Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

The Tech Trendsetters are made up of the top product and technology leaders who have been essential in bringing innovative tech solutions to market for mortgage and real estate clients.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

“While AI is still a relatively new and emerging technology, it is already being used to assist humans with so many functions,” Salter said in a statement. Salter described it as an “AI-powered audio technology” that “gathers relevant data when it detects anomalies and alerts us with recommended actions.”

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The conversation also covers cost-to-completion metrics, new technology and tactics strategies for making customers happy in today’s market. Pieklo adds that lenders will need to find a way to scale their businesses at a sensible cost level rather than throwing more capital and new technology at consumers.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 16, 2024

The combined technology of Restb.ai The new product is being offered to MLSs, and any MLS that already uses Restb.ai’s tagging technology get a complimentary upgrade to one of Lundy’s “Finding Homes Pro” features. Together, we’re setting a new standard for accessibility and user-friendly technology.”

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Mason highlights the critical role of data, the potential of AI, and the importance of balancing cutting-edge technology with human expertise and much more. To embrace AI’s full potential, servicers need clean, verified data and technologies that provide data accuracy and continuity.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Mortgage tech firm Candor Technology has expanded its Loan Engineering System (LES) to include Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loans. There is no other automated underwriting technology that helps lenders make decisions on FHA loans like ours,” said Mark Hinshaw, CEO of Candor Technology.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 3, 2024

With technology rapidly advancing, Zumper is the latest company in the real estate industry to dive into artificial intelligence (AI) assistants. Advancements in AI have led to a surge of real estate companies looking to capitalize on the new technology. While uses in the sector vary, AI assistants have become a common addition.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 9, 2024

We’re excited to bring this technology to real estate professionals as part of Zillow’s broad suite of software and advertising solutions,” Zillow wrote in a blog post on its investor site. The technology can be used on any listing photo, not just ones on Zillow, and users have access to the product through VSAI’s website.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 10, 2024

I started doing weekly interviews with tech executives over a year ago to find out where technology was making a real difference in housing and to keep a pulse on trends — especially artificial intelligence (AI). AI is changing the mortgage and real estate environment more than any technology before it.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 28, 2024

This is also precisely when technology can play a crucial role in helping agents, teams and brokerages transcend short-term hurdles and a top of funnel focus. One of the biggest challenges I continue to hear from brokers regarding technology is poor user and feature adoption.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

In a new episode of the “Real Estate Insiders Unfiltered Podcast,” hosts James Dwiggins and Keith Robinson are joined by Zillow Group CEO Jeremy Wacksman for a deep dive conversation that covers the role of technology in real estate and Zillow’s “ Super App.” That’s what technology does.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 17, 2024

The duo explore the concept of servant leadership for business success, relying on learning for long-term success, balancing technology usage with relationship building and the trade group’s top priorities for 2025. Velt: Tell me about the structure of Dream Builders and the technology and innovation that’s helped you scale.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Howard Hanna Real Estate Services is jumping into the artificial intelligence (AI) technology game. On Monday, the family-owned firm announced the launch of HomeFinder AI through a partnership with technology firm ListAssist.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Digital mortgage exchange platform and loan aggregator MAXEX announced on Tuesday the hiring of mortgage technology veteran Daniel Wallace as its new chief operating officer. Bill Decker, MAXEX president and co-founder, highlighted Wallace’s expertise in mortgage technology as a valuable asset for the company. “The U.S.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

In an industry where managing a web of technology vendors to support LO’s sales and marketing needs has become overwhelmingly complex, inefficient and creates unnecessary security and compliance risks, CANDID is quickly becoming a leader in transforming how mortgage lenders operate.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Technology provider Payload is integrating with the brokerage firm, according to a recent announcement. Kevin Morey, Anywhere’s vice president of agent services, also reinforced the company’s commitment to growing its services via new technology.

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Housing Wire

JULY 19, 2024

As a company, we believe in equipping our agents with technology that can simplify processes, build efficiencies and achieve exceptional results. Through this update, the firm says the platform will now allow agents and concierge coordinators to automate the generation of listing descriptions, captions of images and property attributes. “As

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Michigan-based United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) has launched proprietary technology that will use artificial intelligence (AI) to send pre-validated refinance opportunities. KEEP’s proprietary technology will create the easiest refi process ever — providing opportunity to the broker and significant savings to the borrower.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Rocket Companies tapped Papanii Okai, who previously served as chief technology officer at Venmo , as its executive vice president of product engineering. Before joining Rocket, Okai spent nearly 11 years leading technology teams at Venmo, with his last position as CTO and vice president of engineering.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Mortgage tech firm Ocrolus has introduced Inspect, a new solution within its artificial intelligence -driven mortgage document automation technology, which the company said will improve efficiency and scalability in loan origination.

