Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2025

As we continue managing our finances to meet the challenges of today and tomorrow, we need to invest in the best people, adopt the right processes, and apply the most advanced, cost-effective technology while remaining prudent financial stewards of the enterprise.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Your path to real estate licensure begins with 120 hours of classes in an approved Ohio real estate license education program. From completing your required coursework to taking the licensing exam, keep reading to learn how to become a real estate agent in Ohio. Ready to find a real estate brokerage?

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Roughly 20% of Cliffco’s production comes from the wholesale channel and 80% of origination volume comes from its retail channel – through which it offers GSE, government loans and non-QM products. Capturing leads with tech Another priority for the lender is procuring leads through its proprietary technology.

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Housing Wire

JULY 26, 2021

Government-backed New Deal programs of the 1930s openly discriminated against minority borrowers and neighborhoods. Historic government institutionalized discrimination includes actions like “redlining,” where the Federal Housing Administration would refuse to insure mortgages in and around Black neighborhoods.

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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. No other wholesale lender in the country is offering this, meaning independent mortgage brokers now have a significant advantage with consumers and real estate agents.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 7, 2022

The creation of the NFT real estate market thrusts a spotlight onto a Silicon Valley company specifically throwing itself into real estate, blockchain and NFTs. It also gives real estate agents ideas. How a real estate NFT works today…. Bitcoin is perhaps the best-known cryptocurrency.

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The Appraiser Coach

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

We frustrate buyers, sellers, loan officers and, sometimes, real estate agents. Appraisers have been accused of being “speed bumps” in the lending process. In some ways, I can understand their. Read More.

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The Appraiser Coach

APRIL 27, 2021

It is possible to be simultaneously licensed and practicing as a real estate appraiser while also being a licensed and practicing real estate agent. The answer is yes, but there. Read More.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 1, 2022

News just broke that private equity investor LLR Partners announced strategic investments in two mortgage technology companies — Mortgage Coach and Sales Boomerang ( click here for article ). LLR is not a newcomer to mortgage technology or the overall fintech market. This isn’t a new story in mortgage lending or real estate brokerage.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Change is inevitable, and there is arguably no industry more prone to change than American real estate. From rapid technological advancements employed by real estate agents to innovations surrounding ways consumers can view housing information, the market has continued to adapt and evolve to better serve American consumers.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Texas residents interested in becoming a real estate agent must first complete 180 hours of approved coursework to be eligible to sit the state licensure exam. We estimate that it’ll take three to six months to get up and running as a licensed real estate agent in the Lone Star State.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 8, 2022

Pontiac, Michigan-based lender United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) Wednesday launched a new platform for independent mortgage brokers to access purchase leads, past clients and real estate agents — a move to entice and retain loan officers in a shrinking mortgage market. UWM also is pressuring competitors via prices.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 25, 2022

Dhingra has over 20 years of experience helping homebuyers and real estate agents and is an expert when it comes to harnessing the power of social media to help educate and inform people on the home-buying process. Arjun Dhingra: Technology is not replacing us in the mortgage industry, it is enhancing and empowering us.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 27, 2024

Date: April 21-24, 2024 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Ticket Price: Tickets cost $2,150 for professionals or $3,150 for technology and solution partners, as well as those who do not represent a licensed mortgage or real estate firm. What we love: We are biased but The Gathering pulls from a wide net. Link to register 3.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 12, 2024

Customers retain the right to repurchase their homes or direct the company to “sell the home on the open market,“ after which they “may receive any applicable future home appreciation minus our Buyout Cost and your real estate agent commission,“ the company states on its website. EasyKnock has been busy over the past few months.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 7, 2023

One of the advancements this year has been the adoption of new technology platforms like chatGPT, using AI to mimic somebody’s voice to spoof phone numbers. And that’s all publicly available technology now. With so much technology, this is almost a borderless crime now which runs around the clock.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

In every single residential real estate transaction, the housing industry comes together. Real estate agents partner with lenders. Lenders and agents put their trust in title partners. All Things Housing. Underwriters rely on appraisal and valuation professionals. Sponsored by: Watch Now.

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Housing Wire

JULY 12, 2022

When we started, the idea was to obtain exterior photos as fast as possible, at a time when Uber, Lyft and marketing technology was advancing, and anyone with a smartphone could get exterior photos,” said Tomaszewski, who worked to turn his idea into ProxyPics. After all, it wasn’t so long ago appraisers received assignments via fax machine.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 12, 2023

Among those targets were a Memphis-based real estate company and a title company in Washington state that combined were swindled out of more than $200,000 through the scam. The victims targeted can be lenders, real estate agents, title companies and other escrow agents, attorneys as well as homebuyers and sellers.

