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Gary Keller: Good agents will still thrive in a stormy market

Housing Wire

Keller kicked off the first day of the two-day gathering by offering his take on the housing market and economic conditions. Despite persistent inflation challenges, a volatile mortgage market and limited inventory, Keller said it was still a good time to buy a house. “It

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Bill Dallas to speak at engage.marketing on June 17

Housing Wire

Bill Dallas , president of Finance of America Mortgage , will speak at engage.marketing on the panel: Winning in a red-hot purchase market. Dallas is a mortgage industry veteran, building two mortgage companies from the ground up: First Franklin and Ownit Mortgage Solutions , starting in 1981.

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Like it or not, desktop appraisals are here to stay

Housing Wire

Desktop appraisals arrived in March of 2020, allowing the housing market to keep humming while many stayed indoors to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Allowing appraisals without a walk-through was one of several flexibilities the Federal Housing Finance Agency allowed in light of the pandemic.

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Help for troubled borrowers is on the way. But will it come soon enough?

Housing Wire

While the family’s income has been cut by almost half and inflation has increased their expenses, Wilen’s primary concern is his mortgage. In 2015, the family paid $250,000 for a 2,900-square-foot house in Ormond Beach, Florida. “They’ve had a manageable budget due to mortgage forbearance. .

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IS THE HOUSING MARKET HEADED FOR A CRASH?

Will Springer Realtor

Adjustable-rate mortgages were cheap and easy to acquire, home prices were artificially inflated and supply plentiful. Then the housing bubble burst. Fast forward to today and markets here and across our nation are going through serious inflationary pressures. million single-family homes shy of demand. range won’t last forever.

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FHA: Cosmetic vs. MPR Repairs

Appraisal Today

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 Varies widely around the country. == Mortgage applications decreased 4.6

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Appraisals – Check the Water Source!

Appraisal Today

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on real estate market, USPAP and contracts, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. ==. My Comments on Market Changes. It looks like the change is starting because of increasing mortgage interest rates. Real estate market? ==.