Housing Wire

MAY 13, 2022

In 2008 when blockchain and its celebrity use case of BitCoin came into view, with breathless excitement discussions of complete decentralization of purchases and bank-less futures coursed freely through public discourse. Mortgage Industry and Blockchain: Early but Important Days.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 31, 2022

After two record-setting years of mortgage origination volume, the mortgage industry is contracting, sharply. Based on our read of 2021 Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) data, we estimate that total originations volume last year was $4.4 Source: Mortgage Bankers Association.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Mortgage interest rates have risen quickly in the past few months further eroding affordability. The National Association of Realtors Research Group has produced the index since 2008, at a time of turmoil in the real estate market. In 2008, 49% of Realtors had a client with a distressed sale, today it is only 1%.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Delray Beach, Florida-based mortgage lender ResMac, Inc. It’s all part of a strategy to not only survive the most challenging mortgage market in decades, but to come out of it stronger. It’s all part of a strategy to not only survive the most challenging mortgage market in decades, but to come out of it stronger.

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Appraisal Buzz

MARCH 14, 2022

Appraisals for mortgage finance transactions are subject to many levels of scrutiny and review. Post submission of an appraisal report ordered by an AMC for lending purposes, a quality control check of the report will be completed. What would happen on purchase transactions if the Purchase Contract were not provided to the appraiser?

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Mortgage rates had climbed close to the 7% range and he was determined to remain competitive on pricing with rival loan officers in North Carolina. Evolution of the LO Comp rule In the wake of the housing crash in 2008, the CFPB created new rules that reshaped how loan officers were compensated.

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Appraisal Buzz

MAY 17, 2021

During the 2007-10 mortgage default meltdown, appraisals were a target of complaints and allegations by lenders, the GSEs, some state appraisal boards, and a few unscrupulous entrepreneurs. In the run-up to the 2008 market crash, appraisers were overworked and took on more than they reasonably could handle. We analyze and report.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 7, 2020

The reasons for that are solid demographics and low mortgage rates , which will not change much in 2021. My housing economic mindset really starts from 1996 as mortgage rates are much lower now than in previous decades. Of course, today is a much different story; our demographics are much better, and mortgage rates are lower.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 28, 2021

He started contracting with home mortgage lenders to appraise the value of the property tied to a loan. “It But DeZarn was an independent contractor business of one, and he lost his clients in 2008 when the housing market imploded. The church never quite paid the bills, and DeZarn needed a flexible second job. It fit well.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 7, 2022

between signing a contract to buy a home and purchase closing is 50 days, according to a September 2021 report from ICE Mortgage Technology. million in NFTs were swiped by thieves who tricked OpenSea users into signing contracts allowing NFTs to be transferred without payment. The average time in the U.S. of Bitcoin currency.

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Appraisal Today

MARCH 15, 2024

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on USPAP and Personal Inspection, GSE Appraisal Modernization, Transaction costs and values including real estate commissions, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. = Mortgage rates were 18%+. By Dallas T. This kept appraisers busy.

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Appraisal Today

MAY 12, 2023

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on humor, non-lender appraisals, mortgage forecast, staying positive when you’re slow, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. If not working use this link [link] An oldie from 2008 but a goodie ;> A blast from the past, pre-HVCC!!

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Appraisal Today

MAY 26, 2023

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on appraisal “modernization”, bias hearing, bad appraiser, USPAP, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. == Appraiser pleads guilty in $1.3B Some appraisers feel that lenders should not provide them with the purchase and sale contract.

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Appraisal Today

MAY 10, 2024

New FHA ROV Policy By Dave Towne, May 3, 2024 Excerpts: Up until recently, there has never been a standardized policy for mortgage loan related Reconsideration of Value (ROV) requests after an appraisal has been submitted. Now there is, per the attached PDF HUD/FHA mortgage letter. The mortgage loan officer handling the loan?

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Appraisal Today

MAY 19, 2023

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on hybrid appraisals, business tips, UAD info from Freddie, Fannie modernization, non-lender appraisals, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. = Appraisal Business Tips from Ann O’Rourke Why is the residential lender business so slow now, as compared with 2008?

