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Dave Stevens on understanding this housing market

Housing Wire

In fact, it was the skills I developed selling loans that helped develop my ability to influence policy leaders and others in industry during my time as Federal Housing Commissioner and as CEO of the Mortgage Bankers Association. economy, especially the mortgage and housing sector. The housing market won’t be like this forever.

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Data Collectors: Appraisers vs. Uber Drivers

Appraisal Today

In 2000 and 2002, Architectural Digest named him one of the top 100 architects in the United States. Mortgage lending is very, very cyclical. I agree that I would be world-famous and rich if I could predict mortgage lending cycles! This is to follow up on a meeting Appraisal Institute representatives held in Washington, D.C.

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FED’S ACTIONS TAKE STEAM OUT OF HOUSING MARKET

Will Springer Realtor

While investors of mortgaged securities help dictate their interest rates, the Federal Reserve is behind the scenes influencing the overall lending environment. We are now seeing “7s” in front of some rates to new mortgage consumers – a figure not seen since April 2002 – causing applications for new loans to hit a 25-year low this month. (