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

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Mortgage rates stayed below 7% for the second week in a row, a welcome relief after a 17-week streak of above-7% rates. The 30-year, fixed mortgage rate averaged 6.67% for the week ending Dec. 21, according to Freddie Mac ‘s Primary Mortgage Market Survey. Some prospective homebuyers were simply priced out of the market.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 3, 2024

Mortgage demand fell over the holidays despite declining mortgage rates. Mortgage applications decreased 9.4% 29 compared to two weeks earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). for the week ending Dec. Purchase applications decreased by 5% week over week on an adjusted basis.

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Housing Wire

MAY 2, 2024

loan officer Timothy Potempa has departed Dallas-based multichannel lender OneTrust Home Loans to join E Mortgage Capital , bringing his team of about 40 people and more than $300 million in annual production to the company headquartered in California. 7 loan officer in the country last year with a mortgage production volume of $326.5

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 18, 2024

Mortgage rates continued their descent this week to mark their lowest level since May 2023, welcome news for homebuyers who have been waiting on the sidelines for rates to drop. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.6% The 15-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 5.76% this week, down from 5.87% the prior week.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 15, 2024

Last week’s above-consensus inflation figures brought the mortgage market back to a sour reality: The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate, an index closely watched by industry experts, may be close to or even above the 7% level for longer than previously expected. Where are mortgage rates headed? in second-quarter 2024.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 26, 2024

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. New home sales , another measure of contract signings, rose 8% in December on the back of declining mortgage rates. million and a 15.8%

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Housing Wire

APRIL 5, 2024

As a result, mortgage rates are likely going to stay elevated for longer.” Job gains were most notable in the health care (+72,000), government (+71,000) and construction (+39,000) sectors. In March, employment continued to trend up in construction, adding 39,000 jobs month over month. month over month to $34.69 and were up 4.1%

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Housing Wire

MARCH 20, 2024

The PROGRESS in Lending Association released the names for its 2024 Innovations Award winners last week, including two vendors that are active in the reverse mortgage industry, according to an announcement. Also recognized by the PROGRESS in Lending Association was Mortgage Cadence , which was lauded for its technology innovation.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 11, 2024

Although what lies ahead in the world of real estate and mortgage services in 2024 remains a bit uncertain, it’s now crystal clear that, beyond the already-tired suggestion that we “survive until ’25,” quite a few businesses will be seeking to find additional sources of revenue. Here’s why.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

California-based retail lender American Pacific Mortgage (APM) has named vice chairman Bill Lowman as its chairman of the board, succeeding APM founder Kurt Reisig. I look forward to driving APM forward in the new year and turning the challenges into opportunities in 2024 and beyond,” Lowman said. The California lender originated $7.62

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 9, 2024

For homeowners, ADUs can generate substantial rental income that assists homeowners in covering escalating property taxes and mortgage payments. Heading into 2024, there are continuing and emerging financing options, grant programs and legislation all designed to help homeowners and builders create much-needed infill housing.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

As mortgage rates edged near multi-decade highs, pending home sales declined 1.5% Historically high rates harmed the housing market in October Annualized existing home sales remained below 4 million in October, the lowest rate since 2010. Pending home sales in October fell to their lowest level since 2001. down from 72.6 in September.

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Appraisal Buzz

MARCH 26, 2024

The median sales price of new home sold in February 2024 was $400,500. As interest rates subside over the course of 2024, additional home buyers will be priced into the market and new construction will be needed to meet this demand.” “A compared with January but up 5.9% compared with February 2023, according to the U.S.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

An abundance of new apartments recently hit the market, giving renters more options to choose from. Meanwhile, more apartments are under construction. Redfin chief economist Daryl Fairweather expects apartment completions to peak in 2024. Landlords have less pressure to fill vacancies in these markets, Redfin reported.

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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. historical dataset. that use trended credit bureau data.

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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

JUNE 7, 2021

During the previous economic expansion from 2008 to 2019, the housing market was subject to the constant refrain of build more homes. make corrections to the misguided lending standards) to have a stable, growing housing market once again — and this took time. million until 2020-2024. We ended 2020 with just 1,380,000 starts.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Ellington Financial , parent company of top 10 reverse mortgage lender Longbridge Financial , reported a lower economic return for the fourth quarter of 2023, which was partially driven by net losses from Longbridge “and other positions,” according to CEO Laurence Penn. per share — Ellington chief financial officer J.R.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 3, 2024

the parent company of top five reverse mortgage lender Liberty Reverse Mortgage and PHH Mortgage Corp. The only entity to be immediately impacted in the initial rebranding stage is Ocwen itself, but a version of the new name is expected to roll out to both Liberty and PHH at some point in 2024. Ocwen Financial Corp.,

