Housing Wire
APRIL 26, 2022
A rising player in the world of crypto-mortgages and blockchain-enabled financing, LoanSnap, plans expand its reach in the market by opening its lending platform to licensed mortgage brokers across the country in the near future. Karl Jacob, CEO and co-founder of LoanSnap , said the cyrpto-mortgage system his company has developed can originate more than just loans that LoanSnap mints.
Sacramento Appraisal Blog
APRIL 25, 2022
Do you feel that? It’s change. The housing market is still elevated, but there’s no mistaking a different temperature – especially over the past week. STUFF ON MY MIND: This is designed to scroll quickly or digest slowly. The goal is to highlight stats and things I’m watching. An elevated market with a shift in […].
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The Appraiser Coach
APRIL 26, 2022
Let’s talk about ponies. No, not the hairy little animals that run around your yard and play with your kids. This pony is an acronym, spelled POINII. You’ve heard me. Read More.
Appraisal Buzz
APRIL 29, 2022
Engaging in online forums and social media groups for real estate appraisers can be a great way to keep up-to-date on industry news , ask questions, connect with other appraisers, and even get referrals. But with so many options out there, it may be difficult to determine which groups are worth joining. To help you narrow it down, we asked our appraisal community, “What’s the best Facebook Group for real estate appraisers?
Housing Wire
APRIL 27, 2022
Michigan-based Flagstar Bancorp , Inc. , parent company of Flagstar Bank , has reduced its mortgage staff by 20% since the calendar turned to 2022, laying off 420 employees amid a significant drop in origination volumes and margins. Overall, the bank’s net income in the first quarter of 2022 dropped 60.4% from the prior quarter, to $53 million.
George Dell
APRIL 27, 2022
The current residential form (the URAR) neighborhood section is well designed – for data the way it was 40 years ago, filled in on a typewriter, with no software ability to summarize, graph, or map data. Do We Need a Neighborhood Section? Part I is here. As complete market data was rarely available, (and difficult […]. The post Do We Need a Neighborhood Section?
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Appraisal Buzz
APRIL 27, 2022
Valuation Expo will be hosted at the Mirage Hotel , September 7-9! Check out our new sessions with leaders in the industry and gain valuable knowledge while having all the fun Vegas has to offer! Get up to 21 Hours of Continuing Education and an optional 7 hours of USPAP! There are plenty of new sessions to keep you updated in the industry, such as our Great Debate panel that was so popular last year with a brand new topic.
Housing Wire
APRIL 25, 2022
Ohio-based CrossCountry Mortgage has entered into an agreement to acquire California-based retail lender LendUs , multiple sources familiar with the deal told HousingWire. . Founded in 2003 by mortgage broker Ron Leonhardt, CrossCountry originated $52 billion in mortgages in 2021, up 22% year-over-year, checking in as the 17th biggest lender in the country, according to Inside Mortgage Finance.
DW Slater Company
APRIL 27, 2022
Azalea District, Tyler, TX. “Winter’s done, and April’s in the skies, Earth, look up with laughter in your eyes!” Charles G. D. Roberts. It has been an unusual April in North Texas this year and one of the windiest on record! The picture above was taken in the Azalea District in Tyler, TX a day before high winds came through and uprooted many trees in the area.
Eyes on Housing
APRIL 25, 2022
The financial performance of any company is directly linked to the industry environment in which it operates. Factors such as the number and size of its competitors, barriers to enter or exit, capital requirements, economies of scale, or the bargaining power of customers and suppliers all play a role in the potential profitability of a company. Given this reality, one.
Appraisal Buzz
APRIL 26, 2022
McKissock’s Unlimited Learning Members enjoy 24/7 access to a wide variety of online appraisal classes, webinars, videos, podcasts, checklists, job aids, and other resources. Plus, we’re adding to our library each month so that you get the most current and relevant information to grow your real estate appraisal career. Do you already have an Unlimited Learning Membership?
Housing Wire
APRIL 27, 2022
Interest in residential mortgage loans fell 8.3% for the week ending April 22, including a sharp decline in purchase applications, which indicates a potential weakness in home sales in the coming months, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association ‘s (MBA) latest survey. Mortgage rates are now firmly above the 5% mark , at the highest level since 2009, depressing both purchase and refinance applications.
