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Logan Mohtashami on how the housing market is holding up

Housing Wire

In this HW+ Slack Q&A, HousingWire Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami gives the inside scoop on where rates are headed, his insights on the latest economic reports and more. As a member of HW+, you get access to 30-minute Slack Q&As, where we invite the HW Media newsroom to break down the hottest topics in the industry.

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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. How will the Federal Reserve respond to economic developments in 2022, and what will be the impact on mortgage rates?

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Push button. Get CEO? What’s next for Rocket

Housing Wire

Jay Farner likes to tell a story about his early days at Rock Financial , which would become Quicken Loans and eventually Rocket Mortgage. It was 1996 and Dan Gilbert , the founder and CEO, announced that the company’s mortgage bankers weren’t going to meet with applicants face to face. With the Feb.

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How to Find Comps With Few Sales

Appraisal Today

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on residential fee appraiser testifies at bias hearing, what happens to Fannie complaints, Why I love real estate appraising, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. == Concrete Chateau Artisan Rising From a Lake in Miami FL Is Available for $21.8M

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VA Approves Desktops and Exterior-Only Appraisals

Appraisal Today

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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Logan Mohtashami’s 2023 housing market forecast

Housing Wire

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. Mortgage rates.

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NAR Appraiser Survey July, 2023

Appraisal Today

This year, however, the single greatest challenge, cited by almost half (47 percent), is “fee pressures,” which, based on comments, is also related in many cases to pressure from AMCs. No one is allowed to provide a list or a panel of appraisers to use for loans involving a specified mortgage broker, real estate agent, or loan officer?