Housing Wire

AUGUST 26, 2021

Stewart has been on an acquisition tear in the past 18 months, closing deals to acquire over a dozen companies — including Cloudvirga , NotaryCam , Pro Tek Valuation Intelligence , United States Appraisals , and A.S.K. In late 2020, Stewart acquired a significant number of Western U.S. per diluted share, for the second quarter 2020.

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Housing Wire

JULY 6, 2021

Mortgage software platform Blend Labs set terms for its initial public offering Tuesday including its goal to raise up to $360 million for a targeted valuation of nearly $4 billion. But Mayopoulos has also stated that virtually “every aspect of mortgage lending can be improved through digitization.”. million and $96.0 million and $74.6

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Housing Wire

APRIL 16, 2021

billion valuation. The company, led by CEO Nima Ghamsari and President Tim Mayopoulos, said it had a record year in 2020 – more than 300 consumer banks use its technology to process more than $4 billion of mortgages and other consumer loans per day. trillion in mortgages and other loans in 2020, Blend said.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 26, 2021

Judd Hoffman has been hired as chief executive officer for Proper Title LLC , an Illinois-based title insurance agency that’s backed by top independent real estate brokerage @properties. How hybrid title and valuations help increase lending efficiency. And they’re in expansion mode. Streamline by combining services.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 31, 2021

In March 2020, the CFPB announced it would no longer require certain lenders to report quarterly information under HMDA, however, now the agency is instructing all financial institutions to do so beginning with their 2021 first-quarter data due by May 31. .” How servicers can stay ahead of Biden’s potential regulatory changes.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 20, 2021

” Fercho, the head of home lending at Wells Fargo, asked Calabria about the 7% hard cap and what stakeholders can do now before any new amendments are put into place. That would be like if Wells said, ‘Well, we’ve got deposit insurance so who cares.'” Those forbearances peaked at 2.1

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Housing Wire

JUNE 6, 2022

By some estimates, origination volume will fall in 2022 to about $2 trillion, about half the volume from the record-breaking years of 2021 and 2020. Wells Fargo , one of the nation’s largest banks, had at least 114 layoffs in its home lending business following a drop in revenue in that division in the first quarter of 2022.

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McKissock

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Years ago, it was hard work just to gather a few pieces of information to solve the valuation puzzle. The Appraisal Foundation Q4 2020 Update. Fannie Mae Q3 2020 Appraisal Update. Life Insurance for All Stages. The post What’s New in Appraisal Membership: October 2020 appeared first on McKissock Learning.

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Simonson Real Estate

JANUARY 23, 2020

I attended the 2020 Minneapolis/St. Paul Commercial Real Estate Valuation and Appraisal Forecast Summit held at the Golden Valley Country Club on Friday, January 17, 2020. Topics centered on valuation trends for the retail, industrial, office and multi-family property sectors.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 9, 2021

Most agree that in 2021, we will not match the astronomical origination volume seen in 2020. How hybrid title and valuations help increase lending efficiency. And the issue is only compounded by the fact that every state (and seemingly, every city) has its own rules and requirements to issue title insurance and hold a closing.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 12, 2020

This article was written for FinLedger, HW Media’s new fintech-focused news brand designed specifically for financial services professionals in banking, insurance and real estate. Blend announced Wednesday it has raised a $75 million Series F round at a valuation of nearly $1.7 Stay tuned for updates.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 8, 2022

With interest rates hitting all-time lows, lenders doubled their origination volume to more than $4 trillion in both 2020 and 2021, hired more staff and ramped up investment in technology to close loans faster. I suspect the ever-rising valuation of fintech companies is over for a while.”. million in the first quarter of 2022.

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Simonson Real Estate

APRIL 26, 2021

Over the past few years, Simonson Appraisals has provided valuations for many dollar store properties across Minnesota and North Dakota — primarily Dollar General. At the top line, fiscal 2020 net sales jumped 21.6% Similarly, the below chart of build dates compared to rental rates lends secondary support for our conclusions.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 27, 2022

Less business for lenders and real estate brokerages, in return, is hurting title companies, tech vendors, appraisers and mortgage insurance firms. In early June, luxury-focused Side , which has raised more than $200 million at a valuation of $2.5 I don’t think it’s a win for anyone on the lending side.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2021

In July 2020, he lost his job as an editor at a consulting firm for spa professionals. In September 2020, he landed a job as a service advisor assistant for an auto repair shop. in April 2020, according to the U.S. States, overwhelmed with claims and understaffed, also had problems paying unemployment insurance.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 25, 2023

Wells Fargo officials have not commented on the rumors, so speculation is likely to persist over whether the lending giant is about to launch a potentially market-disrupting MSR offering. billion in 2020 but declined to $67.8 That doesn’t rule out that the banking behemoth might still have a such a deal in the works, however.

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