Housing Wire

APRIL 20, 2022

The National Association of Realtors reported that existing home sales for March came in as a miss of estimate at 5.77 However, the real story of 2022 is that the savagely unhealthy housing market continues as inventory is still lower than last year, sending home prices growth into double digits again. million and 6.16

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Housing Wire

JULY 13, 2022

June was a volatile month for mortgage rates and for lenders having to adapt quickly to changing conditions. Other top stories looked to make sense of the new environment, including: · How mortgage lenders are navigating life at 6%. · Housing starts data raises 5th recession red flag. Will Realtors ever go extinct?

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Economists at Fannie Mae say the Federal Reserve ‘s fiscal policy is having its desired effect on the housing market – home price growth began to slow in the summer, and the GSE says the housing slowdown will continue through 2023. The latest forecast also projects total mortgage origination activity at $2.44

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Housing Wire

MAY 19, 2022

The National Association of Realtors reported Thursday that existing home sales for April came in at 5.61 million , with double-digit home-price growth driving a housing market that is still savagely unhealthy. My rule to get the housing market out of the unhealthy stage is that we need total inventory back between 1.52

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 20, 2023

The phrase “in like a lion, out like a lamb” is typically used to describe the month of March, but it is also applicable to existing home sales trends in 2022. million, according to a report from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) released Friday. million existing homes were sold in 2022, down 17.8% After posting a 6.5%

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Housing Wire

JUNE 29, 2022

Reports released this week by several respected market observers point to less good and increased bad and ugly ahead for the housing market. Those figures, along with “sharp recent increases in mortgage rates” and other supporting data, lead Moody’s to conclude that the “U.S. For some of the good, a U.S.

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Housing Wire

MAY 5, 2022

This article is part of our housing market update series. At the end of this series, you can join us on May 10 for a Housing Market Update webinar. Demographics still point towards a market with strong demand – the largest cohort of millennials, the largest generation in U.S. To register for the HW+ event, go here.

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Sacramento Appraisal Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

UPCOMING PUBLIC SPEAKING GIGS: 2/9/2022 Yolo Associaton of Realtors market update (details) 2/18/2022 WCR El Dorado County market update (details) 2/25/2022 Placer Association […]. But this year it feels extra aggressive. Let’s talk about it. Scroll quickly or digest slowly.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Average mortgage rates on 30-year fixed home loans continued their march towards 8% this week as the Treasury yield surpassed 5%. Rates have been steadily climbing for seven straight weeks, the longest consecutive increase since Spring 2022, according to Freddie Mac ‘s Primary Mortgage Market Survey. million units sold.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 13, 2023

Local housing markets is a HousingWire magazine feature spotlighting housing trends across the country. New York City, New York In many ways the spring of 2022 marked the full return of New York City and for a real estate agent like Johnson Tsai, a lead agent at REAL, this meant a massive up-tick in rental demand. “We

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Housing Wire

JUNE 16, 2022

neighborhood, housing market, Fall, homes, new house sales, forbearance. The Federal Reserve ’s 75 basis point interest rate hike – its largest since 1994 – proves the central bank is laser-focused on slowing inflation, but loan officers and housing economists don’t expect mortgage rates to come down until consumer prices fall.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

You think things are bad in the housing market now? Stick around and see if mortgage rates climb into the 7% range. Even the most battle-tested industry players are preparing for one of the strongest housing market corrections in decades. Blake Bianchi, CEO of Future Mortgage.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2023

While sales are still tracking below last year’s levels, the gap between 2022 and 2023 has narrowed considerably. million, according to the National Association of Realtors. Compared to November 2022, existing home sales retreated 7.3%, down from 4.12 A marked turn can be expected as mortgage rates have plunged in recent weeks.”

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2023

Pending home sales ended 2022 on a positive note. 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.” month over month in December to a reading of 76.9,

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Housing Wire

APRIL 1, 2022

“If monthly gains continue at the March pace, we could return to the pre-COVID employment peak by July 2022.”. The latest jobs report will likely ease some fears of those in the mortgage industry, which has struggled with a big spike in interest rates and continued low levels of housing supply.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 30, 2021

This article is part of our HousingWire 2022 forecast series. After the series wraps early next year, join us on February 8 for the HW+ Virtual 2022 Forecast Event. All signs point to continuing upward pressure on interest rates in 2022. Mortgage rates will steadily rise, possibly to 3.3% by the end of 2022.”.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Each year, the HousingWire Vanguards represent an elite group of industry executives who are moving the housing market forward. The following profiles for our 2022 honorees include the origin stories of 100 industry elites who continue to have a major impact on the housing landscape. Gold Star Mortgage Financial Group.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 28, 2022

