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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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Lower mortgage rates helped to increase borrowers’ demand for home loans last week, which in turn drummed up optimism for the mortgage industry at the end of 2022. is likely to enter a recession,” Mike Fratantoni, Mortgage Bankers Association’s senior vice president and chief economist, said in a statement.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Mortgage lender and digital financial services company Guaranteed Rate hopes to court builders and borrowers with its newly launched programs — Lock ‘N’ Sell rate lock program and forward commitments – by helping the borrowers secure lower mortgage rates. Guaranteed Rate originated $34.38 About 71.2%

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

from December and mortgage rates shot up 30 basis points. Homes priced between $100,000 and $250,000 were down 23% from January 2021, while sales of homes priced between $750,000 and $1 million rose 33%. Homes went under contract in just 19 days on average, down from 21 a year ago. “While the 6.7 “While the 6.7

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 13, 2023

That, in turn, could lead to improved liquidity outlets for loans secured by single-family investment properties — through the private-label securitization (PLS) market and via insurers, pension funds and other institutional investors that hold loans or mortgage-backed securities in portfolio. . And 2022 was off by some 17% from 2021.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

For this reason, the number of housing units “under construction” is the largest ever recorded in history because they were taking so long to finish. For the builders, they have a new problem: they had homes under contract and then mortgage rates jumped in the biggest fashion ever recorded in history. percent (±10.6

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Appraisal Today

APRIL 5, 2024

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on appraiser discrimination lawsuit, waivers, staying positive with slow business, appraiser’s economic forecast, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. Mortgage rates Mortgage rates exhibited a minor retreat to 6.79%, remaining within the 6.6%

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 7, 2020

The reasons for that are solid demographics and low mortgage rates , which will not change much in 2021. months, builders will halt the rate of growth for new construction plans as they did in 2018 and again for a brief period this year. months, the builders are ok with construction as long as new home sales grow.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 17, 2022

Census Bureau released their construction report for February, showing a positive trend in housing construction data with a lovely print in housing permits at 1,859,000 and housing starts at 1,769,000. So far, housing construction has done well during 2020-2022 considering the economic drama. Today, the U.S. percent (±14.9

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Houston Properties

JANUARY 13, 2021

Houston Housing Market Forecast: Current Data & 2021 Predictions. SUMMARY: Coming off a record year, the Houston real estate market started 2021 in a seller’s market. 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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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Other threats Another lawsuit filed by REX in March 2021 against the trade group and Zillow , alleges anti-trust violations related to an NAR rule, known as the no-commingling rule, that prompted Zillow to separate non-MLS listings from MLS listings on its website, including listings from REX. .”

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Hank Miller Team

DECEMBER 17, 2021

The bump kinda sorta returned in 2021 but what happens in 2022? Right now (mid Dec 2021) we’re dragging the bottom for inventory; we're finding old shipwrecks, dead fish, plenty of garbage and a few Mafia bodies. Is new construction the answer? Get approved for a mortgage or get the cash ready, BEFORE you get on the hunt.

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Appraisal Today

JANUARY 19, 2024

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on non-lender appraisals, and types of bias, Scams on black homes, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. An example of this in real estate appraisal is the purchase and sale contract. January 17, 2024) — Mortgage applications increased 10.4

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Empire Appraisal Group

JANUARY 11, 2023

But even though mortgage rates and home prices are expected to moderate, home sales may still sag under persistent inventory shortages, housing economists predict. Next year, mortgage rates are expected to stabilize while home sales and prices moderate after recent highs, according to NAR’s forecast. compared to 2022.

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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. Mortgage applications decreased 1.6 baths, 17,878 sq.ft.,

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Appraisal Today

DECEMBER 8, 2023

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on Non-lender appraisals, dealing with lender hassles, real estate market, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. = $36M Beachfront Beauty on Maui Hawaii Excerpts: What exactly makes this oceanside manse on Maui so desirable? Investor purchases of U.S.

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Appraisal Today

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

I find myself scouring 2021 onward especially. The truth is there are portions of 2021 and 2022 where prices are exactly the same as today too, so if I use an older comp, I don’t always need to adjust for the way the market has changed. A local lender gave me an appraisal assignment on the proposed construction of 7 units in the city.

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Appraisal Today

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on Investigation of desktop appraisals, economic analysis, Bias, hybrid appraisals, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. Mortgage markets navigate through a storm This year, mortgage markets have been stirred by significant volatility.

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Housing Wire

MAY 18, 2022

Census Bureau released their new residential construction report for April, showing a miss on the estimate and a negative revisions data line, which I believe is lagging behind the current market reality. We simply cannot finish homes in America promptly, and now that mortgage rates are over 5%, some buyers won’t be able to purchase a home.

