Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Take a look at some of the 2020 honorees: Maxwell co-founder John Paasonen has grown the company to serve more than 250 community lenders since 2015 and the Maxwell platform has now facilitated over $100 billion in loan volume, helping its customers enhance the borrower experience by closing loans 45% faster than the national average.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Vicki Brown: When I first started in the mortgage business, I was very young and was learning the business. In simple terms, do your best, own it, learn from your mistakes, and move forward. We’ve been servicing HELOCs, including open-ended, second liens, construction loans and loss mitigation solutions for years.

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Housing Wire

MAY 25, 2021

In this webinar, MCT COO Phil Rasori and expert guest panelists will review how mortgage lenders can overcome common challenges selling their loans on the secondary market. Join us to learn how they are using new strategies to bypass these frustrations, ultimately leading to a pickup in loan sale profitability.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Read on to learn more about Duncan’s views on the housing market, loan performance and affordability challenges homebuyers face. The servicing side of the business is doing very well because those loans are simply not going to prepay for a long time. The employment data comes out on a lag basis for brokers and loan officers.

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DW Slater Company

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

I continually get to learn new things and see new things. From large, elaborate luxury homes, to industrial buildings, to large tracks of acreage, to equine facilities, to new construction and old historic homes and buildings. I have been able to observe, analyze, and learn about each one. Isn’t appraising boring? Not for me!

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Housing Wire

JUNE 15, 2023

Here is what I learned: Teamwork. Doing so helps you move on and focus your energy constructively. Throughout my professional career, I have seen the skills we learn from athletics directly translate to the business world. Authenticity: Basketball taught me the need to be my authentic self. makes their organization stronger.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 23, 2021

HousingWire sat down with Radian CEO Rick Thornberry to learn more about the state of the housing market and how Radian is helping further homeownership. With low housing inventory and rapid home-price growth, homeownership can seem less and less attainable for several groups of potential homebuyers.

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Housing Wire

JULY 1, 2022

VanSingel, former senior vice president at learning & organizational development at FGMC, is suing FGMC and PIMCO for not paying her 60 days of severance following her termination in February 2022. She resigned in April 2022 after taking the hourly call center loan officer position.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

You’ve probably staffed up on loan officers equipped to handle this influx, and you may be shunning riskier, less immediately gratifying business. If one lesson should be learned from the turn-of-the-millennium refi boom, it’s that when rates rise and refis drop, it’s not easy to shift back to purchases on the fly.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 24, 2023

It uses deep learning techniques to generate human-like responses to text inputs in a conversational manner.” ChatGPT for lenders Several use cases exist for mortgage companies and loan officers to use ChatGPT and AI. As for the “limitations,” it’s not always correct, and much data has not been updated after 2021.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 3, 2022

As all participants in the mortgage industry know, securitization is a critical tool for making loans to homeowners at affordable rates. The process of bundling loans and separating risks makes available fixed-rate mortgages that are fully prepayable at borrowing costs well below other forms of debt. This legal construct is critical.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

In addition, leading-edge mortgage servicing software that integrates with systems such as the loan origination system (LOS) and a financial institution’s core system allows lenders to sell loans to the Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs) while retaining servicing. According to the J.D. Power 2021 U.S.

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McKissock

MAY 6, 2022

New construction is treated a little differently by lenders, FHA, and the GSEs. When appraising new construction homes, you must take into consideration certain features and attributes that don’t necessarily apply to re-sales. Learn more. Those requirements can make it hard to find other new construction comparables.

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Simonson Real Estate

AUGUST 24, 2020

It was here that I had the opportunity to moderate the Banking and Construction Lending Update discussion with Patricia Gnetz of U.S. I learned much about the evolving views and changes banks are formulating due to COVID and Minnesota’s outlook for the remainder of 2020. We had a great discussion!

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 2, 2024

What we’ve learned from mortgage lenders of every stripe supports our original vision, although its execution has demanded patience, persistence and agility as Web5 — an AI native technology ideal for what we thought possible — was perfected. Before that, I cut my teeth in bleeding-edge securities trading environments.

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Assurance Financial

APRIL 18, 2022

One of the first things you learn when you’re in the market for a new home is that no house is perfect. Depending on the extent and cost of your home improvement goals, you might need to take out a loan for renovations. A home renovation loan is most likely not going to be the same as your mortgage. Why Remodel Your Home?

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DataMaster

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

So rather than wishing Millennials would behave like their older and more experienced generations, the older generations should learn how to work with this large, influential group! The more we learn, the more comfortable and successful we will be working with the Millennial! Student Loan Debt. New Home Construction.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 6, 2023

Nearly every loan originator is fixated on going after the purchase mortgage market in 2023 following a brutal 2022 — a year in which even some of the top producers saw their origination volume drop to 20%. That is also the case for Chris Gallo, senior loan officer at NJ Lenders Corp. After dropping from $1.2 That’s it.

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McKissock

JULY 17, 2022

LendingTree analyzed the changes of homebuilding-related variables from 2019 to 2021 by region and discovered an increase of 47% in stalled construction projects, despite the growing demands for new homes. . Also, with unemployment under 4%, construction companies are having a hard time finding enough employees to meet their demand.

