Housing Wire

JANUARY 12, 2024

What’s the secret to nurturing leads and turning them into loyal clients? It’s a high-functioning customer relationship management (CRM) tool with robust features, integrations and automation. As your real estate business expands, nurturing your growing client base inevitably leads to a need for improved communication.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 16, 2024

Many seniors aren’t aware of a sensible financial tool that could ease their worry and help them thrive during their golden years: the home equity conversion mortgage, also called a reverse mortgage. My client, Barbara (a pseudonym used for privacy), offers a good case study.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 12, 2023

Black Knight recently launched a web portal that enables clients, third-party providers and their developers to access the company’s application programming interfaces (APIs) across the mortgage life cycle. Its new tools also allow lenders to cut costs in a higher-rate environment.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 7, 2023

As the real estate market continues to grapple with high interest rates and low inventory, agents entering the market are looking for affordable client relationship management (CRM) tools that offer a cost-effective means to automate and manage client interactions.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 7, 2024

To succeed in real estate, it’s essential to have affordable, efficient tools for generating, nurturing, and converting leads into clients. After that, the base package price of $309 per month for a single user gets you the CRM and IDX website and automated email, SMS, and social media lead nurturing tools.

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Housing Wire

JULY 22, 2024

While the emergence of technology tools is not new to the industry, the latest wave of artificial intelligence (AI)-driven technology is unlike many others that have come before. BH: Do you feel like the wave of AI technology hitting the real estate industry will have any different of an impact compared to previous waves of tech tools?

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 2, 2024

In subsequent years, the reverse division grew bigger and bigger until it actually eclipsed the forward mortgage division, maybe not in volume, but definitely in profitability,” Walker told RMD. “In Our goal is to specialize in helping our partners support their older clients with hands-on support and diversified products.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 21, 2021

According to Fahad Janvekar, a loan officer at Fairway Independent Mortgage , “there is definitely some concern” about layoffs in the industry. With newer folks, there definitely is more uncertainty because if there is a squeeze, am I good enough to survive? Presented by: Black Knight. In 2020, hiring in the mortgage industry surged.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 5, 2024

Dan Vasquez, who leads the AI strategy at Rocket Mortgage , said the Detroit-based company believes that AI is a “great tool,” but it “doesn’t absolve you from the responsibility that you already hold in making decisions that impact the client.” Rocket is the third-largest mortgage lender in the U.S.,

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

8 circle prospecting ideas — a deep dive 8 effective circle prospecting scripts 9 pro tips for expert-level circle prospecting 3 circle prospecting tools What is circle prospecting? It’s a method to establish and nurture relationships with both potential clients and other stakeholders within a defined area.

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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.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 7, 2024

It’s important to be intentional and choose strategies that give you the highest likelihood of meeting and connecting with your ideal clients. Finally, I’ll wrap up with the three marketing tools every agent needs to hit the ground running in 2024. Creating a real estate marketing plan can be harder than it sounds.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Real estate technology company Compass announced on Monday that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire title and escrow software startup, Modus. Founded in 2018 by Alex Day, Jai Sim and Abbas Guvenilir, Modus’ goal is to digitize the home-closing process by providing a transparent platform for agents and their clients.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

These providers offer a rapid and cost-effective means for real estate agents to gather a list of potential clients and ultimately boost sales. Market Leader’s unique approach focuses on nurturing leads for long-term client relationships, so it’s great for a solo agent who’s just starting to build their email list.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Thus, it makes sense for these top performers to rank communication with clients as most crucial when clients are: applying for a loan (49%); getting pre-qualified (40%); going through underwriting (11%); and closing (1%).

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Housing Wire

MARCH 31, 2022

What has definitely changed, as the market mix has shifted, is the interest in non-QM from traditional lenders and brokers. Overall, I think the consensus we’re hearing from clients is that the overall non-QM market is going to continue to grow in 2022. So, non-QM refinance may be a little more resilient. is just under 10 million, a 4.6%

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Housing Wire

APRIL 18, 2024

It continued to contribute data and academic information about the reverse mortgage product and its potential use as a retirement planning tool. “We But by definition, a task force comes together for a specific goal, and then could lay low for a while until needed again. That’s what we want to continue to do.”

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 22, 2021

HousingWire: What has been the most useful tech tool for you? Shant Banosian: There are a few tools my team and I use to make our days more efficient. We use Shared Email Templates to quickly send formatted emails to clients and partners throughout the day. We use the Teams app to stay in constant communication with each other.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

HousingWire recently spoke with Propertybase CEO Vance Loiselle about real estate tech and how the past year has accelerated the need for digital collaboration tools across the entire customer journey. HW: How has the financial industry’s response to COVID accelerated the need for digital tools?

