Housing Wire

JUNE 5, 2023

I am honored to work with my new colleagues, our partners, developers, and investors to achieve our shared vision of a country where home and community are stepping stones to so much more.” Donovan later joined the Ford Foundation as a senior fellow in the summer of 2022. Donovan will assume his new position in September.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Closing just shy of $100 million of production in 2022, he’s aiming for a higher loan origination volume in 2023. The lender originated a volume of $2 billion in 2022, with 72% of its total production coming from purchase mortgages. People were inquiring about getting a loan with me on my very first day,” Steinway said.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 22, 2023

It ceased that business in December 2022 after rising mortgage rates wreaked havoc on the housing industry. In line with AmeriFirst’s new motto, “broker pricing and banker service,” Bowlby noted that he will train loan originators to convince renters to buy and bring the deal to real estate agents. “If In 2022, AmeriFirst closed $2.5

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Modern software automates investor reporting and compliance and creates a more efficient workflow, allowing servicers to effectively service loans in-house. The interest rate on the average 30-year fixed mortgage, which averaged 2.65% in 2021, hit 7% in mid-November 2022 and has been declining since. Power’s 2022 U.S.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

will lay off 77 employees in its Charlotte, North Carolina office come January 2022, a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) notice filed by the company reveals. Chicago-based Interfirst Mortgage Co. Layoffs at the Charlotte office will commence the week of Jan. Interfirst, which claimed to have originated $1.65

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 25, 2022

Homepoint told HousingWire in March that it was considering including bank statement and investor cash flow loans in its portfolio. UWM in March also launched a bank statement product for self-employed borrowers and loans for real estate investors. According to Black Knight , at the end of the second quarter 2022, the average U.S.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Safeguard has seen concerns and reports throughout 2022 related to the challenge in finding vendors or inspectors to complete field services work. In terms of 2022 as a whole, Safeguard has added more than 4200 people working at the numerous preservation, lawn service, inspection and various trades that are part of the company’s network.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 14, 2022

According to Evan Kidwell, chief operating officer at Griffin Funding , a consumer-direct lender that launched non-QM operations in November 2020, the company is willing to hire newbie LOs and processors and give them on-the-job training. “If trillion in 2022. “The area of focus for us right now is hiring LOs,” Lind said.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 5, 2024

The report, released back in December, noted that Navy Federal Credit Union approved more than 75% of white borrowers who applied for a new conventional home purchase mortgage in 2022 vs. less than 50% of black borrowers. A serial entrepreneur and angel investor, Tim is an influential voice in the real estate and property management sectors.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 30, 2022

In February 2022, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac added 1004 Desktop/70D Appraisal products to their Selling Guide for new purchase loans. lenders and nearly every mortgage investor. Kenon Chen, Executive Vice President of Corporate Strategy.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 22, 2024

In late 2023, the Federal Reserve reported that between 2019 and 2022, the median net worth of a homeowner had grown to reach $396,200 versus $10,400 for renters and other non-homeowners; and that homeowners’ average net worth had grown to $1.5 I work with many investors and want to introduce myself as a resource to you.

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Lamacchia Realty

MARCH 7, 2022

has released their “Top Producing REALTORS®,” for February 2022! February 2022 Winners of the Top 10 for the Company are: Cyndi Deshaies received her real estate license in March 2017. Her trained eye and negotiation experience allows Becky to keep her clients’ best interests in mind and ultimately close the deal!

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Housing Wire

MAY 25, 2022

There’s no question that 2022 has seen serious changes to the housing market. When it comes to business growth this year and beyond, industry experts agree that 2022 is the year of the non-qualified mortgage (non-QM) loan. Bracing for the challenges of non-QM. Smart Series by Newrez. Why partner with Newrez?

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

And one of our strategic plans for our growth is we’re really bolstering up our retail division in 2022.”. The goal of that push is to expand Excelerate’s overall origination volume from around $3 billion annually now to $6 billion or more in 2022, with the bulk of those originations in the non-QM space.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2022

One morning in 2022 every title company owner and leader woke up with one very simple problem: they suddenly had too many employees. The fact is that it was difficult to find good people and difficult to get them trained, and that leads to an out-of-balance subconscious desire to view them as permanent. Then it happened.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Some states may even require the completion of a specific training program before you can apply for licensure. Networking with potential investors will help you establish valuable relationships. Turning a Corner – October Newsletter 2022 – DW Slater Company Blog. Obtain the right qualifications. Hire the right team.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 30, 2022

This means all those men and women since 2012 who have been saying its housing 2008 all over again on their YouTube , Twitter, Facebook and other social media outlets simply don’t have the proper training to talk about housing economics. I am not talking about investors; I am talking about primary resident homeowners.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 1, 2023

The former senior recruiter trained other recruiters on how to reach out to high-producing, licensed loan officers before leaving Rocket in August 2022. United Wholesale Mortgage , which surpassed it as the top mortgage lender in America in Q3 2022, originated $19.2 Purchase volume in the first quarter came in at $9.4

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Culture, cutting-edge technology, marketing assistance, and training are key to succeeding as an Ohio real estate agent, so look for a brokerage that provides the agent services and resources you need to maximize reach for your clients. Now is an ideal time to help those investors by becoming a real estate agent in Ohio.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 2, 2022

In other words, it flattens out the space between the primary and secondary markets, allowing mortgages to essentially be originated and securitized nearly instantaneously across a distributed computer network that is accessible to authorized investors. “It It [promises to] completely remove, or disintermediate, the higher market,” he added.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 15, 2024

So why aren’t more commercial real estate (CRE) entities – investors , principals, banks, law firms or developers – seeking the same? They can be, in essence, the “boots on the ground” for investors and developers alike. Market conditions have certainly trended downward for residential or commercial real estate.

