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Matthew Cenedella takes CFO post at NAR

Housing Wire

He also served on NARs Investment Advisory Board and Real Property Operations Committee, and he was the secretary-treasurer of the REALTORS Relief Foundation. Pierpoint has served NAR for nearly four decades, including serving as CFO and as a staff executive to NARs Finance Committee for 20 years.

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Legal League: Paving the Path for Servicing Professionals

Appraisal Buzz

She has more than 30 years of litigation experience, with 27 years specifically devoted to business and real estate litigation involving the mortgage lending and servicing industries. Her experience has landed her several speaking engagements at training seminars, conferences, and continuing legal education courses on real property issues.

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WFG reduces time and cost in real estate transactions

Housing Wire

By focusing on its clients and their processes, WFG helps compress the time required to close a loan and/or transfer real property ownership. That, plus challenges with capacity, as well as technology integration and implementation, continue to inform WFG as we develop new solutions that address our customers’ needs.”

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How to reduce appraisal turn times and improve the borrower experience

Housing Wire

When supported by the right technology, appraisers can substantially reduce their turn times and improve customer service. At Voxtur, we are focused on solving legacy industry issues with technology. And with the option to white label the technology, lenders can control messaging, branding, and service delivery.

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Remote online notarization is the proper path forward for digital closings

Housing Wire

The strong standards in the bill are important to prevent fraud and offer consumers a more secure alternative rather than simply using free online audio-audio technology when buying property or refinancing a mortgage. In real estate transactions, notarizations must provide certainty for property transfer.

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Verification solutions provider Xactus acquires MassiveCert

Housing Wire

Xactus will add flood services to its list of verification solutions with the acquisition of MassiveCert , a software company that provides flood zone determinations for insurance, lending and real estate. MassiveCert will be rebranded as Xactus Flood Solutions. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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How scammers are using AI to commit new fraud in real estate

Housing Wire

One of the advancements this year has been the adoption of new technology platforms like chatGPT, using AI to mimic somebody’s voice to spoof phone numbers. And that’s all publicly available technology now. And then they will impersonate the property owner. And the seller net proceeds continue to be a target.