Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Thanks to unprecedented market conditions , shifting demographics and historically low interest rates, Rocket posted closing origination volume of $89 billion, up 122% year-over-year, and rate lock volume at nearly $95 billion, an increase of 101% from the third quarter of 2019.

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Clients Insurance Mortgage Real Estate 458

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

These are the tech leaders who are driving innovation and modernization for their mortgage and real estate clients. 2021 Tech Trendsetters 2020 Tech Trendsetters 2019 Tech Trendsetters. The post Nominations for the 2022 HousingWire Tech Trendsetters award close tomorrow!

Modernization 376

Modernization Real Estate Clients Mortgage 376

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

“This collaboration reflects our dedication to equipping NAR members with innovative solutions that cater to the evolving needs of their clients, ensuring a smooth experience for sellers and buyers alike,” said Rhonny Barragan, NAR vice president of strategic alliances in an announcement of the deal.

Home Improvement 402

Home Improvement Realtors Real Estate Agent Inspection 402

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Now, the industry will need to take a step back to figure out which fintech solutions can provide long-term solutions, according to Andy Crisenbery , Black Knight Senior Vice President of eLending Solutions and 2019 HousingWire Tech Trendsetter. HW: Where are you finding opportunity to meet client needs and grow relationships?

Technology 417

Technology Lending Tools Clients 417

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The landmark antitrust lawsuit settlement agreed to by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) in March has put the practices of real estate agents in the spotlight for both regulators and clients alike. The researchers used MLS data in Charlotte , Minneapolis and Houston between January 2000 and December 2019.

Agents 473

Agents Real Estate Agent Real Estate Sellers 473

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 23, 2024

The Jason Mitchell Group and its founder, Jason Mitchell, allegedly participated by referring thousands of clients to Rocket’s companies. At The Jason Mitchell Group, agents were supposedly trained to suggest transactions could fail if clients shopped around for other mortgage options.

Real Estate 414

Real Estate Brokerage Clients Agents 414

Housing Wire

MARCH 12, 2024

When asked about divorce as a potential vehicle for reverse mortgage business in 2019, Christina Harmes Hika — now of Amerifund Home Loans — described how it could be useful in dividing up different assets. “I The reverse mortgage industry has taken notice, seeing seniors engaging in divorce as a potential path for business.

Business 462

Business Mortgage Clients Finance 462

Housing Wire

JUNE 20, 2024

1 in population growth for eight straight years and The Wall Street Journal named it the hottest job market in 2019 and 2020. But while rising inventory and days on market are proof of lower demand, Austin home prices remain stubbornly elevated above their 2019 levels. higher than 2019 prices.

Inventory 393

Inventory Real Estate Housing Market Real Estate Agent 393

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

“We believe that being a public company will also allow us to help our mortgage broker clients continue to build and grow their businesses, generating value for all of our stakeholders.” The company is on track to underwrite nearly $200 billion in mortgages this year, up from about $108 billion in 2019.

Mortgage 542

Mortgage Lending Business Inventory 542

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

At the end of August 2019, there were 5,472 homes for sale in King County, according to the Northwest Multiple Listing Service. Northwest MLS numbers show that throughout 2018 and 2019 the number of homes available for purchase on a given day hovered around 18,000. By the end of August 2019, active listings dipped to 16,697.

Inventory 477

Inventory Real Estate Real Estate Agent Agents 477

Housing Wire

JANUARY 28, 2021

According to the company’s S-1, its servicing book rose to $74 billion from $48 billion in 2019, with 307,000 mortgages being serviced. during the same period in 2019, according to the disclosures. Homepoint’s MSR multiple checked in at 2.6x in the first nine months of 2020, down from 3.2x

Retail 534

Retail Lending Valuation Mortgage 534

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 9, 2020

I have a refinance client in California and they own a geodesic dome home,” said Glessner, a senior loan officer at Draper & Kramer Mortgage in Englewood, Colorado. In the fourth quarter of 2019, the rate checked in at 78%. But with origination volume expected to exceed $3.4

Loan Officers 516

Loan Officers Mortgage Finance Business 516

Housing Wire

JUNE 18, 2024

RE/MAX has held onto this spot since the publication of the 2020 iteration of The Thousand, which was based off sales data from 2019. RE/Max overtook Keller Williams, which took the title in 2019. ”RE/MAX RE/MAX agents consistently set high standards and exceed them, delivering exceptional results for their clients.

