Lone Wolf’s LionDesk CRM platform to be discontinued by Jonathan Delozier for HousingWire

HousingWireHousingWire Lone Wolf Technologies is reportedly discontinuing LionDesk, the customer relationship management (CRM) platform it acquired in 2021. LionDesk will remain operational through September, giving users time to migrate their data and transition to Lone Wolf’s new CRM known as Relationships. Customers will be able to transfer their contacts and…

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CFPB seeks rescission of pandemic-era mortgage servicing rule by Chris Clow for HousingWire

HousingWireHousingWire The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), under the leadership of acting director Russell Vought, is continuing to assess regulations it deems outdated or unnecessary. To that end, the bureau published a notice in the Federal Register this week that seeks to rescind a 2021 rule which “temporarily permitted mortgage…

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Anywhere taps Vectara to overhaul title workflows by Jonathan Delozier for HousingWire

HousingWireHousingWire Anywhere Integrated Services (AIS), a division of Anywhere Real Estate, has selected artificial intelligence company Vectara to streamline its title creation process and centralize document retrieval systems. AIS — which supports brands including Century 21, ERA Real Estate and Sotheby’s International Realty — plans to use Vectara’s platform to…

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Buyer rep agreements don’t change commission rates: Fed study by Brooklee Han for HousingWire

HousingWireHousingWire Buyer representation agreements have no impact on real estate agent commissions, according to a report published this week by researchers at the Federal Reserve. The report examined commission rates advertised to buyers’ agents through data from CoreLogic (which recently rebranded as Cotality). This includes the CoreLogic House Price Index…

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