Housing Wire

AUGUST 14, 2023

The Detroit-based lender plans to recruit up to 500 LOs by the end of 2023, more than triple the current local LO pool. The feature , published earlier this month, noted that Rocket embarked on a local LO hiring spree in 2023 to capture purchase market business from real estate agent connections. The Detroit-based lender generated $22.3

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Growing concerns of a recession, led by the Federal Reserve ’s continued interest rate hikes next year, will prompt mortgage rates to trend lower in 2023, according to numerous experts. by the end of 2023, according to fresh projections, up from an estimate of 3.9% by the end of 2023, dropping slightly from the projected 7.5%

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Housing Wire

APRIL 24, 2024

Rising Stars have impressive professional momentum, and are building reputations for driving growth and change while making those around them better. Take a look below to see this year’s list of honorees. Congratulations to the 2024 Rising Stars! Name Job Title Company Name A.T.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 12, 2023

Industry players are largely pessimistic about the economic climate and expect interest rates to trend up in the near term future, according to the HousingWire Q2 2023 LenderPulse survey. expected sales to go down more than 5% In the latest report from the National Association of Realtors (NAR), existing home sales rose 14.5%

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Lamacchia Realty

APRIL 8, 2024

has released its “Top Producing REALTORS®,” for March 2024! This program recognizes the Top 10 REALTORS® by company and the Top 3 or 5 REALTORS® by office with the highest transaction numbers or sales for the month! Earlier last year, Shauna was ranked on the 2023 RealTrends America’s Best Real Estate Professionals list.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 8, 2024

HousingWire: How do you view the lending landscape for 2024? The 10-year Treasury closed 2023 below 4% (3.87%) from more than 5% just a month earlier. If consumers, Realtors and builders know affordable financing exists for potential buyers, more Americans will have the opportunity to get into a new home. 1 non-QM lender?

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Housing Wire

JULY 12, 2023

The latest statistics from the National Association of Realtors found that the percentage of agents with fewer than two years of experience fell to 17% in 2022 from 25% in 2021. million Realtors competing for about 4.2 trillion in 2023. And there are north of 1.5 million existing home sales. Like, a lot more. trillion and $1.4

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 29, 2023

In some ways, 2023 was the year of the homebuilder. And with the ability to buy down consumers’ mortgage rates while still maintaining double-digit margins, new construction grew to comprise roughly 30% of total housing inventory in 2023, more than double a normal year. There wasn’t much competition from existing homeowners.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 11, 2024

It also operates seven joint venture companies with builder and Realtor partners. CMG was the 16th-largest mortgage lender in the country in 2023, with volume of $20.16 In March 2023, the company struck a deal to acquire Homebridge Financial Services ‘ retail division and grow its footprint in the channel.

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Empire Appraisal Group

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Market Update Parkland and Coral Springs Q3 2023 Since 2005, Empire Appraisal Group, Inc. In addition to working with lending clients, Daniel provides valuations for attorneys, realtors, investors and homeowners in the local market. has been assisting clients in making well-informed decisions related to real estate.

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Empire Appraisal Group

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Pompano Beach and Deerfield Beach Market Update Q3 2023 Since 2005, Empire Appraisal Group, Inc. In addition to working with lending clients, Daniel provides valuations for attorneys, realtors, investors and homeowners in the local market. has been assisting clients in making well-informed decisions related to real estate.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 12, 2023

New data released in late March 2023 shows that US home prices — as measured by the seasonally adjusted Case-Shiller Home Price Index — fell for the seventh straight month in January. For mortgage lenders, all this boils down to one set of questions: What will borrowers do in 2023? Invest in relationships with realtors.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 4, 2023

With a focus on purchase mortgages through referral sources, Reich aims to close $1 billion in loan origination volume in 2023 through his division alone. So, we are constantly communicating with builders, and even calling realtors telling them we have builder products,” Reich said. . We specialize in marketing for purchases.”.

