Housing Wire

MARCH 11, 2025

Were excited to invest in Tomo and to support their mission to modernize the home buying experience, Erwin Raeth, corporate development leader at Progressive Insurance, said in a statement. The companys tech-driven approach to lending is proving attractive to investors.

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Appraisal Buzz

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

It was a prime investment – cash flowing and competitively priced due to it being a buyer’s market. Concentrated Development: Many developers flocked to the same areas, leading to localized oversupply. Diminished Development Capacity: As developers struggle, new construction grinds to a halt.

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Housing Wire

JULY 16, 2021

As Chief Operating Officer at First Guaranty Mortgage Corp , Sarah Gonzalez has modernized the FGMC brand, recruited top talent and implemented operational efficiencies that significantly reduce the cost per loan across all production channels. What is your company doing to develop the next generation of leaders?

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 21, 2025

HousingWire: How do you approach budgeting in a market where cost pressures, compliance demands, and technology investments are all increasing? find it is even more important in down markets to prioritize investing for the future, and you will see continued increases in technology.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2025

Manage massive lead databases with precision Quality over quantity is a forgotten mindset in the modern real estate world. To do so, develop strategies and programs that cater to buyers and sellers at every stage. Remind teams to invest in relationships, not just deals. It may not be easy, but nothing worthwhile is.

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Housing Wire

MAY 5, 2022

Banks also would be able to get credit for community development activities, even if that work occurs outside of their branch footprint. Currently, examiners look at lending, investment and service. The post Ready or not, CRA modernization is at the door appeared first on HousingWire. Doing those two things is difficult.”.

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Appraisal Buzz

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Owner-occupied homes in rural areas are twice as likely as urban homes to fall short of the Department of Housing and Urban Developments housing adequacy standards. Supporting Rural Lenders: Investments in rural banks, broadband expansion, and reduced origination costs can connect more rural buyers with financing options.

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Appraisal Buzz

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

He has been a key driver of our numerous technology investments to digitize the industry. Our industry software offerings are unmatched, and we will continue to invest in new solutions that help modernize the real estate experience through Zillow’s housing super app.” With more than two-thirds of U.S.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

31, 2025, which will modernize the mortgage market even if some vendors have to go kicking and screaming. In doing so, ICE is pushing companies to Encompass Partner Network and Encompass Development Partner Connect , which use a more secure, cloud-based open application programming interface (API) structure that launched in 2021.

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Appraisal Buzz

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Servicing teams must manage shifting delinquency rates, regulatory demands that may pivot with each new administration, and ever-increasing operational costs while keeping their fingers on the pulse of the modern consumer and advancing technology. Michael Keaton, SVP, Subservicing Business Development, Onity Group Inc.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

In the modern mortgage market , mortgage rates are close to 7%, and the gig economy has pushed some borrowers away from trying to qualify for conventional mortgages. People that know the non-QM space Acra Lending invests in its team like no other. For them, the word would likely be “flowing.”

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

In an exclusive interview with HousingWire, Kosta Ligris, CEO and founder of Stavvy, explained that the news is the official transition from ICE’s legacy Software Development Kit (SDK), which ICE announced it was transitioning away from during the fall of 2024.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

TTV Capital , Moderne Ventures , Erez Capital and other venture capital firms led the round of investment. With this capital infusion, the company aims to accelerate its product development, grow its team and pursue market penetration with real estate brokerages, MLS associations and other proptech companies nationwide.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 6, 2024

We’ll also share best practices for developing and sending real estate newsletters and recommend some essential tools to make your email marketing stand out. You can also create messaging for your investor clients to inform them of possible investment opportunities. So, where do you start? Lets dive in!

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 13, 2024

Enterprise recommended providing DTS credit for Housing Credit equity investments across rural and non-rural markets “that support affordable preservation of existing multifamily buildings. Enterprise also advocated for modernized applications of energy efficiency standards.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 21, 2020

In this role, Sharga will be responsible for developing and executing a strategic marketing plan to optimize growth and drive business development.”. With Sharga at the helm, RealtyTrac is also exploring other areas where it could branch out, even other areas of real estate investment including some small multifamily properties.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

According to the OCC, the current proposal would align the OCC’s CRA rules with the other federal banking agencies to “facilitate ongoing interagency work to modernize the CRA rules and create consistency for all insured depository institutions.”.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 25, 2024

He will manage the strategic direction of the firm’s accounting and finance departments by developing policies, procedures and financial controls; ensure the accuracy of internal and external reporting; identify investment opportunities; and secure funding. Peterson will be responsible for the company’s overall financial operations.

