Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

When CoreLogic acquired Roostify, the digital mortgage technology company I co-founded and led for more than a decade, in February, our mission was to accelerate and simplify the home lending experience. Realtors are able to modify select provisions in the contract form as they negotiate on behalf of their clients.

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Housing Wire

JULY 26, 2022

California-based wholesale/correspondent lender New Wave Lending Group filed a lawsuit against Sprout Mortgage , accusing the company of defaulting on a pool of $32 million in loans it agreed to purchase. Learn how updating your mortgage technology stack can help you get ahead in today’s unpredictable lending environment.

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Housing Wire

JULY 26, 2022

California-based wholesale/correspondent lender New Wave Lending Group filed a lawsuit against Sprout Mortgage , accusing the company of defaulting on a pool of $32 million in loans it agreed to purchase. Learn how updating your mortgage technology stack can help you get ahead in today’s unpredictable lending environment.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

In fact, if you were to describe the home buying experience solely upon the things we see in advertisements, the process would end with the sales contract and all parties would merrily proceed directly to the handing over of the keys. It doesn’t lend itself to a 24-hour cycle. There’s an entire industry built upon the “What’s next?”

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Housing Wire

JUNE 29, 2023

It also accuses Movement of inducing these employees to breach contracts by soliciting others to leave loanDepot. That’s not the Orange County, California-based lender’s only poaching legal battle. A Movement representative did not return a request for comments.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

“As long as sellers can make buyer-broker commission offers, they will continue to offer ‘customary’ commissions out of fear that buyer brokers will direct buyers away from listings with lower commissions — a well-documented phenomenon known as steering,” the filing reads. “A Originally filed in 2020 in U.S.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Not the corporate advertisement or online group that says you’re getting this lead from us and here’s documentation that it occurred and now you’re going to get less comp. It’s the ultimate in legalized fraud. Because it’s not true.” So the individual CEO is making all the money.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 15, 2022

A recent judge’s ruling in pending litigation involving student-loan securitization trusts could have far-reaching legal and financial implications for the private-label securities market. But if their case raises important and dispositive legal issues, they may seek permission to appeal early.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 11, 2021

If the appraised value ends up matching or is higher than the contract price, the transaction can continue as planned. Should the appraisal come in lower than the contract price, the closing process may be impacted. They will also take into account any upgrades or amenities, as well as how maintained the home is.

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Housing Wire

JULY 8, 2022

With the change of Federal administrations in 2021, it didn’t take long for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to signal that it would prefer to see more LEP services made available, particularly in the mortgage servicing and lending sectors. The translation must include every term and condition of the contract or agreement.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 7, 2022

The NFT representing ownership of an LLC representing ownership of a house is 100% legally meaningless. between signing a contract to buy a home and purchase closing is 50 days, according to a September 2021 report from ICE Mortgage Technology. For now, there has to be some type of separate agreement for the commission.

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Eppraisal

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Your bid may need to be higher, your contract contingencies may be undesirable or other buyers may have more attractive financing requirements. You can say no to the counteroffer, accept it or propose new changes to the contract. Arriving at a verbal agreement differs from being in a contract.

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Raleigh Realty

AUGUST 17, 2021

Understanding Due Diligence and Earnest Money in North Carolina Real Estate When you go under contract on a home in North Carolina you are going to encounter terms like Due Diligence and Earnest Money. It's important to note that real estate contracts and laws change depending on what state you are in. Due Diligence: What Is it?

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Raleigh Realty

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

They can keep buyers up at night after going under contract on a home. The seller accepts your offer and you are officially under contract and the home will be marked contingent. Mortgage lenders do not want to lend more money for a home than the home is worth. 9 Things to Know BEFORE Your Home Appraisal Home appraisals.

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McKissock

JANUARY 6, 2023

There are appraisal jobs available in the lending sector, such as staff appraisers, review appraisers, fee panel managers, and with experience and time on the job, chief appraiser and valuation compliance officer jobs can be found. These may be full-time jobs or contracted services. Non-lending appraisal courses.

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Eppraisal

JANUARY 23, 2024

    Exploitive Lending and Mortgage Relief There have been 35 mortgage relief scams filed by the Federal Trade Commission in recent years, in which scammers promise to negotiate your rate with mortgage lenders, audit loan paperwork or provide legal services for a fee. Some pretend to be with the government.  Other

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Appraisal Today

JANUARY 5, 2024

I suppose it is because most appraisals are done (now) for residential lending purposes. Spend hours writing volumes of supporting documentation to justify the market value of a property you already decided on when you pulled into the driveway. You’ll learn key ways to work on eliminating bias and reduce your legal risk.

