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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. Private Money Lending – fast turn times, high fees. The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($766,550 or less) increased to 7.13 Very easy marketing – letters or post cards.

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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.” The size of the lending opportunity in the upcoming years is hard to figure at the moment.

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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. Impact on Appraising As I explained, the lending system has issues with properties capable of being used for five or more units. The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages backed by the FHA increased to 6.61