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Mat Ishbia talks the ‘loser mentality,’ the controversial ‘ultimatum’ and the years ahead

Housing Wire

Meanwhile, 2025 and 2026 will be off the charts. ” Ishbia says that the wholesale channel should reach 33% market share by 2026, compared to the current level of 22%. And 2024, 2025 and 2026, they’ll be the three best mortgage years in history because everybody that’s doing 6.5% We target 2026.

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Appraisal Institute Counters Flawed Appraiser Bias Narrative

Appraisal Today

The transformation is required at the end of 2026 with testing beginning late 2025. The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($766,550 or less) increased to 7.13 The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages backed by the FHA increased to 6.90

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FHFA issues final rule on commingled securities for GSEs

Housing Wire

1, 2024, but certain provisions on derivative contracts, and cleared and collateralized transactions go into effect on Jan. The final rule is primarily related to guarantees on commingled securities, multifamily mortgage exposures secured by properties with government subsidies and derivatives and cleared transactions.

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DataDigest: Goldilocks and the big IMBs

Housing Wire

The speed of the rate hikes has shrunk gain-on-sale margins because mortgage companies haven’t contracted quickly enough to offset falling demand. His prediction is that 2025 and 2026 “will be off the charts.” But servicing performance has been exceptional. Ishbia’s goal is to get the broker channel back to 33% overall market share. “It

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2024 Updated UAD and URAR – What does It Mean for You?

Appraisal Today

To see the timeline (from 2018 to 2026) PDF, Click Here Too large to include in this newsletter. The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($726,200 or less) remained unchanged at 6.78 The average contract interest rate for 15-year fixed-rate mortgages increased to 6.34

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PARKING AND THE IMPACT ON CLIMATE CHANGE

Will Springer Realtor

The opening is targeted for 2026. Interior work continues on lower floors and the sales team expects to begin closing on contracts within the month. Update: As we prepared to publish this month’s newsletter, the union representing some 300 concrete workers in our area agreed to return to work without a new contract.

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IS THE REAL ESTATE WINDOW CLOSING SHUT?

Will Springer Realtor

Estimated opening is 2026. Among the 389 units, 16 are actively for sale, six are under contract and another 43 homes have sold so far in 2021. The third tower is expected to comprise more than 500 units in a combined luxury residential tower and hotel 54 stories high in what would be the tallest housing structure in Bellevue.