Housing Wire

JUNE 20, 2024

Real estate technology firm Knock announced Thursday that its bridge loan product is being integrated into the borrower application process at Baltimore -based NFM Lending. The product is designed to make buyer offers more attractive to sellers by removing contingencies.

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Housing Wire

JULY 16, 2024

The platform provides tools for both landlords and renters, which the company said is designed to automate and streamline the management process. “As Working alongside NAR opens the door to many collaborative initiatives, including positioning RentRedi as the go-to property management tool for real estate agents and their clients.”

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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. What’s in a name?

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Nearly 50 interviews from staff members in the federal government, financial technology companies, mortgage lenders and consumer advocates found that the ability of AI to improve racial equity can be undermined by the data used to train the algorithm, not just by the algorithm itself.

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Housing Wire

JULY 8, 2024

Real estate technology provider Lone Wolf announced the official launch of its new platform Lone Wolf Foundation on Monday. Additionally, Lone Wolf is also introducing three new solutions to its technology offerings, including Lone Wolf Back Office, Lone Wolf Transact and Lone Wolf Front Office.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 25, 2024

“On popular real estate websites, many people even track their own home’s value generated from these algorithmic appraisal tools. FDIC), the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) and the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA).

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Housing Wire

JUNE 1, 2023

Six federal agencies have requested comment from the public on a newly-proposed rule that is designed to “ensure the credibility and integrity of models used in real estate valuations.” And the design and development of the models and algorithms can reflect the biases and blind spots of the developers.”

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Housing Wire

APRIL 22, 2024

Lickstein helped craft an AI-powered tool designed to educate brokers and is currently developing a compliance framework. That led to the company ultimately comparing the marketing output of ChatGPT and a human worker, leading Lickstein and others on his team to understand the potential to leverage the tools. “We

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Housing Wire

MARCH 21, 2024

Sarah Wheeler: Let’s talk about your background, because you have both technology and real estate experience. Shayan Hamidi: I studied computer science, economics and math and my background is technology. That’s our point of view, which then impacts the way we go about architecting our technology and our product.

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Housing Wire

MAY 16, 2024

UWM’s TRAC+ announcement comes as the federal government pushes title insurance alternatives designed to save consumers money. the company also announced ChatUWM, an AI-powered search engine that provides instant responses to clients, including guidelines, matrices, lender tools, and technology. 0% down During UWM Live!

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Housing Wire

JUNE 12, 2023

” According to Bodrozic, this blend of customized home data and advanced AI technology positions HomeZada as a powerful tool for homeowners looking to maximize the value of homeownership. Established in 2012, HomeZada is a fully integrated, cloud-based platform dedicated to digital home management.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 27, 2021

Better, faster, cheaper has long been the promise of technology in the mortgage industry. Some may argue whether today’s technology is that much better than the tools we used in the past, particularly in the servicing business where many still use platforms designed and first built decades ago.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 27, 2023

Financial wellness technology company EarnUp reached a new milestone last quarter, helping millions of Americans schedule mortgage, auto, and student loan payments through its Payday to Payday program and technology. The company says it processed more than 50 million payment transactions worth $43 billion in total as of Q1 2023.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

HousingWire recently spoke with David Bernard, senior managing director of Specialized Mortgage Services at Western Alliance Bank , Member FDIC, about warehouse lending and how the warehouse sector and mortgage finance have progressed and continue to evolve. HW: How has mortgage finance changed in the last few years?

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 30, 2024

The company describes itself “as a platform that schedules and coordinates service contracts between homebuyers and licensed real estate agents who work for their own brokerages, as well as software tool that helps buyers prepare their own offers.”

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 22, 2023

On June 1 , six federal agencies requested comments from the public on a rule designed to ensure the credibility and integrity of models used in real estate valuations. The agencies intend to tackle two challenges evident during the Covid-years refi boom: higher costs due to appraiser shortages and concerns regarding bias in home valuations.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 1, 2023

Change in uninsured losses As of late, however, the uninsured losses are being absorbed by other stakeholders in the housing finance system, including mortgage lenders, mortgage servicers, private mortgage insurers, government agencies, capital markets investors, and the government-sponsored enterprises.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Blend Builder – an initiative that started about four years ago and launched in March 2023 – is a cloud banking platform designed to help businesses in the financial services industry streamline processes for mortgages, loans, deposits and accounts. “We It’s the first time that we’re now sharing free cash flow targets.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Lenders that may have been holding out on embracing automation and technology were forced to adapt at breakneck speed to continue to serve customers. Technology that had long been available, but never saw the level of adoption the industry would have hoped for, was now in high demand. Technology as the new table stakes.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 26, 2022

