Housing Wire

MAY 15, 2023

mortgage market faced a new “ refinance boom” when mortgage rates declined by nearly 200 basis points between November 2018 and November 2020, following the Federal Reserve rate cuts that were made to remedy the economic impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic. When broken down by investor type, 38% of U.S.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Reverse mortgage software solutions and loan origination system (LOS) provider ReverseVision announced on Thursday morning that it has been acquired by a division of Toronto-based Constellation Software , a holding company that bought another mortgage LOS in 2019. Leadership at Constellation Mortgage Services, Inc.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 30, 2023

One of the main reasons for that fear was that housing credit was about to get tight, meaning fewer people could buy homes with mortgages. It means certain mortgage products might not be offered, FICO score requirements might be raised, and it can mean pricing for certain loans goes up to account for the risk. housing market.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 21, 2021

Per the SEC, First American in 2019 was notified by Brian Krebs, a cybersecurity journalist, of a program breach that led to the sharing of the images dating back to 2003 — including 800 million images, some of which contained customer social security numbers and confidential financial information. Presented by: SimpleNexus.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

When mortgage rates fall, the majority of homebuyers (including homeowners who need to sell to buy another home) are mostly employed, so lower rates greatly benefit them, and housing demand increases. So when you add move-up buyers, move-down buyers, first-time homebuyers, cash buyers and investors together, this can get out of hand.

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Empire Appraisal Group

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

He has been appraising real estate since 2003 and has successfully completed over 10,000 residential property appraisals. His clients include Loan Depot, Caliber Home Loan, United Wholesale Mortgage, Rocket Mortgage, and US Bank, among others.

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Empire Appraisal Group

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

He has been appraising real estate since 2003 and has successfully completed over 10,000 residential property appraisals. His clients include Loan Depot, Caliber Home Loan, United Wholesale Mortgage, Rocket Mortgage, and US Bank, among others.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Some of their biggest hits (or should I say misses) in the last 8 years have been the never-realized silver tsunami crash, the ever popular investor supply crash, the Airbnb supply crash, and this year, COVID-19 was for sure going to send prices crashing 30%-50%. Mortgage demand, too, is at an 11-year high.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Let me be contrarian: Get ready, because mortgage rates are going to rise in 2021. The Mortgage Bankers Association in its most recent forecast sees two things that stand out. First, 2020 will prove itself to be the second biggest mortgage year in history. Now before you respond, just read the rest as to why. You must be wrong.”

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 21, 2023

As a consequence, the number of real estate, mortgage and general housing tech firms to make the annual Inc. Mortgage origination platform Maxwell , which was in the top 200 last year and a HW Tech 100 award winner in 2021, was ranked No. The past year hasn’t been particularly good for tech or housing. The company was No.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Through every step, from finding a title agent to getting a mortgage worked out, she explained what needed to be done in clear and concise terms, and maintained professional transparency. Monica has been in the top 1% of Realtors in Orange County year over year since she was licensed in 2003.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Fannie Mae, the largest mortgage financier in the U.S., trillion, the highest level on record, of which refi volume made up $948 billion, the highest level since 2003. said Friday that its net income in the fourth quarter of 2020 checked in at $4.6 billion – up 8% from the third quarter.

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Appraisal Buzz

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

The CRN Standards Committee, chaired by Elizabeth Green, Chief Product Solutions and Data Officer for LoanLogics, is working to provide a resource to the residential mortgage lending industry. Lender and investor overlays. Technology impacts. Jurisdictional considerations to the definition. To get involved, visit our website: [link].

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Appraisal Buzz

JULY 18, 2022

The average 30-year fixed rate mortgage rate was its lowest ever at 2.65% on December 31, 2021. Fast-forward to today, and that same loan translates into a monthly payment of $1,468 – a 46% increase in monthly mortgage expense! Since 1976, mortgage interest rates and home price appreciation have had a positive, but weak relationship.

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Appraisal Today

AUGUST 5, 2022

My comments : The big push to cut down on appraisal turn times because of the appraisal shortage is Very Old News since mortgage volume has plummeted. NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on non-lender appraisals, real estate market, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 31, 2021

At the onset of the Coronavirus pandemic, the mortgage industry was preparing for absolute disaster. Mortgage executives held emergency meetings with their creditors over worst-case scenarios. Fratantoni’s organization is forecasting mortgage rates to gradually climb over the course of 2022, ending the year at 4%.

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Will Springer Realtor

AUGUST 29, 2023

Many of those buyers are investors, some are taking advantage of generous contributions from family or friends, while others are using equity from their existing home to purchase a vacation spot. The share of first-time buyers who sold stocks or bonds for their down payment has doubled since 2003 from 6% to 12%.

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Will Springer Realtor

MARCH 14, 2023

However, many potential buyers appeared to be in a wait-and-see mode amid a backdrop of rising mortgage rates that usually spell affordability challenges. This time last year, buyers were aggressively scooping up available homes before the predicted increase in mortgage interest rates. each month between 2003 and 2022.)

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Given this pre-foreclosure paradox, mortgage servicers and government policymakers are forced to walk a thin line: nudging distressed homeowners toward making a choice that’s in their best interest while also arming them with the knowledge and resources they need to be protected in the pre-foreclosure marketplace.

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Houston Properties

JANUARY 12, 2022

Year Built: 2003. As home prices increase over time, it lowers the loan value of any mortgage debt. Specially if you’re buying in areas with historically good land value appreciation as the equity on the house rises, but your fixed-rate mortgage payments remain the same. We see no reason for it to change in 2022.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 22, 2021

Time is a funny thing in the mortgage business, moving in cycles like the economy. Positive or negative is immaterial as investors, analysts, and policy makers were shocked by the massive restatements. Warren Buffett, one of the biggest investors, divested all GSE holdings between 2003 and 2005. The bailout.

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