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. . last week, are expected to drift down and end 2023 around 5.2%,” he said. .

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Housing Wire

JUNE 4, 2024

senator recently described a hardship faced by a constituent who endured challenges with higher flood insurance costs while keeping a reverse mortgage in good standing. And Cassidy shared another story of a constituent with a reverse mortgage on his home. With flood insurance premiums commanding ever-higher prices, a U.S.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2022

After the series wraps, join us on February 6 for the HW+ Virtual 2023 Forecast Event. The last year has been a completely split housing market — one that started with the lowest inventory NAR has recorded dating back to 1999 and one with low mortgage rates. offers, according NAR’s REALTORS® Confidence Index.

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Housing Wire

MAY 7, 2024

The official magazine for the National Association of Realtors (NAR) recently touched on the topic of reverse mortgages, mentioning products such as the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) for Purchase (H4P) and addressing topics like the desires of baby boomers to age in place in their homes.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

While elevated mortgage rates, sluggish home sales and high inflation have taken a significant toll on the housing industry, it’s unlikely that these issues will cause home prices to drop next year, at least according to National Association of Realtors (NAR) Chief Economist Lawrence Yun. A normal spread would revive the economy.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 30, 2022

“It’s going to be competitive — thin margins, little business and LOs getting out of the industry,” Dave Krichmar, banker at Legend Lending Corporation, said of the mortgage industry in 2023. Mortgage products expected to get love . “I

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 9, 2023

This article is part of our 2022 – 2023 Housing Market Forecast series. After the series wraps, join us on February 6 for the HW+ Virtual 2023 Forecast Event. Here’s what that buyer behavior in the second half of 2022 is telling us about two key retail market trends in 2023: 1. Cincinnati and Miami.

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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

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

OCTOBER 11, 2023

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 18, 2023

As the 30-year fixed mortgage rate increased for the sixth consecutive week to 7.70%, mortgage applications slumped, hitting their lowest level since 1995. Mortgage applications decreased 6.9% 13, compared to the week prior , according to weekly mortgage application data from the MBA. for the week ending Oct. from 14.4%

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The FOMC also said it would continue to reduce its holdings of Treasury securities and agency debt, and agency mortgage-backed securities. The housing market is feeling the brunt of Fed’s tight monetary policies The 10-year Treasury yield and average 30-year mortgage rates have tracked each other since 1971.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 16, 2024

Reverse mortgage volume dropped in February compared to the month prior, and new data compiled by Reverse Market Insight (RMI) shows that the primary culprit for the month was retail reverse mortgage originations. That’s because those were the two lowest case number assignment months in all of 2023, McCue said.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 5, 2024

California -based mortgage lender loanDepot (LDI) has made two additions to its sales leadership team. Andrews comes to loanDepot with 25 years of mortgage industry experience, including a recent stint as national director of branch partnerships at Movement Mortgage. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 8, 2024

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) unveiled a new partnership with SoFi on Monday. As part of the agreement, NAR members and their clients will be eligible to receive exclusive rates and discounts on mortgages , student loan refinancing, and personal loans, among other perks.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 11, 2024

California-based multichannel mortgage lender CMG Financial announced on Thursday that it acquired Norcom Mortgage ’ s retail assets, expanding its operations in the Northeast with the addition of 25 branches from Maryland to Maine. It also operates seven joint venture companies with builder and Realtor partners.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 1, 2023

From leading mortgage companies and real estate firms to spearheading groundbreaking initiatives and driving policy reforms, these honorees are making an indelible impact on housing. Congratulations to the 2023 Women of Influence winners.

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Housing Wire

JULY 20, 2023

Perhaps more than any other financial product, mortgages offer a wide array of specific consumer protections including RESPA, TILA, TRID, LO Comp, HOEPA, servicing rules, and many others,” CHLA said in a statement regarding the document. CHLA: November 2022 Letter to CFPB and July 2023 Letter to Congress.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Existing home sales started 2023 right where they left off at the end of 2022, dropping for the 12 th consecutive month. million, according to a report from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) released Tuesday. Even though mortgage rates are still double what they were a year ago, they are down from their November peaks.

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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

DECEMBER 15, 2022

The Federal Reserve’s decision to slow the pace of interest rate hikes this week pushed mortgage rates lower — and it happened in spite of the central bank reiterating that it would continue to tighten its grip on the economy next year. by the end of 2023, an increase from its projection in September. Homebuyers weigh their options.

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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. A marked turn can be expected as mortgage rates have plunged in recent weeks.” million home sales nationally by the end of 2023. million. “The

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 9, 2023

A mortgage lender isn’t the first place most people would turn to for yoga, meditation or personal wellness. The app offers users the standard fare you’d expect in a mortgage app from a major fintech lender. The app offers users the standard fare you’d expect in a mortgage app from a major fintech lender.

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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). In 2023, new-home sales are up 5% year to date, Yun said.

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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 are effective starting May 1, 2023. Homebuyers are hurting and these changes are overdue. Now is the time.”

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 19, 2023

Declining mortgage rates spurred the demand for home loans at the beginning of 2023, spreading optimism across the industry. After months of a slowing housing market, sellers are offering more discounts to close deals and mortgage lenders are launching programs to protect their clients’ rates.

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Appraisal Buzz

MARCH 21, 2024

compared with February 2023, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). It was the largest monthly increase since February 2023. compared with February 2023. Properties typically remained on the market for 38 days in February, up from 36 days in January and 34 days in February 2023. That’s about a 2.9-month

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Mortgage lenders are betting on down-payment assistance programs, buy-down options and renovation products to provide brokers opportunities to win in a market with mortgage rates nearing 8%, a lack of inventory and high home prices. range, which is a normal mortgage market.” range, which is a normal mortgage market.”

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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. In January 2023, REdistribute announced that it had secured data coverage for 50% of the residential real estate properties in the country. “Our

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

HousingWire spoke to Tom Hutchens, EVP of Production at Angel Oak Mortgage Solutions, about the outlook for non-QM in 2023 and why lenders should keep an eye on the non-QM space. HW: What is the outlook for non-QM in 2023? TH: Despite a turbulent end to 2022, I feel strongly that the 2023 outlook for non-QM is quite promising.

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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). Despite the slight gain, pending contracts remain at historically low levels due to the highest mortgage rates in 20 years,” Lawrence Yun, NAR chief economist said in a statement.

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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. But at 343,000 workers in May, the mortgage LO workforce remains quite elevated for the origination volume being produced. trillion in 2023.

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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% Goldman Sachs predicts a 75 bps hike at the November meeting followed by a 50 bps raise in December and a 25 bps increase in January 2023.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 25, 2024

in March compared to February despite rising mortgage rates , according to data released Thursday by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Meaningful gains will only occur with declining mortgage rates and rising inventory.” million home sales in 2024, a 9% increase from 2023. Pending home sales increased by 3.4%

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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%.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 6, 2023

Nearly every loan originator is fixated on going after the purchase mortgage market in 2023 following a brutal 2022 — a year in which even some of the top producers saw their origination volume drop to 20%. The name of the game in the industry was purchase mortgages. The year 2023 is going to be a little bit different.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 26, 2024

month over month in December, according to the newest data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). The housing market is off to a good start this year, as consumers benefit from falling mortgage rates and stable home prices,” NAR chief economist Lawrence Yun said in a statement. Pending home sales rose 8.3% in November.

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