Housing Wire

APRIL 15, 2022

According to the survey conducted in the third quarter of 2021, 69% of participants share these sentiments. By some accounts, housing inventory in America hit an all-time low in December 2021. Per Fannie Mae’s data, rent prices increased by 10% in 2021 alone and prices are expected to increase by 4% to 5% in 2022.

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Sacramento Appraisal Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2022

After announcing failure as an iBuyer in late 2021, they recently got rid of their final unit. The post The story of Zillow’s last house in Sacramento first appeared on Sacramento Appraisal Blog | Real Estate Appraiser. Zillow sold their last house in Sacramento. And the cherry on top is they sold this property to Opendoor.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

JANUARY 5, 2023

While we still have a significant shortage of housing inventory in Cuyahoga County, we had more active listings last month than we had in December 2020 and 2021. That’s down from November 2021 when the percentage was 43%. In December 2021, the median sales price was $180,000. I’ve been blogging for years.

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Housing Wire

JULY 13, 2022

In a blog post from January 4 , the National Association of Home Builders said that the 167% rise from last summer’s low lumber prices to over $1,000 per thousand board feet (mbf) added only about $18,600 to the cost of a home. 4 blog about lumber price increases, but it’s close enough for this purpose. That just doesn’t add up.

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Housing Wire

MAY 26, 2023

This is according to a new blog post published this week by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). We found that price dispersion for mortgages is often around 50 basis points of the annual percentage rate,” the CFPB notes in its blog. “To Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and jumbo loans through “price dispersion.” “We

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Simonson Real Estate

JANUARY 25, 2022

I think we can all agree that 2021 was another year of great challenge and historic change. In this article, we will share the Twin Cities apartment market data from 2021 and give insights on what to expect in 2022. 2021 was the fifth straight year of record apartment deliveries. and dipped to about 4.25% in 4 th Quarter 2021.

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Empire Appraisal Group

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Has 2021 Been a $2 Trillion Year? The real estate data firm CoreLogic reports that the total value of residential real estate transactions in 2021’s second quarter topped $600 billion for the third time in the past year. In the first quarter of 2021, $750 billion was spent on 1.91 The post Has 2021 Been a $2 Trillion Year?

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

“We will cover the costs of collecting and disseminating rent payment data for a 12-month period for multifamily property owners/operators of Fannie Mae-financed properties who leverage one of the three approved vendors to collect the data,” Fannie Mae said in a blog post.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 14, 2022

Lorelei Salas, assistant director for supervision policy at the CFPB, wrote in a blog post that the CFPB will be closely monitoring complaints of servicers not giving borrowers the option or time to apply for the Homeowners Assistance Fund (HAF). The CFPB did not immediately comment. At the time, the bureau promised aggressive action.

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The Robert Weiler Company

JULY 18, 2021

In the context of this blog, doing your homework means that, before making an investment, research real estate findings on your own. If you’re reading this blog in Columbus, Ohio, don’t limit yourself to the greater Columbus region. True to the American ethic, when it comes to investing in commercial real estate , self-reliance is key.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

MAY 18, 2023

In April, we are at the same level of total active listings that we have seen in 2021 & 2022. You can also listen right here at Cleveland Appraisal Blog! – George Dell’s Analogue Blog A tale of two markets & pivoting when the housing market changes – Sacramento Appraisal Blog Quantity or Quality?

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Housing Wire

JULY 26, 2023

Builders are shifting their focus to smaller, taller, and off-site homes as a response to high interest rates, financing costs and softer home buying demand, Zillow economist Orphe Divounguy said in a recent blog post. in 2022 from 2021 while construction on homes with three bedrooms or more fell by 13.1% over that same span.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Did I give up on blogging and podcasting? Anyhow, I’ve missed blogging and I’m sorry for being gone so long. CubiCasa Digital GLA was launched by CubiCasa in 2021. Thank you so much for being here at the Cleveland Appraisal Blog! You can also listen right here at Cleveland Appraisal Blog! Did I go dark?

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Appraisal Buzz

JULY 25, 2022

BLOG VIEW: Homebuyers have been dealing with a difficult market for some time. However, 2022’s market will only be a fraction of that, according to the latest estimates.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 5, 2024

They include the reallocation of funds originally earmarked for relief from the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic for affordable housing construction, as well as new provisions for the 2021 American Rescue Plan (ARP) Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) program to clarify the use of such funds for affordable housing.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 14, 2020

. “We’ve built a buying experience that bypasses the traditional hassle and uncertainty of the process to help buyers house hunt with ease and make the most competitive offer, safely and conveniently,” the blog post said. The option to finance a home via Opendoor Home Loans has also been expanded, according to the blog post.

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Appraisal Buzz

JUNE 2, 2021

BLOG VIEW: On April 21, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued an opinion in Hunstein vs. Preferred Collection and Management Services Inc., creating new risk and uncertainty around the most common, everyday business practices used by many debt collectors, including loan servicers.

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Appraisal Buzz

JULY 13, 2022

BLOG VIEW: Rising mortgage interest rates and rapidly rising home prices have created two massive hurdles for mortgage industry players to overcome in the year ahead. With the Mortgage Bankers Association predicting originations will decline nearly 40% from 2021 , what factors would entice a branch manager to move in today’s market?

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Appraisal Buzz

APRIL 18, 2022

BLOG VIEW: Profit margin compression is currently one of the most significant factors impacting profitability and business efficiency for mortgage lenders. Lender profit margin expectations have consistently fallen over the years since 2015. Experts forecast that lenders need to. appeared first on Appraisal Buzz.

