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Mike Fratantoni on MBA’s 2022 mortgage market forecast

Housing Wire

We’ve had the sharpest and yet also the shortest recession in history, record-low mortgage rates leading to record origination volumes, and record home prices as housing demand far outstripped supply. The pandemic, as well as policymakers, continue to have the ability to send shocks through the system.

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The End of Lender Appraisals?

Appraisal Today

In a truly Orwellian move, mortgage giant Freddie Mac recently announced its intent to censor an arbitrary collection of words such as “desirable,” “safe,” “well-kept,” “student” and “crime” when they appear, in any context, in the hundreds of thousands of appraisal reports it relies on in mortgage underwriting. since October 2021.

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Appraisers and Property Data Collectors

Appraisal Today

Myth #3: PDCs are not properly trained or qualified While there isn’t a license, PDCs are still required to be trained and competent to do their job. My article in the November issue of Appraisal Today has lots of information, including lists of which AMCs use PDCs. Excerpts: 4 bedrooms, 4 baths, 2,652 square feet, 0.29

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Anthony Lamacchia’s 2024 Predictions

Lamacchia Realty

ANTHONY LAMACCHIA'S 2024 REAL ESTATE MARKET PREDICTIONS Anthony is obsessed with tracking the data and in this article written at the end of 2023 he explains how the market is shaping up based on trends and what Buyers and Sellers can expect in 2024.

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