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Hot home-equity market fueling securitization deals

Housing Wire

“All investors in the transaction were first-time participants in securitizations backed entirely by home-equity agreements [HEAs].”. Unlock’s HEA contracts typically feature 10-year maturities and involve a 3% origination fee based on Unlock’s original investment, which is not a loan. 21, according to Mortgage News Daily.

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State of the mortgage industry half-time report

Housing Wire

We interviewed more than 25 mortgage industry experts to gather the best insights, strategies, and recommendations to pivot and win in today’s market. In the 2021 NextGen homebuyer research, two in three stated they did not think lenders were trustworthy or reliable. Generational nuances. Their research shows the U.S.

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Home-equity niche will benefit from a private-label lift

Housing Wire

Homeowners collectively nationwide now have more than $10 trillion in tappable equity (equity beyond a 20% cushion) tied up in their properties, according to the Black Knight Mortgage Monitor. Those securitization outlets for home-equity products are critical to ensuring liquidity for ongoing operations.

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Home equity is the bright gem of the housing market

Housing Wire

Stubborn inflation and high interest rates continue to wreak havoc on the mortgage-origination market, but there is one asset class in the housing market that is arguably flourishing in these hard times – home equity. billion in the fourth quarter of 2021,” a recent market assessment by ATTOM shows. billion in 2021 to $9.6

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What’s influencing the increase in REO acquisitions?

Housing Wire

While credit cards and auto loans aren’t directly related to mortgages , they comprise segments within the three main consumer debt categories. Conventional wisdom would dictate that the third category, mortgages, will follow if two of the three are negatively impacted. To learn more, visit consolidatedanalytics.com.

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Home price growth slowed further in October

Housing Wire

These declines, of course, came after very strong price increases in late 2021 and the first half of 2022,” Craig Lazzara, the managing director of S&P DJI , said in a statement. The Case-Shiller home price indices for October is a three-month average of closing prices in August, September and October. Month over month, the U.S.

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Title insurance industry volume rises 3.6% in Q1

Housing Wire

Despite rising interest rates , higher home prices and a drop in refinance volume , the American Land Title Association recorded $5.89 The title insurance industry had a record year in 2021 , generating $26.2 premium volume increase compared to the first quarter of 2021,” Diane Tomb, ALTA’s CEO, said in a statement. “A

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