Housing Wire

DECEMBER 5, 2022

As the mortgage rate environment became increasingly volatile in August and early September, one in three title insurers reported order volume that was below or far below average. However, 67% of respondents are over the age of 45, with the largest age brackets being 45-54 and 55-64 at 28% each.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 29, 2022

Origination volume for FHA -insured loans increased by 3% in 2021, growing from $324 billion in 2020 to $332.24 billion, an analysis of Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) data by Polygon Research application HMDAVision found. The top FHA mortgage originator by volume was Freedom Mortgage Corp. originating $25.5

Bracketing 384

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Lamacchia Realty

JANUARY 10, 2022

Inventory initially dropped in March 2020 as a result of sellers pausing on listing their homes and that number has stayed extremely low since. They should be well known, respected among agents in the area, and highly specialized in mortgage lending. Speak with your lender to determine the earliest mortgage contingency date.

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Lamacchia Realty

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

They should be well known, respected among agents in the area, and highly specialized in mortgage lending. If you widen the search bracket to reflect homes $50K under your budget, you may have an easier time winning a bidding war because you’ll be able to offer much higher than the asking price. Real estate is a long game.

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Houston Properties

JANUARY 13, 2021

What’s shocking is (through the end of 2020) about 23% of Houston neighborhoods in specific areas are still selling at LOWER PRICES than before Hurricane Harvey hit in 2017. Today's monthly payments on a $500,000 mortgage are about the same as a $210,000 mortgage from the mid-1990s or a $300,000 mortgage from 2007.

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