Housing Wire

JULY 28, 2021

This is according to John Lunde, president of Reverse Market Insight (RMI) during a presentation at the National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association (NRMLA) Virtual Summer Meeting this month. Reverse mortgage penetration remains stubbornly low. Nobody wants to see their market share go down,” Lunde says.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2023

California-based retail lender JVM Lending plans to drum up business this year — but by doing the exact opposite. After the 2008 mortgage meltdown, JVM let go of all its loan originators and trained its employees to target the jumbo loan market in the San Francisco Bay area instead.

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McKissock

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

F) Rapid changes in residential mortgage interest rates. G) A common indicator of item (F) above is a decline in the number of mortgage applications. One source of information is Ann O’Rourke, who publishes mortgage application data in her weekly appraisal news email. in the past year.

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AmeriMac

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

A Brief History of the Development and Use of Appraisal Management Companies. AMCs as a concept were developed in the 1970s. However, they were not widely used until after the mortgage crisis in 2007 and 2008. None of the key parties can select the appraiser—including the loan officer, mortgage broker, or homeowner.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Heidi brings deep expertise in areas across the legal spectrum, including in mortgage lending, servicing, credit access and regulatory matters, among others,” said Michael DeVito, CEO of Freddie Mac. “I Weiss was the fifth-highest earning named executive officer at Freddie Mac in 2021, with a total compensation of $2.3

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AmeriMac

MARCH 15, 2024

The concept of AMCs was developed in the 1970s but didn’t gain widespread use until after the financial crisis in 2007-2008. The crisis exposed significant flaws in the appraisal process, leading to the development of regulatory measures to ensure more accurate and unbiased appraisals.

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Appraisal Today

AUGUST 25, 2023

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on non lender appraisals, MLS hacked, appraisers and real estate agents, Humor, unusual homes, mortgage origination == Massive Missouri Lake Winnebago House for $12.6M to develop and report appraisals. Never be dependent on the ups and downs of lending again!

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Will Springer Realtor

OCTOBER 10, 2023

The combination of rising mortgage rates through the year and increasing home prices this spring and summer helped to push the typical portion of average wages nationwide required for major homeownership expenses up to 35%, according to a Q3 report. Economic data that exceeds expectations is bad for bond prices and mortgage rates.

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Appraisal Today

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on residential fee appraiser testifies at bias hearing, what happens to Fannie complaints, Why I love real estate appraising, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. == Concrete Chateau Artisan Rising From a Lake in Miami FL Is Available for $21.8M

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Appraisal Today

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Myth #2: Data collectors are going to replace appraisers There’s a lot of buzz right now about PDC possibly replacing traditional property appraisal, but the intent of this service is to fill a gap in the lending process. Some are busy, usually with non-lender appraisals. == Mortgage applications increased 2.8 And it could be again.

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Will Springer Realtor

MAY 9, 2022

While these are promising developments, there will always be the affordability question. This looks a lot like the housing boom that we saw prior to the 2007–09 financial crisis.” That’s where buyers are paying about 42% more in their monthly mortgage payments for the same house today than they did a year ago.

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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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Will Springer Realtor

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

It is developing several single-family and multifamily communities in King and Snohomish counties. That’s the most since 2007. “Family friendliness” remains a prime focus for developers of master-planned communities, but a new survey indicates health & wellness amenities are becoming increasingly important.

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Will Springer Realtor

OCTOBER 11, 2022

At what point will mortgage interest rates peak? While investors of mortgaged securities help dictate their interest rates, the Federal Reserve is behind the scenes influencing the overall lending environment. When you raise [mortgage] rates to the point they’re at today, it breaks the back of housing.”.

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Patch of Land

OCTOBER 5, 2018

Congress has opportunities to address some of the challenges financial technology firms face in the lending sector. The pace of financial technology innovation in the alternative lending space is nothing short of phenomenal, but it has meant headaches for lenders and vendors waiting for regulation to play catch-up.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Several trade groups including the Mortgage Bankers Association have corresponded with the HUD Secretary in support of cuts. Approximately 345,000 homeowners remain on COVID-driven forbearance plans with their mortgage servicers. At least 137,000 of those borrowers have FHA-insured loans. billion draw on the U.S. Treasury in 2013.

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Housing Wire

MAY 17, 2022

During her visits, one thing stood out to Golding, who served as the Department of Housing and Urban Development ’s principal deputy assistant secretary from 2015 to 2017. Industry stakeholders have some ideas for how to further that goal, starting with more clarification on some FHA lending programs.

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