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Housing Wire

MAY 23, 2024

Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler sat down with Christos Bettios, chief information officer at NFM Lending , to talk about the company’s private, proprietary GPT that is making his whole team more efficient. Bettios has been at NFM Lending for seven years and previously worked at US Bank Home Mortgages and First American Mortgage Solutions.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 30, 2023

For reference, you can look at how much has shifted from the 2023 forecasts until now, though I’d argue Logan Mohtashami has been steadily keeping us all ahead of the curve. This is also why Logan is giving a keynote on how to make sense of the wild 2023 data , along with his predictions on 2024.

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Housing Wire

MAY 15, 2023

N ominations for HousingWire’s Women of Influence award are open now through Friday, May 19, 2023. This is the last week to nominate a female leader in housing for the 2023 HousingWire Women of Influence award! Click here to nominate a female leader in the industry — a client, colleague, boss or friend — it can even be you!

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Larry Steinway, former senior vice president of lending and branch manager at Illinois-based Guaranteed Rate , has taken on a new challenge to expand the Ohio-based Revolution Mortgage footprint in the Chicagoland market. It’s a different approach to lending. He was the fourth mortgage loan originator to join Guaranteed Rate in 2000.

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Mortgage Loan Officers Lending Retail 335

Lamacchia Realty

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

We are proud the announce that the winner of the 2023 Employee Referral Award is Michelle Wesson! All the clients Michelle has brought in have all been referred out to our Lamacchia Realty REALTORS. The post Michelle Wesson Wins 2023 Employee Referral Award for the Third Year in a Row appeared first on Lamacchia Realty.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 6, 2024

The benchmark rate was last changed in July 2023, when it was raised to a range of 5.25% to 5.5%. Boston: Residential Realtors expressed growing optimism as both property listings and pending home sales increased. The Beige Book is published two weeks before each meeting of the policy-setting Federal Open Market Committee.

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Lamacchia Realty

DECEMBER 1, 2022

November 30, 2022 – Our Braintree area REALTORS®, Bea Murphy and Tina Davis-Chiruna were both honored at the South Shore REALTORS® Installation, Awards, and Holiday Gala. Firstly, Bea Murphy was awarded the Spirit Award which is given to a REALTOR® that supports and encourages other industry peers through words and actions.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 23, 2023

million loss in the first quarter of 2023, per Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings.) Since the deal announcement, Better’s employment count dropped from 11,000 employees in 2020 to 950 workers as of June 2023. In January 2023, Better announced a One-Day Mortgage. Better HoldCo, Inc.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 9, 2023

This recent publication paints a clear picture as to why any Realtor or homebuilder should always include a nonbank lender in their referrals. ’ He made these intemperate comments during CBA Live 2023, a conference hosted by the Consumer Bankers Association.” Banks don’t need to expand their mortgage lending businesses.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The DOJ also noted that this type of conditional offer is permitted under federal government lending programs, thus requiring no changes to lending regulations. In June 2023, MLS PIN reached a settlement agreement with the Nosalek plaintiffs. Originally filed in 2020 in U.S.

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Sellers Buyers Real Estate Contracts 422

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

As a broker, one of the most frustrating things is, when you get the approval, he/she has no idea what half the conditions are,” Kevin DeLory, EPM’s chief lending officer said Wednesday in an interview. “We of the first-lien mortgage origination in Q2 2023, according to data from Inside Mortgage Finance.

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Retail Loan Officers Business Lending 382

Lamacchia Realty

MARCH 11, 2024

Buyers hoping to purchase condos have been under more stringent lending regulations over the past three years, initially under temporary guidelines that were later made permanent. If you’re interested in finding a condo with a highly trained REALTOR® in your corner to ensure the smoothest transaction possible, contact us today.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 18, 2024

We utilize common-sense lending and offer exceptions that enable a range of flexible funding options. Realtors , small business owners, gig workers, freelancers, real estate investors, CPAs, doctors and lawyers with their own practices all could be a non-QM borrower. Non-QM isn’t established simply because loans fall-out of Agency.

