Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

For homeowners with conventional loans backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac , insurance at replacement cost is mandatory, but flood insurance is only required in designated flood zones. Others say homeowners insurance wasn’t designed around catastrophe risk — it was designed around idiosyncratic storms or trees falling on roofs.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The new guidelines are designed to make it easier for consumers to revoke consent for unwanted robocalls and texts. If a called party uses any such method designated by the caller to revoke consent, we consider that consent to be definitively revoked by a reasonable means, and future robocalls and robotexts from that caller must be stopped.”

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

For the past 13 years, HousingWire’s Tech100 Award program has provided HousingWire readers with a definitive list of the tech solutions companies that are streamlining processes, enhancing customer experience and improving the overall homebuying experience for all involved. Click here to nominate a tech organization.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 15, 2024

This interest aligns with efforts designed to standardize reverse mortgage data, the company noted. Questions about data portability and system integration are becoming more common, indicating a shift in perspective among conventional lenders.”

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Appraisal Buzz

MAY 13, 2024

This new product – the 1st Generation Homebuyer (1st Gen) loan program – is designed to break down barriers to homeownership for minority and underserved borrowers, the company says in a release. “We The program uniquely combines a more expansive definition of eligible borrowers.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 23, 2024

The rule is designed to “protect the millions of workers who are saving for retirement diligently and rely on advice from trusted professionals on how to invest their savings,” DOL said in its announcement.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 1, 2024

b) as a “settlement service” provider in a singular definition that can only be identical to itself. A mere possession of a shell real estate license does not meet this designation. 2607(c)(3) safe harbor applicability for any of their referrals. The Supreme Court, in Ohio v. Express Co., 2274, 201 L.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 28, 2024

This new settlement agreement was enacted on August 17th, 2024, and has been designed to increase transparency in real estate transactions and change how compensation is communicated and negotiated between parties. We have been aware of this for a while and have fully prepared for the changes this will bring.

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Housing Wire

JULY 31, 2024

This is a move designed to “create an additional economic incentive to protect Ginnie Mae and taxpayers against a decline in collateral value,” Ginnie Mae explained when announcing the proposal. So, the timing is something that we will all be observing as to when that implementation happens.

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Appraisal Buzz

JUNE 11, 2024

Populating the nation’s rural areas FHFA’s current Duty to Serve regulation defines a “rural area” as a census tract outside of a metropolitan statistical area (MSA), as designated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB); or a census tract in an MSA that is outside of the MSA’s Urbanized Areas as designated by the U.S. population.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

He holds the association’s Certified Reverse Mortgage Professional (CRMP) designation, and he has worked in leadership positions in several reverse mortgage companies during his career. We’ll definitely be doing things, but we will, for sure, on our side, be aiming to move the needle of the industry as we reach out to more folks.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 2, 2024

HighTechLending , a California -based top-10 reverse mortgage lender, announced on Friday that it is rebranding its wholesale lending division to American Senior Lending Wholesale Division in an effort to better align its identity with key business lines designed to serve older borrowers.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 6, 2023

Designed to cater to the needs of home equity lenders, fix and flip lenders, and bank default departments, Pinnacle Desktop Appraisals leverages the expertise of real estate professionals utilizing cutting-edge technology to streamline the collection of appraisal data while engaging local appraisers. .

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 5, 2021

Low profile foundations, high-pitched roofs, front porches, driveways, energy efficiency elements, and garages or carports are just a few of the new design features available. But once the definition of manufactured homes was clarified, and they were shown images or video of what these homes look like, their interest increased by 31%.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 4, 2024

While home equity can certainly be a beneficial tool for some seniors to deploy, it will not always be a definitive answer for every senior’s needs. HUD issued $15 million grants in mid-2022 and early 2023 designed to help with health and safety home repairs for low-income seniors. “By

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 14, 2020

The partnership is designed help property owners who work with Vrbo deal with the compliance requirements of having a short-term rental. The compliance side of short-term rentals is something that is often confusing, not clear, it’s definitely not generally the expertise of the property owners,” Knudsen said.

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Appraisal Buzz

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

We have rules, we have standards, and we all know the exact definition of value. The “official unofficial” government-related loan definition of market value is clear. Also part of the definition: Reasonable market exposure time. To find market value, I first had to carefully study that pesky definition. I was wrong.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 26, 2023

Servicing Digital, offered as an app or web design, enables customers to access their loan- and home-related information. ICE announced in May 2022 that it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the firm. Black Knight is preparing to be acquired by Intercontinental Exchange (ICE).

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Thompson, and the FHFA’s strategy is designed to support that. The FHFA also made changes to selected definitions of multifamily mission-driven affordable housing in Appendix A of the Conservatorship Scorecard. “In Affordable housing remains a top priority for the government, according to FHFA Director Sandra L.

