Housing Wire

MARCH 13, 2024

Presently, a staggering 40.4% “It’s important for people to fully understand the climate risks that a home faces not only in the present, but in the future, so they can make the most informed decision for one of the biggest purchases and investments they will make in their life.” According to the U.S. ” U.S.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

During that time, attendees will vote on a new slate of directors for the board, and we’re excited about both the returning directors and the new nominees being presented to the membership. The chair of our executive committee, Joe DeMarkey, will be presenting one award, and the chair of our board, Mike Kent, will present another.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 3, 2024

The suit is seeking class-action status for a nationwide class that is defined as all persons who purchased a residential property listing on a Realtor-affiliated MLS between 2002 and the present.

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AUGUST 23, 2024

The Five Star Academy-Powered by the FORCE , will present its latest webinar, “ Commercial Short Sale ,” set for Wednesday, August 28 from 1:00 p.m.-2:30 It’s a platform that offers comprehensive education crafted and presented by top real estate professionals to help hone your skills and uncover new markets.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 14, 2024

I predict these “buyer presentations” are going to start having as much depth to them as our listing presentations. Since we now need to have a signed agreement with our buyers before we take them on tours, we have an earlier opportunity to have a longer conversation with them and to sell ourselves.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 25, 2024

In a statement, The Hartford said that the “unique challenges” presented by California’s homeowners insurance environment led it to “reconsider the viability of writing new homeowners’ business in the state.” While wildfire risk in these zones is lower, it is still present. 1, 2024,” the statement read.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 24, 2025

That situation is not present in todays housing market as active inventory is almost 1 million, not 4 million like in 2007. Since 1942, the only time home prices significantly dropped was from 2007 to 2011, during a market characterized by much higher inventory, distressed sellers and a monthly supply exceeding 10 months. months, not the 10.8

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 15, 2023

This is according to NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun, who shared a presentation of his 2024 forecast on Tuesday. Once the December data for existing home sales is tallied up, 2023 could be the worst year for existing home sales seen since 2008 or since 1995, Yun said during his presentation.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Recapture also builds the borrower presentation and writes a custom email, allowing LOs to quickly engage clients with personalized refinance options at faster speeds than other rate alert tools. The tool also does modeling of potential savings for homeowners by analyzing various interest rates , closing costs and repayment options.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Josh Kilty (left), senior vice president of reverse lending at Fairway, presents a lifetime achievement award to Pistol Pete Stebbins. Stebbins was presented with the award by Josh Kilty, Fairway’s senior vice president of reverse lending. Pistols achievements are only outshined by his kindness and generosity.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 23, 2024

It includes items we feel are essential to an effective listing presentation. This is to help you remember your presentation and have paper on hand for taking notes. We love Highnote for its sleek, beautifully designed listing presentation capabilities. Your listing packet, printed or electronic. Several pens.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 15, 2024

Meanwhile, a Redfin report presented San Jose, California, Phoenix, Arizona, Las Vegas, Minneapolis, and Jacksonville, as the five metros with the largest gains in new listings. New listings rose 20% from January, and each of the 50 largest U.S. metros experienced an increase in new listings.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 13, 2024

According to a news release, through the partnership, My State MLS agent members will be able to receive estimated cash offers on qualifying properties within minutes to present to their clients. My State MLS is a nationwide multiple listing service that allows members to list and search properties anywhere in the U.S.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 20, 2024

What I realized on the reverse side is we don’t have a really good way to visually present the loan to a borrower prospect, or even a referral partner. “I started doing reverse mortgages in 2003, and started by originating both forward and reverse,” he said. Hence the HECM Tool, which is a software application,“ he said. “So

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Housing Wire

MARCH 25, 2024

Remain calm, trust that you are in the right place and go sell real estate,” Wendi Harrelson, the president of Keller Williams Realty International -owned regions, said during the presentation on Monday. In addition to figuring out best practices, Harrelson said agents should be working on how best to present their value to clients.

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Appraisal Buzz

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

With the 2024 Five Star Conference officially kicking off Tuesday at the Omni Hotel in Dallas , attendees got a jump-start on the festivities Monday by taking advantage of an array of educational opportunities presented by the Five Star Institut e. Tuesday morning will bring the Legal League Default Servicer Certification: Level I course.

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Housing Wire

JULY 17, 2024

When speaking with a seller, Zorn would share his services, experience and other common elements of a listing presentation. To attract listing traffic, Zorn would tailor the presentation around three factors: market condition, potential buyers and the type of property being listed.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Change is inevitable and presents opportunities. Over the summer, The Adamo Group of New Jersey joined SERHANT., and earlier this year, the brokerage entered Orlando with the addition of the 16-agent team The Home Squad. “The leadership at SERHANT. creates an energy that pushes us toward growth,” Ryan said in a statement.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

The 21 st Five Star Conference marked its final day on Thursday with the tradition of the Women in Housing Leadership Awards, an annual presentation recognizing the remarkable accomplishments of women executives working within the mortgage and housing industries.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

At the FORCE Rally , attendees will be presented with relevant content, top-tier speakers, and exclusive insight so attendees can take their business to the next level amidst an unpredictable and tumultuous economic landscape. When should you expect the dam to break, and how can you leverage this opportunity?

