Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

And with Fed rates expected to rise even further, industry experts and economists don’t expect mortgage rates to stabilize for at least another year. Mortgage rates , which are currently near a 22-year high, declined slightly from last week ahead of the Fed’s sixth rate hike announcement. million in September 2021.

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Mortgage Sellers Contracts Buyers 399

Housing Wire

APRIL 14, 2022

Consolidation in the mortgage industry is likely in 2022, analysts and lending executives said. Justin Woodward has experienced the best and the worst of the mortgage industry in only 18 months. “I had not done first mortgage lending before, but I was familiar with the basics of real estate lending.

Mortgage 519

Mortgage Marketing Retail Lending 519

Housing Wire

AUGUST 10, 2022

Mortgage demand remained relatively flat last week amid volatility in mortgage rates in recent weeks. The market composite index , a measure of mortgage loan application volume, rose a marginal 0.2% for the week ending August 5, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). MBA’s estimate shows rates rising.

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Mortgage Real Estate Agent Retail Contracts 355

Housing Wire

MAY 11, 2021

The number of buyers who locked in mortgage rates for second homes soared 178% year over year in April, marking the 11th straight month of 80%-plus growth, according to a recent Redfin study. Still, second-home mortgage rate locks are holding steady at more than double pre-pandemic levels. from a year earlier.

Mortgage 441

Mortgage Inventory Contracts Buyers 441

Housing Wire

MAY 14, 2024

With the Fed gone AWOL on purchasing mortgage loans, mortgage rates have doubled and spreads over 10-year Treasuries are at historical highs. In late 2021, Congress renewed a 10 basis point tax on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loans for another decade – not based on loan risk, but to pay for non-housing spending.

Sellers 289

Sellers Realty Insurance Realtors 289

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Similar to the other commission lawsuits, the latest two take aim at the National Association of Realtors’ Participation Rule, which requires the listing broker to make a blanket offer of compensation to the buyer’s broker to list the property on the MLS. 4, 2019 and the present. These allegations are absurd.

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Realty Realtors Brokerage Real Estate 421

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

The average 30-year-fixed mortgage rose, ever so slightly, to 2.88% for the week ending Sept. Mortgage rates have been roughly flat for months now. Treasuries, causing mortgage rates to remain in place, despite the increasing dispersion of inflation across different consumer goods and services.”. for the past two weeks.

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Mortgage Inventory Construction Technology 441

Housing Wire

MARCH 22, 2023

According to Redfin, the last time down payment percentages were at this level was in early 2021 — prior to the pandemic real estate boom reaching its zenith. Redfin attributed the drop in down payment amount and percentage to the slower housing market , lower home prices, and higher housing costs due to rising mortgage rates.

Buyers 395

Buyers Sellers Mortgage Realtors 395

Housing Wire

MAY 24, 2021

The National Association of Realtors Confidence Index Survey for April reveals how hot the housing market is. The April 2021 survey was sent to 50,000 Realtors selected from NAR’s over 1.4 There were 3,541 respondents to the online survey which ran from May 3-10, 2021, of which 1,731 had a client.

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Realtors Buyers Housing Market New Listings 471

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Mortgage rates in the 6% range have frozen the housing market, forcing loan officers to find business outside their wheelhouses. With mortgage rates nearly doubling from the start of 2022, the LO, who has more than 20 years of experience in the industry, says it’s painful to see deals simply disappear. higher than last year.

Mortgage 381

Mortgage Loan Officers Inventory Retail 381

Housing Wire

APRIL 9, 2024

With the Federal Reserve gone AWOL on purchasing mortgage loans, mortgage rates have doubled and spreads over 10-year Treasuries are at historical highs. In late 2021, Congress renewed a 10-basis point tax on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loans for another decade — not based on loan risk, but to pay for non-housing spending.

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Sellers Realty Insurance Realtors 437

Lamacchia Realty

APRIL 8, 2024

has released its “Top Producing REALTORS®,” for March 2024! This program recognizes the Top 10 REALTORS® by company and the Top 3 or 5 REALTORS® by office with the highest transaction numbers or sales for the month! Additionally, Jason is also a member of Lamacchia’s 2021 , 2022 , and 2023 President’s Club.

