Housing Wire

MAY 15, 2024

From 2010 to 2024, the reverse mortgage industry sought to allow remote reverse mortgage counseling in the state of Massachusetts, citing an insufficient number of actual counselors and logistical challenges for senior clients. Logistically difficult’ Industry reactions at the time were swift.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 9, 2025

A startup that wants to help independent real estate agents and brokers manage the logistics of their business is getting a big boost.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

“What I keep saying – and I’ve tried to shout this from the rooftops for years – is that it comes down to execution and operations and logistics. This is as much a logistics business as much as it is a real estate technology company. So, like any business, the execution is going to be key.”

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Appraisal Buzz

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Industrial and Self-Storage Boom The industrial sector has added an average of 516 million square feet annually in the 2020s, a reflection of the growing need for logistics hubs to support the rise of e-commerce. Major cities such as New York and Los Angeles have led this surge in multifamily housing.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 5, 2022

HousingWire recently spoke with Erin Reed, vice president of originations, valuations and operations at ServiceLink about approaching appraisal modernization in an innovative way while addressing logistical challenges along the way. . Logistics and adoption are two main hurdles commonly discussed amongst industry participants.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 4, 2022

Bair has maintained that Offerpad possesses the operational logistics to accurately value homes as well as provide renovation services that prompt a house to resell for a profit. The company plans to expand into additional markets in 2022. The post Offerpad lands $600M more in credit to power iBuying appeared first on HousingWire.

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Housing Wire

MAY 12, 2021

The build process was a logistical nightmare from start to finish. So many times I wondered to myself, “Why are site logistics and materials managed by someone in a truck writing on a notepad?” “Why I know that’s not the case for most people. There are tons of overlapping components to understand. Why are costs so unpredictable?”

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 17, 2022

Narrow Gauge Capital, based in Boston, Massachusetts, was founded in 2015 and is focused on making investments in health care services, financial services technology, distribution and logistics sectors. In 2018, the firm acquired Class Appraisal, a real estate asset valuation and appraisal management solutions provider.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 22, 2024

Indianapolis is a hub for logistics businesses, including the world’s second-largest FedEx Express hub and the divisional headquarters for freight and transportation giant CSX. The city is also home to important companies in the pharmaceutical industry such as Eli Lilly and Roche Diagnostics.

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Housing Wire

MAY 10, 2023

Mortgage industry lobbyists and practitioners alike complained that the fee was “unworkable” and would result in logistical and compliance nightmares, as well as confusion and mistrust from borrowers. “I

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

WorkWave helps mobile workforce companies, and transportation and logistics industries to estimate jobs, schedule and route mobile workers, and bill customers. Through the acquisition, the companies will expand their offerings to include pest control, among other services.

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GoForrmz

OCTOBER 7, 2022

” — Avi Bahl, Corporate Reliability Manager, Chemtrade Logistics. About Chemtrade Logistics Proudly operating since 2001 in 60+ locations in North America and internationally, Chemtrade specializes in manufacturing Sulphur and Water Chemicals (SWC) and Electrochemical (EC) products, which make up their two business segments.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 28, 2023

These organizations were intended to function as a mortgage industry firewall in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, acting as middlemen between lenders and appraisers and overseeing the logistics of property appraisal processes. Appraisers , however, feel AMCs put pressure on the market by taking a increasing cut of appraisal fees.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 15, 2021

Porch Group previously acquired insurance broker Elite Insurance Group , logistics and moving services firm Kandela and personal services company HireAHelpe r. The big acquisition is for Homeowners of America, an insurance company that operates in six states and is licensed in 31 more.

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Appraisal Buzz

AUGUST 20, 2024

The reluctance among homeowners to move is attributed to the logistical and financial challenges of buying and selling real estate, which are more complex than the processes involved in renting. However, when homeowners do decide to move, they are more likely to move farther.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 28, 2021

It also previously acquired insurance broker Elite Insurance Group , logistics and moving services firm Kandela and personal services company HireAHelpe r. By bundling all of its services, Porch aims to make the “move really easy” for a borrower, said Ehrlichman in a previous interview with HousingWire.

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Inman

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Keeping clients fully informed and helping them to think ahead about the logistics and financial implications of a second-home purchase can create more positive feelings and better outcomes, Jonathan Pressman writes.

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Housing Wire

MAY 17, 2022

Boston, Massachusetts-based NGC, founded in 2015, is focused on making investments in health care services, financial services technology, distribution and logistics sectors. In 2018, the firm acquired Class Appraisal, a real estate asset valuation and appraisal management solutions provider. .

