Housing Wire

AUGUST 29, 2024

In 2020, a colleague approached her about establishing a Phoenix-based chapter of Women in Insurance and Financial Services (WIFS), an association of financial services professionals who aim to “attract, develop and advance women in an underrepresented profession,” according to the WIFS National website. The event, which took place on Aug.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 24, 2024

“For the first time in its history, HUD published a webpage on Extreme Heat that serves as a hub highlighting actions communities can take to prepare and respond to extreme heat events and available resources to help fund climate resilience projects,” the department said. HUD also shared two new technical assistance products.

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Housing Wire

MAY 23, 2024

Once notified of an incident, representatives from HUD will contact the designated representative from the institution reporting the incident to determine the appropriate mitigation steps based on the nature of the incident,” the announcement added.

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Housing Wire

JULY 17, 2024

The survey’s sentiment index is “designed to track the pulse of real estate investors across the country and gauge their market outlook,” according to a joint news release. Nearly 70% said that issues tied to insurance had stopped an investment deal.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 14, 2020

This article was written for FinLedger, HW Media’s new fintech focused news brand designed specifically for financial services professionals in banking, payments, insurance and proptech. This setup lets a consumer compare quotes from several insurers, including Progressive, with only one click. billion U.S.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 10, 2024

Certifications, reverse posture Haviland and Droge have certified reverse mortgage professional (CRMP) designations from the National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association (NRMLA). Obviously we have a forward lending division, we have the reverse mortgage lending division and a commercial panel, as well as an insurance company.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 5, 2024

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) this week announced the launch of a new program designed to allow for the purchase, refinance or renovation of manufactured housing under a loan program sponsored by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA).

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Housing Wire

JULY 19, 2024

This move is 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 proposed term sheet. I think, as a whole, the industry is reacting pretty favorably to this. Look for more from Leo Wong on the topic of HMBS 2.0

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 1, 2024

“In the wake of the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene, the [FHA] reminds mortgagees about its guidance for originating and/or servicing FHA-insured forward mortgages and [HECMs] in locations in the U.S. and its territories where the president has declared a major disaster under the Stafford Act,“ FHA said in its notice.

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Housing Wire

JULY 31, 2024

The partners will conduct the “design, engineering, materials research, development, planning, and analysis” that is required for 3D printing of “high-quality, affordable, energy-efficient, and sustainable housing for communities in sub-arctic regions of Alaska,” HUD explained.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 1, 2023

Recently; however, that perspective has begun to fade as the frequency and severity of these ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ events has continued to increase, each one causing more damage than the last.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 17, 2024

That’s where reverse purchase financing comes into play, the funding option specifically designed for older Americans. As long as the buyer complies with these ongoing loan obligations, a HECM for Purchase loan doesn’t have to be repaid until a maturity event, such as when the home is sold or is no longer considered their primary residence.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The federal regulators that stamped their names on document include the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

7 money moves for a prosperous New Year Use these seven tips to save money, get additional tax benefits and make the most of your insurance , credit cards, retirement accounts and more. Insurance: Premiums for various coverages like errors and omissions, commercial auto and a business owner’s policy.

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Housing Wire

JULY 8, 2024

An historic home in Chicago ’s Austin neighborhood designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright in 1903 is in serious need of repairs and renovations, but an existing reverse mortgage loan is complicating the process of initiating the work. The home, designed by Lloyd Wright for real estate developer Joseph Jacob (JJ) Walser Jr.,

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Housing Wire

MAY 26, 2021

After reading the recent report from the Federal Housing Finance Agency on the performance of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’ s credit risk transfer programs, anyone unfamiliar with the purposes of CRT might understandably conclude that the GSEs vastly overpaid capital market investors and insurance providers to transfer credit risk off their books.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Some popular real estate newsletter content includes: Market updates Featured listings Industry news Local news Community events Agent profiles Investment opportunities No matter what content you choose to include, your real estate newsletter should serve as a meaningful touchpoint that continuously builds your client relationships.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

According to tallies, damages clocked it at over $1 billion for at least 10 different events. Home makeover: Design trends for your house in 2021. These windows are designed to withstand heavy winds and impact from flying debris, and they’re usually shatterproof, too. Finally, double-check your insurance policy.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The relief — which is available to reverse mortgage borrowers — is designed to assist anyone who has fallen behind on their mortgage payments due to the economic shock of the COVID-19 pandemic. A lack of awareness of the program’s existence, however, is one factor that led to its extension, according to the Los Angeles Times.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 12, 2024

The foundation would get what was described, in a January 2023 fundraising package, as a ‘prestigious headquarters … [and] site for small scale, but elegant events’ with its ‘voluminous library on American legal and constitutional development’ as a resource for nearby Roger Williams University ‘s law school.”