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McKissock

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

McKissock Learning is hosting a FREE one-hour, non-credit Pro-Series webinar titled “Current Topics with the VA,” featuring a discussion with James Heaslet, Chief Appraiser for the Department of Veterans Affairs and Jeffrey Hogan, Vice-President at Veros Real Estate Solutions. What’s going on with the VA? Sign up now.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

OCTOBER 29, 2021

They all have done their studies and have provided their analysis of what their data reflects the total economic life of a home to be based upon its quality of construction. Since we are on the topic of total remaining economic life, I think we should talk about how this may impact a bank’s decision on providing a loan.

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DW Slater Company

OCTOBER 24, 2020

Price is a major factor for any type of new home construction and barndominiums tend to provide the best value. Obtaining a construction loan for any type of new home often requires excellent credit and a suitable down payment. By choosing an affordable barndominium, you may improve your chances of getting approved for a loan.

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McKissock

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

McKissock Learning is hosting a FREE one-hour, non-credit Pro-Series webinar titled “Current Topics with the VA,” featuring a discussion with James Heaslet, Chief Appraiser for the Department of Veterans Affairs and Jeffrey Hogan, Vice-President at Veros Real Estate Solutions. What’s going on with the VA? View Pro-Series webinars.

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Appraisal Today

MARCH 15, 2024

When I worked for a northern California assessor’s office with rural areas I learned a lot about almond growing (the main crop) and other ag topics. It is not hard to learn the valuation factors. Later a conventional commercial building was constructed. = Appraisals are ordered after the loan application.

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DataMaster

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

So rather than wishing Millennials would behave like their older and more experienced generations, the older generations should learn how to work with this large, influential group! The more we learn, the more comfortable and successful we will be working with the Millennial! New home construction permits rose by 22.5

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DataMaster

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

So rather than wishing Millennials would behave like their older and more experienced generations, the older generations should learn how to work with this large, influential group! The more we learn, the more comfortable and successful we will be working with the Millennial! Student Loan Debt. New Home Construction.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 31, 2023

Scott Miller, a former mortgage loan originator at Sprout Mortgage , knew the clock was ticking when the non-qualified mortgage (non-QM) lender abruptly closed doors in July 2022. In turn, thousands of loan originators could soon be looking for a new lender to hang their license. They weren’t so small that they couldn’t handle us.”

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Raleigh Realty

MARCH 29, 2021

With everything from securing a loan to dealing with the home inspection, a home buyer has a lot to handle. When your home value goes up and you start paying off the loan's principal balance, that builds equity. Your status may be able to help you secure a better loan, grant, or other useful deduction.

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Appraisal Today

JANUARY 5, 2024

Bradley, SRA, CDEI, McKissock Learning On May 5, 2023, the Appraisal Standards Board (ASB) voted to adopt changes to the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP), which will become effective January 1, 2024. Be a part of the profession blamed for the collapse of the savings and loan industry.

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Appraisal Today

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

I watched and listened to them talk about it and learned a lot. Some of it is shipping container, and some of it is their own construction—the bar is a shipping container, the pool is a shipping container, and the ADU is a shipping container,” Rowland says, referring to an accessory dwelling unit, meaning the separate guesthouse.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2022

After record sales in 2021, demand for new construction waned throughout 2022 as the Federal Reserve raised interest rates cutting into home buyer’s purchase power and making financing new development projects even more costly for builders. BH: What are you expecting to see in terms of demand for new construction heading into 2023?

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Appraisal Today

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

I have found that there is always something to learn. Click here == Why I am an Appraiser What I like about appraising I have always been curious and wanted to learn new things. A local lender gave me an appraisal assignment on the proposed construction of 7 units in the city. I researched and learned about the market.

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McKissock

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Are you interested in learning how to become a luxury real estate appraiser ? Learn more with our free upgrade guide. Traut, appraisal curriculum and content specialist at McKissock Learning. Now that you’ve learned how to become a luxury real estate appraiser, the next step is to start bringing in clients.

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Lamacchia Realty

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Once again FHA and the jumbo loan limit will increase in January 2022, as they did earlier this year. While at the same time home prices are on the rise due to a lack of inventory, increased demand for housing, demographics, and not enough new construction. To learn more, click here. Shant Banosian. Guaranteed Rate.

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Appraisal Today

AUGUST 18, 2023

When business is slow is an excellent time to look for new apps, learn how to use your MLS and forms software, etc. Designed and built by world-renowned contractor, Matt Construction, interior designers Meyer Davis and architects Shubin + Donaldson, no expense was spared in constructing this exceptional estate over a six-year period.

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Assurance Financial

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Get ahead of the game and learn how to finance your tiny home with Assurance Financial. Tiny homes aren’t subject to the same financing, mortgage and insurance rules as traditional home loans. Comparatively, many RV loans also allow you to finance THOWs. Land Loans. Construction Loans.

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Appraisal Today

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Very few AMC appraisers today want to do the marketing required or learn how to do them. I learned not to be lender dependent the hard way. For 2022, about 0.05% of appraisals for loans acquired by Fannie Mae resulted in state tips (see accompanying graphic). Appraisals are ordered after the loan application.

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