Appraisal Buzz

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Sogorka will ensure the lender’s products and processes align best with the needs of the mortgage broker community and plans to leverage Rocket Mortgage’s significant AI technologies and platform to push well beyond the tools currently available to this important market segment.

Technology 397

Technology Clients Tools Loan Officers 397

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Insightful borrower data and enhanced tech solutions are paramount to success in today’s modern mortgage industry. 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. .

Housing Market 467

Housing Market Marketing Loan Officers Tools 467

Appraisal Buzz

MAY 3, 2024

Patelco is California’s fourth-largest credit union mortgage lender by number of loans closed annually. The credit union’s 214 loan officers will use the Empower LOS to originate retail home loans, home-equity loans and home-equity lines of credit (HELOCs).

Loan Officers 195

Loan Officers Modernization Retail Tools 195

Housing Wire

AUGUST 13, 2021

Most loan officers lose 70% of their past customers because they don’t have the process or tools to manage the relationship forward. By utilizing automation and digital tools, modern mortgage lenders are freed up to deliver the most value to their customers. Managing the experience beyond the transaction.

Loan Officers 476

Loan Officers Real Estate Agent Modernization Technology 476

Appraisal Buzz

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

QuickQual and LiteSpeed provide a consistent, modern, streamlined experience from the first point of contact through application. As a former loan officer, I’ve seen firsthand the gaps in the mortgage origination process that often get overlooked,” says Patrick O’Brien, co-founder and CEO of LenderLogix.

Lending 195

Lending Real Estate Agent Loan Officers Modernization 195

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler sat down with Scot Rose , CIO at Class Valuation , to talk about innovation in the appraisal space and how the technology being deployed for appraisal modernization can actually protect appraisers. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. Everybody is affected by the appraisal process.

Appraisal 448

Appraisal Technology Modernization Real Estate Agent 448

Housing Wire

MARCH 14, 2024

Lisa Moriello “Any loan officer can run a report in their own database to calculate when someone’s date of birth hits that prime age [for a reverse mortgage],” Moriello said. But modern classes of financial planners generally seem to be more open to conversations, based on Moriello’s conversations.

Mortgage 436

Mortgage Clients Loan Officers Tools 436

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Now is the time for lenders to decide: Do I want to remain in a closed ecosystem of antiquated technology, or do I investigate the new, most modern provider that is finally doing things differently? As far as the pricing engine, loan officers have historically been left to navigate an experience that is subpar and insufficient.

Mortgage 359

Mortgage Architecture Technology Modernization 359

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

When mortgage lenders are talking about compliance in loan origination or mortgage servicing, the worst case can be pretty bad, so we often see companies investing heavily in the best tools. Mike is an experienced mortgage loan officer. That makes a smart CRM a “need to have” tool. Not anymore.

Business 459

Business Marketing Technology Tools 459

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Modernizing origination to stay competitive in today’s housing market. This white paper will examine the growing importance of modernization in the mortgage lending industry. My time with PenFed has come to an end,” a loan officer posted on LinkedIn.

Loan Officers 448

Loan Officers Modernization Finance Housing Market 448

Housing Wire

AUGUST 17, 2022

Mortgage lender Angel Oak Home Loans has implemented SimpleNexus ‘ all-in-one mortgage app to streamline its loan origination process. The Atlanta mortgage lender, which offers agency and non-qualified mortgage (non-QM) products, will implement the tech firm’s Nexus Origination and Nexus Engagement tools.

Lending 370

Lending Real Estate Agent Real Estate Technology 370

Clear Capital

JULY 13, 2023

Through this integration, Clear Capital will deliver an improved user experience for mortgage lenders and loan officers ordering products that support appraisal modernization, such as Universal Data Collection (UDC ) , Desktop appraisals and Hybrid appraisals.

Modernization 55

Modernization Technology Appraisal Mortgage 55

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Lenders who want to move away from a frustrating, one-size-fits-all approach to origination need a modern solution that helps streamline processes while maintaining compliance. The Origence Mortgage Platform is an end-to-end lending platform that puts the power of modern technology in lenders’ hands, enabling them to close more loans, faster.

Lending 199

Lending Modernization Mortgage Technology 199

Appraisal Buzz

JUNE 10, 2024

More critically, these technologies have been inadequate in controlling loan production or servicing costs, nor have they effectively improved borrower retention rates. At the core of this transformation is the ability of mortgage bankers to adopt a modern, digital lending platform built within the cloud. The question is, how?

Technology 221

Technology Mortgage Modernization Lending 221

Clear Capital

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Clear Capital created the Product Portal to allow independent mortgage brokers, loan officers, loan processors, investors and more to quickly gain access to the company’s best-in-class products whenever they are needed. Customers can sign up for Product Portal in minutes and begin ordering immediately.

Valuation 64

Valuation Tools Investors Inspection 64

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Part of the reason efficiencies from the emerging digital mortgage did not, and still have not, fully translated in the back-office is due to the trust that comes along with the wide-adoption of any new technology. Borrowers were not comfortable turning over their credentials to loan officers or processors.

Technology 476

Technology Mortgage Investors Investing 476

Housing Wire

JUNE 28, 2024

Structured data sources, automated underwriting tools, and task and workflow-based systems can automate and accelerate many of the functions traditionally performed by human employees. As CEO at Vesta, Mike leads sales, product development, and implementations as the team redefines origination platforms for modern lenders.

Lending 395

Lending Mortgage Technology Training 395

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.”. KnockGO (guaranteed offer) fronts the buyer their loan so they can make a cash offer. Consolidation in the industry.

Real Estate 393

Real Estate Brokerage Real Estate Agent Technology 393

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 20, 2023

With its potential to reach new clients and gain tremendous ROI, social media has become one of the most effective marketing tools for businesses big and small. Show off your lending expertise Help buyers navigate this stressful part of the home purchasing process by breaking down the different types of loans and financing terms out there.

Real Estate 432

Real Estate Agents Real Estate Agent Decorating 432

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.” Want helpful tools for dealing with the appraisal gap?

Housing Market 59

Housing Market Appraisal Marketing Real Estate Agent 59

AmeriMac

MARCH 29, 2024

Reverse mortgages are becoming an increasingly popular financial tool for homeowners over the age of 62 who want to access equity in their homes. One important aspect of the reverse mortgage process is the appraisal, which determines the value of the property and plays a crucial role in determining the size of the loan.

Mortgage Appraisal 36

Mortgage Appraisal Appraisal Mortgage Appraisal Process 36

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. And so Ribbon offers a suite of tools and technologies for real estate agents to use with their clients, to help them manage and write offers in unique new ways.

Sellers 67

Sellers Agents Real Estate Appraisal 67

Appraisal Today

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Additionally, the tools available to both appraisers and appraisal reviewers have undergone iterative process changes and users have advanced further up the learning curve. I can see why loan officers, real estate agents, or buyers might push back on appraisers’ conclusions. To read more, click here. Let the story begin.

Appraisal 52

Appraisal Insurance Real Estate Business 52

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

When mass-market loan origination systems emerged on the scene in the early 1990s, they revolutionized the mortgage workplace by allowing originators to save loan files on a personal computer and share them across local networks — a huge step up from typewritten applications and mainframe computing.

Loan Officers 74

Loan Officers Technology Lending Transportation 74