Raleigh Realty
APRIL 24, 2022
Sustainable Renovations for Every Room Whether you buy an older home or a new construction home, there are most likely modifications and renovations you can do to make your new house more eco-friendly. If you are looking to spend less money on your energy bill each month, are looking to downsize your home to live more efficiently, want to reduce your environmental impact, or you want to increase the value of your home before you get it appraised for a new sales listing, there have never been mor
Eyes on Housing
APRIL 27, 2022
The Census Bureau’s Housing Vacancy Survey (CPS/HVS) reported the U.S. homeownership rate at 65.4% in the first quarter of 2022, which is statistically unchanged from the last quarter reading. The national homeowner vacancy rate slipped to a record low of 0.8%, while the rental vacancy rate increased to 5.8%. The covid-induced data collection restrictions have ended in all areas as.
Appraisal Buzz
APRIL 25, 2022
Black Knight Inc. has launched CA Risk Profiler Plus, a tool designed to help mortgage lenders, appraisers and appraisal management companies (AMC) identify potential minority bias in the home valuation process. By flagging potentially problematic valuations, CA Risk Profiler Plus enables a more rigorous collateral review process that can help reduce risk exposure for lenders and appraisers and support more equitable underwriting decisions. “Today’s appraisers must balance market dem
Housing Wire
APRIL 27, 2022
Better.com CEO Vishal Garg. Struggling to cope with the rising mortgage rate landscape, mortgage lender Better.com reported a loss of $303.8 million in 2021, a stark contrast to its profitable nonbank peers. According to an amended S-4 filed by its special purpose acquisition company Aurora Acquisition Corp. with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday, the earnings deterioration resulted from increasing interest rates, higher costs to support purchase loans, and investments to ex
Appraiserblogs
APRIL 28, 2022
“…the modern appraisal industry perpetuates racial inequality through its continued use of the “sales comparison approach”… the sales comparison approach persists as the dominant method of assessing home value… the sales comparison approach — the most used method for contemporary residential appraisals — perpetuates inequities through maintaining historical hierarchies and current racialized definitions of comparability…” Appraisers, here’s a YouTube video that you MUST view.
Eyes on Housing
APRIL 28, 2022
In the first quarter of 2022, real GDP declined for the first time since the pandemic recession, as inflation surged to a 40-year high and supply chain disruptions remain persistent. This quarter’s decrease reflected a deceleration in private inventory investment, decreases in exports and government spending and an increase in imports. According to the “advance” estimate released by the Bureau.
Appraisal Buzz
APRIL 25, 2022
Black Knight Inc. has released a “first look” the latest iteration of its Mortgage Monitor Report for March 2022, which looks at delinquency and foreclosure rates across the U.S. According to Black Knight’s data, March usually sees the strongest performance of any month; delinquencies typically fall by an average of 10% during the month, but March … The post Delinquency Rate Drops To Record Low appeared first on DSNews.
Housing Wire
APRIL 29, 2022
Planet Earth has has gone from a ball of molten rock to ice, and then, to the climate we have today. Just like Earth, mortgage rates and housing markets are cyclic and we’re heading into another Ice Age. Find me a sales meeting in the U.S. that didn’t talk about the cycle. There is a broker in charge talking about the spring buying season and an elder mortgage sales manager talking about some interest-only (IO) loan or ARM from 1990 that was 8%.
Appraiserblogs
APRIL 26, 2022
We will sink under the weight of all the so-far unproved accusations. Appraisers, Tobias J. Peter, Assistant Director, AEI Housing Center Research Fellow, American Enterprise Institute (AEI), has weighed in on all the negative press and faulty ‘studies’ (by both GSE’s and others) that have been promulgated about how appraisers, as a whole, have systemic racism built-in when doing property inspections and appraisal reports.
Eyes on Housing
APRIL 27, 2022
NAHB analysis of the most recent Census estimates concerning sources of financing for new home sales reveals that conventional loans accounted for 78.5% of new home sales in the first quarter of 2022, the highest share in more than a decade. Conventional loans financed over three-quarters of new home sales in the second quarter of 2008 before steadily falling and bottoming out at 57.3%.
