iEmergent iEmergent’s Mortgage MarketSmart and DIVERSIFi solutions provide accurate market opportunity forecasts, current listing/agent data, and critical competitor data that drill down from national to local levels of detail. With powerful analytical and visualization tools, our insight enables lenders to
Reggora gets Series B funding, eyes 2-day appraisals
Appraisal software company Reggora today announced the completion of a $30 million Series B funding round, led by returning investor Spark Capital. Other investors included Shine Capital, Greenpoint Partners, Boston Seed and 1984. The company snagged $10 million in a
Repurposing Properties: Creating New Uses from Old Buildings
Investors have long been interested in adaptive reuse – the process of repurposing a vacant or underutilized building and converting it into another use. Vacant malls, for example, are now being transformed into medical uses, schools and even housing. And
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Despite New Stimulus, More Than 3 Million Renters Facing COVID-19 Unemployment Bear Extreme Housing Cost Burden
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Pandemic Year Brought Incredible Surge in ‘Million-Dollar Cities’
There are 312 U.S. cities with a typical home value of at least $1 million — 45 more than a year ago. Go to Source Author:
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MISMO to prioritize eMortgages in 2021
This year, eClosings surged as remote online notarization became more popular and consumers looked for alternative ways to close on a home. Moving forward, the Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance Organization, a not-for-profit subsidiary of the Mortgage Bankers Association, will continue
Will there be a housing supply shortage in 2021?
This is the fifth installment of our economist Q&A series, as we work to answer the top 2021 housing market questions for our HW+ members. Every Tuesday in December, HousingWire interviewed a top economist in the HW+ Slack channel. In
People movers: Mid America, TMC, Framework and Sagent
To start off this week’s people movers, Mid America Mortgage promoted Jemma Pachiano to chief operating officer. Pachiano joined the company in 2011 as national support and training director where she led communication between the company’s executive team, operations team and
What to budget for closing costs when buying a house
Are you considering purchasing a home for the first time? Then you’re probably already saving money for your down payment. But what about all the other costs needed to complete the transaction? Understanding what expenses are required at closing to
Homepoint files for IPO
Correspondent and wholesale lender Homepoint is the latest mortgage company to aim for an IPO. The Ann Arbor, Michigan-based lender filed an S-1 with the Securities and Exchanges Commission on Friday afternoon. The company indicated in the S-1 that its
Fed bond purchases to keep pace through end of 2021
The Federal Reserve made another bid for economic stability on Friday after Vice Chairman Richard Clarida said he expects the central bank to maintain the pace of its bond purchases through 2021. “My economic outlook is consistent with us keeping
2021 means new challenges for mortgage lending
For many of us, the start of a new year is usually synonymous with a renewed sense of professional self, focusing on new goals, new prospects for the year and, of course, the excitement for the upcoming spring real estate
Economists see housing as bright spot to unemployment
Another month of rising COVID-19 cases left the unemployment situation in the U.S. virtually unchanged in December, with the rate holding for the second month at 6.7%, the U.S. Labor Department said on Friday. Due to massive losses in the
The mortgage industry should build ATR rule governance
It seems simple enough on its face: when a lender makes a home loan, the lender must determine, document, and verify that the prospective borrower has the ability to repay their full loan. Over a decade after passage of the
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LendWize acquires broker software platform ARIVE
Months after taking over management of broker LOS platform ARIVE, mortgage software startup LendWize has finalized a deal to take complete ownership of the origination platform. LendWize took over management of the platform in early 2020 and integrated ARIVE’s software
Getting pre-approved for a home loan in 4 easy steps
Getting pre-approved for your mortgage is one of the best ways to ensure the home-buying process runs smoothly. Many sellers these days expect a pre-approval letter as part of an offer, so take care of it early in your search