Housing Wire

JULY 11, 2024

Atllas is launching a new artificial intelligence tool, Cold Call AI , that the company said is designed to streamline the process of reaching out to prospective home buyers and sellers. The tool can initiate calls and engage with people using AI-generated, personalized scripts that adjust to the client as the call unfolds.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Step 4: Develop a recruitment and retention strategy Attracting and retaining top talent is critical to scaling your team. Offer training, mentorship, and career development plans to support long-term success. The right tools can save time, eliminate errors, and let you focus on revenue-generating activities.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 6, 2024

A private planning firm in California is launching a new tool to help local governments there prepare for a pending law designed to spur more construction of accessory dwelling units (ADUs). Digital tools like the ADU Plans Gallery reduce the time and cost of building ADUs and accelerate housing construction.”

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

The real estate software company is launching a “Buyer’s Agent Club” that is designed to assist agents in navigating an uncertain time in the industry through resources, tools and training. On the Buyer’s Agent Club website, the company claims it will help agents find more buyer leads and develop techniques for negotiating commissions.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 22, 2024

Artificial intelligence is inching into the real estate space, and CoreLogic has a new tool to help home shoppers find exactly what they want. The OneHome AI Image Search tool lets clients upload photos of any parts of a house and then matches preferences to a listing with similar images. This is the first for OneHome.

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Despite the perception that the mortgage industry is lagging in terms of technology adoption, our survey found that lenders are increasingly using digital tools to better engage with borrowers; and it’s clear from this research that borrowers are embracing the improved automated, less manual experience,” said Maria Moskver , CEO of Cloudvirga.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 16, 2025

Im looking forward to accelerating innovation through a robust data strategy centered on AI, customer-centric product development and solutions that deliver real impact for our clients. Flynn has more than two decades of experience in real estate and financial technology.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Better began partnering with big data firm Palantir in 2022 to develop the platform. Better said its new tool communicates with potential and current customers by answering mortgage application questions, verifying outstanding application data and connecting with Tinman in real time.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 28, 2024

The artificial intelligence-based platform, the latest addition to the Gateless AI mortgage tool suite, aims to enhance The Loan Store’s underwriting capabilities. The Loan Store — a wholesale lender based in Arizona — will now use the Gateless Smart Underwrite platform, according to a recent announcement.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 8, 2025

Mortgage and title clients are undergoing a significant transformation with the shift from Encompass Software Development Kit (SDK) to Encompass Partner Connect (EPC). Increased software development needs : New integrations often require more development resources to ensure compatibility with existing systems. Click Here

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 14, 2025

The brokerage has hired industry veteran Nikol Solares as senior managing director of new development marketing. The future of Compass is bright, and we look forward to continuing to provide the industry-leading tools, technology, and support our agents need to excel as the demand for luxury properties continues to rise.”

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Housing Wire

JULY 19, 2024

This necessitates federal tools that can help to more precisely alleviate these burdens on housing construction, the report suggests. A financing lever with the ability to partially insulate housing investment from the volatility of the business cycle has been, until now, a missing piece among the array of tools and interventions.

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Appraisal Buzz

JANUARY 9, 2025

Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) has published a Final Rule in the Federal Register to modernize and strengthen regulations for the HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME). HOME is one of the largest federal grant programs specifically for creating housing for disadvantaged households.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

By keeping your P&L lean and efficient, you can reinvest savings into growth-focused activities like marketing, agent development or technology upgrades—all of which drive long-term success. Leverage advanced technology to maximize efficiency The right tech tools can transform your business’s productivity and help you scale effectively.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 22, 2024

. “I’ve realized that my greatest strength lies in seeking, recognizing, and partnering with great people and companies that excel at providing world-class training, education, tools, and technology to help agents grow and succeed,” Brackett said in a statement. eXp has been busy on the recruiting trail this year.

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Appraisal Buzz

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

In this monograph, we discuss the absolute necessity of developing more than one skill set as part of becoming a competent and professional real estate appraiser. This means continually learning and developing new skills to stay ahead of the curve. Another way to develop new skills is to seek out opportunities to learn from mentors.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 1, 2025

A more efficient and intuitive customer relationship management system (CRM); tools to create better marketing materials; streamlined client communications; and a place to manage the deal pipeline, transactions, and checklists in one place. The right tools make the best agents better and raise the bar across the board.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 18, 2024

We are excited to be able to deliver more tools, services and supports to the entire SunWest Team,” Haase said. Together, we’re providing the tools agents need to expand their businesses through advanced marketing and education to elevate client experiences. For Platinum, the merger is mutually beneficial.