Appraisal Buzz
APRIL 25, 2022
Guild Mortgage recently introduced GreenSmart Advantage, a new program in partnership with The Home Depot to help homebuyers save on utility costs and manage multiple payments by bundling the cost of new energy-efficient appliances into their home loan. . The program helps homebuyers reduce potential utility bills by purchasing new energy-efficient appliances, including refrigerators, clothes washers and dryers, dishwashers, and smart thermostats.
Housing Wire
APRIL 26, 2022
Rocket Companies CEO Jay Farner. Even the biggest mortgage players aren’t immune to the effects of higher rates and tight housing inventory. Rocket Companies , the parent of Rocket Mortgage and Amrock Title , said late Monday that it would be offering buyouts to 8% of its staff at its mortgage operations and title teams. The company has roughly 26,000 employees , spread across its headquarters in Detroit and in Cleveland.
Appraiserblogs
APRIL 25, 2022
Ultimately the appraiser is responsible and liable for data collected by third parties. There has been a lot of discussion and debate among appraisers around liability issues for data collected by third parties for hybrid and desktop appraisals. On April 22, 2022, the Maryland Commission of Real Estate Appraisers cautioned its appraisers that they are responsible for the data they rely upon.
Eyes on Housing
APRIL 29, 2022
The most recent data release from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) showed that personal income increased 0.5% in March after a 0.7% gain in February. Gains in personal income are largely driven by increases in compensation of employees. However, it was 11.6% lower than a year ago when US government implemented stimulus packages to cope with COVID-19 crisis.
Appraisal Buzz
APRIL 25, 2022
Mortgage industry veteran Scott Holtz recently joined Mortgage Capital Trading , Inc. (MCT), a fully-integrated provider of capital markets services and technology, as a member of the sales team in the South Region. Also, Peg Eaton has joined the comp[any as a regional account executive for the Northeast and Great Lakes Regions. In addition, Ben Itkin has been promoted to head of sales, while Boulton Brynteson and Chad Stone have been promoted to regional account.
Housing Wire
APRIL 29, 2022
Add Mr. Cooper Group to the list of mortgage originators and servicers reducing staff: pink slips arrived for 250 employees in the first quarter, as the company faced declines in the earnings from loan originations. And the company is forecasting a few tough origination quarters ahead. “While the mortgage industry experienced record high origination volumes in recent years and resources were scaled up to meet consumer demand, the industry now faces higher interest rates leading to lower originat
Midtown Appraisal Group
APRIL 29, 2022
There are a bunch of reasons why they’re happening. If you’ve been involved in the sale of a residential property in Ontario in the past 3 years – whether as a vendor, purchaser, real estate agent, mortgage broker or lawyer – you know that residential appraisals seem to take longer than they used to. Unfortunately, […].
Eyes on Housing
APRIL 25, 2022
Private fixed investment in dormitories stood at a seasonally adjusted annual rates (SAAR) of $3.08 billion in the last quarter of 2021, according to the data released by Bureau of Economic Analysis. Student housing investment was 2.9% higher over the third quarter of 2021. However, private fixed investment in dorms was 20% below the last quarter of 2020 and 32%.
Appraisal Buzz
APRIL 25, 2022
Residents of HUD-assisted properties in the D.C. region will be able to access new solar program without experiencing an increase in their housing costs. The post HUD Backs Biden Administration’s Solar Goals appeared first on DSNews. The post HUD Backs Biden Administration’s Solar Goals appeared first on Appraisal Buzz.
Housing Wire
APRIL 29, 2022
Redfin must revamp its business – including eliminating a minimum home price for service – in order to serve more non-white homebuyers. That was but one prong of a multifaceted agreement that Redfin and 10 different fair housing advocacy groups filed at a Seattle federal courthouse Friday. The deal probably ends a lawsuit that the National Fair Housing Alliance and like-minded groups filed 18 months ago accusing the brokerage and popular real estate listings website of offering services in predo
McKissock
APRIL 29, 2022
Engaging in online forums and social media groups for real estate appraisers can be a great way to keep up-to-date on industry news , ask questions, connect with other appraisers, and even get referrals. But with so many options out there, it may be difficult to determine which groups are worth joining. To help you narrow it down, we asked our appraisal community, “What’s the best Facebook Group for real estate appraisers?
GoForrmz
APRIL 29, 2022
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