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Housing Market Tracker: Spring inventory falls

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didn’t go into recession until 2008. Even though the labor market is currently showing signs of getting softer , there is no job-loss recession yet. As you can see in the chart below, there is a big difference between the current housing market and those looking for a repeat of 2008.

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Winners and losers of this volatile housing market

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Less business for lenders and real estate brokerages, in return, is hurting title companies, tech vendors, appraisers and mortgage insurance firms. But any market that pushes some businesses to the brink of insolvency also will create opportunities for others. I don’t think it’s a win for anyone on the lending side.

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Opinion: Why we should regulate GSEs as public utilities?

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housing market crashed in 2008. During his two-year tenure, Calabria emphasized releasing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from conservatorship, severing their federal connection, and reducing their market relevance and presence. housing market. So far, it appears the Biden administration understands this.

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Cooling inflation in February brings hope that Fed rate hikes are over

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Silicon Valley Bank collapsed last week, the biggest bank failure since Washington Mutual in 2008. It will be hard to be completely confident in the near term that Sunday’s intervention will halt the pressure on smaller banks, who play a large macroeconomic role and could become considerably more conservative in their lending.”

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loanDepot moved $225M out of Signature, maintains credit lines

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The Company still maintains fully insured custodial deposit accounts at Signature,” the document says. “We It is now controlled by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). Signature’s closure followed Silicon Valley Bank ’s collapse on Friday, the biggest bank failure since Washington Mutual in 2008.

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Low rates won’t last forever: Here’s how mortgage leaders should be preparing for what’s next

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Along with the rest of the economy, the housing market has been dealing with the fallout of a global pandemic, leading to an uncertain “new norm.” ” In a HousingWire panel on Tuesday, Rohit Gupta, CEO and president of Genworth Mortgage Insurance , and Tom Wind, executive vice president of consumer lending at U.S.

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Why now is not the time for FHA premium cuts

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In its most recent annual report to Congress, November 2020, the Federal Housing Administration ( FHA ) published its “capital ratio,” a measure of capital reserves to insurance-in-force held within the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund (MMI Fund). The same report revealed FHA had amassed capital reserves in the amount of $78.9

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