Housing Wire

MARCH 8, 2023

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on Wednesday released a special edition of its Supervisory Highlights report that profiles “unlawful junk fees uncovered in deposit accounts and in multiple loan servicing markets,” including among mortgage servicers.

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Housing Wire

MAY 13, 2024

A coalition of trade organizations — including the American Bankers Association (ABA), the Housing Policy Council (HPC), the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA), the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) and U.S. historical dataset. and FICO 10T credit score models as well as the bi-merge credit reporting policy,” the letter added.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

below the August 2022 level. An index of 100 is equal to the level of contract activity in 2001. Pending home sales, like new home sales, are based on contract signings. Mortgage rates have been rising above 7% since August, which has diminished the pool of home buyers,” Lawrence Yun, NAR chief economist said.

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Housing Wire

MAY 2, 2024

In early November, 30-year fixed mortgage rates began a nosedive, declining from near 8% to below 7% in a matter of months before once again starting to rise at the start of 2024. at the end of April, according to HousingWire ’s Mortgage Rates Center. Non-QM mortgages include loans that cannot be purchased by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 15, 2023

The Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank failures that occurred over the last week have caused even more uncertainty within the mortgage industry. Meanwhile, mortgage lenders are still trying to calm down their investors and business partners. ” The latest Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) survey proved Deitch right. .

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 5, 2023

As the housing market suffers through a drought of home sales and related mortgage originations in the current high-rate environment, home prices and home equity continue to climb, helping to spark a revival of another sector — home equity lending and investment. billion, according to a review of bond-rating and industry reports.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The case stems from Ginnie Mae’s extinguishment of Reverse Mortgage Funding (RMF) from its reverse mortgage-backed securities program. But Ginnie Mae has never sought to contract with TCB itself regarding TCB’s transactions with RMF.” Ginnie Mae accordingly implored TCB to lend money to RMF.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 2, 2023

He joined Ginnie in March 2022 following a stint as supervising attorney advisor for the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). In fiscal year 2022, which ended Sept. 30, Ginnie issued more than $649 billion in mortgage-backed securities that supported 2.2 In fiscal year 2022, which ended Sept. million households.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Recession is coming, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. . The economic dislocation will bring mortgage originations down to $2.05 million in 2022 to 4.7 “The slowdown in housing activity and higher mortgage rates will quickly cut the rate of home-price growth. . trillion in 2023, compared to $2.26

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 25, 2023

Chicago-based mortgage lender Guaranteed Rate launched a new program this week that will provide up to $8,000 in assistance to potential first-time homebuyers from underserved communities. Buyers who qualify in these metro areas can use the assistance to purchase a house anywhere in the U.S.,

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Investors have largely shunned nonbank mortgage stocks, and analysts believe the hard times are still ahead. Driven by a desire to achieve greater scale and gain access to cheaper capital, nonbank mortgage lenders dove headfirst into the public markets during the Covid-19 boom. How could they resist? Finance data.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 15, 2022

And it’s led to several sleepless nights for mortgage loan originators and mortgage executives. Such volatility has triggered turbulence in the mortgage market. The mortgage-backed securities (MBS) market went “no-bid” on Friday. Consequently, mortgage rates leapt like they hadn’t in decades.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 13, 2022

In the reflection, a mortgage executive sees faint images of the savings and loan crisis of the 1980s and 1990s. The financial chaos that sparked the savings and loan crisis of the 1980s, leading to a government bailout, now haunts the independent mortgage banking market this Halloween season — and beyond.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

31, 2022, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced that it would conduct a comprehensive review of the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) system. When the FHLB Act was adopted in 1932, membership was limited to mortgage lenders (e.g., savings and loan associations, savings banks, and cooperative banks) and insurance companies.

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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

APRIL 17, 2023

But, in 2022, as prices in the metro rose to never-before-seen levels, things started to change. In early 2023, however, as inventory in Austin has become more and more constrained, buyers have become accustomed to the higher mortgage rates and demand has ticked up. “It

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Housing Wire

JULY 12, 2022

Beginning July 17, Freddie Mac will accept some mortgages with hybrid appraisals — but the list of caveats is lengthy. Mortgages for manufactured homes, investment properties, duplexes and fourplexes are not eligible. The State of Appraisals in 2022. The seller accepts it; they go into contract. that afternoon.

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Appraisal Today

OCTOBER 7, 2022

NAR Appraisal Survey 2022. Excerpts from NAR Report (link below): In May 2022, NAR Research conducted a survey of all 9,700 appraiser members and 50,000 randomly-selected non-appraiser members. If this article helped you understand more about disability insurance, it is worth the subscription price! September 28, 2022.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2021

While the family’s income has been cut by almost half and inflation has increased their expenses, Wilen’s primary concern is his mortgage. mortgage for 12 months, and the county where he lives paid three months of his mortgage bill as part of an assistance program. He is afraid of losing his home.