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Realtors Realty Real Estate Agents 71

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 14, 2022

On the heels of the central bank’s announcement to raise the federal funds rate by 50 basis points to 4.25%-4.50% on Wednesday, most economists and industry experts were on the same page about the housing outlook and which direction mortgage rates would be headed. . Realtor.com expects mortgage rates to reach 7.1% by the year-end.

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Mortgage Housing Market Buyers Sellers 414

Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2023

according to data released Friday by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Mortgage rates are the dominant factor driving home sales, and recent declines in rates are clearly helping to stabilize the market.” compared to December 2021. Interested buyers are out there. and the Midwest (77.6) falling 6.5%

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Contracts Realtors Mortgage Buyers 414

Housing Wire

MAY 10, 2022

As the calendar has turned to May, and the Realtor Legislative Meetings have come to a close, it’s a good time to reflect on research that was released last month and throughout early 2022. These reports highlight the difference home buyers and potential home buyers have when embarking on the buying process.

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Housing Market Realtors Buyers Inventory 422

Housing Wire

JANUARY 20, 2023

million, according to a report from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) released Friday. from 2021, which NAR attributes to the “rapidly escalating interest rate environment.” This year, buyers may be out in front of supply, and the market could be surprisingly competitive.” from November to a pace of 4.02 A total of 5.03

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Inventory Housing Market Realtors Buyers 361

Housing Wire

MAY 28, 2021

But in the hot housing market of 2021, even those homes are getting immediate, multiple offers when they hit the market. year over year in March 2021, per a report from Norada Real Estate Investments. . year over year in March 2021, per a report from Norada Real Estate Investments. “I mean, it’s California, right?

Buyers 291

Buyers Real Estate Agents Inventory 291

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Beret Kechian, loanDepot ’s top producer and branch manager, is joining a slew of mortgage loan originators who are cautiously optimistic about the mortgage landscape in 2023. Buyers seem like they can’t get a break,” Kechian said. “I So more realtors in the area have started working with us.

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Marketing Inventory Loan Officers Buyers 363

Housing Wire

MARCH 19, 2024

President Joe Biden will be in Las Vegas on Tuesday, where he will offer additional remarks about the policies and priorities of his administration’s push to address housing issues for renters and buyers alike. Biden will also highlight the money offered to states in the 2021 American Rescue Plan Act to boost affordable housing supply.

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Sellers Buyers Realtors Investing 322

Housing Wire

MAY 17, 2022

Buy with Orchard is the firm’s first product targeted to first-time buyers that provides home shoppers with the cash needed to compete with equity-rich homeowners and investors, the company said. “It has never been more difficult for first-time buyers to purchase a home,” said Court Cunningham, chief executive officer of Orchard. .

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Buyers Investors Mortgage Valuation 369

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Up from 45% last year and a notable increase from 37% in 2021, the report also mentioned that this share of first-time homebuyers likely hasn’t been this high since 2010, when there was a first-time homebuyer tax credit. It’s true that first-time buyers make up a larger piece of a smaller pie, as housing inventory shrinks.

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Agents Buyers Sellers Inventory 397

Lamacchia Realty

MARCH 11, 2024

Buyers hoping to purchase condos have been under more stringent lending regulations over the past three years, initially under temporary guidelines that were later made permanent. Buyers and buyer agents alike needed to be keenly aware of how the new regulations would impact the purchase of a condo in any building over 5 units.

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Buyers Lending Insurance Mortgage 66

Housing Wire

JULY 29, 2021

Though the desire for buyers to purchase a new home remains strong, skyrocketing prices are putting the dream out of reach for some buyers, economists in the housing industry said. in June, according to the National Association of Realtors , which tracks the metric. (An million in 2022 from 6 million in 2021.

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Marketing Buyers Realtors Real Estate 433

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Today the National Association of Realtors reported that existing home sales fell once again to 4.80 Even though this was a beat of estimates, the sales decline trend due to higher mortgage rates and home prices continues. That was a huge red flag, hence all the statements in 2021 about unhealthy housing. . million in August.”