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

This process can include a variety of strategies and methods, such as cold calling, direct mail campaigns, online advertising, social media marketing, community engagement, and networking events. Lead generation website Creating and maintaining a website designed for lead generation is critical in digital real estate prospecting.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 17, 2021

PP: HomeBinder provides a centralized and automated home management platform designed for the journey of homeownership. Additionally, HomeBinder creates a unique collaboration amongst the various professionals that regularly interact with homebuyers, from the real estate agent to the home inspector, to the home insurer and beyond.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 23, 2024

Fairweather: Less affordability Daryl Fairweather of Redfin primarily spoke about housing demand; generational participation in the market; the impact of climate events and natural disasters on homebuying activity; and the flexibility that renters might experience, particularly as weather events become more prominent nationwide.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 3, 2022

A growing chorus of mortgage servicers, consultants, and lobbyists support the idea of having forbearance programs as a permanent solution in the industry’s loss mitigation toolkit, rather than only a temporary relief for wide-scale events such as financial crises and pandemics. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Before joining Radian, one of the country’s largest providers of mortgage insurance, risk services, real estate services and title services, Wai spent several years as an entrepreneur running two start-ups. Sign up for HW+ membership and register for the summit here , or get event-only access for your company or team here.

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Appraisal Buzz

MAY 31, 2024

The two-day program will kick off HUD’s Annual Innovative Housing Showcase (IHS) , a public event held in Washington, D.C. on the National Mall, to raise awareness of innovative and affordable housing designs and technologies. The post The Week Ahead: HUD Pushes to Further Innovate Housing appeared first on Appraisal Buzz.

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Housing Wire

MAY 25, 2023

” ClosingsLIVE replaces SoftPro’s initial SoftPro LIVE portal, equipping settlement agents with secure, round-the-clock access to closing-related updates, events, and documents. The user-friendly platform is available on desktop and as a mobile application for iOS and Android devices.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

It’s a topic she’s well-suited to speak on — at CoreLogic, Hepp is responsible for analyzing, interpreting and forecasting economic trends in real estate, mortgage and insurance. Sign up for HW+ membership here , or get event-only access for your company or team here. where she oversaw economic and technology intelligence.

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Appraisal Buzz

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Each year, the Five Star Conference brings attendees multiple days of networking, education, programming, and entertainment, and this year’s event will be no exception. While the content is primarily designed for agents and brokers, the certification and classes are open to all conference attendees through purchasing the appropriate add-on.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 4, 2024

Networking events, conferences, and collaborative projects are excellent opportunities for me to exchange ideas and discover new approaches. By being adaptable and willing to pivot our strategies based on performance and feedback, we maintain our edge.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 9, 2024

AI in general and specifically gen AI are starting to make inroads in the industry and help lenders to rethink their workflow design and what’s possible from a consumer experience and operational efficiency perspective. What do you think this kind of event can mean for innovation in the industry?

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 24, 2024

We love Wise Pelican for full-color, two-sided postcards and other print marketing materials designed specifically for real estate agents. These groups, like BNI, consist of one person per industry — one real estate agent, one lender, one insurance agent, etc. Think: Just Listed postcards, Just Sold postcards, door hangers and more.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 7, 2022

Current LOS and servicing software can place orders and receive reports quite well, but they do a very poor job of managing the process in between those events. Servicers, especially those who service government-insured loan products, are under statutory time constraints that give them very little wiggle room.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 5, 2023

These [rated offerings] can start to bring in investors like insurance companies, money managers with mutual funds that have ratings constraints, investment banks … [and more], which will provide better financing on rated bonds.” billion, according to offering documents. There’s plenty of demand.,

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Housing Wire

MAY 6, 2024

From the moment an owner decides to put a house on the market, they draw into that event a series of people and services, beginning with the professionals they may hire to make repairs before even putting the house on the market.

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Appraisal Buzz

JULY 17, 2024

Meanwhile, several looming threats could potentially pull out the cushion completely, including rising “hidden” homeownership costs of insurance and property taxes in many markets, rising delinquency rates for consumer debt such as credit cards and auto loans, and falling values and rising defaults in segments of the commercial real estate market.

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Appraisal Buzz

JUNE 14, 2024

He is also a Lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Design in the Department of Urban Planning and Design. Department of Labor’s Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report (Thursday) Brookings Institution’s Global Economy and Development “State of the Global Economy: Are the Clouds Clearing at Last?”

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