A rising player in the world of crypto-mortgages and blockchain-enabled financing, LoanSnap, plans expand its reach in the market by opening its lending platform to licensed mortgage brokers across the country in the near future. The financing for the initial deal was handled through a cryptocurrency lender called Helio Lending.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 13, 2021

The Federal Reserve is looking into the rise of artificial intelligence and machine learning, and is considering stepping up its oversight of these technologies used by financial institutions. Effective solutions must be purpose-built for mortgages, rather than adapted horizontal technology. Achieving Touchless Mortgage Automation.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler sat down with Manish Garg, senior vice president of product and technology at EarnUp , an autonomous financial wellness platform, to talk about how his company is using gen AI to deliver a personalized experience for customers at scale. We’ve been looking at many new technologies around this.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 23, 2022

Both programs can also be used as a home financing solution that allows older clients to purchase a new home that will better fit their lifestyle. As such, reverse mortgages will continue to be a growing option as a valuable and effective tool to help meet the challenges of retirement financing.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 30, 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. Technology-induced innovation is the ethos of the proptech industry. Register for the FinLedger Daily Newsletter. Anything above $15.5

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Housing Wire

APRIL 23, 2024

When it comes to course format and content delivery, choose from Colibri’s self-paced online and instructor-led livestream courses, which are designed to allow you to study on any device with internet access and a browser. Their courses are created by active industry experts in collaboration with Harvard-educated instructional designers.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 31, 2023

HousingWire recently spoke to Sandra Madigan, EVP of product strategy – servicing technology at ICE Mortgage Technology , about improving the home buying and ownership experience with technology and how the industry can do so thoughtfully. What do you think the disconnect is there, and do you see this changing in the future?

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Listing Spark

AUGUST 6, 2024

That’s where real estate accounting software is revolutionizing how property managers, landlords, and real estate investors handle their finances. Find a system designed to cater to the unique needs of your real estate business. The good news is real estate software can effectively address these challenges.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 26, 2024

Cooper ranks as the fourth-largest holder of MSRs, considering both whole loan portfolios and servicing rights, with $676 billion at the end of June—an increase of 70% over two years, according to Inside Mortgage Finance. The company’s focus is to capitalize on its 6.6 But acquiring these clients is only part of the strategy.

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Appraisal Buzz

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Sherri also plays a pivotal role as Chair of the NYMBA Legislative Committee, where she has actively contributed to drafting proposed legislation designed to support low- to moderate-income homeowners in realizing the American Dream. I am fortunate to work with committed, innovative professionals who are champions of change.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 26, 2023

And the school’s practice tests, contract workshops, and other tools are designed to ensure confidence as you begin your career. In-person or livestream via Zoom on designated dates / times. Choose from Virtual Classroom or Live Class on designated dates / times, at various locations across NC Required 75 hrs of NC coursework.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2022

Here are a few of the highlights: Ohio Office of Community Development offers Community Development Finance. You will need money for things like business licenses, technology, employee salaries, commercial rent, and more. Kickstart your marketing by designing a website, marketing through social media, and using a logo design maker.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 15, 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. In July, DocuSign acquired Austin-based startup Liveoak Technologies for $38 million in an all-stock transaction.

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Appraisal Buzz

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Sogorka will ensure the lender’s products and processes align best with the needs of the mortgage broker community and plans to leverage Rocket Mortgage’s significant AI technologies and platform to push well beyond the tools currently available to this important market segment.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 25, 2024

With technology changing faster than new agents answer phone calls, choosing the right real estate brokerage software can sometimes feel like a full-time job. Most broker-owners we know are feeling the pressure to find tools that can move the needle for their businesses — quickly. That difference is everything.

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Lamacchia Realty

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The Integration of Technology in Local Real Estate In today’s digital age, local real estate experts harness various technological tools to offer clients an enhanced experience. Connections with financial advisors and mortgage brokers assist in securing the best financing options for your purchase.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 20, 2024

While there will always be a need for the next innovative idea that keeps housing finance moving forward, our industry’s real problem is not an inability to devise technological advances that save lenders and consumers money—it’s our inability to adopt and execute at scale. Drastic times call for drastic measures.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Exam Prep: The Basic Prelicensing package features three e-books and a course manual designed to help you retain essential real estate concepts and prepare for the state exam. New England’s instructors are available to answer questions, provide support on technology and course materials, or address application/exam concerns.

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