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HousingWire September Demo Day: ICE Mortgage Technology

Sep 12, 2022 |

Encompass® eClose ICE Mortgage Technology has created the industry’s only true end-to-end eClosing solution within the industry’s leading LOS. Encompass eClose is connected to the ICE Mortgage Technology network, leveraging the industry’s largest ecosystem of lenders, settlement agents, counties, investors and services through integrations with Simplifile, MERS®, and point of sale platforms. Product Fast Facts […more]

The easy way to make property listings stand out

Sep 12, 2022 |

Despite floor plans being standard on property listings in many European countries and in Australia, floor plans are not required and do not exist on most property listings in the United States. “Historically, people have thought of floor plans as difficult to produce, expensive or both,” CubiCasa President Jeff Allen said. “Prior to five or […more]

5 Wildly Lavish Homes That Are Still On the Market—Would You Buy Them if You Could?

Sep 12, 2022 |

Too elaborate? Too expensive? Too eclectic? Too personalized? Too too? Behold, five out-of-this world homes that have grabbed our attention.

Real estate listings with flood scores shift home-shopper habits

Sep 12, 2022 |

Let’s say you want to sell your home in Cape Coral, Fla., and think you’ll get a great price because of the proximity to water. Or perhaps you’re thinking of buying a starter home in a newly built-up neighborhood in Houston. Did the property’s risk of flooding in the next 30 years cross your mind […more]

‘Fast and Furious’ Director Justin Lin Sells L.A. Loft for $5.5M

Sep 12, 2022 |

The prolific producer and director has sold his Los Angeles loft. The penthouse came on the market in January.

Number of Homes for Sale in San Francisco Jumps 20 Percent

Sep 12, 2022 |

The fact that the number of homes in contract to be sold in San Francisco dropped another 7 percent over the past week isn’t too surprising considering it was a traditional holiday week. But with the drop, pending homes sales across the city are now 37 percent lower than at the same time last year […more]

Rate lock volume hasn’t been this low since December 2019

Sep 12, 2022 |

As mortgage interest rates crept back up in August after retreating the previous month, rate lock volume dipped to a four-year low.  Total lock volumes were down 8.9% from July, led by a 13.9% decline in rate/term refinance locks, according to Black Knight’s originations market monitor report. Rate/term refi locks dropped 94.5% year over year.  […more]

Famous Architect’s Extraordinary Ojai Estate Is on the Market for $10.5M

Sep 11, 2022 |

When a world-renowned architect builds a home for himself, you can be certain it’ll be spectacular. That’s the case with this Ojai Valley retreat.

The Fall Housing Market Takes a Miraculous Turn Where Buyers and Sellers Can Gain Big—If They Know What To Do

Sep 11, 2022 |

The fall housing market is beginning to show its true colors—and so far, the outlook appears rosy for both buyers and sellers.

Bethenny Frankel Sells Reimagined SoHo Loft for the Full Price of $7M

Sep 10, 2022 |

“Real Housewives of New York City” alum Bethenny Frankel quickly sold her remodeled SoHo loft for full price.