Housing Wire

MARCH 31, 2021

Computershare Loan Services , a global mortgage services provider, delivers complete end-to-end fulfillment services that help lenders manage overhead with highly trained processors, underwriters and closers. All employees receive information security training. The housing market is cyclical.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

The Mortgage Bankers Association reported that the refinance index of mortgage applications hit its highest level since March 2020 last week – a whopping 59% higher year-over-year. Recent data from mortgage software firm LBA Ware revealed that total funded loan volume by LOs in Q4 2020 increased 106% from the fourth quarter of 2019.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 5, 2021

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2020, the industry’s workforce shrank even further. Mentor appraisers have begun letting their apprentices go earlier and earlier in the training process, Reese said, simply due to financials – the mentor isn’t make as much money on a job if a trainee is with him.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

million in 2020 to $7.265 million in 2021. HW: What does the real estate market look like in your area? And as you think about your career, what moments and experiences prepared you for this current housing market? JM: The market here is holding steady. I love to teach and train, motivate and inspire.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

in October — and since we are days away from December, we can officially label the 2021 housing crash bears as even worse than the 2020 housing crash bears. Like I have often said, professional grifters have plagued the housing sector for many years and shouldn’t be looked to as fundamental economic sources of information.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Freddie Mac recognizes that effective housing solutions should not follow a one-size-fits-all approach. The team is focused on addressing limited access to credit, housing inequalities, creation and preservation of affordable housing supply and advancement of homeownership education.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 20, 2020

” The company said it plans to expand to “several more” markets this year – adding at least 11 markets by the end of 2020 and operating in at least 21 markets by the end of 2021. This solution is offered exclusively through local real estate professionals who were trained as Knock Certified Agents.

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Housing Wire

MAY 25, 2022

In May 2021, Keller Mortgage reached 1,000 employees, doubling its size of 530 employees since June 2020, according to a Keller Mortgage talent acquisition specialist on LinkedIn. Lenders are directly hit by the changing housing market, which was the reason given for the restructuring, multiple employees told HousingWire.

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McKissock

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

The share of new construction homes on the market rises to a record high. The value of the housing market as a whole has doubled since the early 2010s. Incenter Appraisal Management and McKissock Learning partner to host several desktop valuation training webinars. In 10 years, the housing market has doubled.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 30, 2022

While the growth rate is cooling monthly, we are still in a savagely unhhealthy housing market trying to get national inventory levels back to pre-COVID-19 levels. I have documented the history of these housing price crash addicts for a decade now. Housing inventory issue with no booming demand. million listings.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Today, the refinance market has long since evaporated, with little likelihood of a return to 2021 levels any time soon. However, opportunity remains in today’s housing market for those willing to find it. To expand market share, the top lenders will recruit and retain the very best producers in a number of ways.

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Housing Wire

MAY 25, 2021

One significant factor behind the lack of evolution in the appraisal industry is that the American housing market has grown at a much higher rate than the pool of licensed professionals that are legally certified to appraise residential real estate. Navigating appraisal challenges in today’s housing market.

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Housing Wire

MAY 10, 2022

The Hill case is not a common occurrence in the world of housing finance, but it is far from rare. As the housing market enters a purchase-market cycle sparked by rising mortgage rates that have killed off a long-running refinance boom, we can expect to see mortgage-fraud schemes proliferate, industry experts say.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

HousingWire recently spoke with Lee Smith and John Gibson at Flagstar Bank about what originators can do to align their products and services with the ebb and flow of the housing market. Heavily impacted were mortgage operations positions including loan originators, mortgage underwriters, processors and training specialists.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Mortgage Champions founder and CEO Dave Vermillion will be speaking on a panel covering operational strategies in the current market at HousingWire’s Spring Summit on March 4. The focus of the Spring Summit is The Year-Round Purchase Market. Vermillion is a trainer, speaker, consultant, author, consumer advocate, and philanthropist.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 15, 2023

​​The Federal Reserve ‘s (Fed) interest rate hike pause will give the housing industry a cautious sigh of relief, but observers are already nervous that the rate-induced pain train won’t come to a complete stop for a while longer and volatility will remain. up from March’s projection at 3.3%; core PCE inflation at 3.9%

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Appraisal Buzz

MAY 2, 2022

The housing market has experienced a turbulent few years, so what can industry experts expect in the future? As energy efficiency becomes a more visible data point, it’s likely that this will become a marketing point for eco-conscious renters and buyers. Secondary Real Estate Markets On the Rise. Inflation peaked at 7.9%

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2021

owned housing units authorized by building permits in November were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,712,000. percent)* above the November 2020 rate of 1,696,000. owned housing completions in November were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,282,000. percent)* above the November 2020 rate of 1,244,000.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Desktop appraisals arrived in March of 2020, allowing the housing market to keep humming while many stayed indoors to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Allowing appraisals without a walk-through was one of several flexibilities the Federal Housing Finance Agency allowed in light of the pandemic.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Compared to 2020, there was a 68% increase in the number of title professionals reporting that they outsource HOA research (47% in 2022 compared to 27% in 2020). Despite this and other increases in outsourcing for things like title searches and judgement searches, respondents were still far more likely to do title curative in house.