Agents 448

Agents Real Estate Sellers Clients 448

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

A 50-year-old former unlicensed mortgage broker from Long Island, New York, pleaded guilty Wednesday to defrauding clients and wholesale lenders out of $4.7 million in mortgage refinancing proceeds that were supposed to pay off existing client mortgages. According to the U.S. ” All told, Kaufman stole more than $4.7

Mortgage 388

Mortgage Clients Brokerage Government 388

Housing Wire

JANUARY 30, 2023

He then worked as Cenlar’s chief risk officer from 2015 to 2019 before taking on an advisory role at the company in 2019. Cenlar was built on collaboration, expertise, client and homeowner care, and the ability to transform itself during each part of its journey, and I am confident in Cenlar’s long-term success,” Daras said.

Clients 355

Clients Insurance Mortgage Finance 355

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

We share a core value in that we are not afraid to roll up our sleeves to help our clients win. Other notable acquisitions in recent years included reverse mortgage-focused AMC Landmark Network in 2018 and AMC Janus Valuation & Compliance in 2019. Combining forces is going to be a win-win for all stakeholders.”

Valuation 379

Valuation Technology Clients Modernization 379

Housing Wire

JULY 9, 2021

The support and resources Sun Capital is capable of providing to companies like ours will enable LoanLogics to continue to ensure quality performance for our clients, enhance our operations and best serve the rapidly modernizing mortgage technology market,” Neville said. It also reported a 40% increase in revenue from 2019 to 2020.

Mortgage 406

Mortgage Technology Modernization Clients 406

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Anywhere will prohibit company owned brokerages and their affiliated agents from using any technology (or manual methods) to sort listings by offers of compensation, unless requested by the client. Anywhere will eliminate any minimum client commission requirements that company owned brokerages may have.

Buyers 459

Buyers Brokerage Agents Sellers 459

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 27, 2023

On Friday, it notified clients that it had taken its email system offline and that recipients should be wary of any emails that come through from FirstAm.com. The systems outage has derailed closings across the country over the holidays for homebuyers and sellers using the company’s title services in more than 2,000 locations.

Sellers 507

Sellers Insurance Valuation Technology 507

Housing Wire

MARCH 12, 2024

Reizen, his wife Julie, and their four children moved to Sandpoint in 2019 and started selling homes with local brokerage Realm Partners. PureWest agents and clients will have access to global luxury connections through the Christie’s International Real Estate network.

Real Estate 440

Real Estate Brokerage Agents Technology 440

Housing Wire

AUGUST 3, 2021

According to the Detroit-based company, it will be leveraging the same technology, data and client experience used in the mortgage, real estate and personal lending spaces “to help Americans make their home more energy efficient.”. “We have a significant portfolio of clients, roughly 2.5

Mortgage 427

Mortgage Clients Lending Technology 427

Housing Wire

AUGUST 27, 2020

gain compared with 2019. Anecdotally, Realtors are telling me there is no shortage of clients or home seekers, but that scarce inventory remains a problem,” Yun said. “If Yun forecasts existing home sales to increase to a 5.8 million annualized pace in the second half of 2020. That would bring the full-year total to 5.4 million, a 1.1%

Contracts 501

Contracts Realtors New Listings Real Estate 501

Housing Wire

APRIL 13, 2021

1 city in population growth for the last eight years and it was the hottest job market in 2019 and 2020, according to the Wall Street Journal. Garrett said aside from cash buyers, he also has clients who have money to offset any appraisal gap. Austin has ranked as the No. In fact, Austin has just about 1.2

Housing Market 535

Housing Market Buyers Marketing Real Estate Agent 535

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Rocket managed to produce a gain-on-sale margin of 4.41% in the fourth quarter, which was up 100 basis points from the fourth quarter in 2019 but a decline of 11 basis points from the third quarter. Notably, Rocket Companies disclosed that its platform generated 153 million unique visitors in 2020, a 61% increase from 2019.

Mortgage 438

Mortgage Real Estate Agent Technology Real Estate 438

Housing Wire

MAY 28, 2021

HousingWire sat down with Realtor.com CEO David Doctorow to learn how agents and brokers can alleviate some of the frustrations their clients are facing. Redfin also studied housing numbers from the same period in 2019, before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. Presented by: Move Sales.