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 19, 2024

Slow home sales in 2023 were accompanied by higher mortgage rates , with the average rate on a 30-year fixed rate mortgage hitting a 23-year high in early November. But we can’t blame high mortgage rates for the deficit in transactions last year. Prospective homebuyers have been shut out of the market by a lack of inventory.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

“Buyers responded to better affordability from falling mortgage rates in December and January,” Lawrence Yun, NAR’s chief economist, said in a statement. NAR expects the economy to continue adding jobs throughout 2023 and 2024, and the 30-year fixed rate mortgage to steadily drop to an average of 6.1% annual jump in 2024.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 29, 2021

A bullish housing market. The housing market didn’t crash at all, in fact, more Americans bought homes with mortgages in 2021 than in 2020. I’ve been writing for many years that years 2020-2024 would have the best housing demographics ever recorded in history. What a year 2021 has been. These households got sub-3.5%

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

There was rampant speculation after the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting last week about the timing and number of interest rate cuts this year. ” In December, the Fed talked about three rate cuts in 2024 but some people made a case for four, five or even six rate cuts given a Fed pivot. You’ve avoided a recession.

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Housing Wire

JULY 27, 2023

The trade association forecasts the 30-year fixed mortgage rate to close at 6.4% in 2024, according to NAR’s forecast. With consumer price inflation calming close to the Federal Reserve’s desired conditions, mortgage rates look to have topped out,” Yun added. million in 2024. in 2024, to 820,000.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The Federal Reserve ‘s effort to temper inflation has cooled the housing market that remains subdued with mortgage rates north of 7%. this week, Fannie Mae Chief Economist Doug Duncan believes that mortgage rates will stay elevated before the Fed makes further rate cuts. Kim: Spreads in the mortgage space are wide.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 27, 2023

In addition, NAR forecasts that mortgage rates will drop to 6.0% in 2024, and housing starts will fall 7.3% annual in 2024 to 1.54 Sales in the second half of the year should be notably better than the first half as job gains continue and more favorable mortgage rates are expected,” Yun said. to $390,000 in 2024.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 24, 2023

In addition to the lower mortgage rate forecast issued after the March banking turmoil, Fannie Mae’s Economic and Strategic Research (ESR) Group has upgraded its existing home sales outlook for the remainder of the year. “The For 2024, Fannie Mae anticipates volumes of $2.02 In 2024, home prices will decline by a further drop of 2.2%

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Housing Wire

JULY 7, 2023

The labor market is moderating gracefully, but conditions remain too hot for the Fed’s liking. The incoming economic data has been filled with conflicting signals,” said Mortgage Bankers Association SVP and Chief Economist Mike Fratantoni in a statement. The June employment report reinforces that forecast.”

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Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2022

However, since I had the possibility of the 10-year yield getting to 2.42% and 4% plus mortgage rates, I accounted for that in the range. Due to this reality, I have downgraded the housing market from unhealthy housing to a savagely unhealthy housing market. HousingWire: How will rising rates affect new home construction?

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 3, 2022

To say that mortgage rates have been on a wild Mr. Toad’s ride in 2022 is an understatement. People thought the mortgage rate drama in 2013-2014 was a lot when rates went from 3.5% People thought the mortgage rate drama in 2013-2014 was a lot when rates went from 3.5% It’s savage man, truly savage with the mortgage rate rise.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 1, 2024

While many proptech companies have struggled to adapt to the slower housing market conditions and challenging venture capital environment, Flyhomes is viewing this as a time to grow. The new channel gave partnered lenders and mortgage brokers access to Flyhome products, including “buy before you sell” and short-term bridge loan products.

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Inman

JANUARY 26, 2024

With listings still in short supply, homebuyers are "dealing with an affordability shock" and new homes will play an outsize role in housing markets, Zonda Chief Economist Ali Wolf said at ICNY.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 8, 2023

In this tight market cycle, strategic operational decisions can be the difference between success and failure. At HousingWire Annual 2023, attendees will get the inside scoop on the strategies that operational leaders, like Sarah Gonzalez, rely on to grow their businesses in any market. How are you driving your LOs to up their game?

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Housing Wire

JULY 20, 2023

Lenders point to cost-cutting as their top business priority amid the mortgage industry facing a number of challenges – including high home prices , tight inventory of homes available for sale and interest rate hikes. It’s expensive to let people go and then rehire. About 73% of the respondents believe the U.S.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 23, 2024

For what felt like a moment in time, buyers enjoyed the luxury of being incredibly picky, carefully selecting what felt like their dream homes in a market that had shifted towards more favorable conditions. The changing tides Previously, buyers were able to look for over a month, as average days on market continued to climb.

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DW Slater Company

DECEMBER 22, 2023

As we’re getting ready to say goodbye to 2023 and welcome 2024, we wanted to wish each of you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! 2023 recap: This year, we saw many changes in the real estate market. The rising mortgage rates slowed down the real estate market considerably. Denton County $455,000 | -0.9%

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