Housing Wire

JULY 12, 2024

And the real possibility of creating efficiencies and reducing costs and maintaining what I refer to as the ‘heart of human’ definitely had my attention. It does have great potential when strategically considered, implemented, trained and monitored — for whatever benchmarks or ROI — and those principles incorporated at the outset.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 21, 2024

The homeowner submitted a complaint to the HUD, which concluded that the defendants violated the Fair Housing Act , and referred the matter to the DOJ. After she complained to Rocket Mortgage, the company canceled her refinance application. This is the second appraisal bias case involving a top-10 lender and a powerful regulator.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 23, 2024

Nearly 70% of the agents that join our company are referred to us by our very own agents, and if we have a chance to speak with those agents, 80% of them are joining Worth Clark.” Michaelis also mentions that the company invites broker-owners to bring their agents to Worth Clark for team training and other exercises that promote synergy.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

In their filing, the plaintiffs highlight HomeServices’ franchise agreements, training videos, as well as the now infamous Allan Dalton video, as evidence of HomeServices enforcing the National Association of Realtors’ Clear Cooperation policy.

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Appraisal Buzz

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

This AI Agent is trained on and powered by the current “FHA 4001.1 This AI Agent is trained on and powered by the latest version of the “Fannie Mae Selling Guide.” This AI Agent is trained on and powered by the current “2024 USPAP Reference and Guidance Manual.”

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Much like lawyers needing to take a separate bar exam in each state they wish to practice in, real estate agents’ training and licensing requirements vary by state. Referral agent: A referral agent is a real estate agent who refers clients to other agents in exchange for a referral fee. The required number of hours varies by state.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The receiving agent becomes the buyer or seller’s primary point of contact and representative, and the referring agent receives a referral fee if a transaction closes. Instead of giving up the business, the referring agent introduces the potential client to another real estate agent who is better positioned to help them.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 14, 2021

In a blog post, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac ’s regulator and conservator said it found examples of “overt references to race, ethnicity, and other prohibited bases under federal fair lending laws,” which FHFA said indicate the “continued presence of valuation bias.”.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2024

Invest in continuing education: Get up to date on the latest trends, regulations, and technologies in the real estate industry by investing in ongoing education and training. Attend training workshops, webinars, and conferences to acquire new skills and knowledge that can help you stay ahead of the competition.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 21, 2024

Or maybe you do have a friend or family member that needs my help that you could refer me to. Train, train, train Call your lender for 15 minutes on Monday for an update. Ask what’s happening in the market ?

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Housing Wire

JUNE 7, 2024

Sophisticated printers and software turned out fake documents that could fool even the trained eye, and notary stamps, once symbols of trust, became available for purchase online. He also published a desktop reference book for fraud investigators: Fraud Investigations 101. What can a true owner do if this happens to them?

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Housing Wire

MARCH 27, 2024

Forward-reverse divide With the addition of more forward mortgage companies to the space recently, a natural question comes up about what kind of professionals to hire — either dedicated reverse mortgage specialists who know how this kind of transaction works, or forward specialists who can be trained in the particulars of reverse.

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Appraisal Buzz

JULY 8, 2024

There are also the economics of training new appraisers and the numerous and disparate state laws and lender prohibitions. All of these negatively impact the ability to train the next generation of appraisers. As the United State’s population increases, most occupations are graying. And God forbid “I need to smell the house”!

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 29, 2024

The UPD is an interior and exterior property data collection conducted by a trained professional, recording 120 standardized property attributes, 40-60 photographs, and generation of an ANSI-compliant floor plan. Some vendors also include a 3D virtual tour.

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Housing Wire

JULY 25, 2022

Communication, borrower education and training of consumer-facing staff are all critical elements to ensure your servicing operation is properly prepared to help borrowers as they exit forbearance plans. Foreclosure starts increased due to a modest rise in the share of serious delinquencies being referred to foreclosure,” said Walden.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 28, 2024

Andrew Maas: AI refers to a broad category of technologies that can be used for a lot of different things. CC: You mentioned models are trained off of public data. Roque and Maas will be speaking at HousingWire’s AI Summit on July 23. This conversation has been edited for length and clarity, but you can listen to the whole thing here.

