Housing Wire

AUGUST 8, 2023

Plunk , an AI-powered home analytics platform, has introduced a new tool called Plunk Pro that aims to transform the real estate market by offering real-time insights into home valuation, risk assessment, and remodeling possibilities. Users can receive real-time valuation data, predictive investment analysis, and thorough risk assessment.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

HousingWire Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler sat down with Jimmy Kelly, president and CEO of Lone Wolf Technologies , to discuss the company’s development process and his vision for a connected real estate platform. That is a lot of technology and a lot of wasted effort. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 26, 2024

Customer engagement platform Total Expert is launching a marketplace this week for financial institutions to build their marketing technology stack. ” “For us, it’s impossible to build every piece of technology that our customers need. That is not our model,” Welu said.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 27, 2024

The mortgage industry has long been promised a technological revolution to streamline workflows, reduce operational costs, and enhance efficiency. Yet, despite significant investments in new technologies, the cost to originate loans has dramatically increased. The human touch remains critical in mortgage lending.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

I sat down with Tim Bowler, president of ICE Mortgage Technology, a business unit of ICE, to talk about the company’s mortgage automation strategy — and what keeps him up at night. SW: ICE Mortgage Technology is known for its focus on automation. Sarah Wheeler: ICE’s acquisition of Black Knight just closed today.

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Housing Wire

MAY 24, 2023

Freddie Mac on Tuesday announced enhancements to its automated income assessment tool —already used for direct deposits—to also include the borrower’s digital paystub data. Freddie Mac said that account data submitted to assess cash flow can only positively affect a borrower’s credit assessment.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 28, 2024

Tim Bowler, President of ICE Mortgage Technology, has a clear, specific vision for the future of ICE Mortgage Technology and the mortgage industry. We are committed to making the dream of homeownership a reality for more Americans and helping achieve this through user-friendly technology. Tim Bowler: Absolutely.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

In particular, lenders should take a look at their loan origination system (LOS), as the LOS they use plays a critical role in the ability to maximize efficiency, see return on investments and ultimately, win business over competitors.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 23, 2024

Rocket Mortgage launched a new artificial intelligence (AI) tool on Tuesday that allows its client experience teams to analyze sentiment, record behavior patterns, transcribe conversations and create tailored experiences during customer interactions. The lender estimates it will save tens of thousands of hours annually.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Technology is at the core of everyday real estate operations. Understanding the cybersecurity landscape While technological advancements have streamlined processes, they’ve also introduced new risks. Investing in cybersecurity training equips staff with the necessary knowledge and skills to identify and thwart potential attacks.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 17, 2024

Capital Fundings , a Florida -based private mortgage lender, has partnered with real estate investment platform Privy , the companies announced on Tuesday. Our commitment to empowering borrowers aligns perfectly with Privy’s mission to revolutionize real estate investment through technology and education.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 24, 2024

We’ve long since allowed people to use the platform with their team or our notaries, so we started to see people use the tool to secure wire information or cash disbursement or a seller-side deal that didn’t need to be notarized.”

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 28, 2024

This dynamic interplay between intuition, expertise, and emerging technologies is shaping the future of appraisals in ways that benefit both appraisers and consumers. The emergence of more advanced data tools and analytics has been a game-changer for the industry. Appraisers must be adaptable in this rapidly changing environment.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 18, 2024

ICE Mortgage Technology presents their solution that also serves as an overhaul of the home financing process. What sets ICE apart is how they’ve united different tools into a single platform. The mortgage industry today demands speed, accuracy, and satisfied customers.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

There are numerous methods an agent can use to prospect, some traditional and others that leverage technology. As you can probably guess, digital prospecting leverages online platforms and technologies to generate leads. It could be next week, it could be next year. This is different than just posting on your own page or feed.

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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

AUGUST 2, 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to dramatically change every aspect of daily life, and it’s starting to bring tools to homeowners as well. Private equity firm Exuma Capital Partners announced that it is the lead investor for a newly launched, AI-powered homeowner management tool called Property.com.

