Housing Wire

AUGUST 28, 2024

The title firm has launched val-ID by Westcor, a tool designed to help title agents validate the identities of home buyers and sellers, according to an announcement on Wednesday. The tool is powered by the technology of Intellicheck and is engineered by GridBase.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 22, 2024

While reverse mortgage customers benefit greatly from low rates, the current high-rate environment doesn’t fully cancel out their potential use as a planning tool, he explained. I think reverse mortgages might be the single most underutilized retirement planning tool,” he told the outlet. “I

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Housing Wire

JULY 30, 2024

Mortgage technology solutions provider CoreLogic on Tuesday announced that its AutomatIQ Borrower tool is expanding to include asset and liabilities analysis capabilities. The company aims to make the product a “one-stop analysis solution for mortgage lending financial institutions,“ it said in its announcements.

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Appraisal Buzz

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Portfolio Guardian generates a precise prepayment score for each borrower in BSI’s portfolio, allowing BSI and its clients to strategically target refinancing opportunities and enhance customer retention, the firm says in a release.

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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 16, 2023

Freddie Mac is rolling out a free tool for lenders, DPA One, that matches borrowers with down payment assistance programs across the country. The new tool allows lenders and housing counselors to enter client eligibility parameters, download results and compare up to three programs side by side to make quicker lending decisions.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 29, 2024

Imagine if you could bottle the enthusiasm your clients have for working with you and use it to capture new business in 2024. In this article, we’ll show how to procure top-notch client testimonials, where and how to share them, and how to leverage them to bolster your reputation and close more deals in 2024.

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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

MAY 22, 2024

Real Luxury , as the division will be known, will focus on helping luxury agents and teams, as well as their exclusive clients. Fast-growing firm The Real Brokerage is launching a luxury division , according to an announcement on Wednesday.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

The objective is to build relationships, understand the needs of potential clients, and position yourself as a go-to resource when they are ready to buy or sell real estate. This includes using social media, email marketing, online advertising, and maintaining a professional website to attract and engage potential clients.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Mortgage tech firm Blend Labs has launched its first AI-powered chat tool, which it says will allow loan officers to be more efficient and offer a far more personalized touch for prospective borrowers. In a previous interview with HousingWire, Ghamsari noted AI is about combining an understanding of what the client is trying to accomplish.

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Housing Wire

MAY 22, 2024

Margy Grant will discuss building relationships through trust and transparency, the importance of tailored customer service, determining the needs of the people you serve and delivering top-notch tools to help build stronger businesses. Watch the full session below. To go back to the full Gathering 2024 on demand page, go here.

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Housing Wire

JULY 22, 2024

I also include tips and tricks to help you find your first clients faster than most new agents. Real estate advice + top tech, lead gen & marketing tools — delivered to your inbox. First, look at your calendar and determine how much time you’ll have to dedicate to finding and serving clients. You have a client!

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Appraisal Buzz

MAY 13, 2024

Loan quality technology provider LoanLogics has expanded its LoanBeam income calculation product with a broader array of income calculation tools for the same per-application costs. The post LoanLogics Endows LoanBeam With Broader Array of Income Calculation Tools appeared first on MortgageOrb.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

CAPE Analytics has unveiled a new, AI-powered , automated property condition report (aPCR) tool crafted for institutional lenders, whole loan investors, and real estate investors. The tool can be paired up with other types of valuation metrics. The real competition for us is the status quo,” added Begley.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Real estate farming, otherwise known as geo-farming, is a dependable lead generation method that can help to create a steady pipeline of real estate leads and clients in your area. If you want to add effective real estate farming tips, tools and tactics to your marketing arsenal, our guide will show you how it’s done.

