Housing Wire

DECEMBER 31, 2021

But the boost in purchase business likely won’t be enough to prevent operational contraction: As margins shrink, lenders will likely have to lay off staff and renegotiate compensation. Lenders will have to “manage expenses and improve customer service in a purchase market,” Tom Wind, executive vice president of consumer lending with U.S.

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Appraisal Today

AUGUST 5, 2022

“The use of a Desktop Appraisal may allow an appraiser from outside the market area, but with appropriate credentials for the jurisdiction of the property, to complete the assignment when no local VA fee panel appraiser is available.”. Marketing: Lender: get on AMC and lender lists. Non-lender: marketing in person and online.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Topping $3 trillion will put it only behind 2003 in single family mortgage production history. After the market stabilized, the Fed slowed its purchases to around $100 billion per month in May, June and July. The rally you are experiencing this year is due to interventions in the market due to a pandemic recession.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Christensen has 17 years of experience in the mortgage industry, starting her career in 2003 as a contract loan processor for multiple mortgage brokerages in Salt Lake City. In 2008 she began to work with the many American families facing foreclosure due to the Great Recession.

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Appraisal Today

AUGUST 13, 2023

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on non lender appraisals, liability, markets with few sales, Bias, unusual homes, mortgage origination A California Winery With a 91-Acre Vineyard for $12,995,000 Red Soles Winery, a 91-acre vineyard. Markets hate uncertainty. Or hit the reply button.

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Lamacchia Realty

JANUARY 30, 2024

Sales have been adjusting down from the 2021 frenzy for the past few years and when that began, concerns arose that it might be an ominous sign signaling an imminent market crash— a notion Anthony consistently disproved. The frenzied market of 2021 was unsustainable, and consumers and REALTORS alike hoped for a return to normalcy.

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Houston Properties

JANUARY 12, 2022

Houston Real Estate Market Forecast: Current Data & 2022 Predictions. Concerned about a housing market crash? While no one ever thinks they’ll be forced to sell in a down market, very few people predicted 9/11 (2001), Great Recession (2008), the collapse of oil prices (2014), or Hurricane Harvey (2017). Days on Market: 107.

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Appraisal Today

APRIL 28, 2023

But in today’s tight market, with orders as scarce as hens’ teeth, let’s explore some other approaches to solving this problem. So when we type the report, a comment like this might slip past the reviewer and underwriter: “A thorough search of the subject’s marketing area revealed a scarcity of sales comparables with solar panels.”

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Will Springer Realtor

MARCH 14, 2023

The opening months of the Seattle/King County housing market can best be expressed as sparks of activity within a mostly tentative purchasing environment. Sellers who priced their homes appropriately enjoyed busy open houses in their first weekend on the market followed by multiple offers. With rates surging today – to near 7.0%

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 22, 2021

Warren Buffett, one of the biggest investors, divested all GSE holdings between 2003 and 2005. Fannie had Countrywide , Freddie had Wells , and the two GSEs basically divvied up the largest lenders to majority share agreements that essentially locked in market share at levels that, frankly, regulators should have been more focused on.

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