president of Beverly Hills-based brokerage Nourmand & Associates Realtors , told RealTrends. But in my experience, you don’t see it where it goes the distance, and somebody sues.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 31, 2022

The home was originally designed in 2015 by Florida-based architect Cesar Molina. “If you’re a big celebrity, the press is going to find out,” Michael Nourmand, president of Beverly Hills-based brokerage Nourmand & Associates Realtors , told RealTrends. But in my experience, you don’t see it where it goes the distance, and somebody sues.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Founded by a group of agents in 2013, OnThe Market is headquartered in London and has approximately 180 employees. based portals Rightmove and Zoopla and went public in January 2015. It competes with two other major U.K.-based

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McKissock

APRIL 25, 2022

Want your real estate career to make an impact on your local community? There are ways real estate agents can give back and serve people in need. Through real estate charities and some creative thinking you can use your career to help others—you might meet some like-minded real estate agents while doing it, too.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 7, 2023

They’ll create a fake, government-issued document like a driver’s license or a passport that has all the credentials of the real property owner except for the bad actor’s picture on. And they solicit a listing to a brokerage: the real estate agent takes the listing and asks for an ID, which checks out.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

When TRID requirements were introduced in 2015, title agents quickly realized that this was not a form change. A real estate agent or loan officer who can get an updated status on a pending file without having to play phone tag. Instead, it was a process change.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 8, 2022

The firm’s software — which it says streamlines the loan origination process by allowing document sharing and communication between loan officers and real estate agents — helped to close more than 77,000 mortgage applications per month, according to Porch. We’ve never received investments.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 4, 2022

In addition, Radius also operates an 85,000-member social network, with features that are like those of other social media platforms — including, in Radius’ case, offering real estate agents access to a robust referral-exchange network.

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Housing Wire

MAY 10, 2022

Eric Hill, an Atlanta real estate agent representing a nationwide homebuilder, had a plan to help more than 100 homebuyers get mortgages. There were 1,150 SARs filings lodged in 2015 related to potential mortgage fraud involving the GSEs, according to the FinCEN data, and last year that number stood at 5,042.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Firms, similarly, broke records from 2015-2021 and reached more than 75,000 in 2021. .” Like the others, there is no distinction between residential and non-residential. Employment for this group has been on a tear. It set all-time highs in 2014-2021, reaching 751,606 in 2021. However, the pace of growth slowed significantly in 2021.

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Inman

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The sequel to the 2015 "DANGER Report" details 20 opportunities in a changing industry. In the first of a 2-part series, Carl Medford applies its findings to agents, teams and brokerages.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Another important landmark in 2015 was the addition of WFG Board Member Steve Ozonian as president and CEO. In September 2020, WFG rolled out a new cybersecurity website called WESTprotect with alerts on active internet fraud threats for real estate agents, lenders, title agents and other settlement service providers.

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McKissock

JUNE 20, 2022

In fact, in 2015, Australian researchers examined how music can influence buying decisions and actually found that the impact can be pretty apparent. Most real estate agents found that instrumental tunes can create a calm atmosphere that will help keep everyone happy.

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McKissock

JANUARY 10, 2022

Now that international travel has opened back up, this presents a unique opportunity for real estate agents who specialize in relocation to leverage the trend. Plus, real estate agents who are looking for a relevant specialization may want to consider relocation to broaden their skillset and pool of prospects.

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