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 14, 2024

The presenter was Ron O’Neil, owner and CEO of AI Intelligent Solutions and a beta tester of ChatGPT starting in 2020. His presentation focused on AI use cases agents might be familiar with, but emphasized that if you haven’t looked lately — like this week — you could be missing out. And I was still blown away.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

For buyers who are trading up or can rely on family wealth to make up the difference, covering the cost of their own agent should not present much of a problem. The so-called “elegant solution” presented by these advocates—financing real estate commissions—also leaves buyers worse off. These “solutions” do not leave buyers better off.

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Appraisal Buzz

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

military veterans during a special presentation. Presented by Lead Sponsor Freedom Mortgage Corporation , along with Partner Sponsors Property Masters and Xome , and Non-Profit Partner Military Warriors Support Foundation , during the Keys for Life Opening Luncheon , Five Star’s Ed Delgado will sit down with Stanley C.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The Opendoor option will be part of every single one of my listing presentations going forward. “Once I went into the portal and said that my clients had accepted the Opendoor offer, it was the smoothest, easiest process after that,” Ellen Pool, an eXp Realty agent in Houston, said in a statement.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 29, 2024

However, increased density presents challenges, such as the need for adequate infrastructure, transportation, and public services. The trend towards urbanization presents both challenges and opportunities for housing.

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Housing Wire

JULY 30, 2024

billion in the first quarter, the company reported in its earnings presentation on Tuesday. Fannie Mae purchased $85.9 billion in single-family conventional loans in the second quarter of 2024, up from $62.3 Purchase loan acquisition volume, of which approximately half was for first-time homebuyers, increased to $74.5

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Appraisal Buzz

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Kahane’s session delved into the nuances of data analysis, showing appraisers how to avoid pitfalls and present adjustments that withstand scrutiny. One of the most anticipated sessions was “AI and the Appraiser” , presented by Jim Amorin. presented by Dave DeMello.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 8, 2024

While low inventory might seem like a challenge, especially for buyers, it presents a unique opportunity for builders. Staying agile and adaptable can help mitigate these risks and maximize the opportunities low inventory presents.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 23, 2024

I wrote about why this presents a housing recession risk for the Federal Reserve. Housing starts and permits are in a recession today while the number of completed units from homebuilders is increasing. This situation poses a risk to construction labor in 2025. Is 2025 the first year we start losing residential construction jobs?

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Reverse mortgage educators Dan Hultquist and Jim McMinn brought their “Rules of the Game” presentation back to this year’s National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association (NRMLA) Annual Meeting and Expo in San Diego. The interactive presentation features the presenters wearing referee shirts.

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Housing Wire

JULY 24, 2024

“This partnership will provide all SFAR Realtors with the opportunity to take advantage of RealReports’ robust property data and AI-driven insights to enhance buyer and listing presentations, streamline research, mitigate risk, and generate leads.”

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 9, 2024

FHFA’s second annual tech sprint featured 12 teams that presented use cases in four areas: consumer experience, assessing creditworthiness, operations and risk management, and compliance. SW: After your presentation, the judges gave notes and brought up the risk of fraud , specifically, fraud aided by gen AI.

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Housing Wire

MAY 3, 2024

Agents use RealReports for buyer and listing presentations, offer diligence, lead generation at their open houses, touchpoints with previous clients, and more.”

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 31, 2024

“They are kindred spirits who bootstrap their business and share our focus on operational efficiency as well as a consumer-first orientation with the customer reviews to match.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

But this doesn’t mean risk isn’t present in today’s market. According to the monthly foreclosure report from Attom , foreclosure filings fell 5.3% compared to July and completed foreclosures dropped by 12%. A total of 30,227 homes faced foreclosure filings, a far cry from the 300,000 per month seen during the 2008 financial crisis.

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Housing Wire

MAY 14, 2024

Circling back to the conference I attended, I had two female advisers come up to me after the presentation. In fact, we’re working on a presentation about using H4P for divorce settlements, but aside from that, it’s a phenomenal opportunity. They told me they both used H4P in their divorce settlements.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 9, 2024

Among the numerous issues that retirement preparation can present to those near the end of their careers, long-term care (LTC) provides an increasingly common discussion point. One potential product that could assist in paying for LTC and its insurance could be a reverse mortgage, according to personal finance publication Kiplinger.

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