Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

“There are a little more than 300 million shares of OPAD outstanding,” explained Ramey Lane, a law partner at Vinson & Elkins who specializes in capital markets and analyzed the businesses’ proxy statement prior to the completed merger. “At At an assumed $10 per share, that gets you about a $3 billion valuation.”.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 13, 2021

Divvy Homes , the prop-tech startup that buys homes on behalf of renters and guides them to eventual ownership, announced Friday a new round of funding that nearly quadrupled its valuation to $2 billion. Landis Technologies , a company with a similar business model, hauled in $165 million in debt and equity financing less than a month ago.

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Appraisal Buzz

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

The space shuttle program finally came to an end in 2011, primarily due to its outdated design, aging technology, and its inability to meet the evolving goals of the organization. The primary reasons for this decision are its outdated design, aging technology, and inability to meet the evolving goals of the organization.

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APRIL 8, 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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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The Federal Reserve ‘s effort to temper inflation has cooled the housing market that remains subdued with mortgage rates north of 7%. However, a silver lining in the subdued housing market is the strength in new-home sales. So, the servicing valuation on those loans is strong, because pre-payments are low.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Williams IV, founder and CEO of Percy.ai, about what housing professionals can do to improve their deal flow despite the turbulence of the current housing market, and how investing in valuable data insights could be the key to success. . Our team brings decades of real estate and technology industry expertise.

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Appraisal Buzz

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Friends, appraisers, countrymen, lend me your ears: I’m Jason Covington, Tennessee appraiser, here to share my insider impressions of Valuation Expo XXI. Congrats to Bradford Technologies for the most splendidly designed golf hole and to the following VE Open winners: 1. Plus: prizes! Neil Ricafrente ($500); 2. Kris Osborn ($100); 3.

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Housing Wire

JULY 11, 2024

Opteon, a leader in the appraisal and property valuation industry, utilizes their tech-enabled service fulfillment to streamline and enhance the appraisal process. By focusing on these technological advancements, Opteon not only improves the appraisal process but also offers significant competitive advantages to its lender customers.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 27, 2024

Clear Capital , a real estate valuation technology company, has broadened its collaboration with data management platform Cherre , the companies announced on Wednesday. and is regularly updated to offer comprehensive insights into the nation’s housing market.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 25, 2023

Real estate valuation technology company Clear Capital has conducted a new round of layoffs as part of a company restructuring plan. The firm announced on Wednesday that it was eliminating about 24% of its workforce, or over 250 jobs, as it restructures departments and consolidates teams amid a tough housing market.

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Appraisal Buzz

DECEMBER 6, 2021

With the current red hot housing market, demand for appraisers is outstripping the reduced supply, which is pushing up fees and pushing out appraisal completion times. Instead, tech innovations have started to enter the market with the goal of optimizing the appraisal process by automating key portions of a property’s valuation.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Real estate valuation technology company Clear Capital will cut 27% of its workforce across its offices in the U.S. due to the slowdown in the housing market, according to the firm. Real estate valuation analysts are most affected by the cut in Roseville, with 25 out of a job.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Despite low inventory, the housing market is expected to remain strong in 2021 due to low mortgage rates. And with this housing boom will come even more questions from homeowners who want to know their housing options. One of the biggest mistakes housing professionals make is not keeping in touch with past clients.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 1, 2023

For more than a decade, HousingWire’s Tech100 program has identified and recognized the most innovative technology companies serving the mortgage and real estate industries. The 2023 Tech100 Mortgage winners are continuing to bring innovation to the mortgage process – from origination to closing, and servicing to secondary markets.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Through the development of improved and sophisticated systems, protocols and technology, these operations leaders are driving their companies to growth and success. Take a look at the full list of winners below to see their accolades and achievements that are helping to move the housing market forward.

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Appraisal Buzz

JUNE 14, 2021

COVID has given the entire housing industry a chance to re-evaluate and use technology to make the process of buying a home faster. As lenders continue to use technology to speed up transactions, the appraisal process remains one of the few manual tasks left, and it’s arguably one of the most important. housing markets.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

He is also recurring guest on Bloomberg Financial where he discusses the health of the housing market. The focus of the Spring Summit is The Year-Round Purchase Market. The summit also features sessions on operational strategies in the current market, lessons from local markets and more.

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Appraisal Buzz

JUNE 2, 2021

In today’s Buzzcast, we dive into a market analysis of the housing industry and what will be facing appraisers within this coming year. Today we have Bill King, Chief Valuation Officer of Bradford Technologies with Joan Trice, Founder of Allterra Group, LLC.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 22, 2021

As of December 2020, 27% of homeowners and 35% of renters had asked for a housing payment postponement, most commonly due to uncertainty over making payments beyond the next one, Freddie Mac said. Tune in April 6 to experience demos from the most innovative loan origination and valuation tech companies in the industry.

