Housing Wire

JUNE 6, 2023

Mid Valley, which started doing business with UWM in June 2015, sent at least 62 mortgages to Rocket and Fairway, the lawsuit claims. Mat Ishbia , UWM president and CEO, said in a statement, “It’s very unfortunate to see a company like Mid Valley breach their contract, but we’re going to continue to do what’s right for the broker community.”

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Appraisals in Black and Latino neighborhoods are more likely to fall short of the contracted sale price, a Freddie Mac study of 12 million appraisals found. The research examined appraisals for home purchases the government sponsored enterprise received from 2015 through the end of 2020. That hypothesis, too, led to a dead end.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Meanwhile, the seasonally adjusted purchase index declined 2% from a week earlier, hitting its slowest pace since 2015, and down 42% from this time last year. The refinance index was essentially unchanged, increasing marginally by 0.1% from the week prior, but was 86% lower than the same week one year ago.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

The seasonally adjusted purchase index increased 1% from the prior week, the first rise after six weeks of declines, but remained close to 2015 lows, said the MBA. The survey, conducted weekly since 1990, covers 75% of all U.S. retail residential mortgage applications. The index dropped 41.4% compared to a year ago.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

The Pontiac-based wholesale lender filed two lawsuits on Wednesday in Michigan federal court accusing broker partners of breach of contract for originating mortgages to its competitors. A warranty in the addendum said that if brokers submitted loans to Rocket or Fairway, it would constitute a breach of contract.

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today released an analysis showing that appraisal values are more likely to fall below the contracted sale price of a home in census tracts with a higher share of Black and Latino households, resulting in an appraisal gap. MCLEAN, Va. for those in White tracts, leading to a gap of 5.2%.

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Housing Wire

MAY 18, 2024

The moves haven’t been significant and our weekly pending contracts data picked up this week. I usually wouldn’t care too much about this as its a data line that can be volatile week to week but now it’s been three weeks. But, we need to see more growth in new listings data just to grow from 2023 levels.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 10, 2023

Our previous best year for HELOCs was 2015, and that was about $320 million,” he added. ATTOM , a real estate data provider, reports, however, that the “severe contraction across the lending industry in the fourth quarter of 2022 even hit HELOCs” in terms of origination volume. Toohig said Raymond James finished the year with some $1.1

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Housing Wire

APRIL 13, 2024

We saw an excellent rebound in our pending contracts data last week and the inventory growth data from week to week. I am a big fan of the inventory growing year over year based on new listing data, and this is a big plus for the housing market. Here is the price-cut percentage for last week over the last several years: 2024: 32.1%

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

The most recent example of a decline in districts to ll resulted from the 2015-2016 merger of the Seattle and Des Moines institutions into a Des Moines District Bank. The 2015 amendment also specified that a FHLBank would have the same priority and rights as if the advance had been made to a federally insured credit union.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Business Dynamic Statistics data reveal that 2021 was a year of major growth for homebuilders but steep contraction for landlords (called “lessors” in the BDS). Firms, similarly, broke records from 2015-2021 and reached more than 75,000 in 2021. It was also a year in which many agents and brokers started new firms.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

17-24), Inventory fell from 437,282 to 430,395 The recent inventory bottom was in 2022 at 240,194 The inventory peak for 2023 was 569,898 For context, active listings for this week in 2015 were 958,304 New listings data New listings data is growing year over year and increasing week to week, but I wish we were seeing more significant growth.

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GoForrmz

AUGUST 14, 2023

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Housing Wire

APRIL 7, 2023

compared to the week prior and the average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with loan balances of $726,200 or less, decreased from 6.48% to 6.45%. When this back and forth was unfolding, mortgage demand rose 2.9%

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

MAY 18, 2023

In April, we saw the lowest number of monthly single-family home sales in Cuyahoga County since 2015. (I And I found sales that supported the contract price that had sold within the past month. However, being afraid to find another home to buy is a real concern! Let’s take a look at what’s going on in Cuyahoga County.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 25, 2022

” With falling production, mortgage companies are slashing expenses, primarily through layoffs and vendor contracts. . “However, many local markets will see home-price declines, even if national price measures remain largely unchanged.” But at the end of the day, I hope for a short and shallow recession.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 23, 2022

We had missed sales estimates in 2013, 2014 and 2015. The housing construction cycle is over, but the builders will finish their homes under contract and hope rates will fall soon to lock up buyers. After the peak in 2005, new home sales fell by 82% from peak to bottom and then had the weakest housing recovery in the next expansion.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 26, 2023

With this new variable, I am looking at the economic data differently to see whether we get the credit contraction the Fed wants to see to stop inflation, or if they have the tools to keep the banking crisis at bay so the economy can expand, making their fight against inflation harder.

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Housing Wire

MAY 27, 2022

Likewise, a 2021 Freddie Mac study of more than 12 million appraisals dating back to 2015 found that appraisers’ opinions of value were more likely to fall below the contract price in Black and Latino census tracts. Some researchers point to appraisal methodology as a culprit.

