Housing Wire

OCTOBER 14, 2021

From 2009 to 2019, the share of recent buyers who are 60 years and old grew 47% , while the share of recent buyers ages 18-39 fell by 13%. In addition, the median age of a homebuyer who completed their purchase within the past year rose from 40 in 2009 to 44 in 2019. Over the same time period, home values grew 31.2%.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 10, 2022

His recent article, “Purchase apps are at 2009 level: where’s the inventory?” This article, for example, asks why, if purchase applications are down to 2009 levels, are inventory levels still so freaking low? This article comes at the same problem from a different angle: a mortgage application perspective.

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Appraisal Today

MARCH 22, 2024

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on Fannie March Update, Bias and not using time adjustments, Climate change effects on risk and values, answer your phone if you want more appraisal business, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. The fix here just might be a fortress-style home.

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Appraisal Today

JUNE 10, 2022

The Inevitable Cyclicality of Mortgage Lending. NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on declining mortgage loans, real estate market, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. ==. “Americans have seen home values rise at record rates over the past few years.

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Appraisal Today

JUNE 17, 2022

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on real estate market, USPAP and contracts, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. ==. It looks like the change is starting because of increasing mortgage interest rates. My Comments on Market Changes. I am on many email lists.) No one did.

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