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The last stand for forbearance housing market crash bros?

Housing Wire

Not the forbearance plans themselves, which allowed mortgage holders to delay their payments for many months, but the fact that 2.72 Forbearance will have to end at some point, and when it does, couldn’t all these homes flood the housing market at once, driving prices down and scaring would-be homeowners away from purchasing?

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Are existing home sales showing a housing bubble?

Housing Wire

Today, existing home sales blew out estimates , coming in at 5,860,000. With new home sales, pending home sales, housing starts, housing permits, and purchase applications already in v-shape recovery mode, this last metric completes the v-shaped recovery across the board for housing. Look, I get it.

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Logan Mohtashami: The 2022 housing forecast

Housing Wire

Even in the extreme conditions of COVID-19, my general premise on housing economics predicted that the two variables with the most influence — demographics and mortgage rates — would hold up the housing market. The 10-year yield and mortgage rates. That range dictated that mortgage rates would roughly stay between 3.5%-4.75%.

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REAL ESTATE SETTLEMENT WILL UNSETTLE BUYERS

Will Springer Realtor

Despite these changes, it’s essential to note that cooperative compensation offers between sellers and brokers will still be addressed in purchase and sale agreements. Recent news that the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) wishes to settle a series of lawsuits from home sellers has sent ripples through the real estate industry.

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Fannie’s New ANSI FAQS July 2022

Appraisal Today

Speaker: Bryan Swartwood III, Fannie Mae Credit Risk Senior Manager – Single Family Collateral Policy. Excerpts: Updated guidance, including some new and substantively revised FAQs. A few of the Q&As. The standard describes three scenarios in which a “declaration” is required. How should appraisers manage this issue? 37-minute podcast.