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Inventory Housing Market New Listings Mortgage 447

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 8, 2021

home prices are quickly shifting the affordability calculus for prospective homebuyers in 2021 — even though mortgage rates have remained near record lows. from a year ago to $356,700, according to the National Association of Realtors. Even with an average 30-year fixed rate mortgage of 2.84% in August , the 14.9%

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Renovations Inventory Marketing Property Taxes 542

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Guaranteed Rate and CrossCountry Mortgage have their eyes fixed on serving more Hispanic borrowers, who are expected to make up 70% of homeownership growth in the U.S. A Spanish website and mortgage applications tool to help Hispanics overcome language barriers went live this week by CrossCountry Mortgage. billion in loans.

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Marketing Tools Loan Officers Finance 357

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Thanks to a boom in the housing market and a historic refinance market, the past two years have been a favorable period for the mortgage market. In the process, a historic $9 trillion of mortgage loans were closed over two years. It was marked by hard work, innovation and resilience. 2022 Forecast series.

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Housing Market Marketing Supply Chain Mortgage 404

Housing Wire

JULY 28, 2022

As the Federal Reserve announced yet another 75 basis point interest rate hike Wednesday, loan officers and lending executives — already well aware of the news — were looking ahead, questioning whether mortgage rates will spike or dip in the aftermath. It is possible that the 30-year fixed mortgage rate may settle down at 5.5%

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Housing Market Marketing Loan Officers Buyers 302

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 28, 2021

But — in the same beat — Caporale added, “There is still a massive influx of buyers, and I am not seeing a significant drop in demand.” real estate in 2022 may see challenges to its biggest enterprises, including the National Association of Realtors and Zillow , and shifting adjustments to how work is done amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Real Estate 441

Real Estate Realty Brokerage Realtors 441

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

in October – the second consecutive month the index has fallen as affordability strains the market, a recent report from the National Association of Realtors said. Realtors cited a combination of high demand and low inventory, which are making conditions more competitive and exerting upward pressure on prices. compared to a year ago.

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Realtors Inventory Contracts Development 532

Housing Wire

MARCH 16, 2022

One real estate agent interviewed by the NAHREP surveyors said the biggest challenge in 2021 was discrimination against FHA borrowers. “A Latinos were 81% more likely to be denied a conventional mortgage than non-Hispanic white borrowers, an analysis of Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data showed. last year, respectively.

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Real Estate Agent Real Estate Agents Sellers 378

Housing Wire

JANUARY 13, 2021

One being, how much do you need to earn in a year to afford a mortgage in the U.S.? . Since home prices vary state-by-state, the salary you need to qualify for a mortgage in the U.S. Last month, HSH.com used the National Association of Realtors’ 2020 third-quarter data to track the most expensive cities in the U.S.,

Housing Market 477

Housing Market Real Estate Mortgage Realtors 477

Housing Wire

APRIL 18, 2024

Existing home sales fell in today’s report , which isn’t surprising, but one headline that shocked some people was that home prices are still up year over year, even with higher inventory and higher mortgage rates. From NAR : The median existing home price for all housing types in March was $393,500, an increase of 4.8% All four U.S.

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Inventory Housing Market New Listings Buyers 481

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Realtors can usually count on their biggest season being spring, followed by summer, but nothing about 2020 has been normal, including home-buying patterns. 20, the National Association of Realtors said that contract signings were up 23% year over year. Now, believe it or not, fall home-buying season is in full swing.

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Real Estate Agent Real Estate Agents Realtors 546

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

More potential homebuyers were squeezed out from qualifying for a mortgage in October as mortgage rates climbed higher,” National Association of Realtors Chief Economist Lawrence Yun said in a statement. months in October 2021. from October 2021. Total housing inventory at the end of October was 1.22

Housing Market 404

Housing Market Marketing Inventory New Listings 404

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

While the industry has yet to find out what Judge Stephen Bough’s injunction will say and the three defendants, the National Association of Realtors , Keller Williams and HomeServices of America , have vowed to appeal the decision, Barton believes his firm will thrive regardless the outcome.

Real Estate 440

Real Estate Advertising Agents Realtors 440

Housing Wire

JANUARY 9, 2023

Buyer behavior on the Auction.com platform provides one of the best barometers of the retail housing market because the success and livelihood of these buyers depend heavily on them accurately anticipating what the retail market will look like in the next six to 12 months. percent, according to ATTOM Data Solutions.

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Retail Sellers Buyers Market Value 448