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Inman

AUGUST 26, 2024

The Florida-based brokerage's buyer-focused marketing and educational resources are made for agents in need of assistance as they pitch buyer representation services, executives told Inman.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 30, 2022

With the recent downturn in volume of new originations, many lenders are using this time to take inventory of the available tools geared toward risk mitigation and workflow optimization. Choosing the right tools to streamline the transaction from point of sale through loan closing can create a positive experience for the consumer.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 31, 2024

DS: How does Optimal Blue enable your lending clients to prevent margin compression? There’s ways you can do that and put that in the hands of the originator. Give them more control. Allow them to set up specific rate alerts for the customers that they serve. EW: Understanding your margins is more important than ever.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 30, 2021

The financial planning community is often sought after by reverse mortgage professionals as a referral source, as planners can help provide necessary clarity to their clients who are seeking the preservation of financial assets and continuing stability. sees reverse mortgages as a vehicle toward financial security for certain clients.

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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 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

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Independent mortgage brokers are beginning to have the products and tech tools needed to compete with banks and large retail lenders, and customers are reaping the benefits of this growing channel. Client experience should be your main priority. HousingWire recently spoke with Desmond P. DS : Mindset is everything.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 31, 2024

The companies hope Restb.ai’s technology can help ClearValue’s appraisal review clients improve efficiency and quality control while also reducing costs. Our goal has always been to provide clients with the most advanced, efficient and reliable tools available,” ClearValue CEO Don Juhl said in a statement. “By

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Inman

MARCH 11, 2024

Agents who leverage new digital tools and services can bring more expertise to clients, but only after trust has been established.

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Inman

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Whether you are a seasoned agent or just getting started in your career, discover how these tools help unlock a deeper understanding of client preferences, enabling you to offer unparalleled value.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 17, 2021

In light of that, HousingWire sat down with Peter Paglia, Chief Strategy Officer at HomeBinder, to discuss how to create a “Client for Life” in this environment. HousingWire: As the refi boom simmers down, why should lenders focus on creating clients for life? HW: How does HomeBinder help lenders establish Clients for Life?

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Whether it is our research on homes that are coming soon or our hard-won tips and tricks for navigating the market, it’s time to embrace digital tools that give us ownership over the deep knowledge we each have about our markets. But we can’t risk these materials being taken by others and used for their marketing purposes.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 1, 2024

We’re retaining clients for the next transaction at rates three times higher than the industry average, positioning ourselves as their lender for life and generating recurring cash flow without additional acquisition costs,” Krishna said. In the second quarter, it added $20.8

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 26, 2020

As one of the largest correspondent investors in the country, AmeriHome is focused on being a consistent, reliable partner to its clients. In the COVID-19 era, that means AmeriHome has spent even more time listening to what clients need and adapting their products and services to help clients navigate constantly changing lending conditions.

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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 acquisition is designed to better position Real as a leader in the digital brokerage space.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 30, 2021

At UWM we focus on our client service, operational efficiency and speed to close loans. Blink+ is a white-label, borrower-facing digital application tool. The post United Wholesale Mortgage’s Blink+ tool includes an LOS, POS and CRM all in one package appeared first on HousingWire.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 22, 2024

In this article, we’ll explore practical ways title companies can leverage AI to stay competitive in a fast-changing landscape, offering actionable tips to help you integrate these emerging tools responsibly and efficiently. By cutting down on these administrative tasks, title professionals can focus more time on client-focused service.

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Housing Wire

MAY 4, 2021

Remote online notarization company ProperSign announced a new electronic signature tool called QuickSign, which offers both RON and eSign capabilities. Between the RON capability and QuickSign, professionals no longer have to shop for two different tools,” said Wyatt Long, ProperSign vice president.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 31, 2021

Thankfully, there’s a tool that allows servicers to do just that. Freddie Mac’s Servicing Gateway offers one platform, one login and one doorway to Freddie Mac servicing tools. We’re doing that by creating future tools within Servicing Gateway to improve servicers’ speed to market for mortgage resolution.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Productivity tools are also available to keep agents on track. The virtual real estate specialist bot assists with property insights, buyer engagement and client management for agents working with first-time buyers or sellers. The negotiation training bot helps clients control deals with better communication.

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Housing Wire

JULY 23, 2024

Blueprint Solutions , a mortgage technology company that offers income verification tools for the industry, announced this week that it is implementing Fannie Mae ’s Income Calculator into its two primary software offerings. This will help the company’s clients to more efficiently access the Fannie Mae tool, the company said.

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