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Housing Wire
DECEMBER 9, 2023
The most underreported housing story I’ve seen this year is that even with mortgage rates rising to 8%, the number of homes that took price cuts before they sold was 4% below 2022 levels. This happened even with higher home prices and higher mortgage rates in 2023. Now lets take a look at the weekly inventory data.
Housing Wire
MARCH 26, 2023
The financial and housing markets are still trying to sort out the banking crisis and whether we have seen the last Fed rate hike in this cycle. These events led to lower mortgage rates and increased purchase application data last week, but decreased housing inventory.
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Housing Wire
AUGUST 17, 2022
July saw whiplash mortgage rates and our audience followed economic news very closely. But we also saw some resiliency, with companies expanding loan products — especially cash out and home equity— and shoring up their mortgage servicing rights. This theme wasn’t limited to white papers.
Housing Wire
JANUARY 5, 2023
The 2022 housing market was savagely unhealthy , with all-time lows in inventory leading to massive bidding wars and price spikes until the Fed put a screeching halt to all of it with rate hikes that resulted in the most significant one-year spike in mortgage rate history. Home price s. in total for the year.
Appraisal Today
APRIL 19, 2024
When I read it last week, I was going to put a link to it in this newsletter. I have been reading Cyndi Chance’s emails to members and following her activities to reach out to local chapters since she started last fall. I recently took USPAP plus two California bias classes in a two week period. It is human nature.
Housing Wire
JUNE 18, 2023
Mortgage rates were near 7% last week but purchase applications were still able to pull out an 8% week-to-week gain. Purchase apps were coming off a four-week losing streak and even though those were mild week-to-week declines, it was still four weeks of weakness.
Appraisal Today
AUGUST 5, 2022
My comments : The big push to cut down on appraisal turn times because of the appraisal shortage is Very Old News since mortgage volume has plummeted. NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on non-lender appraisals, real estate market, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc.
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