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 9, 2024

In 2022, more than 14 million renter households could be designated middle-income. By definition, middle-income renters have higher earnings and greater earning potential. It is much more dire for lower-income renters, who are forced to make more urgent sacrifices, spending less on food and healthcare just to make the rent each month.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 2, 2024

However, the proposed class definition includes exceptions for properties listed by Keller Williams and HomeServices of America based on when the sale occurred, and which MLSs were involved. The lawsuit is seeking class action status for everyone in the U.S. 27, 2019, and the present.

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Miller Samuel

APRIL 7, 2020

Here is the text for the original listing displayed at the bottom the screenshot: Like new light-filled house with a modern design by Donald Breismeister including 9 ft ceilings on the first floor. The house was designed by an award winning architect with lots of custom features. The agent is definitely not the problem.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 12, 2023

Servicing Digital, offered as an app or web design, enables customers to access their loan- and home-related information. In May, ICE announced that it entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Black Knight for $13.1 The integration can help servicers increase long-term retention, said Joe Nackashi, Black Knight’s CEO.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 7, 2024

A closer look at Zurple’s features IDX lead generation websites Zurple’s all-in-one system is designed to automate real estate lead nurturing with timely, personalized communication with your leads. The marketing tools were a little better, but won’t win any design awards.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 23, 2024

At the same time, “human beings are not perfect creatures,” and AI is tracking human interactions as well. “The systems are designed with that dual feedback,” Krishna added. We’re definitely evaluating all opportunities in service to our strategy.”

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Listing Spark

APRIL 27, 2023

Episode Summary In this episode, Aaron Jistel interviews Lori Carlisle, the president of Model Property Brands, discussing the importance of home staging for selling properties, decluttering, depersonalizing the property, current trends in home staging, and the ideal customers and projects for their staging and design business.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 3, 2024

For the sake of this article, we’ll narrow the definition of PPC a bit to just include Paid Search. Regularly test different ad variations and landing page designs to find the best-performing combinations. Optimizing landing pages Optimizing landing pages is crucial for converting clicks into leads or customers.

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Housing Wire

JULY 30, 2021

The definition of a “fixer-upper” varies. Watch Out For Specific Designs. So, make sure it’s in a good school district, with low crime rates, and in a desirable location (which, for some, might mean walking distance to a Starbucks). Buy A Fixer-Upper. But in general, it’s a home that could use a few improvements.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 5, 2021

Below is a quick look at some of the specific suggestions HPC laid out in its 12-page comment letter: The Prudential Standards should be consistent with federal requirements and uniformly applied and enforced by the states The Prudential Standards should be designed to address the unique risks of mortgage servicing and the business models of mortgage (..)

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 29, 2024

I took on that segment with an SRES-designated real estate agent. I kicked off my leveraging piece by really going into a very basic Google definition of leveraging — it’s taking one thing and exchanging it for something greater or something new,” she said. “I Prior to my presentation, she spoke about the buyer demographic.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 12, 2022

By this definition, instant title today would shorten turnaround time by about one day for a title commitment on a standard file. MR: Our patented platform, Flueid Decision, is designed to bring purpose-built title data and workflow insights to the start of every residential real estate transaction. Conceptually, the idea makes sense.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Since FHA loans are designed for primary residences only, you’ll need to live in the home for at least a year before renting it out. You can definitely purchase a home with the intent to rent it out on Airbnb. You may also be able to use an FHA loan to buy your home, but there are caveats. The bottom line?

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 22, 2021

“We are pursuing a process that is designed to achieve a successful outcome, and we expect to receive definitive proposals in early 2021,” the company said at the time. Following the internal shakeup CoreLogic said the company’s selling process was still well underway.

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JULY 12, 2021

My appraisal organization involvement includes Appraisal Institute membership where I hold the SRA and AI-RRS designations. I am past President of the North Texas Chapter, the National Association of Appraisers, where I hold the MNAA designation and am currently on the Board of Directors. Buzz: What is a supply chain shortage? .

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 10, 2024

RealGeeks Best for: Most affordable all-in-one marketing solution and website design Visit RealGeeks Real Geeks offers a robust solution for real estate lead generation, IDX website design and all-around marketing suitable for single agents, teams and brokerages. Paid leads may offer quantity, but their quality can definitely vary.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

New York could be so much bigger than it is now, but those two definitely limit things relative to other states.” Issuer 42,” the designation applied to the former Reverse Mortgage Funding (RMF) portfolio now under the control of Ginnie Mae, again issued no HMBS pools in January.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 7, 2024

Example 2: Hire a graphic designer or marketing company to help you with your social media content. I see a lot of agents struggle with this, and the convenience of having access to pre-designed templates is usually worth the cost. Graphic design and social media tools I love Canva for all things design.

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