Housing Wire

MAY 19, 2021

An industry concern during the debate on the bill related to a provision which would have eliminated the tax deferral on the creation of mortgage servicing rights (MSRs). MSRs are booked as a balance sheet asset when loans are sold into the secondary market and show as book earnings at that time. Distributional Impact of the 2017 TCJA.

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Housing Wire

JULY 19, 2023

The dour housing market over the past 18 months has thrust struggling independent mortgage lenders (IMBs) into what seems like a pot of water that is coming slowly to a boil. As the heat rises, so too does the number of lenders seeking to exit the market. We have calls with lenders every single week in that category.”

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Equity Prime Mortgage (EPM) has completely shifted to the TPO business after seeing growth opportunities in the wholesale channel, a distribution channel that’s been growing in recent years. Many of EPM’s retail loan officers transitioned to Informed Mortgage , a lender Carpitella launched in August. EPM originated $1.05

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 25, 2022

Like its peers, the wholesale lender’s origination volume has plunged over the past year due to a dearth of refinancings and a sluggish purchase market. Among 11 publicly traded nonbank mortgage lenders, the loss represented the third-worst financial performance in the second quarter, according to a HousingWire analysis.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 7, 2024

“ Since November, there’s greater certainty by the investment community that the hiking cycle is done and that the economy is not falling off a cliff, that the housing market is not falling off a cliff. Non-QM mortgages include loans that cannot command a government, or “agency,” stamp through Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac.

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Housing Wire

MAY 5, 2021

Las Vegas-based builder Kavison Homes has struck up a joint-venture with mortgage lender New American Funding on a new luxury community in Downtown Las Vegas, The Pines in John South Park. New American Funding, an independent mortgage lender with a servicing portfolio of more than 192,000 loans for approximately $49.9

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 3, 2023

In a recent earnings call, Sheryl Palmer, chairman and CEO of national homebuilder Taylor Morrison , said about two-thirds of homeowners now have mortgage interest rates below 4%. Fannie Mae ’s vice president of economic and strategic research, Hamilton Fout, said the gap between homeowners now holding historically low mortgage rates (i.e.,

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Will Springer Realtor

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The Seattle/King County housing market appears to have come through the worst of times with a slightly stronger showing in January than in previous months. The true barometer will be measured by the number of homeowners who enter the market this year – depending on lending rates and personal factors. 1; that’s 2.8%

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Will Springer Realtor

APRIL 9, 2024

For housing and mortgage professionals, however, these apparent highlights are persistent nuisances. In turn, consumers experience the trickle-down effect in the form of costlier lending rates when holding credit card debt or purchasing cars and homes. The national economy is growing. Unemployment remains low.

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Will Springer Realtor

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

There is a feeling of Halloween in the real estate world because this housing market is a bit scary these days. The market is spooking many potential buyers and sellers thanks to stubbornly high mortgage interest rates. I would call it ‘housing purgatory’ rather than housing recession,” says Marci Rossell, noted U.S.

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Appraisal Today

JUNE 10, 2022

The Inevitable Cyclicality of Mortgage Lending. NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on declining mortgage loans, real estate market, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. ==. Conch Shell House in Mexico on the island of Isla Mujeres. Appraisal Business Tips .

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Will Springer Realtor

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Worsening affordability issues and lower-than-usual inventory have prompted many consumers to watch this housing market from the sidelines – without the picket lines. sales in September, 29% of them were paid with cash (no mortgage), below the peak of 35% in 2011. in 2025, according to economists. Among all U.S.

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Appraisal Today

OCTOBER 6, 2023

2024-2025 USPAP 7-Hour Update Course is being approved or is approved, in the states. unusual homes, mortgage origination FNMA Continued Effort to Get Rid of Appraisers By Jonathan Miller, Sept. Marketing, Forms, Scope of Work, What they Want, Getting names of companies, and many more topics. million in August, a decrease of 1.4%

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