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The survey questioned recent homeowners, the majority of whom were first-time buyers, a series of questions about their experience during the mortgage application and closing process, including their perceptions on the use of technology, artificial intelligence (AI), and automated communications. What Does the Future Hold?

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Mortgage capital markets technology firm Polly has raised $25 million to invest in research and development, product innovation and expansion, the company said on Tuesday. 8VC led the latest equity investment with participation from existing investors Menlo Ventures , Meritech , Khosla Ventures and Fifth Wall.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 3, 2024

ICE Mortgage Technology is continuing to accelerate the adoption of its more modern technologies by sunsetting older tech stacks. ICE Mortgage Technology ® is combining its best-in-class Encompass CRM content with the robust, modern functionality of Surefire , all at your current Encompass CRM price. Why Surefire?

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

ICE Mortgage Technology will be sunsetting legacy integrations for its flagship Encompass platform by Oct. and Mortgage Automation Technologies (which is not SDK-based). 31, 2025, which will modernize the mortgage market even if some vendors have to go kicking and screaming.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

This increase can largely be attributed to the technological advances that have taken place in recent years. To compete in this space, they’re embracing technology, forming partnerships with fintech firms and improving their customer experience. In the past five years, the number of private lenders in the U.S.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 28, 2024

In an environment where technology is increasingly becoming a recruitment tool for brokerages, eXp Realty has partnered with a data provider in an effort to give its agents an advantage over the competition. We already had a great working relationship and we’re excited to take it to the next level with a formal strategic relationship.”

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Mortgage technology platform provider Dark Matter Technologies announced on Monday that it has added a second loan origination system (LOS) — NOVA — to its product lineup. NOVA joins current LOS Empower, and both offerings will aim to offer distinct options for a wider range of mortgage lenders, according to the announcement.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 7, 2024

During slower periods, lenders should: Conduct thorough assessments of their QC programs Update policies and procedures Provide additional training to staff Implement new technologies to enhance QC processes By investing in these areas during downtime, lenders position themselves for success when the market inevitably picks up again.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 24, 2024

This new funding demonstrates that we’ve hit the milestones to prove our software is best in class and will allow us to double down on our technology to deliver even more value to the industry.” That means bringing transparency, efficiency, and improved customer experience to mortgage servicing,” Wang said in a statement.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Potential homeowners should be able to handle this confusion in a world where technology and digital tools rule customer service. The lender offers innovative tools and technology to make the home buying process more accessible, transparent, and personalized. Fortunately, home buying doesn’t have to remain confusing for new buyers.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

“Our Pinergy in-house technology remains wickedly smart and at the leading edge of real estate innovation with the addition of safe, proven, and time-saving AI tools from Restb.ai is a Barcelona-based technology services company that offers image recognition tools with a 99% accuracy rate, according to the company.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 23, 2024

A survey from mortgage technology firm Cloudvirga , conducted in September, gathered insights from more than 1,000 millennial and Gen Z respondents, the majority of whom were first-time buyers under the age of 40. About 58% of respondents still relied on loan officers to guide them through the process.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Rocket Companies , the parent of Rocket Mortgage , has set ambitious goals to increase market share by 2027 using its multichannel reach, its origination and servicing flywheel, and its advanced technology platform. We are unique in the sense that we’re building what we consider to be an elastic technology platform,” Krishna said.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 1, 2024

The FHFA TechSprint culminated with a demo day , during which 12 teams presented their solutions to a panel of technology, regulatory and housing experts. The FHFA launched its Office of Financial Technology in July 2022. Pippin spoke on stage during HousingWire ’s IMB Summit held in Dallas on Tuesday.

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Appraisal Buzz

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Servicing teams must manage shifting delinquency rates, regulatory demands that may pivot with each new administration, and ever-increasing operational costs while keeping their fingers on the pulse of the modern consumer and advancing technology. Providing guidance and support during this process will be crucial for servicers in 2025.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Sagent’s platform represents a significant advancement in hardship resolution technology. The platform allows servicers to provide personalized assistance efficiently and at scale, recognizing that behind each application is an individual or family facing real, serious challenges.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

According to its announcement, Realty of America will offer agents a technology suite and a compensation plan that includes revenue and equity sharing. Peter Nobel was the chief strategy officer and a senior technology adviser at Real from May 2020 to February 2023.

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