Housing Wire

JULY 19, 2022

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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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

And homes in many communities have shot up in value in recent years, leading to tax increases through reassessments. But opinions differ on how much impact higher taxes are having on local housing and mortgage markets. “I single-family home was $3,901, up 3% compared to 2021, ATTOM reported.

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Housing Wire

MAY 9, 2022

Fewer buyers rushed to lock mortgages last month amid a rapid climb in long-term mortgage rates , reflecting home affordability concerns, reports from Mortgage Capital Trading and Black Knight showed. . Compared with the same period last year, the number of rate locks by mortgage volume was down 25.4%. .

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

The Seattle-based company , which has mostly pivoted from selling advertising to real estate agents into iBuying, acquired 1,789 homes in the fourth quarter. That was just two more homes than they had acquired a year prior, just before COVID-19-related shutdowns froze the business in place. through December 2021.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Borrowers with mortgages backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac may be eligible for an additional forbearance extension of up to three months, the Federal Housing Finance Agency announced Tuesday. FHFA’s Director Mark Calabria said the company’s recent actions are to “help keep families in their home during the pandemic.”

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Robinson Appraisal Group

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Lower rates typically promote an increase in demand for properties, this in turn drives up pricing, while on the flip side of that, higher interest rates reduce the demand since the costs of a mortgage increase deterring prospective home buyers. As mortgage rates increase, houses become less affordable.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Home prices are now posting the biggest monthly declines since January 2009, according to the latest Mortgage Monitor report from Black Knight. Median home prices in August fell 0.98% in August, only slightly better than July’s 1.05% monthly decline. With mortgage rates at 6.7% With mortgage rates at 6.7%

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 31, 2021

In the days of COVID-19 and the CARES Act, mortgage servicers are staying busy working with borrowers as they make decisions regarding the future of their homes. Due to the continuing economic challenges stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, many anticipate an increase in portfolio risk and defaults in 2021.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Homeowners withdrew $63 billion in equity in the second quarter of 2021, according to the latest numbers from Black Knight , the most in a single quarter in nearly 15 years. The driver is, of course, spiking home prices in most places. During the last downturn, in contrast, 28% of mortgage holders were fully underwater.

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Housing Wire

MAY 9, 2022

The American Land Title Association saw a nearly 36% year-over-year increase in title insurance premium volume in 2021 for a staggering $7 billion spike, according to the trade group’s Market Share Analysis , published Friday. The majority of title professionals were busier in 2021 than they ever have been.”. Presented by: ServiceLink.

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Raleigh Realty

JULY 12, 2022

In fact, it’s estimated that owner-occupied real estate accounts for over a quarter of American households’ net worth. It’s no secret Raleigh is an up-and-coming city, but how’s the local real estate market doing? for homebuilding prospects and number two for overall real estate prospects.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

New York-based Unlock Technologies , a fintech operating in the shared-equity market, and real estate investment firm Saluda Grade , have closed a $180 million private-label securitization (PLS) backed entirely by Unlock-originated residential home-equity agreements (HEAs). 21, according to Mortgage News Daily.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2022

For most real estate industry professionals, title insurance needs no introduction. A trusted product , title insurance has been used to protect real estate transactions and property rights for over a century. nationally since 2004 and roughly 5% the past two years, based on the most recent industry data from 2021.

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Appraisal Buzz

JULY 18, 2022

The average 30-year fixed rate mortgage rate was its lowest ever at 2.65% on December 31, 2021. Assuming a $250,000 loan was committed on December 31, 2021, your monthly payment was approximately $1,007 exclusive of escrow for real estate taxes and insurance.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 15, 2022

A combination of fast-rising home values and the fact that nearly two-thirds of borrowers with at least some home equity have mortgage rates below 4% — and would not benefit from refinancing — is helping to propel a resurgent market for home-equity lines of credit (HELOCs). billion in 2021 to $4.6

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Listing Spark

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

It’s been a wild ride for Texas real estate this year! Interest rates have gone up, making many people unsure about buying or selling homes. Navigating Texas Real Estate with Rising Interest Rates We’re heading into Q4 of a tough year for the real estate market.

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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. Although house-price appreciation will grow at a more moderate rate, home prices [still] remain high relative to homebuyer incomes. The Beige Book.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 12, 2024

The real estate market is experiencing a slight rise in foreclosure activity following an extended period of moratoria that paused any foreclosures during the pandemic. For one, the mortgage servicing industry adopted some COVID-era, rescue-type packages where a house does not go into immediate foreclosure.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 24, 2023

Under its Sell & Stay program, which charges an annual option fee, clients have the right to repurchase the home or to direct a third-party sale at any time. If the home value appreciates, customers get to keep the difference. billion in volume in 2022, a decline of more than 50% from its 2021 production of $30.5

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Housing Wire

APRIL 20, 2021

In analyzing more than 7 million homes sold between 2013 and the beginning of 2021, Redfin found homes in Black neighborhoods are undervalued by an average of $46,000 compared to homes in primarily white neighborhoods, the company said. Only 44% of Black Americans own the home they live in, versus 74.5%

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Reverse mortgage loan originators all seem to agree that 2024 is off to a better overall start in business than a tepid 2023 might suggest. EquityAvail was launched in early 2021 , and is a single, fixed-rate mortgage that is fully disbursed at closing with a maximum amount of up to $4 million.