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Appraisal Today

APRIL 26, 2024

What should appraisers look for in a sales contract? the guidelines established by the GSEs emerged as the de facto standard, wielding significant influence over residential appraisal practices from 1980 to 2015, a sway that persists to this day. The average contract interest rate for 15-year fixed-rate mortgages increased to 6.75

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Appraisal Today

MAY 24, 2024

Finally, the vendor’s use of the photos is limited by contract, with stiff penalties for violation. acre lot, built in 2015 A man with a one-of-a-kind idea created a beautiful residence near the border between the states of Washington and Oregon. The average contract interest rate for 15-year fixed-rate mortgages decreased to 6.42

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Appraisal Today

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The process took several years of securing building permits, and the house was completed in 2015. That’s partly because sale-price data is a lagging indicator, reflecting deals that went under contract a month or two ago. Weekly housing-market data goes back through 2015. The four-bedroom, 4.5-bath percent from 7.37

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2021

The lender originated $10 billion in mortgages in 2013, $5 billion in 2014, $3 billion in 2015 and just $2 billion in 2016 before shutting down altogether in 2017. Godin made plans to relaunch the business in late 2019 as a tech-forward lender that originated loans across both wholesale and retail channels.

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Appraisal Buzz

JUNE 7, 2021

In 2015, I designed the Market Machine, a technological tool used by appraisers and other valuation professionals. Additionally, client contracts often require that appraisal management companies ensure staff receive proper training on various topics.

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Houston Properties

JULY 22, 2022

My last three listings have received a combined 14 offers and gone under contract, on average, within 4 days. We’re also seeing the re-emergence of backup contracts, bidding wars, and homes closing materially over the asking price. – 2015: #9 Individual Agent, Keller Williams, United States. Houston has 3.7

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Housing Wire

JULY 12, 2022

The company, which employs about 17 people, was founded in 2015, and is one of those approved to provide the Freddie Mac data report for its new remote inspection program. The seller accepts it; they go into contract. At $50 to $100 per inspection, according to ProxyPics, it’s certainly less expensive than sending an appraiser.

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Appraisal Today

MAY 10, 2024

From 2015 to 2018, there were 5 significant fires. In September 2015, a fire destroyed nearly 2,000 buildings and killed at least four people. The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($766,550 or less) decreased to 7.18 He could not get back to his home. percent from 7.29

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2021

In 2015, the family paid $250,000 for a 2,900-square-foot house in Ormond Beach, Florida. These contracts lack protections that accompany mortgages, such as forbearance plans and foreclosure procedures. “We But will end in December. And we found that 30 states had included at least one of those groups,” she said.

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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 AMCs business model is to snare contracts from mortgage lenders, and serve as their appraiser middleman. The church never quite paid the bills, and DeZarn needed a flexible second job. It fit well.

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Lamacchia Realty

JANUARY 25, 2024

This report analyzes sales, average prices, the number of active listings, and listings under contract for 2023 compared to 2022. The number of homes placed under contract (pending, just singles and condos) decreased by 18.9% The number of homes placed under contract (pending, just singles and condos) decreased by 18.9%

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Dart Appraisal

APRIL 22, 2021

Conversely, suppose the market rent is found to be greater or less than the contract rent. Chicago: Appraisal Institute, 2015). Market value label should be leased fee estate for technical accuracy and consistency with appraisal industry standards and practice.

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Appraisal Today

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Bradley, SRA, CDEI In September of 2015, FHA revised Handbook 4000.1 The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($766,550 or less) increased to 6.80 The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with jumbo loan balances (greater than $766,550) decreased to 6.88

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Appraisal Today

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Still on the market for the same amount in 2015, the eye-popping property ranked as one of the most viewed homes on Realtor.com®. The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($726,200 or less) decreased to 7.21 The average contract interest rate for 5/1 ARMs decreased to 6.33

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Will Springer Realtor

APRIL 14, 2023

After nearly a year, the housing sector’s contraction is coming to an end,” notes Lawrence Yun, National Association of Realtors® chief economist, speaking about the U.S. Existing-home sales, pending contracts and new-home construction pending contracts have turned the corner and climbed for the past three months.” 

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Birmingham Appraisal

JULY 27, 2022

If they didn’t lose out on a contract for the home of their dreams they had to bid the price up way over the list price to even get the attention of sellers who have had an edge in the market since interest rates dropped after the COVID pandemic. Alabaster, AL 1st quarter home sales: 2014 vs. 2015.

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Appraisal Today

JANUARY 12, 2024

Since Fannie started focusing on UAD analysis around 2015, losing business because of negative market conditions has almost stopped. The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($726,200 or less) increased to 6.81 The average contract interest rate for 5/1 ARMs increased to 6.17

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Miller Samuel

JULY 19, 2021

They don't represent diversity, especially the actions of all the women who signed the sham petition process to push for Sandy because it will result in less diversity - remember that the CEO scuttled the diversity committee run by Bob Stevens in 2015 because it was a threat to his hold on power.

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