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Marketing Investors Real Estate Business 360

Housing Wire

APRIL 1, 2024

In October 2023, the firm — which is known for its “buy before you sell” product that enables a mortgage lender to treat the client’s current home as sold while giving them the ability to sell their home on the open market for up to 90 days after buying their new property — launched a partner channel.

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Loan Officers Clients Mortgage Construction 344

Empire Appraisal Group

JANUARY 11, 2023

2023 Real Estate Forecast: Market to Regain Normalcy. Source: 2023 Real Estate Forecast: Market to Regain Normalcy (nar.realtor). Housing inventory is expected to remain tight in 2023, with housing starts below historical averages and fewer homeowners willing to sell, said NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun. compared to 2022.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 14, 2022

Consolidation in the mortgage industry is likely in 2022, analysts and lending executives said. “I had not done first mortgage lending before, but I was familiar with the basics of real estate lending. “I had not done first mortgage lending before, but I was familiar with the basics of real estate lending.

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Mortgage Marketing Retail Lending 519

Housing Wire

AUGUST 24, 2023

Since the deal announcement, Better’s employment count nosedived to 950 workers in June 2023 from 11,000 employees in 2020. For things like homeowner’s insurance , title insurance, and realtors, we’ve now just become a marketplace. The company posted a loss of $89.9

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Insurance Mortgage Realtors Business 363

McKissock

MAY 30, 2023

Uncover this month’s economic trends and insights—written from an appraiser’s standpoint—in the following economic recap for May 2023. Economic recap May 2023 The current economic landscape is riddled with several critical issues that demand attention. Thank you for reading The Full Measure with Kevin Hecht: Economic Recap May 2023.

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Real Estate Construction Appraisal Inventory 73

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Potter added: “Government lending would come to a halt. Of the $400 billion mortgage origination volume in the second quarter of 2023, FHA and VA share of loan volume consisted of 22.9%, up from 18% in Q2 2022, data from Inside Mortgage Finance (IMF) and the Urban Institute showed. Realtors will have to decide, do I negotiate or not?

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Agents Sellers Buyers Finance 438

Housing Wire

AUGUST 30, 2022

HousingWire: What are the biggest trends in fair housing and other government regulations that you’ll be paying attention to in 2023? . In anticipation of the event, Hernandez sat down with HousingWire to share his excitement and discuss the future of housing. .

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Government Realtors Lending Finance 362

Housing Wire

AUGUST 1, 2023

Coming off multiple quarters of financial losses , Rocket has accelerated those efforts in 2023, embarking on a remote local loan officer hiring spree designed to capture purchase market business from real estate agent connections, sources told HousingWire. “A Realtor had a listing, I think he had like eight or 10 offers on the house.

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Loan Officers Retail Real Estate Agent Real Estate 348

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Right now, the first suit to go to trial should be the Sitzer lawsuit (named after its lead plaintiff), which was scheduled to begin on February 21, 2023, but at the request of Anywhere (referred to as Realogy in all court filings), it has been postponed indefinitely, as reported by Real Estate Reporter Brooklee Han. Judge Stephen R.

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Real Estate Brokerage Buyers Property Management 292

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

The number of renters who can even afford to buy a home at the national median list price of $425,000 compared to a year ago is down 15%, according to the National Association of Realtors. . Construction lending has sort of slowed to a crawl,” Peter DiCorpo, the co-founder and COO of Black Farm Group , said.

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Construction Supply Chain Buyers Development 407

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Beret Kechian, loanDepot ’s top producer and branch manager, is joining a slew of mortgage loan originators who are cautiously optimistic about the mortgage landscape in 2023. Read on for more about Kechian’s perspective on the housing market, business strategies for 2023, and his take on the loan level pricing adjustment (LLPA) fees.

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