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Clear Capital

MARCH 1, 2022

March 1, 2022 —. This comprehensive program and suite of digital tools are the result of years of building strong partnerships with mortgage lenders and investors. Enhanced program designed to accelerate adoption of modern appraisal solutions by lenders.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2023

Most retail lenders are desperately seeking high producing loan originators to make up for the losses that occurred in 2022. After the 2008 mortgage meltdown, JVM let go of all its loan originators and trained its employees to target the jumbo loan market in the San Francisco Bay area instead. I thought it was sparse.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 20, 2022

eVaults also support an enhanced customer experience for borrowers and streamline interactions with other participants — warehouse lenders, investors, servicers, etc. eNotes and eVaults deliver operational and cost efficiencies for originators, warehouse lenders, investors, custodians and trustees. within the mortgage ecosystem.

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Lamacchia Realty

DECEMBER 6, 2022

has released their “Top Producing REALTORS®,” for November 2022! November 2022 Winners of the Top 10 for the Company are: Eileen Doherty grew up in Woburn and resides in the area to this day. Additionally, Eileen qualified for the 2022 President’s Club and the 2022 President’s Club ELITE! Lamacchia Realty, Inc.

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Listing Spark

AUGUST 31, 2023

One common piece of advice is that investors should become licensed agents—but should real estate investors get a real estate license? Should Real Estate Investors Get a Real Estate License?: One investor may put their retirement savings in passively managed REITs. Does it provide any value, and is that value worth it?

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Lamacchia Realty

APRIL 6, 2022

has released their “Top Producing REALTORS®,” for March 2022! March 2022 Winners of the Top 10 for the Company are: Shauna Fanning has a passion and a drive for customer service and customer relations and has over 17 years in the field. Most recently, Shauna was named in the Boston Agent Magazine’s Who’s Who 2022 edition !

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Lamacchia Realty

MAY 5, 2022

has released their “Top Producing REALTORS®,” for April 2022! April 2022 Winners of the Top 10 for the Company are: AJ Bruce has been excelling in customer service for 15 years. Additionally, Kelly was named in the Boston Agent Magazine’s Who’s Who 2022 edition ! Lamacchia Realty, Inc.

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Appraisal Today

MARCH 31, 2023

Fannie sells their loans to investors. How does an appraiser deal with the “ignorance” (a lack of education, training, or knowledge…a person who is ignorant is one who is uninformed, or is unaware of a subject or fact)? Excerpts: Key Takeaways In the fourth quarter of 2022, 1.52 In the fourth quarter of 2022, 1.52

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Temporary rate buydowns – a product that lenders started rolling out in 2022 – often made more sense for buyers planning to live in the home long term as they are more likely to have a refi opportunity during that time period. Nurturing referral partners, training agents Mortgage origination volume for 2023 are expected at around $1.64

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 29, 2023

We’re laying the constant groundwork word doing the agent training. – Ben Cohen , managing director at Guaranteed Rate I think for sure the non-QMs – the more flexible guideline programs are going to continue to be big, especially for people who are investors or self-employed aging populations.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2022

in 2022, representing a decline in volume from $3.9 trillion in 2022. Whatever the cause — to ensure an organization is meeting customer expectations, maintaining positive investor relationships and running profitably — an uptick in lock expirations should always be addressed. trillion in 2021 to $2.6

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Lamacchia Realty

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Eileen is a member of the Lamacchia Realty 2017 , 2018, 2019 , 2020, 2021, and 2022 President’s Club , and the 2020 , 2021, and 2022 President’s Club ELITE. Eileen was also recently named the 2022 winner of the Most Sales Volume and Most Transactions in the Woburn office and companywide.

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GoForrmz

DECEMBER 30, 2022

GoFormz year in review: Our top stories and highlights from 2022. 2022 was a great year for GoFormz, and we couldn’t have done it without you, our loyal customers! So without further ado, let’s celebrate and take a look at our top stories and highlights from 2022!

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Housing Wire

JUNE 27, 2022

In our efforts to meet demand, we grew the team faster than we could train, support and develop everyone to meet the demands of changing roles and processes,” founder and CEO Guy Gal said in a written statement. In early June, luxury-focused Side , which has raised more than $200 million at a valuation of $2.5

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Clear Capital

JUNE 28, 2022

Self-Serve APIs Will Enable Faster Adoption, More Control for Lenders, Investors and System Providers. Reno, NV — June 28, 2022 — Clear Capital , a national real estate valuation technology company, today announced the launch of two Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Property Valuation API and Risk Assessment API.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Another loan closing today is for a real estate agent who is an investor and has done many mortgages in the past. In our training, there’s so much focus that we can’t do anything that would be even accidentally discriminatory.” It’s taking them so much time and stress just to go through the process with me. She’s well educated.

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