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The Appraiser Coach

OCTOBER 3, 2023

You may think you don’t want to deal with managing and training, hiring and firing, but things change and you could possibly discover a new, better way to operate. They in essence, train themselves and have a place of reference for the future. You could be doing things differently now than you ever intended.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Ketchmark asked Warner if those statistics suggest that agents are practicing the messages they are receiving in their training. He added that ReeceNichols, which has roughly 2,000 agents spread out over 21 offices in Kansas City, created its own policies and procedures, and that it was responsible for the training of the firm’s agents.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

I’m working with a couple of brokerage firms on a multi-part agent training series,” Borg said. “I’ve Washington state LO sees greater H4P opportunities Frank Borg of Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp. in the Seattle area immediately identified H4P as an area of potential growth in his part of the country. “I’m

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Housing Wire

MARCH 19, 2024

Among key HECM-related updates, Ames noted that there is more inclusion and more references to other HUD guidance — including the Single Family Housing Handbook, which received extensive, years-in-the-making reverse mortgage updates last year. This helps the counseling handbook avoid both inconsistent and duplicative information.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Every JMG real estate agent is network certified, which requires three weeks of initial training and once-a-month continued coaching to educate them on their assigned partners and ways to increase their closing ratio. It’s a perfect circle of success.”

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Housing Wire

MARCH 21, 2024

“I’m working with a couple of brokerage firms on a multipart agent training series,” Frank Borg, a Seattle -based originator with Fairway said in a February interview.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 4, 2023

In particular, Holden noted the opportunity of training computer algorithms to review bank statements and identifying borrowers who have no credit but are making consistent rent payments every month. “We That’s something that will have to be overcome before we have wholesale adoption and use across the industry,” Stucky explained.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 19, 2024

“When we receive a call from an interested applicant or their family member, we refer them to a group of counselors within an aging and disabilities framework organization. These are either agencies on aging or senior services, and the counselors are specifically trained to support seniors and to work with our RAM program in particular.”

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Housing Wire

JUNE 4, 2024

I committed myself to elevating my expertise by undergoing additional training to become certified in skills like negotiation, market analysis, and interior design. Moreover, I increased my investment in marketing for each listing and initiated complimentary staging and cleaning services for my clients at no additional cost.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Right now, the first suit to go to trial should be the Sitzer lawsuit (named after its lead plaintiff), which was scheduled to begin on February 21, 2023, but at the request of Anywhere (referred to as Realogy in all court filings), it has been postponed indefinitely, as reported by Real Estate Reporter Brooklee Han. Judge Stephen R.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 19, 2021

When I refer to the mega-agent, I’m talking about the famous real estate agent on the billboards all over town, the radio waves and probably TV. They get trained all right, in “How to chase after ‘leads’ generated from the mega-agent’s Internet lead-generating machine.”. Not in a million years. The mega-agent.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 26, 2024

It devolved into a battle about historic facts, old-school MLS listing books, pronunciation corrections and even references to the kid-friendly restaurant chain Chuck E. It is underutilized in the state of Missouri because agents and corporations like the defendants in this case are not training buyers to use those programs,” Ketchmark said.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 7, 2024

You’ll get alerts about the hottest leads that include personalized talking points, properties of interest, and housing market data to reference. Training resources & marketing tools Zurple also offers users downloadable training resources and marketing tools.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Do this before the appointment, and refer to our list of questions to get specifics. She developed training materials, classes, and coaching programs for her fellow introverts. How to prepare for a listing appointment Have a quick call with the sellers to ask them about their motivation, timeline, and price they have in mind.

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Housing Wire

JULY 24, 2023

Today, the Massachusetts-based Cobalt Group has its core team of agents who operate as a traditional real estate team, but it also has other independent agents who work under the group’s overall umbrella, a key characteristic of what many in the real estate industry are now referring to as “teamerages.”

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Housing Wire

APRIL 27, 2021

To that end, its customer care team receives more that 220+ hours of training. The subservicer refers to each member of its call center as CAREologists because of the incredible care they deliver on each and every call.

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Appraisal Buzz

MAY 20, 2024

You can pull the comps on it for reference. Long Waiting Lists There are only so many trained appraisers available, so you may have a long waiting list. Create connections so you can find out what other homes in the neighborhood are going for. Is there a similar one in a nearby location that sold recently?

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GoForrmz

AUGUST 25, 2021

With digital forms, you can easily collect necessary new hire information and store digital data instantaneously for easy-to-reference information. Access to information instantaneously Immediate access to submitted new hire paperwork like I-9’s, W-4’s, insurance documents, training and more, allows for faster processing and onboarding.

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Appraisal Buzz

AUGUST 12, 2024

For years, we have referred to our appraisal reports as “forms,” but they have always been appraisal “reports.” Robust support and training are quintessential for a smooth transition to the new UAD standards. This line highlights the idea that the nature of an object, person, or concept is not altered by its label or name.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 11, 2022

But the people Barton was referring to would seem to primarily be consumers, not agents.). Karayaneva urged real estate agents to get on board and become “crypto certified,” an unofficial designation the company bestows following training and course work.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The fact is that it was difficult to find good people and difficult to get them trained, and that leads to an out-of-balance subconscious desire to view them as permanent. Hire good salespeople and better train the ones you have. We refer to this as their X-factor. They failed to see the majority of those hires as temporary.

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