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Appraisal Today

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

The Surfing Appraiser Riding the Waves of Up and Down Mortgage Rates By Mark Buhler Excerpts: Riding the waves of the appraisal profession can result in a range of outcomes and emotions over time. Click here E&O Insurance Tips Many appraisers are very slow now. They may allow you to come back as an insured appraiser.

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The Robert Weiler Company

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Data through the first half of 2022 has been tallied on Ohio land for sale. All indicators show an extremely positive trend that will likely continue through the rest of 2022 and beyond. As a whole, commercial real estate has seen great success in 2022, despite rising interest rates. Homes sales reached 14,210 in May 2022, a 1.8%

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Appraisal Today

JULY 22, 2022

Fannie’s New ANSI FAQS July 2022. I received the Fannie email notice on July 19, 2022, at 10:30 Pacific time. When Fannie first announced in December 2021 that ANSI would be required on April 1, 2022, there was lots of confusion among appraisers who had never used ANSI or were not using it properly. Excerpt: Price: $345,000.

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Appraisal Today

MAY 10, 2024

New FHA ROV Policy By Dave Towne, May 3, 2024 Excerpts: Up until recently, there has never been a standardized policy for mortgage loan related Reconsideration of Value (ROV) requests after an appraisal has been submitted. Now there is, per the attached PDF HUD/FHA mortgage letter. The mortgage loan officer handling the loan?

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Listing Spark

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Here is the information you will need to get from unrepresented buyers in order to complete the contracts: Sales price. Who is agreeing to pay for title insurance? There is more information needed once you have the contracts themselves. This should allow you to move on to the next phase of preparing a written contract.

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Appraisal Today

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on non-lender appraisals, VA, flood and fires no insurance, retirement, few lender appraisals, unusual homes, mortgage origination $22M Modern Mansion on 130 Acres in Napa Has Its Own Cabernet Vineyard Excerpts: 6 bedrooms, 6.5+ Data before 1971 is minimal.

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Appraisal Today

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Appraisers Riding the Waves of Up and Down Mortgage Rates Appraisal Business Tips Humor for Appraisers Click here to subscribe to our FREE weekly appraiser email newsletter and get the latest appraisal news!! Common fears are that their insurer will increase their premium or decline to renew their policy.

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Appraisal Today

JULY 14, 2023

Most, including Bill Gates’ mansion is across Lake Washington from Seattle. == Three Dangerous Insurance Mistakes Appraisers Should Avoid by Isaac Peck, Senior Broker at www.OREP.org 1. Appraiser E&O insurance is written on a “Claims Made” basis. I still hear from appraisers who let their insurance lapse.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 14, 2022

What happens when the Federal Reserve begins pulling back in a serious way from the mortgage-backed securities (MBS) market that it has helped to prop up through billions of dollars in bond purchases since the start of the pandemic in 2020 — to the point where it now holds a $2.7 Federal Reserve in Washington, D.C.

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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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Lamacchia Realty

JANUARY 30, 2024

The 2023 South Florida real estate market, like national trends, saw a decrease in sales, an increase in prices, and a decrease in the number of homes listed and placed under contract. Unlike what the Northeast experienced, South Florida inventory is up over 2022 and the second half of 2021. South Florida Sales Decline by 17.5%

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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. =. > New in the July 2022 Issue of Appraisal Today. E&O Insurance Update 2022 – Claims, State Boards, Discrimination, etc.

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Appraisal Today

APRIL 12, 2024

Insurance purposes: Lenders or other clients may order desktop appraisals for insurance purposes to determine the property’s replacement cost or insurable value. Appraisers that remain in business will be swamped with appraisal orders at good fees. == Mortgage applications increased 0.1 baths, 14,450 sq.ft.,

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Housing Wire

APRIL 29, 2024

Mortgage rates are at 7.5% In addition to a higher number of new listings, there were also more new contracts started this week than in any week in 2023. Mortgage rates are now topping 7.5%, the highest levels seen this year. Two years ago, inventory was jumping along with mortgage rates. orate further? That’s up 2.4%

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Appraisal Today

AUGUST 13, 2023

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on non lender appraisals, liability, markets with few sales, Bias, unusual homes, mortgage origination A California Winery With a 91-Acre Vineyard for $12,995,000 Red Soles Winery, a 91-acre vineyard. August 9, 2023) — Mortgage applications decreased 3.1

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Appraisal Today

OCTOBER 14, 2022

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on Reviews and Revisions, AMC layoffs, real estate market, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. ==.

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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. When trying to do a cash-out refinance of his multifamily property in 2022, Horton did not get the value he was looking for.

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Listing Spark

OCTOBER 13, 2022

How the housing market affects the rest of the economy How to approach the current housing market as a seller Final advice for buyers in the current housing market Are buyers pulling out of contracts at the last minute? 00:02:50] Peaking into the Fall 2022 Austin housing market. Episode highlights. Key takeaways. [00:02:50]

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