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Listing Spark

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

As we enter into 2024, we are stepping out of one of the most turbulent years for real estate in Texas in some time. On the heels of the largest run up in home values in recorded history, we saw an abrupt and heavy shift that’s been challenging to grapple with for sellers and buyers. trillion in 2021.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 3, 2024

If a Colorado teacher making the average salary had $20,000 to put towards a down payment and were willing to spend 30% of their pre-tax salary on their mortgage payment, she could afford a house that cost about $225,000. When teachers can’t afford to buy homes, school districts can’t hire teachers.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Morgan Mortgage Trust , the securitization conduit for financial giant JPMorgan , recently issued a $2 billion offering backed by a pool of jumbo loans — capping off a vibrant first month of 2022 for the overall private-label market. At least 25 transactions collateralized by more than 27,000 mortgages valued at $14.3

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Housing Wire

JUNE 10, 2022

Because homeownership is traditionally considered one of the surest routes upward in a socially mobile society and the primary means by which Americans accumulate wealth, the inability to buy a home puts much more than just the real estate market in jeopardy. That’s up 10 percentage points from early 2018. year-over-year.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 29, 2023

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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Listing Spark

JANUARY 12, 2023

In this episode of Real Estate Real Fast, Aaron Jistel discussed the market trends of 2022 and 2023. Sales were down 25% in Austin, Texas compared to 2021, and values are likely to continue decreasing in 2023. 2022 Market Trends: Decrease in sales, values, and new listings in Austin, TX; median home value up 9.9%

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 5, 2022

I have been part of the mortgage banking industry since 1983 — 39 years to date through different housing markets. In fact, it was the skills I developed selling loans that helped develop my ability to influence policy leaders and others in industry during my time as Federal Housing Commissioner and as CEO of the Mortgage Bankers Association.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 27, 2022

The fate of Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-backed mortgages in the ongoing downcycle housing market is being compared with a canary in the coal mine by several industry experts who track the sector and are seeing early warning signs of distress. million in mortgages valued at $1.7 FHA Commissioner Julia Gordon.

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Housing Wire

JULY 7, 2023

The fix-and-flip market has seen a boom in recent years, with more than 407,000 homes flipped in 2022, a 14% increase from 2021 and a 58% increase from 2020, according to a recent report by real estate data firm ATTOM. ATTOM reports that one in 12 home sales last year — 8.4% — involved fix-and-flip investors.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 13, 2023

The nation’s single-family investment-property sector and the lenders serving those borrowers face some major challenges in 2023 as rent growth is slipping, vacancy rates growing, home-value growth faltering, and a possible recession looms. . Mortgage production in 2022 nationally was down about 50% from $4.44

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 9, 2023

One slice of the single-family home market that has gained traction over the past year in a topsy-turvy housing landscape is the build-for-rent sector — or BFR. The Northmarq report points out that the BFR sector currently accounts for only a small slice of overall home starts, at about 6%. Riding a cresting wave.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

The Western pessimism is also unsurprising given the year-over-year declines Western states have seen in home values. Builders reported covering closing costs, offering discounted or free features, helping buyers sell their existing home and providing other incentives. 2019 level. If the nation’s largest homebuilder, D.R.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Existing home sales last month declined 5.9% That’s the largest year over year existing home sales decrease since 2007. 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.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 9, 2021

As the first quarter of 2021 nears its end, a recent Redfin report shows both good and bad news for Black homeowners. The positive: Homeowners in primarily Black neighborhoods earned an average of $59,000 in home equity in 2020, compared with $50,000 for homeowners in primarily white neighborhoods between 2019 through January 2021.

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Houston Properties

JULY 22, 2022

Home Value Of My House: Tips for Pricing Your Houston Home. Asking yourself, "What is the home value of my house in Houston"? Use this Houston home valuation tool from HoustonProperties.com. Value Your Home. Planning to sell your home but overwhelmed with all the steps to take?

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Will Springer Realtor

APRIL 10, 2024

Recent news that the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) wishes to settle a series of lawsuits from home sellers has sent ripples through the real estate industry. While the NAR denies any wrongdoing, the proposed settlement promises significant changes in how business is conducted in the real estate market.

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