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As title insurance volume shrinks, workers take on more tasks

Housing Wire

As the mortgage rate environment became increasingly volatile in August and early September, one in three title insurers reported order volume that was below or far below average. Presented by: SoftPro. However, 67% of respondents are over the age of 45, with the largest age brackets being 45-54 and 55-64 at 28% each.

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HMDA: The top 10 FHA lenders by volume in 2021

Housing Wire

Origination volume for FHA -insured loans increased by 3% in 2021, growing from $324 billion in 2020 to $332.24 Presented by: DataVerify. Millennials made up 57% of applicants for FHA loans in 2021, with borrowers in the age bracket of 25 to 34 making up 28.1% Of the origination volume, retail lenders originated $276.4

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Price Adjustments in Florida Rise Rapidly

Lamacchia Realty

Condo sales in particular have experienced a significant decline in recent weeks which can be attributed to the ongoing insurance crisis in the state and to the increased association fees and/or added special assessments for condos due to the more stringent regulations resulting from the tragic Champlain Tower Collapse in Surfside, Florida.

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Houston Housing Market Forecast: Current Data & 2021 Predictions

Houston Properties

For certain parts of the economy, usually in the upper-income brackets, they didn’t carry a lot of debt and they couldn’t go out to spend their money. On the other hand, the four restaurant workers would still need to spend monthly payments for rent, food, transportation, and insurance. So, what did they do? What To Do As A Homeowner?

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Opinion: FHA should lower Mortgage Insurance Premium

Housing Wire

Written by an independent third-party auditing firm, the study produces a net present value of the total FHA forward and reverse mortgage portfolios. The post Opinion: FHA should lower Mortgage Insurance Premium appeared first on HousingWire. The actuarial study is completed as an obligation to Congress and submitted each November.

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