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Appraisal Today

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Fannie Mae Filed a Complaint Against Me October 18, 2023 Excerpts: In June of 2021, I completed an appraisal for a conventional purchase. Note: This update does not apply to newly constructed manufactured homes because these items must be present on all new units. The appraisal was ordered by an AMC on behalf of a lender.

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Appraisal Today

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Mortgage interest rates ALWAYS go up and down. I wrote an article in the June 2021 issue of Appraisal Today: Retirement, To Stay or Not to Stay. At the current mortgage rate, and with a 20% down payment, homes priced at $250,000 will have a typical monthly payment of around $1,358, before property taxes and home insurance costs.

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DataMaster

JANUARY 15, 2021

Appraising in 2021. While we have no crystal ball, we will examine 2020’s real estate and make a foray into predicting what 2021 will do. Will appraising in 2021 be better or worse than in 2020? With all of this selling going on, appraising in 2021 will stay strong! Is this rate of selling sustainable for 2021?

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Will Springer Realtor

APRIL 14, 2023

After nearly a year, the housing sector’s contraction is coming to an end,” notes Lawrence Yun, National Association of Realtors® chief economist, speaking about the U.S. Existing-home sales, pending contracts and new-home construction pending contracts have turned the corner and climbed for the past three months.” 

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Appraisal Today

JULY 1, 2022

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on real estate market decline in listing prices, land issues, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. =. Excerpt: What’s the difference between a newly constructed home and a hundred-year-old home? Mortgage applications increased 0.7 By Jamie Owen.

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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. ==. Breaking Down the Multi-Decade Lows in Mortgage Applications – Lowest in 22 years.

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Appraisal Today

MAY 19, 2023

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on hybrid appraisals, business tips, UAD info from Freddie, Fannie modernization, non-lender appraisals, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. = If you started appraising before AMCs took over, such as mortgage brokers, you had to do some marketing.

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Housing Wire

MAY 19, 2022

It sees the second quarter of growth rebounding to 1.6%, despite the economy contracting 1.4% Fannie expects a slowdown in homesales for the second and third quarters of 2022, followed by a softening in construction activity and a large deceleration in home price growth. from April 2021 , according to the U.S. from March and 8.6%

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 26, 2022

percent) below the September 2021 estimate of 732,000. This doesn’t mean sales can’t fall further from here, especially with rising mortgage rates. We saw some stabilization in the data when mortgage rates fell from 6.25% to 5%. However, now we are dealing with a 7% mortgage rate. This is 10.9 percent (±15.2 percent (±15.9

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Appraisal Today

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post – Bias, Cost cutting, slow business, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. AMCs had taken over the mortgage-lending work. I first heard about it on the 100th anniversary in 2021. To read more, click here My comments: Very interesting!

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Housing Wire

JUNE 17, 2021

Mortgage applications for new home purchases fell 9% month-over-month in May at a seasonally unadjusted pace ? the second consecutive month sales of new homes have dropped, according to data released Thursday by the Mortgage Bankers Association. Censes Bureau releases each month.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

So, the author tried to use new construction prices from back in April to describe the whole U.S. New contracts dipped as affordability is out of reach for so many. Last year inventory was about to start climbing again with that autumn spike in mortgage rates. This year, while mortgage rates are high, they aren’t climbing now.

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Appraisal Today

APRIL 12, 2024

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on non-lender appraisals, using new construction comps for existing homes, master planned communities, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. I was lucky to have never had to use new construction as a comp on an existing home.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2022

After record sales in 2021, demand for new construction waned throughout 2022 as the Federal Reserve raised interest rates cutting into home buyer’s purchase power and making financing new development projects even more costly for builders. BH: What are you expecting to see in terms of demand for new construction heading into 2023?

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 19, 2023

As the housing market slowed from its frenzied peak in 2022 due to soaring mortgage rates, homebuilders pulled back. compared to 2021, according to a report released Thursday by U.S. During the second half of 2022, the pace of new single-family housing starts decelerated quickly as mortgage rates escalated. from December 2021.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

It’s no secret that low mortgage rates and societal shifts brought on by COVID-19 have collided to form a red-hot housing market. All four areas saw contract transactions increase from a year-over-year standpoint. These trends, along with an anticipated ramp-up in home construction will provide for much-needed supply.”.

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Housing Wire

JULY 25, 2022

The Fannie Mae report projects “strong deceleration in home-price growth going forward” due to higher mortgage rates and the overall slowing economy affecting purchase demand. Homes listed for sale are increasingly seeing asking-price reductions, and both construction and home sales — both existing and new — are slowing.”.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

From BLS: Below are the areas where the report says jobs were created, and the construction job growth data is encouraging to see. Also, we must be mindful that multifamily construction has been good this year, with rental demand still solid.

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