Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Should the goal of marketing technology be to make it so that a loan officer never needs to log in? Or, should LOs be encouraged to engage with marketing tools as much as possible in order to help them build their own brand and connections? Their approaches to production and efficiency didn’t age well.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

million in Q2 2024 related to mark-to-market impacts on its lock pipeline. million in cash, restricted cash, short-term investments and self-funded loans. Better’s earnings report also included the announced hiring of the executive team from NEO Home Loans to build out a distributed retail channel.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 24, 2025

26 in Dallas, provided valuable insights into the forces shaping the mortgage and housing markets in 2025. With economists, analysts and industry leaders in the room, discussions revolved around key economic indicators, inventory shifts, technology advancements and what lenders should be doing right now to prepare for the next cycle.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 18, 2024

CreditXpert , a leading mortgage technology company, announced on Wednesday the launch date for its new credit optimization platform. CreditXpert CEO Jim Hemmer said that shifting market demands motivated the company’s choice to move on from Wayfinder and the What-if Simulator.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 5, 2025

Throughout his 20-year career he has closed more than 40,000 units and $9 billion in funded loans. In his new role, Banosian said he will be leveraging his success as a top producing loan originator to help other Rate LOs grow their business and take market share. But my biggest focus initially is going to be the loan officers.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 29, 2024

AIVA Assist Processing Providing loan officers, processors and underwriters with a better way to calculate income, review assets and look for discrepancies when borrowers provide documents for verification. At Dark Matter Technologies, we’re leading the tech-driven revolution in loan origination. Our mission?

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 16, 2024

Optimal Blue ’s newly launched mobile app for the Optimal Blue PPE – one of the industry’s most widely used product, pricing and eligibility engine – gives loan officers full product and search capabilities from their mobile phones. All eligible products and rates are presented – including any adjustments, notes, and advisories.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 25, 2022

Did you just begin your career as a mortgage loan officer and need the answers to questions you didn’t even know you had? A part of the Women of Influence Forum, this workshop is perfect for new loan officers, especially women new to the industry, to gain confidence in their position. Housing Market Super Session.

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Appraisal Buzz

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

There are promising signs that the market could rebound in 2025 if interest rates moderate significantly, bringing new opportunities and growth potential. While the real estate and mortgage industries have experienced challenges thus far, a reduction in interest rates could inject new energy into the market for Q4 and into 2025.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

The mortgage industry is still seeing record-breaking numbers, but those numbers have started to wane and lenders looking to succeed in a slow market need to begin preparations today. Recent trends indicate that the mortgage market is beginning to see the end of the refinance boom and enter a purchase heavy market.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 28, 2024

“Each of these newly announced updates helps our clients address changing market conditions with agility, clarity, and precision,” Joe Tyrrell , CEO of Optimal Blue , said in a statement. ” The announcements were made at MBA Annual in Denver.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 12, 2024

Nominations for HousingWire’s 2024 Marketing Leaders are open until April 30, 2024. If there’s one word to describe today’s successful marketers in mortgage and real estate it’s “adaptable.” HousingWire’s Marketing Leaders award recognizes the industry’s top marketers who have perfected the art of adaptability.

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Housing Wire

MAY 22, 2023

Top-producing loan officer Christopher Keelin has taken his 80+person team over to CrossCountry Mortgage to “take advantage” of the lender’s technology while scaling his business. Being a consultant has helped Keelin retain and grow his client base, especially in his main markets of New Jersey and Florida.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 17, 2024

This is true disruption of the non-licensed tasks performed by armies of traditional customer service reps, loan officers, and processors in the mortgage industry,” Garg added. Kevin Ryan, Better’s chief financial officer, said that the average cost to sell and process a mortgage in the U.S. is nearly $9,000.

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Housing Wire

MAY 30, 2023

And, in the mortgage industry, AI will play an instrumental role in helping loan officers to be more efficient, according to Nima Ghamsari , Blend ‘s co-founder and CEO. The most difficult part, however, is building the technology. of the total market originations in the second half of 2022, up from 14.5%

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Cloudvirga’s platform solves for both by creating the best experience for borrowers and loan officers. The Cloudvirga team has been able to dramatically improve the experience of the borrower and the loan officer. Cloudvirga is here to help capture and retain the market you need and deserve.”. Maria Moskver, CEO.