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Appraisal Buzz

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Valuation Expo 2022 at the Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas was a record-breaking success! With our highest numbers recorded for attendance in the last 10 years, Valuation Expo provided everyone with the connections they wanted and need to build their business. There was a lively debate about where this housing market is heading.

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Today, new technology can assist appraisers, AMCs and lenders with visual inspection, analysis, and intelligence to validate information, detect issues, and derive data-backed insights on every loan. They also are using computer vision to validate third-party valuations prepared by appraisal management companies.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 24, 2022

Texas lender Mid America Mortgage rebranded as Click n’ Close to expand into the mortgage technology industry following the sale of the majority of its retail lending operations. Those savings will be used for additional technology improvements and produce specialized products to address “today’s housing market challenges,” he said.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

As everything continues to accelerate and the FHFA considers making widespread changes to the appraisal process, lenders need to make sure they’re working with technology vendors who are ready to respond to changing market conditions and are prepared for new approaches to valuation. The first is legacy technology.

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 10, 2022

I have weathered seasons marred by valuation professionals whose malfeasance adversely impacted the economy and society. The future of the valuation profession is not certain to me. Technological advances suggest we need to move toward automated valuation models that churn data through automated algorithms to produce valuations.

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Housing Wire

MAY 25, 2021

An automated valuation model (AVM) provides an estimate of market value for a subject property at a specific point in time. Applying this concept to the housing market, it is possible to construct a network of properties—a network graph algorithm. Greater Similarity…Stronger Connection.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Working with some of the nation’s largest banks and mortgage servicers, offering asset management, property disposition, title, close, valuation, and field services through an integrated, technology-driven platform. In light of the pandemic, mortgage companies have a great opportunity to leverage digital technologies in unique ways.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Figure Technologies CEO and co-founder Mike Cagney will be speaking on mortgage disruption and the outlook for 2021 at HousingWire’s Spring Summit on March 4. The focus of the Spring Summit is The Year-Round Purchase Market. Prior to Figure, Cagney cofounded Social Finance (SoFi).

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Housing Wire

MAY 2, 2022

During the pandemic, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) began allowing for desktop appraisals, or an appraisal that can be performed from a desktop without a physical property inspection. The webinar was attended by nearly a thousand industry participants, including lenders, valuations experts and third-party fintech companies.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 23, 2024

The HousingWire Marketing Leaders award recognizes outstanding professionals who have demonstrated excellence in marketing within mortgage and real estate. Julie Pierson-Fields , Vice President of Marketing, has excelled at directing and implementing marketing strategies for all Fathom Holdings, Inc.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Top recommended AI application ideas included compliance, underwriting and property valuation. Among lenders who have not used AI or ML technology, the biggest barriers to adoption in 2023 remained the same as 2018.

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Appraisal Buzz

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

For real estate appraisers, this includes attending industry conferences and seminars such as The Valuation Expo and The Appraisal Summit , taking both online and in-person courses from reputable providers, and even pursuing additional certifications or designations.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Tech giant Blend ‘s CEO and Co-founder Nima Ghamsari will join other housing luminaries at HousingWire’s Spring Summit March 4 to discuss mortgage disruption and what’s coming down the road for those in housing. The focus of the Spring Summit is The Year-Round Purchase Market.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Low interest rates, high demand and a shortage of available housing stock have stoked an incredibly competitive housing market this spring. But as rates rise off historic lows and more inventory comes online, home prices could start to cool.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 14, 2022

The Federal Housing Finance Agency released voluminous plans last week developed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to make the housing market more equitable, in part through changes to the appraisal process. According to Freddie Mac’s equitable housing finance plan, it could be the expansion of automated valuation models.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

The focus of the Spring Summit is The Year-Round Purchase Market. Record low rates led to a banner year for mortgage lenders in 2020, and with a demographic tsunami of Millennial homebuyers entering the housing market, this year is expected to be just as incredible.

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Housing Wire

MAY 25, 2021

One significant factor behind the lack of evolution in the appraisal industry is that the American housing market has grown at a much higher rate than the pool of licensed professionals that are legally certified to appraise residential real estate. Navigating appraisal challenges in today’s housing market.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The ongoing housing market decline, which saw existing-home sales fall 36% in 2022 alone (on a seasonally adjusted annual basis) and 41% overall to September’s low, is the sharpest (though not the deepest) in the history of this industry. The good brokers also aren’t Pollyannas.

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