Real Estate Broker/Agency News

How brokers can help today’s unique borrower

The average borrower has drastically changed throughout the years. Today, more borrowers are self-employed, work remotely and have multiple streams of income. For brokers, working with these borrowers can be complicated because they require unique processes. HousingWire recently spoke with Bill Dallas, President of Finance of America Mortgage, to discuss

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Appraisal Subcommittee hosts tense discussion on bias

An Appraisal Subcommittee roundtable discussion about bias in appraisals struck a nerve with attendees of the virtual summit, many of them appraisal professionals. Department of Housing and Urban Development Sec. Marcia Fudge, who headlined the event, gave a short presentation to stress the Biden administration’s continued focus on addressing bias

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Tai Christensen to speak at HW Annual Sept. 27-28

The Biden administration recently announced its efforts to address the lack of affordable housing in America by increasing funding for existing programs geared toward producing, financing and rehabilitating affordable housing. HousingWire invited Tai Christensen, director of government affairs for CBC Mortgage Agency, to HW Annual Sept 27-28 to discuss these

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Insurance brokerage Acrisure buys Tempo Title

The fastest growing brokerage in insurance industry history, Acrisure, announced Wednesday that it has acquired title insurance and settlement service provider Tempo Title, marking its entrance into the real estate services business. Tempo Title is one of the largest private title insurance and settlement service providers in the U.S., with

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How can the mortgage industry retain more employees?

Sandra Madigan, digital product director, enterprise product strategy, servicing technologies at Black Knight This year’s list of HousingWire Insiders radiate influence well beyond the walls of their individual companies, providing the infrastructure that upholds the whole industry. HousingWire decided to dive deeper into a few of our award winners to get

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No end in sight for Compass’s expansion into title

Real estate brokerage Compass announced Wednesday that it has signed an agreement to acquire Denver metro area based title insurance company First Alliance Title LLC, its fourth title insurance acquisition in the past year and second this month. According to Compass, the transaction is expected to be finalized before the

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