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Clear Capital

MAY 24, 2022

It’s important to know if your AVM will perform in an uncertain housing market and here are some tips for choosing the right AVM for property valuations. An AVM that can nimbly assess different housing markets helps you better predict the success of loans on the secondary market, like with Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac.

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Housing Wire

MAY 18, 2021

Real estate and mortgage industry professionals are facing major challenges to meet the escalating demands of the housing market. It is no wonder then that, when asked, WFG’s lender clients and their borrowers identified training, collaboration, process efficiency and communication as the four major pain points they want to improve.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 26, 2020

According to an October 5, 2020, Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) estimate , 3.4 As part of our mission to our #HelpStartsHere campaign with real solutions during an evolving housing market, here are some critical questions that should be addressed to answer the above question that so many homeowners will be asking soon.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 13, 2022

But that engine could stall if action isn’t taken to increase the supply of affordable housing and expand opportunities for lending to underserved families. The nation’s gross domestic product generally averages 15% to 18% on housing. Spending on residential investment and housing services accounted for 17.5% of GDP in 2020.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Alipour gushed about Redfin’s training program, and she accessed maternity leave benefits other agents lack. An independent contractor agent mostly finds their own leads and can receive minimal training or resources from their brokerage. They provided me training, and marketing, and covered mileage.”. Trust the process.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 18, 2023

Today’s housing market has many looking for ways to cash in their equity, especially older homeowners. In 2020, we launched our Reverse Made Easy program, designed to give brokers new to the reverse mortgage space the services and support they need to succeed with HECMs.

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Housing Wire

JULY 26, 2023

Sara Craig, Housing Forward’s vice president of development and communications, said the organization recognized in 2020 that it had an opportunity to direct COVID relief funds to end homelessness and developed a strategic plan to be ready for that investment. Rapid rehousing How did the organization achieve these results?

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 28, 2020

The Senate ignored the House’s $3 trillion act, proposed a $1 trillion bill of its own that never made it to the floor to be debated because it lacked Republican support, and then went on its August summer vacation without passing anything. 8 that he said would give Americans the help that Congress had failed to provide.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 21, 2022

When the restaurant Tom Hunt worked at as a server temporarily shut down during the spring of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he decided it was the right time to pursue his longtime desire of becoming a real estate agent. By the end of 2020 the organization’s membership had soared to 1.48 Online training doesn’t always work.

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Housing Wire

MAY 25, 2022

There’s no question that 2022 has seen serious changes to the housing market. Between significantly fewer refinances, rising mortgage rates and housing inventory nearly cut in half since 2020, loan officers (LOs) and brokers face a pivotal time where adaptation is a must for success.

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Lamacchia Realty

JANUARY 14, 2022

We are so happy to share that our Waltham branch went from 284 sales in 2020 to 340 sales in 2021 (per MLSPIN 1/1/20 – 12/31/20 vs. 1/1/21 – 12/31/21), which is a 20% growth in sales in just one year! While the 2021 housing market certainly had its fair share of ups and downs , our Waltham REALTORS® showed they are unstoppable!

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Housing Wire

APRIL 21, 2022

There were, for example, prefabs shipped out by Sears Roebuck in the first half of the 20 th Century, as well as the balloon framed wood houses of the late 19 th Century. The lightwood frame was one of the greatest inventions they had at the time,” McCoy said. “A That frame was such a great invention it dominates to this day.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 25, 2022

It comes at a time in which the housing market favors buyers and seller concessions become more frequent. The new products complement UWM’s “Game On” initiative , a cut-rate pricing strategy devised to grow market share with purchase buyers. Time and training.

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Lamacchia Realty

JANUARY 14, 2022

The Leominster office went from 536 sales in 2020 to 724 sales in 2021. While the housing market in 2021 had its challenges, our Leominster REALTORS® showed they are unstoppable! "I In both 2019 and 2020, Lamacchia Realty was ranked the #1 Independent Brokerage in Leominster. training ,? marketing ?that

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Lamacchia Realty

JANUARY 14, 2022

The Chelmsford office went from 67 sales in 2020 to 208 sales in 2021 (per MLSPIN 1/1/20 – 12/31/20 vs. 1/1/21 – 12/31/21). While the housing market in 2021 had its challenges, our Chelmsford area REALTORS® proved they are here to stay! training ,? marketing ?that Vice President of Business Development.

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Lamacchia Realty

JANUARY 6, 2022

By the end of 2021, the company proved it is capable of continuing its stampede to the top regardless of the market. Here are the final numbers of 2021: The company grew from $1,043,107,920 in sales volume in 2020 to $1,620,908,158 in 2021- a 55% increase! training ,? marketing ?that Lamacchia Realty’s? technology ,?and?

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Lamacchia Realty

JANUARY 14, 2022

The Woburn office went from 392 sales in 2020 to 453 sales in 2021. While the housing market in 2021 wasn’t easy, our Woburn REALTORS® went above and beyond to serve their clients! . training ,? marketing ?that We are proud to share that our Woburn branch office had a fantastic year of growth! technology ,?and?

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