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D Fritz Appraisals

MARCH 16, 2021

The benchmark for your home’s worth, an appraisal is a legal document that determines the fair market value of a property. HOA documents – if you live in an HOA neighbourhood, the appraiser will need to see the costs, regular maintenance schedule, history of fee increases, etc. Fritz for your real estate appraisal.

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Clear Capital

JUNE 21, 2022

When Freddie Mac published the study, “ Discovery of Racial and Ethnic Valuation Gaps In Home Purchase Appraisals ” in late 2021, its conclusion, “that Black and Latino applicants receive lower appraisal values than the contract price more often than White applicants,” sent shockwaves through the mortgage industry. Valuation Equity.

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Appraisal Today

MAY 10, 2024

ROV (Reconsideration of Value) Changes – FHA and GSEs GSE Effective date is August 29, 2024 HUD Effective date is September 2, 2024 Editor’s note: This long section includes, In order: McKissock/Dave Bradley post with a good summary including links to HUD and GSE documents. George Dell – his usual very interesting comments.

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Simonson Real Estate

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Having worked with many different lending institutions completing new construction and planned renovation assignments, think of this article as a “best practices” reference to be shared with new lenders, credit analyst team members and borrowers navigating the commercial appraisal process for the first time. Income Information.

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Appraisal Today

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

They really appreciate it, and it ensures you can complete assignments on time as you had planned (no one likes waiting for a legal description only to have it show up on your day of 4 inspections!). Mortgage Lending You decide. To read more, including the full legal document and appraiser comments, click here.

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D Fritz Appraisals

AUGUST 12, 2019

Real estate appraisal documents are legal, confidential documents that are only released to the original requestor of the appraisal report as well as other parties with the original requestor’s permission. They both happen prior to the sale of a home and are often both added as subjects on a contract.

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Simonson Real Estate

JULY 10, 2020

The appraiser’s role is to provide arm’s length, third-party, neutral, and impartial opinions about the value of real property and provide assistance to those who own, manage, sell, invest in, or lend money on real estate. Helpful information includes tax parcel numbers, legal descriptions, number of buildings, building size, etc.

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Appraisal Today

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Never use a lending form (such as a 1004) for estate work. The date of value can be a legal issue and the appraiser should not be the one accepting responsibility for whether the date of value is correct for whatever the use is (such as an estate tax return). My comments: MORTGAGE LENDING IS VERY SLOW NOW. percent from 6.80

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Real Estate Law: Covers Real Estate Law and Legal areas Impacting real estate professionals Examine the law of agency as applied to real estate brokers and sales personnel, law of fixtures, estates, mortgages and liens, OH license laws of Ohio, zoning & more. Athens Campus location.

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Zillow

JULY 15, 2019

Appraisal : An informed, impartial and well-documented opinion of the value of a home, prepared by a licensed and certified appraiser and based on data about comparable homes in the area, as well as the appraiser's own walkthrough. Closing disclosure (CD) : A five-page document sent to the buyer three days before closing.

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Aedis Appraisals

JANUARY 12, 2018

With a long-standing history of providing intricate assessments for various legal organisations, insurance companies, and private market financiers, the top-rated real estate appraisers in Vancouver are able to complete all of the following tasks: Direct comparisons to adjacent properties and neighbouring buildings. Long-term investments.

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Appraisal Today

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Lenders want a compliant document that allows the loan package to be sold as quickly as possible, while investors want an appraisal that allows for securitization or resale to another downstream buyer. The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($647,200 or less) increased to 6.42

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Will Springer Realtor

APRIL 6, 2021

Condo bylaws, covenants and other legal documents usually lay out in specific terms who is responsible for what.). My thanks to the mortgage loan team at Salmon Bay Community Lending in Seattle for providing insights and guidance in support of this blog post. Getting a mortgage is complicated for several reasons.

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Portland Appraisal Blog

APRIL 14, 2019

There has been a meeting of the minds, the contract has been signed and everyone is anticipating a smooth closing. The purpose of this blog post is to lend some insight into what an agent should do and not do during the third stage. Usually this is done via a document known as a “reconsideration of value” (ROV for short).

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PennyMac

APRIL 2, 2020

Is Homeowners Insurance Legally Required? Once you’ve mutually agreed upon a price, you and the seller will be under contract, also known as being in escrow. This ensures that you are not paying too much, and that your lender is not lending you more than a home is actually worth. What about on weekends or at rush hour?

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