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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Loan Officers Clients Business Technology 435

Housing Wire

AUGUST 17, 2022

The mobile-first functionality feature allows borrowers, lenders’ staff, real estate and settlement agents to use it on any web-enabled device, including iPads and desktops, according to the firm. Its core features include an integrated home search, loan payments calculator and the ability to begin a loan application.

Lending 370

Lending Real Estate Agent Real Estate Technology 370

Housing Wire

JUNE 30, 2021

By writing and maintaining all of the code along with investing heavily in putting together a world class modern IT infrastructure that efficiently leverages a mix of modern technologies like the public cloud and API based software architectures, UWM has been able to turn on a dime and stay well ahead of shifts in the market utilizing technology.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 20, 2023

And with millennials emerging as the largest generation of homebuyers in today’s market, comprising 28% of all homebuyers, real estate agents need to master social media or they might miss out. Sixty percent of agents surveyed believe that social media provides higher quality leads than the MLS.

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Real Estate Agents Real Estate Agent Decorating 435

Housing Wire

MARCH 1, 2022

Vishal Garg and his dolphins (google it) aim to “radically overhaul the analog mortgage process, which still involves commissioned loan officers, 2,000 pages of paperwork and manual intervention at every step.”. Real estate is a $206 billion industry, according to IBISWorld. And, why not? However, it didn’t work.

Real Estate 397

Real Estate Brokerage Real Estate Agent Technology 397

Housing Wire

JUNE 8, 2022

The firm’s software — which it says streamlines the loan origination process by allowing document sharing and communication between loan officers and real estate agents — helped to close more than 77,000 mortgage applications per month, according to Porch. So it’s like middle-office, later stage workflow.

Mortgage 397

Mortgage Technology Loan Officers Investing 397

Appraisal Buzz

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

QuickQual and LiteSpeed provide a consistent, modern, streamlined experience from the first point of contact through application. LenderLogix Milestone Text Updates help keep real estate agents, borrowers, and LOs on the same page through automatic text alerts.

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Lending Real Estate Agent Loan Officers Modernization 195

Housing Wire

JULY 25, 2022

Local real estate agents, loan officers and appraisers from each city share what characteristics are currently defining their housing markets. Today, the Cache la Poudre River runs through modern-day Fort Collins. Rapid City, South Dakota. Rapid City, South Dakota. Coming in at Realtor.com’s No.

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Housing Market Marketing Real Estate Real Estate Agent 370

Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 3, 2022

I can see why loan officers, real estate agents, or buyers might push back on appraisers’ conclusions. Consumers today have so much data available to them from so many sources.

Appraisal 370

Appraisal Marketing Real Estate Inventory 370

McKissock

APRIL 16, 2021

This recent HousingWire article reports, “The gap between appraisal and what buyers are willing to pay in one of the wildest real estate markets in modern history has created friction between agents, lenders and appraisers working under stressful conditions.”

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Housing Market Appraisal Marketing Real Estate Agent 59

Appraisal Today

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Appraisers who excel in this specialized field are generally those who “are willing to spend the time necessary to complete extensive research, are willing to write detailed appraisal reports, and are willing to communicate and interact with real estate agents and builders in the luxury real estate market,”.

Appraisal 52

Appraisal Insurance Real Estate Business 52

Clear Capital

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

It’s also, to be clear, somewhat about revolutionizing and modernizing the appraisal process by enabling property data collection to be performed by non-appraisers. So there’s this real estate agent — are you with me? There’s 500,000 loan officers. Kenon Chen. Jeff Allen. Kenon Chen.

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Sellers Agents Real Estate Appraisal 69

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

” “We are thrilled to partner with zavvie to make Arrival’s products available to zavvie’s impressive network of loan officers and real estate agents ,” Simon Chen, CEO of Arrival Home Loans, said in a statement. Arrival Home Loans, which is powered by Pacific Private Money Inc.

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Real Estate Agent Loan Officers Real Estate Modernization 284

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Comprehensive communication plan – Educate and promote the benefits of the program to loan officers, mortgage brokers, real estate agents, and other key stakeholders. The future of UPD and hybrid appraisals UPD is central to the future of appraisal modernization. Hybrid appraisals are not new or unique.

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Appraisal Valuation Modernization Appraisal Process 459

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Like think tanks and other associations related to aging issues, but also independent mortgage bankers, connecting with them, getting involved in their events, as well as real estate agents events and their educational content. Spreading the word continues to be a priority and NRMLA will continue to spearhead it, Irwin said. [We

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Mortgage Modernization Technology Real Estate Agent 397