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Housing Wire
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
Amid the most challenging mortgage market in decades, multichannel lender Finance of America (FoA) plans to sell its retail mortgage division and shut down its forward wholesale channel, multiple sources told HousingWire. .
Sacramento Appraisal Blog
SEPTEMBER 27, 2022
Housing trends are changing by the week, and it’s time to start believing the Fed when they talk about resetting the housing market. Let’s chat about this today, and I’d love to hear your take in the comments.
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Housing Wire
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), which oversees Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac , has been granted summary judgment on the last remaining claim by investors in a lawsuit alleging the government overstepped its authority when it adjusted its stock-purchase agreements with the agencies and allowed net worth sweeps.
Appraisal Buzz
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
This article was originally published in the latest edition of the Fall 2022 Appraisal Buzz Magazine! To receive this subscription directly, click here. Once upon a time, there was a rich nation which valued many things. There were many owners and “wannabe” owners. The owners wanted to be richer and the wannabes wanted to be like the owners. They all liked value. Some people even became “valuers of things.” They claimed to know value. Value was price. It was obvious. Nothing to talk about here.
George Dell
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
Editor’s Note: This is Part 3 of the series on Excess of Appraisers and how this cyclical phenomenon is affected by the five frictions of modernization. The emerging excess of appraisers is inevitable and recurring.
The Appraiser Coach
SEPTEMBER 27, 2022
You may have heard that you can’t have opinions about the color of a room or shaggy carpet as you’re doing your job and walking through homes… that’s dead wrong. Read More.
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Appraisal Buzz
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
If one started looking for a home in July, that person has just endured the most volatile mortgage rate environment seen since 1987, when rates were trying to normalize after peaking at 19% a few years earlier.
DW Slater Company
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
“Texas is neither southern nor western. Texas is Texas.” ” ~William Blakely. I am a 7th generation Texan on both sides of my family. I can trace my roots back to the Battle of San Jacinto and the Old Three Hundred. If you are from Texas then you get it.
GoForrmz
SEPTEMBER 27, 2022
How GoFormz can help your retail business this holiday season The holiday season is around the corner, and consumers are expected to spend big this year. In 2021, US retail sales grew by 16.1%–the the fastest growth rate in more than 20 years! And this upward trend is only predicted to continue.
Housing Wire
SEPTEMBER 27, 2022
New home sales came in as a massive beat of sales estimates, with a 28% month-to-month increase. And, out of the 461,000 new homes available for sale, only 49,000 have been completed and are available to be occupied. These are both crazy stats!
Eyes on Housing
SEPTEMBER 27, 2022
A brief decline in mortgage rates helped to boost new home sales in August but sales are expected to move lower in the months ahead as rates have since moved higher and builder sentiment continues to fall due to declining housing affordability and ongoing supply chain bottlenecks.
Appraisal Buzz
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), in partnership with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, today awarded $5 million in $1 million allotments to five non-profits in support of the Veterans Housing Rehabilitation and Modification Pilot Program (VHRMP).
Valuation Review
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
Dart Appraisal, a nationwide AMC, has acquired MaxVantage, a New Jersey-based AMC. The acquisition further advances Dart Appraisal’s position in the AMC marketplace and builds upon the previous acquisitions of Valuation Management Group and USAMC.
McKissock
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
For even the most veteran real estate professionals, managing time can be a struggle. That’s why it’s time to take advantage of a resource that you may be underutilizing: the weekend.
Housing Wire
SEPTEMBER 27, 2022
Fannie Mae on Tuesday launched a pilot program to help renters of multifamily properties build their credit histories and improve their credit scores. Effective Sept.
Eyes on Housing
SEPTEMBER 27, 2022
Consumer confidence increased for the second straight month to the highest level since April, as solid job gains, declining gas prices and easing inflation contributed to more optimistic views of economy. However, spending plans were mixed.
Appraisal Buzz
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
First American Financial Corporation, a premier provider of title, settlement and risk solutions for real estate transactions and the leader in the digital transformation of its industry, today released the July 2022 First American Real House Price Index (RHPI).
Valuation Review
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
Earlier, Valuation Review brought to its readers’ attention that the Appraisal Subcommittee (ASC) partnered with Mississippi Practical Appraiser Training (MPAT) for its inaugural MPAT program completion ceremony for 17 aspiring real estate appraisers in Mississippi.
Mortgagebroker News
SEPTEMBER 27, 2022
A re-balancing, not a drastic downturn, is needed
Housing Wire
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
When Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell talked about a housing reset in June , it sent shockwaves around the country because it sounded so ominous. In the most recent FOMC meeting , held last week, Powell finally clarified what he meant by that term and what a housing reset means to the Fed.
Eyes on Housing
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
According to NAHB Economics analysis of the Survey of Construction (SOC) data, almost 9% of new single-family homes started in 2021 are served by individual wells and 16% have private septic systems.
Appraisal Buzz
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
First American Financial Corporation, a premier provider of title, settlement and risk solutions for real estate transactions and the leader in the digital transformation of its industry, today released the July 2022 First American Real House Price Index (RHPI).
Valuation Review
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
In August, there were 34,501 properties with foreclosure filings, up 14 percent from July and up 118 percent year-over-year, according to ATTOM’s latest foreclosure market report. Lenders started the foreclosure process on 23,952 properties, up 12 percent from July and up 187 percent from a year ago
Housing Wire
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
In the quest to extend homeownership to everyday Americans, local lenders—a segment that includes credit unions, community banks and independent mortgage banks serving communities across the country—play a vital role. The only banking presence in one in five U.S.
Eyes on Housing
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
While the COVID-19 pandemic has triggered many social and economic disruptions, it has also changed working arrangements and has accelerated the shift to work from home (WFH).
Appraisal Buzz
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
Continued inflationary burdens, and mortgage rates hitting 14-year highs have driven down mortgage applications this week, as the Fed continues to raise rates to combat a volatile economy. The post Pace of Refis Falls to 22-Year Low Point appeared first on theMReport.com.
Valuation Review
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
Freddie Mac recently released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey. It showed that the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.02 percent
Mortgagebroker News
SEPTEMBER 27, 2022
Couples who separate later in life face financial barriers – but HomeEquity Bank can help
Housing Wire
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
Mortgage rates, now around 6.5%, are cooling down the housing market and triggering mass layoffs in the mortgage and real estate industries. Mortgage rates have nearly doubled to around 6.5%
Valcre
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
For What It’s Worth Appraisals is a South Carolina-based firm with a proven track record in the residential space with 4,000 such appraisals in 2021. At the end of last year, they made the plunge into the commercial sector by adding commercially-focused Michael Burdett and Valcre to their arsenal.
Appraisal Buzz
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
In an effort to assist in the recovery after Hurricane Fiona made landfall, the Department has issued a new set of waivers offering regulatory and administrative relief to homeowners impacted in Puerto Rico. The post HUD Offers Assistance to Victims of Hurricane Fiona appeared first on DSNews.
Valuation Review
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
With economic uncertainty still a concern for many forecasters, Fannie Mae Senior Vice President and Chief Economist Douglas Duncan predicts a modest recession, characterized by competing effects of inflation and a strong labor market. Duncan will deliver his 2023 economic outlook at a live event on Oct.
Mortgagebroker News
SEPTEMBER 25, 2022
Centum Financial Group president Chris Turcotte on returning to the company’s roots, leaning into relationships, and getting loud about the value. it brings
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