Housing Wire

AUGUST 14, 2024

But the industry is not yet out of the woods, said Todd Sheinin, the Maryland-based vice president of strategy and development at Primary Residential Mortgage Inc. “As August is generally a slower time for business in the mortgage industry and this year is no different, LOs told HousingWire.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 1, 2024

have been busy training and preparing to be ready for Aug. VantHof has spent several months training to prepare for the business practice changes. Like the athletes in Paris, Realtors and brokers across the U.S. His confidence didn’t just come out of nowhere. We’ve had so many meetings,” VantHof said. I feel really well supported.”

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 23, 2024

When mortgage rates declined in the third quarter of 2024, Mr. Cooper Group doubled its gains in the origination business. Taking all business together, however, the Dallas-based company delivered $80 million in net income in Q3 2024, compared to $204 million in the second quarter. Overall recapture remained at 22%.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

In this fireside chat, Velt and Lane explore her approach to leadership, Coldwell Banker’s unique focus on agent development and its training program that is designed to teach effective communication. Lane: We are focused on being the home for the best agents in the business. It’s kind of a singular focus, if you will, right?

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Housing Wire

JULY 8, 2024

Below, you’ll find proven real estate scripts for 12 common situations to help you earn more business in 2024. Expired listing cold calling script Cold calling expired listings is a proven (if sometimes terrifying) way to find new business. I completely understand wanting to keep business and personal separate.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 17, 2024

The duo explore the concept of servant leadership for business success, relying on learning for long-term success, balancing technology usage with relationship building and the trade group’s top priorities for 2025. It’s still a relationship business. Our agents don’t have to go to five different platforms.

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Housing Wire

MAY 30, 2024

We look forward to helping them continue to expand and elevate their business as they open this new chapter in their storied history.” His expertise spans condominium conversion and development, residential sales, buyer representation and commercial transactions. DelRose Sr. DelRose Sr. DelRose Jr.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 14, 2024

These market developments underscore the reality we must face: Playing the interest rate waiting game is not a viable strategy. Instead, originators must aggressively seek out innovative ways to serve borrowers and generate business in this challenging market. Housing sales have slowed due to waning supply and record-high prices.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 2, 2024

Gromowski, the company’s head of data science, and Singh, the vice president of GenAI property insights, discussed the importance of data in the development of artificial intelligence and offered advice for companies that wish to integrate AI into their business processes.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

In that context, First Home appointed Chris Channell, a 2022 HousingWire Rising Star , to the position of vice president of business development at the Bethesda location. First Home Mortgage Corp. bolstered its presence in the Washington, D.C. Previously, Channel worked at Draper and Kramer Mortgage Corp.

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Appraisal Buzz

AUGUST 9, 2024

By the end of 2024, developers plan to have completed an astounding 518,108 rental units, a startling 30% more than in 2022 and 9% more than in 2023. Moreover, 47% of the 369 metro areas under study are probably going to develop more in the upcoming five years than they did in the years between 2019 and 2023.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 17, 2024

Dave Stevens grew up in the mortgage business before serving the industry and its customers both as FHA Commissioner during and immediately after the 2008 financial crisis and then as President & CEO of MBA, where he was instrumental in rebuilding our organization and leading the industry out of the Great Recession.”

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Weaker demand from the local community developers buying at auction suggests continued weakness in the retail housing market into early 2025 given that those local community developers are anticipating retail market conditions about six months into the future,” Daren Blomquist, vice president of market economics at Auction.com, said in a statement.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 27, 2024

As you plan your 2025, its important to be intentional about including self-development activities. After all, our business will only grow as much as we do as business owners. With hundreds of books to choose from, it can be overwhelming to know which one will truly have a positive impact on your life and your business.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 6, 2025

While recent housing market reports and trends have shown that older homeowners are unwilling to sell their homes for a variety of reasons, one of them may be the expected requirement to pay capital gains taxes stemming from the post-pandemic explosion of home-price appreciation, according to a report from Business Insider.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Working together with other agents can open new opportunities and stabilize your business during market fluctuations. households, to create additional revenue streams and bolster your business in slower sales periods. Bill Hang is the Head of Business Development for Gitcha.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Step 4: Develop a recruitment and retention strategy Attracting and retaining top talent is critical to scaling your team. Offer training, mentorship, and career development plans to support long-term success. Action plan: Develop client-centric processes that make transactions seamless and stress-free. Click Here

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Appraisal Buzz

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Discover how to invest in the proper chances to develop your real estate portfolio and learn how to leverage your existing abilities to tap into alternative cash streams. As an agent, you may leverage your extensive skill set and experience to generate new business prospects and boost your revenue streams.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

I am a big believer in developing a brand for your real estate business from Day One. While you can develop name recognition over time, I believe that naming your team or brokerage something other than the leader’s name allows more opportunity for scale and differentiation. Think this is something you can ignore? Think again.