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Housing Wire

JULY 11, 2022

While there are logistical learning curves, the main thing Hutchens highlights as a challenge is preconceived – and misinformed – ideas of what non-QM lending is. “We’ve So anytime that happens – and we’ve actually seen that in the past, over the past few years – that’s when originators look for new products.”.

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GoForrmz

JANUARY 17, 2024

Moving away from paper processes and embracing digital alternatives can be a fast and easy way for your transportation and logistics organization to streamline processes, improve efficiencies, and also embrace a long-term, eco-friendly approach to doing business. See Transportation & Logistics Digital Forms

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GoForrmz

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Solve transportation and logistics concerns with better data In transportation and logistics, it is no surprise that data and analytics are vital. But is your transportation and logistics team gathering the right data to make better decisions for the future? Digital Forms for Transportation and Logistics Teams.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Now, there may be a period of time that we keep it at the subservicer just from a logistics [or] approval standpoint, but we generally always move it to our platform.” “And so with our scale, size [and] profitability, it always makes sense to move it onto our platform.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 22, 2023

Prospective homebuyers face an obstacle course of challenges – from financing to logistics – once they make the decision to purchase a home.

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Valuation Review

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Appraisal Logistics recently announced that an internal review showed the company added more than 30 new lender clients in 2021. This represents significant growth for the company during a year that challenged many in its space.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 4, 2022

The ProcessIQ team handles logistics and works directly with the borrower, but brokers manage all licensable activities. In February, the company announced a technology called ProcessIQ to assist brokers in processing these complicated and time-sensitive loans through their pipelines more easily.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Logistically, it seems like people aren’t having trouble getting there, and we’re looking forward to a strong few days in California. We took into account where our members are, our calendar, the weather and what else is happening around this time. Ultimately, we landed on San Diego, and we’re really excited about it.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

“But in addition to the logistical reasons, attorneys I’ve spoken with agree with my opinion that the issue of disparate impact under the American Disabilities Act and Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) could be a consideration.” ” Disparate impact provisions in U.S.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Because these solutions handle all operational logistics and resources, they open up new lending options, which many local lenders would likely not build on their own due to the associated cost, resources required, compliance burden, access to secondary market investors needed and more.

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Valuation Review

JANUARY 19, 2022

Appraisal Logistics recently announced its president, Frank Danna, will serve as president of the Maryland Mortgage Bankers and Brokers Association for 2022. Danna is a long-time member of the organization and has served in various capacities through the years, but this is first time serving as president. Read on to learn more.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 21, 2022

But it also makes sense given that their large-scale acquisition strategies could buckle under the logistical pressure of performing major renovations on hundreds or thousands of homes simultaneously.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

The second challenge is the actual logistics. The first is legacy technology. The appraisal process hasn’t changed much in the last decade, with there still being an emphasis on manual workflow. Appraisers are also understaffed right now, and the number of appraisers continues to decrease every year.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 8, 2022

And whenever you increase the supply, you’re going to make the logistics more efficient. “We are effectively increasing the supply of people who can go and facilitate inspections in the industry,” Zitin said. So that’s how it’s going to translate into faster turn times holistically.”. But what if we want to close even faster?

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 18, 2024

program could provide a logistical template for Ginnie Mae staff as they establish the terms and criteria of a potential EBO securitization product rollout, the MBA paper explained. In a recent early buyout (EBO) proposal submitted to Ginnie Mae by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), a white paper detailing the proposal said that HMBS 2.0

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Jim Jumpe: It is natural to feel overwhelmed by the logistics of positioning and branding two companies during the M&A process. Based on your own experiences, what are the biggest challenges of creating a new marketing strategy during a merger and acquisition?

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Housing Wire

JULY 26, 2024

Agree on how to proceed Start the conversation early so you all agree on the logistics of the sale from the beginning of the process. Regulations vary from state to state, so be sure all parties understand the process in your location. Put everything in writing.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 20, 2024

Even on that topic, without this dedicated representation, a buyer would face the logistical nightmare of coordinating viewings with multiple listing agents, a task hindered by inefficiencies and delays. Buyer’s agents facilitates so much more than just being a glorified door-opener, like many outsiders would have people believe.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 17, 2021

DK : The easiest and most predictable answer was figuring out how to pivot and to logistically manage a workforce remotely. HW: What has been the biggest challenge to your marketing team in the past year and how did you manage this challenge?

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