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Appraisal Buzz

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

As a cloud-based platform, Connexions has invested in major enhancements to modernize valuations and support Lenders and AMCs success. These investments create stronger partnerships, mitigate appraisal risk and enhance the platform’s flexible appraisal management solution. JACKSONVILLE, Fla.,

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

According to Class, the two companies align on important issues, including culture, service, efficiency and technology development. This collaboration will allow us to accelerate the development of cutting-edge appraisal technology and deliver unmatched value.” Combining forces is going to be a win-win for all stakeholders.”

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) has awarded $6.5 HUD is committed to investing in communities, lowering housing costs and increasing safe and affordable housing supply across the country,” said HUD Acting Secretary Adrianne Todman.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 18, 2024

The company and Jacksonville economic development officials announced the expansion on Tuesday. The post explained that ICE is “starting off with 1,500 jobs and will grow by another 500 jobs from multiple divisions over the next seven years along with a capital investment of up to $216 million.”

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

The announcement comes after more than a year’s worth of efforts by the FHA to streamline and modernize their FHA loan origination and claims process. Growing and investing in relationships and communities in the long term is one of the many opportunities presented by stricter fair lending regulations. Learn more here!

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Housing Wire

MAY 18, 2023

The webinar featured a panel of nationally known affordable housing experts, hosted by affordable housing developer National CORE , with the Sarasota Housing Authority , the National Multi Housing Council (NMHC) and the Housing Partnership Network (HPN) as panelists. Family self-sufficiency resident services are also a good investment.

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Housing Wire

JULY 16, 2021

Seventy million dollars in seed funding is a colossal investment for an unproven tech startup, even one that promises to fully disrupt a relatively low-margin, traditional industry like mortgage lending. They’re used to modern experiences with great service and digital experience. But this is no ordinary mortgage startup.

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Housing Wire

MAY 24, 2021

COVID19 certainly accelerated development and focus on servicing, coming out of 2019 with record low default and foreclosure.”. How modernized servicing creates customers for life. We’re a year into the pandemic, and while smart policy has delayed a default wave, the threat still looms large.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

ConsumerDirect Mortgage rebranded itself to Real Genius and announced the launch of a modern mortgage application platform to simplify a borrower’s experience. Real Genius, a division of FirstBank , one of Tennessee’s largest community banks , said that its application platform will provide borrowers with rate and cost transparency.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 8, 2023

When banks fail to provide equal access to lending services in neighborhoods of color, they engage in modern day redlining and exacerbate the racial wealth gap in our country,” Kristen Clarke, assistant attorney general of the Justice Department’s civil rights division, said in a statement.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 30, 2021

By writing and maintaining all of the code along with investing heavily in putting together a world class modern IT infrastructure that efficiently leverages a mix of modern technologies like the public cloud and API based software architectures, UWM has been able to turn on a dime and stay well ahead of shifts in the market utilizing technology.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 12, 2024

As a marketer by profession, I tend to put these companies into categories to create a narrative and to develop brand specificity. Principal among these are: Invested capital “requires” the highest return. Develop “community pools” and shared equity models to break the dependence on intransigent and predatory financial institutions.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 25, 2023

We’ve been a company that’s been investing very heavily in bringing data analytics and technology into the valuation space. We’ve been very involved in appraisal modernization [and] investment over the past five years,” Kenon Chen, EVP of corporate strategy at Clear Capital, said. “We’re

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

People who invest in technology often ask the question: is this a “nice to have,” or a “need to have?” Few have the resources to invest in technologies they don’t need. What’s the worst that can happen if we don’t invest in this technology?”. Developers don’t understand sales in our industry. It was something I needed.

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Appraisal Buzz

JUNE 18, 2024

Den Herder spent 15-plus years with Fannie Mae, where he was the GSE’s lead developer of Collateral Underwriter (CU) and played a key role in the development of Day 1 Certainty (D1C). /*! That is more true than ever today, and it is why strategic technology investments are key. elementor – v3.21.0 – 26-05-2024 */.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading.elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;f

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Housing Wire

MAY 17, 2023

“Affordable housing is vital for families throughout Illinois and the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit continues to be an important tool to drive investment in the affordable rental housing market,” said Rep. LaHood in a statement.

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Housing Wire

JULY 2, 2024

The modern housing market presents challenges for homeowners, renters and prospective buyers alike, creating barriers to the benefits of homeownership unseen by previous generations. However, in today’s tumultuous housing landscape , homeownership feels out of reach for many Americans — we need to make changes.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 30, 2024

One of our key initiatives has been to revitalize The Money Store brand, giving it a fresh, modern appeal. Furthermore, we’re actively developing new email campaigns to engage with prospects, past clients, and business partners, ensuring we stay top of mind. Instead, we invest heavily in empowering our loan officers.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 14, 2022

“To move forward, the industry needs to focus on driving greater transparency across workflows by unifying these innovations — bringing the data, insights and the best of each process together — to unlock their full potential and deliver a modern digital transaction.”.

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