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Appraisal Buzz

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Written by an experienced commercial real estate appraiser and software developer, this handbook bridges the knowledge gap between residential and commercial appraisal. The book covers essential concepts, industry best practices, and hands-on case studies to give appraisers the tools they need to succeed.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 21, 2025

Blend’s developed enhancements some of which are already live at CrossCountry Mortgage, with others set to launch in 2025 include branch- and LO-level configurations. These allow CrossCountry to tailor workflows, branding and operational settings at the branch level to maintain consistency across its branches. ”

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Pete Stebbins, 90, initially joined Fairway in 2012 and currently works as director of business development in the companys Madison, Wisconsin, office. I believe the next five to 10 years will bring even greater innovation and acceptance of this valuable tool. The reverse mortgage division of Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2025

Your insights will help guide the development of next-generation tools and solutions that support the industrys growth and efficiency. As the mortgage industry continues to evolve with the integration of AI-powered solutions, wed like to hear from you about how technology is shaping the future of your operations.

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Appraisal Buzz

JANUARY 9, 2025

In some cases, AI and other digital tools have also been used to create convincing forgeries of documents or to automate the process of generating fake deeds and other legal documents. While digital tools have made deed fraud easier to perpetrate, so have procedural vulnerabilities within most real estate transactions.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Ultimately, the availability of Medicaid benefits is seen as an essential tool to help older Americans avoid feeling the full impact of economic shocks stemming from LTC or other medical expenses. [T]he

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Over the years, Ive observed a glaring issue that stifles the growth and success of many mortgagecompanies: promoting top-producing loan officers into management roles without equipping them with the tools, training, or even determining whether they want to be leaders. Leadership, however,demands a shift to prioritizing team success.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 27, 2025

As affordability challenges push more people into renting the average age of first-time homebuyers has moved up to an all-time high of 38 years real estate professionals must stay ahead of market trends and equip themselves with the right knowledge and tools to navigate and command this evolving landscape. have continued to surge.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 29, 2025

A lot of the title closing and real estate back office workflow stuff is squarely in the wheelhouse of the type of work that is automatable with AI, and I think this is a preparatory step for both companies towards looking at how we are going to utilize the tools that are coming out.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 4, 2025

Xactus has become the first technology partner to introduce the FICO Score Mortgage Simulator, a new tool designed to help lenders and borrowers understand how credit decisions impact mortgage eligibility. The simulator, developed by FICO , is the only mortgage industry tool that uses FICO scores and FICO score algorithms.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Clear retirement tool When asked about his transition from industry professional to customer, Nelson said that it wasn’t too much of a stretch considering that he has always viewed a reverse mortgage as a tool to deploy in later life. One of the biggest complaints we often hear about the product is that it’s confusing.

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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. Market Leaders advanced newsletter automation tool can help. In this article, weve compiled 49 compelling real estate newsletter ideas and subject lines.

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Appraisal Buzz

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Michael Keaton, SVP, Subservicing Business Development, Onity Group Inc. For over a year, we have been testing and training our voicebot and our online chatbot, both with the goal of using these tools to answer homeowner questions more quickly and enhance homeowner satisfaction. How has your strategy evolved over the past year?

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Appraisal Buzz

DECEMBER 3, 2024

The bipartisan AI Working Group is tasked with exploring how AI is impacting the financial services and housing industries, including the development of new products and services, fraud prevention, compliance efficiency, and the enhancement of supervisory and regulatory tools, as well as how AI may impact the financial services workforce.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

One may also develop community guides highlighting suitable neighborhoods for extended families. Real estate professionals need tools that not only acknowledge this new reality but embrace it as an opportunity for growth. The tool represents more than just a feature update it’s a strategic response to evolving search behavior.

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Appraisal Buzz

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Additionally, appraisers can use statistical tools to identify outliers and focus on sales that exhibit consistent market patterns. This statistical approach allows for precise quantification and can withstand scrutiny, making it a reliable tool for supporting time adjustments.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2024

The family-run brokerage firm recorded some legal w ins and losses , developed new tools for agents and clients , and navigated one of the slowest years for home sales in nearly three decades. It also utilized technology tools and worked toward creating innovative solutions such as Buy & Borrow Bundle.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 5, 2025

I’m going to start by making Rate the absolutely best place for every single loan officer to work at figuring out ways in which we can develop them, give them all the skills, the coaching , the mentoring and the tools, so they can have an amazing business, but also better serve all their clients and all their partners.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Davis also highlights Deephaven’s edge in products like their Ground-Up Construction and Fix-and-Flip products, offering originators essential tools and training. We have access to and business purpose financing with loan amounts up to $10 million for builders, developers and experienced real estate investors.

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