Residential real estate brokerages will not do as well in 2022 as they did in 2021, but let’s not get carried away. s quarter one earnings just as the stock markets opened early Thursday morning. Our mortgage business took a pretty tough hit,” said Ryan Schneider, who has been Realogy’s CEO since the start of 2018.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 5, 2023

UMortgage , a growing nationwide mortgage platform, announced last week the addition of MC Mortgage Group to its network. MC Mortgage Group, a mortgage brokerage based in Wilmington, North Carolina, serves homebuyers across North and South Carolina.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

in August, according to data released Thursday by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). below the August 2022 level. Mortgage rates have been rising above 7% since August, which has diminished the pool of home buyers,” Lawrence Yun, NAR chief economist said. All four regions of the U.S.

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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 Wire

APRIL 14, 2023

This article is part of our 2023 Housing Market Forecast series. Bringing together some of the top economists and researchers in housing, the event will provide an in-depth look at the top predictions for this year, along with a roundtable discussion on how these insights apply to your business.

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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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Housing Wire

JANUARY 20, 2023

The Federal Housing Finance Agency this week made a series of significant changes to loan level pricing adjustment (LLPA) fees charged by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on conventional/conforming mortgages. The changes include updates to pricing for second homes, high-balance loans and cash-out refinances that were first announced in 2022.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 28, 2022

02 Marketing Leaders Success Summit: How I Earned 100k Followers & Other Social Media Lessons. 03 Marketing Leaders Success Summit: The Future of Marketing. Speakers: Faith Schwartz, CEO and Founder, Housing Finance Strategies Julienne Joseph, Deputy Assistant, Secretary U.S. 03 The Future of Title.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 22, 2023

The housing market continues to cool amid high mortgage rates , low inventory and rising property insurance rates. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) suggested a 2.2% compared to July 2022. Median home prices there were roughly unchanged from the same period in 2022. from one year ago to $406,700.

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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%

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 26, 2023

in September despite significant affordability hurdles weighing on the market, according to data released Thursday by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Compared to 2022, NAR expects the sale of new homes to grow by 4.5% Lastly, they predict that housing starts will drop by 10.4% in September.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Mortgage rates, now around 6.5%, are cooling down the housing market and triggering mass layoffs in the mortgage and real estate industries. Mortgage rates have nearly doubled to around 6.5% million units last month from July, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). year-over-year.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The housing market continues to cool amid high mortgage rates , affordability challenges and still-low inventory. million, according to a new report from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Despite a sharp drop in home sales compared to August 2022, the median existing-home sales price rose 3.9%

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Buying a house was obtainable only for the haves in 2023 as home prices and mortgage rates soared. Homebuyers’ median household income increased by $19,000 this year from 2022, reaching $107,000, according to the National Association of Realtors ’ 2023 Profile of Homebuyers and Sellers.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

The slowdown in the Federal Reserve ‘s short-term rate hikes , announced on Wednesday, was welcome news for the mortgage market and solidified expectations that the 30-year mortgage rates will drop throughout 2023. The MBA forecasts a modest drop in mortgage rates through 2023, ending closer to 5%. in February 2022.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 30, 2024

It was the largest annualized increase recorded since November 2022. in February, the fastest annual rate since November 2022. Over the three-month moving average, mortgage rates dipped to 6.6%, then climbed back toward 7%. Meanwhile, the National Association of Realtors reported that existing home sales increased by 9.5%

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The deal, in addition to existing agreements with the Realty Alliance and the National Association of Realtors , brings ICE’s MLS data coverage to more than 90% of active listings across the country. Since ICE acquired Black Knight in September 2023, the company has been accelerating its business expansion in the mortgage space.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 31, 2023

In August, pending home sales , existing home sales and new home sales all fell compared to the previous month, as mortgage rates climbed and inventory remained scarce. During the first week of June, mortgage rates were at 6.79%. in September year over year to $394,300, according to the National Association of Realtors.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Although high mortgage rates, elevated home prices and limited housing inventory have crippled the 2023 housing market, the outlook for 2024 is brighter, according to Lawrence Yun, chief economist with the National Association of Realtors (NAR). “The bond market is forcing the Fed to pivot.”

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Housing Wire

MARCH 8, 2024

The national unemployment rate ticked up for the first time in four months to 3.9%, its highest level since January 2022, but still below the full employment rate of 4%. The jobs report contains two conflicting implications for the housing market, according to Sturtevant. The number of unemployed Americans also rose to 6.5

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