Housing Wire

AUGUST 3, 2023

Our focus on servicing clients through innovation in this challenging market is working,” Bill Emerson, interim CEO of Rocket Companies, told analysts in its earnings call. A third of the way into Q3, Rocket sees purchase mortgage shares growing but the lack of inventory will continue to be a challenge. “The Rocket generated $22.3

Clients 369

Clients Business Inventory Mortgage 369

Housing Wire

JANUARY 9, 2024

households that provides visibility into everything that went into a transaction — real estate agents, loan officers, lenders, title agencies and borrower details, according to MMI’s website. “If MMI’s data covers information on mortgage transactions covering more than 95% of U.S.

Loan Officers 340

Loan Officers Real Estate Agent Tools Business 340

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Effective natural language processing technologies extract deeper meaning from unstructured data to make a difference in the lives of countless would-be homebuyers who are credit invisible or have not had the ability to obtain access to affordable housing finance. There is more inventory relative to demand, and deals can be found.

Buyers 468

Buyers Mortgage Loan Officers Retail 468

Housing Wire

MAY 6, 2022

Lenders can’t significantly impact the historically low inventory. All of a sudden, you have loan officers and brokers out there hearing what the market is demanding. Whatever their clients are asking for, they must try and accommodate them as quickly as possible. That’s what adding Non-QM does.

Marketing 370

Marketing Lending Loan Officers Training 370

Cornerstone

MARCH 12, 2021

Even in a typical year, you can expect clients to ask routine questions — and you’ll give them routine answers back. With so many changes taking place related to the pandemic, the economy, and the political sphere, your clients are going to come to you with complex questions. 4 smart answers to your clients’ top 4 questions.

Clients 62

Clients Sellers Loan Officers Real Estate 62

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Kim: The silver lining in the current housing market is an uptick in new construction sales due to a lack of existing-home inventory. The employment data comes out on a lag basis for brokers and loan officers. Duncan: They have been investing in technology — primarily consumer-facing technologies to get business in the door.

Housing Market 460

Housing Market Marketing Buyers Investors 460

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 30, 2022

It’s positive news for an industry that has recently dealt with a lackluster amount of inventory. Technology and customer service are key things that Nguyen is focusing on to claw his way back up to originating more than $1 billion in volume in the new year. I think the stock market will recover.

Renovations 417

Renovations Realtors Construction Mortgage 417

Housing Wire

JUNE 15, 2022

Lenders, loan officers and economists who spoke to HousingWire this week said that the current volatility in the markets will reduce originations even further in 2022, bringing additional rounds of layoffs. Cohn said she has three or four loans with clients who haven’t locked rates yet. “I More layoffs to come.

Mortgage 388

Mortgage Investors Clients Marketing 388

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 29, 2023

“At the end of the day if mortgage rates come down, I don’t just think that’s gonna solve the inventory problem right away,” said Ben Cohen, managing director at Guaranteed Rate. But a combination of factors – high home prices , lack of inventory , elevated rates — temper expectations for even a moderately strong year.

Mortgage 460

Mortgage Loan Officers Inventory Business 460

Housing Wire

JUNE 8, 2022

With a deadly combination of low housing inventory, reduction in refis and surging mortgage rates, consolidation in mortgage tech is expected. Layoffs at mortgage tech companies appear inevitable, along with other cost-saving measures, including diminished investments in technology. Of the $387.2

Mortgage 387

Mortgage Technology Loan Officers Investing 387

Housing Wire

MARCH 25, 2021

Technology has given consumers the power of choice and expedited the entire real estate purchasing process. Successful agents, brokerages and loan officers of the future are going to rely significantly on technology to find, nurture and engage with buyers and sellers while also playing an expanding role as personal advisors.

Brokerage 417

Brokerage Agents Real Estate Agent Real Estate 417

Appraisal Today

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Appraisers are being told by their AMC clients and loan officers to appraise these as residential properties. Competence comes with knowledge and experience, but it also requires you to possess specific skills, technology, and abilities. The 30-year fixed mortgage rate decreased to 7.21

Appraisal 83

Appraisal Contracts Business Construction 83

Appraisal Today

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Today, while there still remains some stickiness to the QC revision process, a recent survey completed by The STRATMOR Group commissioned by appraisal management technology company Reggora, indicates 25% of appraisal reports require some form of revision. Which are your best current and former AMC/lender clients? Client Rating Grid.

Appraisal 52

Appraisal Insurance Real Estate Business 52