Buyers 448

Buyers Real Estate Agent Real Estate Inventory 448

Housing Wire

JULY 1, 2024

Despite only a little over a year at Anywhere, Atallah is no stranger to the real estate conglomerate, as he began his career in 2001 as an associate broker at Coldwell Banker before becoming a senior vice president there in 2011 and a regional vice president for the Greater Atlanta region in 2019. “I’m

Realty 445

Realty Real Estate Realtors Brokerage 445

Housing Wire

MARCH 26, 2021

The lawsuit, which combined two legal actions that were designated a class action, was filed on behalf of 5,377 loan officers and other mortgage staffers employed by the bank in California from 2013 and 2019. James Kang, the lead plaintiff, said Wells Fargo illegally clawed back compensation. A settlement with the U.S.

Legal 488

Legal Law Open Houses Loan Officers 488

Appraisal Buzz

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Gina Daya-Sheikh, Director of Client Services, Diaz Anselmo & Associates “Thriving in areas where women of color have traditionally been under-represented, Gina Daya-Sheikh is helping to pave the way for others in the industry. Jennifer has also led multiple new clients through successful onboarding with Safeguard.

Clients 397

Clients Development Business Training 397

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 21, 2020

. “This will enhance our ability to focus on executing our long-term strategy and delivering even better products and services to our clients and partners.”. In 2019, Thoma Bravo acquired Ellie Mae for $3.7 Here’s what NAMB does for brokers. NAMB has been advocating for mortgage brokers for almost 50 years. Presented by: NAMB.

Real Estate 482

Real Estate Property Management Investing Modernization 482

Housing Wire

JANUARY 9, 2025

In contrast, during the pandemic, the median-price peak jumped from $279,000 in 2019 to $319,000 in 2021 before falling to $310,000 in 2022. McCormick said the usual steadiness of the states housing market and Chicago s relative affordability compared to other large cities are major draws for many of her clients. As of Jan.

Housing Market 400

Housing Market Inventory Marketing Sellers 400

Housing Wire

JANUARY 22, 2024

Polly’s “client-centricity” attracted him to the business, he noted. Parvesh Sahi , former senior vice president of business and client development for ICE Mortgage Technology, joined the company as chief revenue officer (CRO) in 2023. “Mortgage capital market operations are ripe for innovation.

Technology 358

Technology Mortgage Loan Officers Clients 358

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Last year was largely a good one for the nation’s homebuilders, which were able to offer rate buydowns to attract more clients while maintaining double-digit profit margins. In 2011, only 13% of homebuilders worried about the cost of labor, versus 87% in 2019. An estimated 668,000 new homes were sold in 2023, 4.2%

Construction 415

Construction Housing Market Buyers Sellers 415

Housing Wire

MARCH 11, 2021

And let’s frame it in the context of today’s top wholesaler asking LOs to limit the options they have for consumer clients. million units in 2019, 12 million units 2020, and 9.2 This ultimatum comes after a few years supporting a narrative that tells broker LOs how certain wholesalers will steal LOs’ clients after the loan is funded.

Loan Officers 481

Loan Officers Clients Lending Mortgage 481

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 22, 2020

As the company celebrates its 10th anniversary, WFG continues to look for new ways to serve its clients, consumers and industry. That’s a 90% increase in volume compared to 2019, Crawford said. WFG reports its highest volume months ever during Q2 and Q3 of 2020. Presented by: WFG.

Investing 418

Investing Mortgage Development Retail 418

Housing Wire

JUNE 20, 2024

That was down from 49,473 active single-family listings in June 2019, and only slightly better than the all-time low of 9,570 active single-family listings set in late April 2022, according to data from Altos Research. But agents say there are still opportunities to win listings and help clients get into the home they want.

Housing Market 406

Housing Market Agents Marketing Inventory 406

Housing Wire

MAY 17, 2024

Financial planners are an important referral source for reverse mortgage professionals, and Finance of America (FOA) vice president of retirement strategies Steve Resch has been at the head of the company’s conversations with planners to help them understand how much utility a reverse mortgage could have for improving a client’s retirement.

Mortgage 402

Mortgage Clients Tools Finance 402

Housing Wire

MAY 1, 2024

They will cater to clients seeking to purchase, sell or invest in luxury real estate throughout the Greater Nashville area. Levitre was previously affiliated with Keller Williams Nashville, while Mariani worked as an independent agent. Both agents will work from Corcoran Reverie’s office at 30 Burton Hills Boulevard.

Real Estate 444

Real Estate Brokerage Agents Clients 444