Hubzu, an Altisource business unit, is a marketing platform, providing innovative solutions for buyers, sellers, investors and financial institutions to facilitate real estate transactions online. The platform is an end-to-end disposition solution for short sale, REO, deed in lieu, foreclosure, CWCOT auctions and asset management. Hubzu empowers buyers and sellers by simplifying the home-buying process with transparent bidding and streamlined transaction support. Hubzu delivers optimal returns for sellers through marketing scale and amplifying exposure of each property through multi-channel promotion.
As SVP of Hubzu Auction Services, Patrick McClain is responsible for driving the growth of Hubzu, a leading online real estate marketing platform. In this role, McClain oversees product innovation for the company's online auction, live auction, short sale, claims without conveyance of title (CWCOT) and national brokerage services businesses, along with Hubzu's client management program and business development strategy.
The Five Star Institute conducted a webinar, hosted by Altisource, providing real estate agents with new marketing strategies and utilizing auctions to successfully adapt in an industry that is constantly changing.
During the webinar, Travis Britsch, Director of Hubzu Operations at Altisource and James Harp, Director of Real Estate Auction Services at Alitsource, discussed agents needing to use SEMs and SEOs, display advertising on top real estate channels, and extremely targeted digital marketing campaigns in order to ensure that buyers are finding their business’ property before they start making offers on others...
The post-recession years have seen significant debate about the next generation of home buyers - the millennial generation - and whether or not they are interested in owning homes. However, it has become clear with recent research that millennials do want to be homeowners and understand the value of home investment. According to the most recent ValueInsured Housing Confidence Index, more than 76 percent of millennials reported that they would like to purchase a home - a reason why many are utilizing online real estate platforms to research homeownership opportunities in today’s competitive market...
Hubzu, an Altisource business unit, is an online real estate marketplace that provides a consumer-friendly, secure platform for buying and selling residential properties.
The platform attracts buyers through syndication to over 200 partner websites, premium advertising, SEO and SEM strategies, social media campaigns, and customized local marketing efforts...
MBA INSIGHTS: The number of bank-owned properties has been on the decline for some time, but there is still a large volume. What can banks and servicers do to make sure these homes are well-maintained and managed so they can be resold?...
Ryan Solohub is director of asset management and real estate services for Altisource Portfolio Solutions. Servicing Management recently interviewed Solohub to learn more about recent trends in real estate owned (REO) marketing, as well as what strategies Altisource is using to more rapidly liquidate REOs compared with other REO management companies...
Home prices are still rising — they’re currently averaging just below all-time highs set in 2006, according to the Case-Shiller Home Price Indices. Combine that with slim housing inventory in many markets, and you may believe you’ve missed the opportunity to buy your first, or your next, home.
But bank-owned properties, also known as real-estate owned houses, could be an affordable option for first-time or move-up homebuyers. Lenders are anxious to unload repossessed properties, and without emotional ties, they’re often more inclined to sell a property below market value...
Home prices are still rising — they’re currently averaging just below all-time highs set in 2006, according to the Case-Shiller Home Price Indices. Combine that with slim housing inventory in many markets, and you may believe you’ve missed the opportunity to buy your first, or your next, home.
But bank-owned properties, also known as real-estate owned houses, could be an affordable option for first-time or move-up homebuyers. Lenders are anxious to unload repossessed properties, and without emotional ties, they’re often more inclined to sell a property below market value...
Home prices are still rising — they’re currently averaging just below all-time highs set in 2006, according to the Case-Shiller Home Price Indices. Combine that with slim housing inventory in many markets, and you may believe you’ve missed the opportunity to buy your first, or your next, home.
But bank-owned properties, also known as real-estate owned houses, could be an affordable option for first-time or move-up homebuyers. Lenders are anxious to unload repossessed properties, and without emotional ties, they’re often more inclined to sell a property below market value.
Altisource’s SVP of Real Estate Services, Min Alexander, recently spoke with DS News about the auction market’s performance in 2016 and what can be anticipated in the new year for changes in buyers, sellers, and REO auctions...
Home prices are still rising - they're currently averaging just below all - time highs set in 2006, according to the Case-Shiller Home Price Indices. Combine that with slim housing inventory in many markets, and you may believe you've missed the opportunity to buy your first, or your next, home...
Historically, the REO auction market has been associated with investment buyers and more recently with intuitional buyers. Today, the auction market has opened up to consumer buyers and real estate agents. Steve Udelson, President of Online Real Estate at Altisource, shares this insight:...
…One distinct benefit of purchasing a home on auction is a significantly reduced purchase price. “Not all homes for sale through conventional means are affordable to the average buyer,” says Steve Udelson, president of online auction site Hubzu. “Buyers are turning to alternative sources like bank owned homes and homes through auction that are less expensive but still provide tremendous value”…
Millennials have grown to represent 32 percent of homebuyers, which is the largest portion of the home-buying market. According to millennial Austin Hale,