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Appraisal Buzz

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

The SCP regulation requires a regulated entity to report to FHFA if an individual or institution that it does business with has committed certain types of misconduct within the prior three years. Final suspension orders are published on FHFA’s website. housing finance system.”

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Appraisal Buzz

JUNE 27, 2024

Still , Vice Chair, Pulte Financial Services Sheri Thompson , EVP, Head of Affordable Housing, Walker & Dunlop Eileen Tu , VP, Mortgage Policy and Credit Development, Rocket Mortgage John Wiechmann , President/CEO, Midwest Housing Equity Group Inc.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 19, 2024

Those areas that I’m now developing I grew up in. I remember what it’s like to have slumlords,” said Jermaine Morgan, a Columbus, Georgia-based local community developer who purchases distressed property at auction. “I Collectively, local community developers like Jermaine significantly impact neighborhood stabilization nationwide.

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Appraisal Buzz

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Whether you’re an AI novice or looking to expand its impact, let’s discuss a few of the groundbreaking possibilities for your appraisal business. We’re empowering appraisers to think bigger, helping them to strategically integrate AI into their businesses to drive true, sustainable growth.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 26, 2024

FHA will move forward with its proposal that permits contributions by the property seller, real estate agent, builder, or developer to HECM for Purchase borrowers’ closing costs,” the update said. The National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) quickly lauded the development, according to an announcement issued by the organization.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Well, builders are in business to make money, they’re not a charity. It’s not the safest business model either because builders take a contract to buy a home and then, from start to finish, hope that mortgage rates don’t jump on the buyer by the time the home is ready. Why so low? percent (±19.9 percent (±19.4

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 20, 2024

“Since joining the Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate network , we have generated tremendous momentum as a result of the brand’s marketing, learning and business development programs for our affiliated agents,” Jessica Poulos said in a statement. “In

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Neil Pierson: Given that other major lenders like Rocket and UWM have recently launched AI-based business initiatives, does it feel like this is only the tip of the iceberg for some major industry shifts in speed and costs? Throughout the development process, we worked hand in hand with our staff to develop and perfect it.

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Housing Wire

JULY 1, 2024

On Friday, the Anthony Lamacchia -helmed firm announced that Atallah had recently joined Lamacchia Realty as its new senior vice president of business development. Prior to joining Lamacchia Realty, Atallah served as senior vice president of sales, development and M&A at Anywhere since May 2023.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

We highly encourage businesses to utilize preventative technology paired with insurance for the utmost levels of protection.” We encourage any business who is moving large sums of money on behalf of clients to protect themselves against the potentially catastrophic damages that wire fraud can cause.”

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 1, 2024

The trade group said that its immediate focus is to “develop a comprehensive strategy for its approach to all existing litigation and begin an assessment of any additional risk the association has based on current policies and rules.”

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 30, 2024

In this role, T3 Sixty said Bailey will focus on business development, enterprise-level consulting projects and representing T3 Sixty at industry events. Lessinger had previously served as senior vice president of regional development at RE/MAX.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

The SCP, established in June 2012 during the Obama administration, requires that entities report to FHFA if an individual or institution they do business with has committed certain types of misconduct within the prior three years. The FHFA can order the entities to cease doing business or entering into new business with these counterparties.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Similar to the HousingWire TECH100, which celebrates the most innovative companies in mortgage and real estate tech, Tech Trendsetters highlights the individuals who are developing cutting-edge technology and leading innovation for their clients in these industries. This year, 75 honorees were selected. Take a look at the full list below.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 15, 2024

Mortgage pros have closely monitored the commission lawsuit developments since a Kansas City, Missouri jury determined that NAR, HomeServices of America , and Keller Williams conspired to inflate or maintain high commission rates through NAR’s so-called Participation Rule. Caccia said that 80% of his business comes from buyers’ agents.

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Appraisal Buzz

AUGUST 16, 2024

A member of the Legal League , a professional association of financial services law firms, Kahane & Associates reaches beyond the traditional legal advisor role by incorporating a business-minded approach to its practice. Kahane: Leveraging and deploying state-of-the-art technology has been a cornerstone of the firm’s business philosophy.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

The combined firm will do business as ERA Prime Real Estate Group. This exciting development will allow us to provide an even higher level of service to our clients.” The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. GAP Realty Group was founded in 2015 by Alex Pandoff and has 50 agents.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

They discuss the latest developments in the mortgage market, along with key dynamics and growth strategies for lenders as interest rates continue to fall. Pieklo adds that lenders will need to find a way to scale their businesses at a sensible cost level rather than throwing more capital and new technology at consumers.

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