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Appraisal Today

AUGUST 5, 2022

My comments : The big push to cut down on appraisal turn times because of the appraisal shortage is Very Old News since mortgage volume has plummeted. NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on non-lender appraisals, real estate market, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. Find out why not.

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Appraisal Today

AUGUST 4, 2023

In a truly Orwellian move, mortgage giant Freddie Mac recently announced its intent to censor an arbitrary collection of words such as “desirable,” “safe,” “well-kept,” “student” and “crime” when they appear, in any context, in the hundreds of thousands of appraisal reports it relies on in mortgage underwriting. They really help.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

MARCH 18, 2021

Therefore, my opinion of value was in the mid-sixties, which was far below the contract price. What if my appraisal report, mysteriously came in at the same price as the contract price? . The buyer would immediately be upside down on their mortgage. I saw this exact same scenario play out in the years leading up to 2008.

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Appraisal Today

JULY 29, 2022

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on USPAP Update Mistakes on Bias, Real Estate Market analysis, the FED raises interest rates, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. This is actually about fewer buyers getting into contract. After 1979, mortgage rates went up to 18%.

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Appraisal Today

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on AMC layoffs, adjustments, your business voicemail, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. == 11 of the Most Remote Homes in the World From the “Loneliest House in the World” to the smallest inhabited island, these homes are as beautiful as they are secluded.

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Listing Spark

JUNE 21, 2022

The real estate industry has been experiencing some shifting trends lately, and when compared to the last crash, there are plenty of factors that make this time different from 2008. Back then, terrible lending regulations, a surplus of inventory, and little to no equity for homeowners was a recipe for disaster. this April, up from 1.1

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Appraisal Today

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post – Bias, Cost cutting, slow business, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. However, Skapinetz theorizes that the business model of appraisers changed substantially after the 2008 real estate crash in a post Dodd-Frank and HVCC world.

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Will Springer Realtor

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The market is spooking many potential buyers and sellers thanks to stubbornly high mortgage interest rates. The number of homes going under contract – known in the industry as Pending sales – fell to 2340, an August figure not seen in King since 2010 when there were only 1580 in the heart of the housing crisis. There are 7.4%

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Appraisal Today

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on VA changes, Driving vs. office time, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. In a May 13 letter to the House Veterans Affairs Committee, AI noted, “We believe the VA appraisal process is sound and deserves broad support by the mortgage and housing sectors.

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Appraisal Today

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on AMCs, appraisal business, real estate market, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. =. Mortgage applications decreased 1.2 Mortgage applications decreased 1.2 The refinance share of mortgage activity decreased to 30.2 percent from 13.3

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Listing Spark

OCTOBER 13, 2022

How the housing market affects the rest of the economy How to approach the current housing market as a seller Final advice for buyers in the current housing market Are buyers pulling out of contracts at the last minute? In 2008, Austin and a lot of parts of Texas came out relatively unscathed.”. [00:08:58]

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Will Springer Realtor

MAY 9, 2022

That’s where buyers are paying about 42% more in their monthly mortgage payments for the same house today than they did a year ago. home prices, up 14% year over year (YoY) by one measure, and escalating mortgage rates, which have risen about 2.1 the highest percentage since Q3 of 2008. The potent combo of rising U.S.

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Appraisal Today

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

FNMA indicates that their 2022 lending volume is down 47% from 2021 and is expected to drop by another 50% in 2023. NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on State board complaints, non-lender appraisals, mortgage forecast, real estate market changes, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. ==.

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Will Springer Realtor

MARCH 14, 2023

However, many potential buyers appeared to be in a wait-and-see mode amid a backdrop of rising mortgage rates that usually spell affordability challenges. This time last year, buyers were aggressively scooping up available homes before the predicted increase in mortgage interest rates. With rates surging today – to near 7.0%

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Patch of Land

OCTOBER 16, 2018

This means that demand will remain high and even a downturn in housing would not result in an all-out crash like the one in 2008, but simply “less upward pressure on prices.”. That is not the case we are seeing; in fact, nationwide we have been experiencing an extensive contraction in the housing supply.

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