Housing Wire

JUNE 2, 2023

Mat Ishbia is optimistic about the mortgage market. The Pontiac, Michigan-based United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) CEO believes that 2022 and 2023 are equally challenging years, but the market will improve in 2024. Meanwhile, 2025 and 2026 will be off the charts. And 2025 and 2026 will be off the charts. Is it the bottom?

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Housing Wire

MAY 12, 2023

In the first quarter, Home Point’s origination and servicing businesses were in the red amid declining production volumes and a negative change in the fair value of its mortgage servicing rights (MSR). The company failed to adjust to a landscape of high mortgage rates, low inventory levels and fierce competition.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 11, 2023

After hitting a 23-year high of 8% in October, mortgage rates have cooled down to the lowest levels since July. The mortgage rate dip is welcome news for the housing market, but loan originators and industry executives emphasized that rates need to decline further and remain stable to reinvigorate buyers’ demand.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 16, 2023

The biggest nonbank mortgage lenders in America saw improved performance in both origination and servicing segments in the second quarter, capitalizing on the continued mortgage pullback from banks. As we’ve reported, that trend looks sticky, which could help change the fortunes of top independent mortgage banks sooner than expected.

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Will Springer Realtor

JANUARY 9, 2024

There is little doubt the inventory shortage will continue through 2024 – as mortgage rates remain too high for many consumers – and that means great pressure to push prices higher. Inventory fell in terms of months of supply across the county. months’ inventory was available as of Jan. Inventory stood at 2.0

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Appraisal Today

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

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