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Appraisal Buzz

APRIL 13, 2022

BLOG VIEW: With rising rates and home prices consistently going up, homeownership may seem like a far stretch for some. In fact, in 2021, the median age of homebuyers was 45, compared to 31 in 1981, according to the National Association of Realtors.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

MAY 22, 2021

Kelsey Luvisa from HomeLight wrote a cool article for the Cleveland Appraisal Blog on a hot topic in real estate, namely, backyard entertaining. However, in spring 2021, a house with a pool is said to sell for an estimated $27,199 more on average, as the same report from HomeLight revealed. I hope you’re doing great out there!

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

JULY 6, 2022

The 2021-2022 edition of USPAP defines a “Personal Inspection” of a property being appraised as follows: “A physical observation performed to assist in identifying relevant property characteristics in a valuation service.” You can also listen right here at Cleveland Appraisal Blog! . What is a Valuation Model?

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Appraisal Buzz

JANUARY 21, 2022

BLOG VIEW: At the onset of the pandemic, mortgage and consumer regulators relaxed the supervision and enforcement of servicers’ compliance with certain requirements that gave servicers time to adjust to the constraints caused by the pandemic. The regulatory agencies’ flexibility, however, has ended.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Consider the following three tips from the Cleveland Appraisal Blog for downsizing with a pet in tow. I’ll be back in two weeks with a new blog that is more focused on real estate valuation. You can also listen right here at Cleveland Appraisal Blog! Goodbye single family zoning – Sacramento Appraisal Blog.

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Appraisal Buzz

JANUARY 4, 2022

BLOG VIEW: It’s been noted that college football fans have stormed the field more times in the 2021 season than in recent memory. Despite measures in place at the stadiums, the fans often overwhelm security and it only takes a few minutes for the field to be filled with 70,000 fans celebrating together.

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Appraiserblogs

APRIL 16, 2024

United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) began an aggressive campaign in September 2021 to recruit appraisers for their new Appraisal Direct system, which aimed to cut out appraisal management companies as middlemen. The post UWM Underwriters Subsidized by Appraisers appeared on Appraisers Blogs. The AMC fee was $394. …

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 26, 2021

Like many mortgage and real estate entities in 2020 and 2021, Roofstock got a cut of that sweet, sweet housing market upswing. According to a release, the company surpassed $3 billion in transaction volume and saw a 10x year-over-year transaction volume boost (measured in gross merchandise value) in the first half of 2021 alone.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 5, 2022

In a blog posted on the CFPB’s website this week, Seth Fortman, general counsel for the bureau, argued that Wells Fargo’s reasoning for not responding to the plaintiffs was not justified. 31, 2021, in the U.S. In December 2021 , oral arguments were held to appeal the decision. Wells Fargo and the CFPB declined to comment.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

APRIL 15, 2021

Check out these resources from Cleveland Appraisal Blog regarding virtual tools for all of your real estate needs! Thanks again to Jessica Brody for writing this article for Cleveland Appraisal Blog! . You can also listen right here at Cleveland Appraisal Blog! – Birmingham Appraisal Blog. The Appraiser Coach Blog.

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Lamacchia Realty

DECEMBER 21, 2021

percent year over year with November 2021 at 8,300 over 8,620 last November. Sales are up in every category, however, when we compare November 2021 to the same timeframe in 2019- a market not impacted by the pandemic. Just like sales, 2021 prices are up higher when compared to 2019 as well by 24.2% Sales are down 3.7

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Appraisal Buzz

AUGUST 29, 2022

A new blog post by Mark Fleming, the Chief Economist at First American Financial Corporation discusses the findings of the latest Real House Price Index (RHPI) covering June 2022 which saw a moderating of prices across the board. Specifically, the RHPI jumped 53.3%

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Housing Wire

APRIL 8, 2024

The percentage of homebuyers paying discount points roughly doubled from 2021 to 2023,” the report said. This is the latest development in the Biden administration’s war on so-called “junk fees,” with the CFPB pointing out a desire to closely monitor the impacts of discount points in a blog post published in early March.

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Lamacchia Realty

AUGUST 26, 2021

There are fewer sellers listing this year than last, but the decrease in pending sales suggests that inventory may start to linger a little longer than what we’ve seen so far in 2021. Sales are up just over 3% year over year with July 2021 at 10,160 over 9,851 last July. 2021 – 9,585 2020 – 10,407 2019 – 9,105.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

As I wrote in my blog in 2020: “The rule of thumb I am using for 2021 is that existing home sales if they’re doing good, should be trending between 5,840,000-6,200,000. This means with only two more reports left so far in 2021 every single existing home sales print has been higher than the total closing level of 5.64

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

APRIL 23, 2021

June reached out to me to see if I would be interested in having her write a piece for the Cleveland Appraisal Blog, on helping the elderly or disabled when they are in decline. People who are helping their loved ones with estate issues will benefit from checking out the Cleveland Appraisal Blog. – Birmingham Appraisal Blog.

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Appraiserblogs

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Appraisers,… The post Appraisal Bias Mantra is Largely False Reporting appeared on Appraisers Blogs. Related Posts: Racial Bias by Appraisers Is Uncommon & Not Systemic Intentional and unintentional racial bias by appraisers on refinance loans is uncommon and not systemic.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

1, 2021 and have coupon rates ranging from 2.5% Ginnie Mae said it expects to see escalating levels of growth in the volume of eNotes securitized under its MBS Program for 2021. Ginnie Mae announced its first guarantee of a mortgage-backed security backed by digital pools, or pools of loans that consist entirely of eNotes.

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