Housing Wire

MAY 21, 2024

Zillow announced the release of an open-source tool, the Fair Housing Classifier , on Tuesday as part of the company’s efforts to “promote responsible and unbiased behavior in real estate conversations powered by large language model (LLM) technology.“ System developers have the ability to intervene in these cases. “In

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Housing Wire

JUNE 3, 2024

Roof AI , an artificial intelligence -powered sales assistant that helps real estate and mortgage companies generate revenue across their business units, announced the integration of OpenAI ’s technology into its system, significantly boosting its capabilities. Roof AI will slowly roll out Roof Pro over the following weeks.

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Appraisal Buzz

APRIL 8, 2024

The Dawn of a New Appraisal Era In the ever-evolving realm of technology, few innovations have garnered as much attention and promise as blockchain. This article delves deep into how blockchain is set to revolutionize appraisals, offering a fresh perspective to technology professionals keen on staying ahead of the curve.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Encompass by ICE Mortgage Technology aims to provide a flexible end-to-end solution for lenders in a modern market. “We’re always looking for ways to make the loan process smoother,” an ICE Mortgage Technology representative explained. Its flexibility allows us to tailor it to our specific business needs.”

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 31, 2023

HousingWire recently spoke to Sandra Madigan, EVP of product strategy – servicing technology at ICE Mortgage Technology , about improving the home buying and ownership experience with technology and how the industry can do so thoughtfully. What do you think the disconnect is there, and do you see this changing in the future?

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 28, 2024

This is also precisely when technology can play a crucial role in helping agents, teams and brokerages transcend short-term hurdles and a top of funnel focus. One of the biggest challenges I continue to hear from brokers regarding technology is poor user and feature adoption.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 8, 2025

This change driven by ICE Mortgage Technologys updated standards promises enhanced efficiency, cost savings, and future-proof workflows. However, for many lenders and title agents, the path to compliance can be a bit too much to handle while running a business and dodging compliance risks. But thats where GridBase comes in.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

In particular, lenders should take a look at their loan origination system (LOS), as the LOS they use plays a critical role in the ability to maximize efficiency, see return on investments and ultimately, win business over competitors. And it is all included in the Encompass offering.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 17, 2024

The process to select a new technology partner began for First Community Mortgage (FCM) in mid-2023, the company explained. You don’t normally think about a lending platform [as a tool] to use to drive growth, but in our case, it’s a key contributing factor to our ability to recruit.”

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Independent brokerage Howard Hanna Real Estate Services has partnered with Zillow ’s ShowingTime+ to allow agents in the Cleveland and Pittsburgh areas to leverage the Listing Showcase tool. Launched in June 2023, Listing Showcase is an AI-powered listing tool available exclusively on Zillow.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 26, 2024

Customer engagement platform Total Expert is launching a marketplace this week for financial institutions to build their marketing technology stack. ” “For us, it’s impossible to build every piece of technology that our customers need. That is not our model,” Welu said.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 1, 2024

REcore , a software-as-a-service and data licensing solutions provider for multiple listing services (MLSs), has announced the launch of its new MLS Buyer Registry tool. This tool gives agents the ability to verify buyer relationships and avoid conflicts, adding a layer of transparency and protection that hasn’t existed before.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 27, 2024

The mortgage industry has long been promised a technological revolution to streamline workflows, reduce operational costs, and enhance efficiency. Yet, despite significant investments in new technologies, the cost to originate loans has dramatically increased. Complex systems may require extensive training and adjustment periods.

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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. What sets ICE apart is how they’ve united different tools into a single platform. Room to grow : Being cloud-based means the platform can expand as businesses do, without slowing down.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The portal features an OpenAI -powered tool enabling users to articulate their ideal property specifications, with the platform subsequently generating tailored listings to match these preferences. The new portal seamlessly integrates with Tomo Mortgage ’s existing purchase mortgage business.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 11, 2024

Property preservation company MCS announced last month that it had entered the reverse mortgage business after acquiring Five Brothers Asset Management Solutions. Chris Clow/RMD: What do you hope the industry can do to offer more or better information about how MCS will pursue continued business in the reverse mortgage space?

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

When it comes to marketing your real estate business, video is king. Here are 13 video marketing best practices for your real estate business. Videos for your real estate business are no different. Engagement builds relationships and trust — exactly what you need to build your business.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

There are numerous methods an agent can use to prospect, some traditional and others that leverage technology. Through consistent and strategic prospecting, agents can create a steady flow of leads, ensuring continuous business opportunities. It could be next week, it could be next year. In this article What is real estate prospecting?

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Housing Wire

JULY 2, 2024

The report also introduces a solution with IDIQ’s newly launched credit-building tool, CreditBuilderIQ®, based on the feedback provided. During the last decade there has seen a crop of fintech and analytics tools released to help consumers optimize rates and take control of their credit, but what are consumers saying?