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Appraisal Buzz

JANUARY 10, 2025

In the modern mortgage industry, lenders are not just setting themselves apart on who has the best Super Bowl ad or the biggest branch footprint, but increasingly also on their approach to technology. Today, technology is driving differentiation across the customer experience, loan officer experience, and overall operational efficiency.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 19, 2024

What drives the secondary market and mortgage industrys top innovators? Learn about his role in transforming loan officer experiences and using technology to revolutionize mortgage processes. Dive into the lives of Pollys executive team in this 4 episode docuseries.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 22, 2024

He has more than 25 years of mortgage technology and enterprise software experience with his latest stint being chief product officer at Accela , a government tech provider. Prior to Accela, Coggiola spent 12 years leading product and technology initiatives at ICE Mortgage Technology , which was then Ellie Mae Inc.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 19, 2025

Vishal Garg , Better’s CEO and founder, said that despite a market with historically low housing affordability and persistently high mortgage rates , Better saw progress in its funded loan volume. Garg : We were already four times more productive than the industry from our loan officers. It finished 2024 with $3.6

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Housing Wire

APRIL 4, 2025

Prior to that, she served in senior leadership roles at Mobility Market Intelligence (MMI), Guild Mortgage , ClosingMark Home Loans , and Castle & Cooke Mortgage. The technology is impressive, and I’m proud to join such a talented team that’s making a real difference.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 6, 2025

The stagnant housing market has brokerages across the country on their knees, but The Real Brokerage isnt waiting for market conditions to improve to grow its business. Real credited its technology offerings and business model for the explosive growth in agents. Instead, its continuing to add agents at an explosive rate.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler sat down with Jeff Bell, president of both UpWell Mortgage and software company Uplist , to talk about how he thinks about technology, and the good news that the industry is turning a corner after two rough years. Sarah Wheeler: How does being an originator inform how you think about technology?

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Appraisal Buzz

MARCH 10, 2025

Together, we will improve the experience by connecting traditionally disparate steps of the search and financing process with leading technology that removes friction, reduces costs and increases value to American homebuyers. Rocket and Redfin have a unified vision of a better way to buy and sell homes, said Krishna.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 10, 2024

Nominations for the 2024 Marketing Leaders award are open now through April 30. This prestigious accolade recognizes the visionaries, innovators and strategists who have set new standards of marketing excellence in mortgage and real estate. She is always strategizing for the future to stay one step ahead of current market trends.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 31, 2023

HousingWire recently spoke to Sandra Madigan, EVP of product strategy – servicing technology at ICE Mortgage Technology , about improving the home buying and ownership experience with technology and how the industry can do so thoughtfully. What do you think the disconnect is there, and do you see this changing in the future?

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

HousingWire recently spoke with Dan Catinella, chief lending officer at Total Expert, about how Customer Intelligence technology is improving deal flow and pushing the customer experience into the 21st century. . HW: What role does Customer Intelligence play in today’s challenging housing market?

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Housing Wire

APRIL 7, 2021

And now, with the COVID-19 vaccine circulating and the economy slowly regaining strength, Zillow researchers say millions of additional households could enter the housing market in 2021. Specifically, housing markets like Portland, Maine , Bay City, Mich. markets; by December 2020, prices were already up 23.6% Pueblo, Colo. ,

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 4, 2024

She joins the company’s leadership team to further its presence and performance in the Washington market. Rate executive Rich Kamien praised Lindsay for delivering consistently in an unpredictable market. “She has steadily demonstrated her ability to deliver consistent rates even in the most volatile market conditions.

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Housing Wire

MAY 7, 2024

Recent data from Inside Mortgage Finance shows a significant leap in broker market share, jumping to 24.3% Second, nearly 20,000 loan officers moved into the wholesale channel in 2023. The broker model is not just surviving but thriving and will continue to gain market share in the lending landscape.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 19, 2025

Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler sat down with Chad Smith, president and COO of Better Mortgage , to talk about leadership, technology, and how they have pivoted their business strategy to meet the needs of this market. SW: Talking about technology, you guys made some big moves in 2024 with TinMan Marketplace and Betsy.

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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. What’s the role of tech as lenders play the long game in this market?

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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. In a booming market you don’t have time to do this.

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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?”. Mike is an experienced mortgage loan officer. Not anymore.

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Appraisal Buzz

DECEMBER 10, 2024

This shift requires not only technological adjustments, but also a top-to-bottom cultural transformation within lending institutions and their missions. Updating verification workflows is not merely an understandable reaction to new technologies, but a necessity driven by market conditions, regulatory requirements, and customer expectations.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 14, 2022

A seasoned retail and commercial banking salesman in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the 39-year-old Woodward joined Interfirst Mortgage as a loan officer in October 2020 after a recommendation from an old college friend. Profitability may resemble the market in 2018 , when around one-third of nonbank lenders failed to turn a profit.

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MARCH 28, 2025

Experienced marketing executive Laila Stout has joined Usherpa , developers of the real estate and mortgage industrys first customer relationship engagement platform (REP) platform, as senior marketing manager. Stout was formerly the mortgage marketing manager for Independent Financial in Dallas.

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