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Housing Wire

JULY 29, 2022

Millennials are driven to technology,” said an executive of a large institution, categorized as a lender that produced more than $2.3 Expanding footprint by opening retail branches and hiring loan officers followed by 27% and partnering with builders or real estate agents trailed by 25%.

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The Appraiser Coach

JUNE 1, 2021

I woke up to a text the other morning from one of my employees. The text had been sent at 12:30 AM! Now, I turn my phone off at night. Read More.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Florida is home to some incredible real estate. From the sparkling shores of Miami to the Gulf and everywhere in between, the Sunshine State offers plenty of opportunity for real estate agents. When it comes to being a real estate agent in Florida, incomes vary extensively.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Some of our favorite online real estate schools in New York include The CE Shop and Colibri Real Estate. According to Indeed , New York real estate agents make an average of $105,472 annually (as of this writing). passport or passport issued by a foreign government U.S.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 14, 2022

Tens of thousands of workers were hired, new technologies were piloted and operational processes implemented to capitalize on what was a historic moment for the industry. However, they are hampered by comparatively poor technology and the slow speed at which they can close a loan, analysts said. Origination volumes eclipsed $4.3

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 1, 2021

It is hot, hot, hot here,” Clay Winder, a real estate agent for Keller Williams Westfield , said. We’ve had an explosion over the past three four years of technology and other companies coming in,” Barton said. “I But for the past 12 months, the metro’s housing market has been in complete chaos. “It

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Appraisal Buzz

JULY 13, 2022

. — Clearbox®, LLC, the most comprehensive credentials database of appraisers, trainees, real estate agents, and property data collectors, announced today a new integration of its vendor panel management solution suite with the Voxtur Analytics Corp. valuation technology, Anow. For more information, visit [link].

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The Appraiser Coach

AUGUST 31, 2021

I’m big on technology. One of my most used pieces of technology is my smartphone. I wanted to share with you some of the apps that I use all the. Read More.

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Appraisal Buzz

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Central, The MTech Forum will feature a host of tech and subject matter experts exploring how technology is driving our industry forward, but also creating hazards that must be addressed and accounted for as we move forward. Central, this session will discuss how real estate agents face various levels of adversity throughout their careers.

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The Appraiser Coach

APRIL 4, 2023

I’ve been talking recently about what I call the “principles of prosperity.” The last couple have had to do with money – what it is and how it works. Read More

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 4, 2022

Is now a good time to invest in real estate automation technologies? HousingWire recently spoke with Michael Valdes, president and founder of Axis Technical Group, about investing in automation technologies as a way to prepare for the next boom cycle. Presented by: Axis Technical Group.

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Housing Wire

MAY 25, 2021

Real estate agents in particular understand local properties extremely well. Leveraging mobile technology, there is also no reason why real estate professionals today cannot perform the basic duties of onsite data collection.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Are you looking to get licensed as a real estate agent in Arizona? We’ve reviewed all the key information to determine the best Arizona real estate schools to help you get licensed quickly and efficiently with a state-approved, online program at an Arizona real estate school. out of 5 stars Rating: 4.5

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Housing Wire

MAY 26, 2023

In a vacant lot or seller impersonation scam, public records are searched to identify real estate that is free of mortgage or other liens, as well as the identity of the property owner. Then, posing as the property owner, the scammer contacts a real estate agent to list the property. million, according to NAR.

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Appraisal Buzz

APRIL 3, 2025

Recognizing the most innovative technology providers in the mortgage industry, MortgagePoints Tech Excellence Awards highlight the companies that have developed cutting-edge solutions, improved operational efficiencies, and have enhanced the mortgage process through technology.

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The Appraiser Coach

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Technology is important to your business. Sometimes, it can be a challenge to keep your computer, your systems, your network, your internet, and the software you use all running and. Read More.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 8, 2024

DOJ seemingly succeeded via proxy with the Sitzer/Burnett suit in changing the structure of real estate agent commissions. In August 2022, when the rule was rescinded, it said the decision was based on the evolving role of the consumer in the real estate transaction due to improved technology.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

Geographic targeting The core idea of circle prospecting is geographic targeting, where real estate agents focus their marketing and outreach efforts on a specific neighborhood or area. As the number of robo-dialers and pre-recorded calling machines increased, the government stepped in and decided to do something about it.

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