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 24, 2024

As indicated by the name change from Notarize to Proof, Verify can be used on any business transaction, including something as mundane as a password reset, and not just a notary transaction. This includes taking a selfie and uploading their official identification documents.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 31, 2024

The real estate industry is racing to find ways that artificial intelligence (AI) can improve business practices. The companies hope Restb.ai’s technology can help ClearValue’s appraisal review clients improve efficiency and quality control while also reducing costs. has been busy on the partnership front. In August 2023, Restb.ai

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Housing Wire

JUNE 3, 2024

We are thrilled to bring this AI-powered tool to agents and look forward to its transformative impact on their work,” Chris Cox, KW’s chief technology and digital officer, said in a prepared statement. The first phase of KWIQ’s rollout addresses this opportunity, streamlining content generation for daily use.”

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 28, 2024

Tim Bowler, President of ICE Mortgage Technology, has a clear, specific vision for the future of ICE Mortgage Technology and the mortgage industry. We are committed to making the dream of homeownership a reality for more Americans and helping achieve this through user-friendly technology. Tim Bowler: Absolutely.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2024

A race is a useful analog for the mortgage business, especially as it relates to the refinance business. In our business, that’s the refinance transaction. Anticipating the start of the refi race When mortgage rates finally rose above their historically low levels, the mortgage refinance business started to dry up.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 23, 2024

Rocket Mortgage launched a new artificial intelligence (AI) tool on Tuesday that allows its client experience teams to analyze sentiment, record behavior patterns, transcribe conversations and create tailored experiences during customer interactions. The lender estimates it will save tens of thousands of hours annually.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

AI has been up and coming for a while, but it seems like suddenly, several tools have AI capabilities embedded now and they are very easy to use. It has transformed how we think, work, and conduct business. Existing tools can interact with their existing systems to do more with what they already have.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 1, 2024

billion through its third-party originator (TPO) channel , its conduit to mortgage brokers that has historically been a stronger source of purchase business. The company doesn’t break out purchase business versus refinances in its earnings reports. billion at the end of the second quarter. “We’re

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Housing Wire

JULY 10, 2024

Despite having a 100-plus-year history, the title industry is now embracing some of the newest technologies on the market, including artificial intelligence. of respondents reported not using any AI tools. In a free response section, one respondent noted that “AI technology is inevitable. An overwhelming 88.3% Only 11.7%

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Marroquin: It goes back to growing up as a millennial during a time where there’s major technological advancements, and seeing both of my parents waking up before sunrise, taking that long commute to work and then getting home late at night. Velt: How have technology and innovation really shaped your strategy for scaling the business?

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

In an industry where managing a web of technology vendors to support LO’s sales and marketing needs has become overwhelmingly complex, inefficient and creates unnecessary security and compliance risks, CANDID is quickly becoming a leader in transforming how mortgage lenders operate.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming an increasingly common tool for consumers and businesses, primarily in reference to chatbots that can dynamically mimic human conversation and gather information. Those uses evolved to include an AI platform to assist with client care after regular business hours.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

By keeping your P&L lean and efficient, you can reinvest savings into growth-focused activities like marketing, agent development or technology upgrades—all of which drive long-term success. A reliable flow of opportunities keeps agents engaged and empowers them to achieve their goals, helping your business organically.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 23, 2024

We have to stay focused on appealing to Millennial and Gen Z agents and I think that will include things like offering innovative tools and offering a complete ecosystem for agents to run their businesses out of. Ensuring that the education offerings that we have, have proven results with them is a focus for us in 2025.

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 29, 2024

In the competitive landscape of real estate, leveraging advanced tools and services can significantly impact an agent’s ability to maximize revenue opportunities for themselves and their clients. These educational tools cover various aspects of real estate transactions, compliance, and RES.NET’s technology solutions.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

MLSs are using AI technology to catch agents who attempt to circumvent the commission lawsuit settlement terms. New business rules imposed by the proposed National Association of Realtors (NAR) antitrust settlement ban blanket offers of compensation to buyer agents on MLSs, which are sometimes 3% (but often lower).

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Amerivest brings experienced agents and a suite of technology and education tools — covering marketing , business management, customer relationship management (CRM) and document management solutions — that will integrate into Real’s platform. The merger with Real marks a new chapter for Ballarino.

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Housing Wire

MAY 14, 2024

The investment from Radian Group and existing shareholders will enable FinLocker to introduce a suite of new features and tools designed to optimize the homebuying and homeownership experience. ” FinLocker raised roughly $20 million in 2020 in its Series A round ( TransUnion was one of its early backers ) and $2.25

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