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Appraisal Buzz

MARCH 28, 2022

The written ANSI standard is organized as follows: 1) Scope and Purpose; 2) Definitions; 3) Calculations of Square Footage; and 4) Statement of Finished Square Footage. These technology tools may include: Tape measures or other standardized physical measuring devices. Laser measuring tools. Seek education.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 24, 2024

If you have your own bio page on their site, definitely link to that page specifically! Phone number: Include the phone number you want clients to call. The action button is a built-in Call To Action (CTA) feature that encourages potential clients to contact you directly. Canva is the best tool for adding text to images.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 17, 2021

But there are definitely a few main things to looks out for — many of which are carrying over from a turbulent 2020 and early 2021 — when it comes to the upcoming landscape for the rest of 2021: Lack of inventory Fluctuating interest rates Increased adoption of technology. Eric Levin is EVP of Client Development at Model Match.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 20, 2022

The agents who spoke with RealTrends all viewed any time spent developing leads and cultivating relationships that will help them grow their client base as productive. Thebe Warren, a Houston-based Compass agent, feels the same way about the suite of digital tools Compass provides agents with.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 10, 2024

Success depends on how well (and how quickly) you can combine your own marketing skills with the right tools and support systems out there to help you convert leads into clients. While there’s no one-size-fits-all solution, plenty of customizable real estate lead generation tools exist to make your life easier.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 9, 2025

In this article, well cover the definition of a pocket listing, the pros and cons for both agents and sellers, and how to transact off-market legally and ethically. There really aren’t any specific ways to target sellers who’d prefer selling off-market apart from networking with ultra-high-net-worth clients.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Smart, ambitious, well-meaning entrepreneurs have prototyped ways to make buying homes easier and faster; to get rid of unnecessary fees; to dispel the uncertainty around closing; to give industry professionals better tools and services; and to generally eliminate any other “sticky spots” in the transaction. At this point, you need clients.

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Appraisal Buzz

AUGUST 16, 2021

Trying to meet deadlines, keep my clients informed, and put out a quality product in this busy market is enough to make my head spin. I started to think about the best way to approach those questions, and in doing so I became reacquainted with a useful tool in statistics…the bell curve. Herein lies the appraisal gap.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 12, 2024

For most of us, it is because of the clients and who you are helping make their dreams into reality you get to be part of that journey and thats the exciting part of it all. There are some really amazing professionals and ideas, and it is something we definitely want to share.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

JULY 6, 2022

Last month, I was on the phone with an attorney for the opposing side, trying to coordinate a time with their client to schedule the appraisal inspection of the marital home in a divorce case. Of course, if our clients require it, then it becomes a USPAP requirement on the assignment that we perform for them. It was easy to do.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 12, 2020

In other cases, these are add-on products to other lead generation tools, such as integrated websites, landing pages and other inbound marketing techniques. Too many to list out individually so definitely look at the HousingStack graphic for the full list. In some cases, there are products that try to provide all of these capabilities.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 15, 2022

When new clients come, they want to ensure that they chose the right mortgage broker or brokerage, as their success depends on you. You need to calm down your clients who are stressed and overwhelmed by the process. Collect written endorsements from your clients and previous customers to put them on your website.

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Appraisal Buzz

JUNE 7, 2021

Depending on the client’s needs, my work includes coaching, customized training, quality assurance, continuing education, disciplinary action assistance, internal audit, and other customized projects. In 2015, I designed the Market Machine, a technological tool used by appraisers and other valuation professionals.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 22, 2024

Check out Wise Pelican Typically, you’d mail the just sold letter to homeowners who live around a property you just helped your client to sell. Buyer’s agents who can find their clients a home that’s not even on the market are instant heroes. Send this letter to apartment complexes and past rental clients you’ve worked with.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 31, 2024

Experts say hackers obtain login information through phishing scams or even self-serve password reset tools. Experts recommend using tools such as multifactor authentication (MFA) or password managers to better protect login information. Reinmuth also noted that many carriers help clients with their incident response plans.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 20, 2023

With its potential to reach new clients and gain tremendous ROI, social media has become one of the most effective marketing tools for businesses big and small. Just sold stories If your clients are willing to be featured on your socials, celebrate their sale. Readers are more likely to remember stories that evoke emotions.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 13, 2024

I definitely believe that the legal environment is still there and theres a lot going on, but it is really critical that we focus on … helping our agents grow, helping our affiliates grow and focusing back on business in the coming year, Yannaccone said. But that isnt what she wants her firm to focus on in the year ahead.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 9, 2022

Luna: I definitely stumbled into it. BH: Your fabulous side is definitely showcased on your social media platforms – you do a great job of highlighting your personality, while educating people about title insurance. It sounds like you stumbled into title! I was originally interested in doing journalism or law.

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