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Housing Wire

MAY 14, 2024

The investment from Radian Group and existing shareholders will enable FinLocker to introduce a suite of new features and tools designed to optimize the homebuying and homeownership experience.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 8, 2024

homeowners are “house-rich, cash-poor,” home equity investment firm Hometap provides clients with a way to tap into their home equity instead of selling their home or taking out a loan. When the home sells or the homeowner settles the investment within the 10-year period. Based on the notion that far too many U.S.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 1, 2024

Leaders at the Detroit-based Rocket Companies say they will continue to invest in artificial intelligence (AI) to gain operational efficiency and grow their servicing portfolio, creating opportunities for refinances and home equity loans down the road. What will be their playbook? billion at the end of the second quarter. “We’re

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 28, 2024

In an environment where technology is increasingly becoming a recruitment tool for brokerages, eXp Realty has partnered with a data provider in an effort to give its agents an advantage over the competition. Sisu will also provide agents with an income-reporting tool, “Profit and Loss,” in addition to commission -related tools.

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Appraisal Buzz

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Where the Industry Stands Investing in digital is a common trend being leveraged across the industry to personalize and streamline the origination process through compliant and automated processes and approvals. Knowing the right time to act versus wait is crucial to staying compliant and credible with both technology and process workflows.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 17, 2022

Figure , a blockchain-focused financial service company and Apollo , a global alternative asset manager, announced today completing a transaction involving the origination of digital mortgage loans and transfer of ownership via blockchain technology, according to a press release shared with FinLedger.

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Appraisal Buzz

JUNE 18, 2024

They are not focused on things they cannot control, like rates, yet focus on the things they can control, like using technology to identify and maximize opportunities that might be hiding right under their noses. That is more true than ever today, and it is why strategic technology investments are key.

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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?”. That makes a smart CRM a “need to have” tool.

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Housing Wire

MAY 24, 2022

However, they have several more pressing priorities when it comes to what they’re investing in. Despite a majority of lending institutions agreeing that adopting new technology for appraisals would be beneficial, survey takers identified several other priorities that were even more important.

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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. Providing guidance and support during this process will be crucial for servicers in 2025.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 10, 2024

The marketing intelligence tools speak to the future, giving users the power to uncover market trends, customer preferences, partnerships and other predictive data. Precision marketing tools add another layer of predictive control to CoreLogic’s arsenal. Climate resilience is also at the top of Araya’s feature list.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The landscape of real estate is undergoing significant transformations in 2024, driven by a confluence of technological advancements, shifting market dynamics and evolving consumer behaviors. Remote work: Technology enablement creates more flexibility and freedom.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 31, 2024

If you’re introducing a new product type or a new specialty program, how you’re training your staff, implementing it into your technology stack, and then marketing it is key. You need a technology provider that brings you to that market and makes that an easy flip of the switch for you.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 12, 2024

The paper was co-authored by several BlackFin executives and mortgage technology leaders from other organizations, including Chuck Iverson at Mason-McDuffie Mortgage and Maria Moskver at Cloudvirga. They argue that understanding the technology is imperative when choosing a specific tool to deploy. “In trillion in 2032.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 20, 2023

But unlike downcycles of the past, there are new opportunities for streamlining operations and cutting costs through technology that didn’t exist before. New opportunities for the title industry Title company automation is a mature technology offering and it has been in existence for at least the last two industry downturns.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 18, 2021

The global pandemic hit our industry like a pair of defibrillator paddles, bringing mortgage industry CFOs to life and sending millions of dollars into new technology investment and implementation. But how can we differentiate between a true end-to-end platform versus a tightly integrated collection of disparate tools?

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Housing Wire

APRIL 20, 2022

In order to have time available to invest in these activities, agents and their brokerages have employed a wide variety of technology tools that simplify and streamline managing client relationships and marketing, as well as platforms that help agents manage documents and track transactions through the closing process.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 19, 2022

CompassEdge is designed to support every originator – regardless of range, size or type – and provide pipeline risk management tools and analytics with dynamic loan sale and mortgage servicing rights (MSR) valuation functionality, Black Knight said in announcing the launch on Wednesday. Black Knight reported net earnings of $40.3

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2021

With all signs pointing to a continued hot streak in 2022 , lenders will be turning to technology solutions to help process and close loans quickly and efficiently in an ultra-competitive market. As all these factors come together, it tested whether technology was prepared to handle the volume.”

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Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2024

Build the right team Given the new technologies and expert outsourcing options available to lenders today, staffing up to handle new business doesn’t make as much sense as it did in the past. Fine-tune your tech stack Once your team is in place, it’s time to empower them with the right technology.

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