Housing Wire

APRIL 26, 2023

Higher mortgage rates did not scare away potential homeowners last week. Plenty of buyers, but not enough homes for sale,” California-based mortgage loan officer Dan Stone, who works with hundreds of mortgage lenders, told HousingWire. The latest Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) report confirms Stone’s perceptions.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 9, 2021

For the third week in a row, mortgage applications decreased. Mortgage applications fell 3.1% in the week ending June 4, and refis took the biggest dip, according to the latest report from the Mortgage Bankers Association. of total mortgage applications from 61.3% the previous week. from 10.9%.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

California-based Carrington Mortgage Services (CMS) sees a window of opportunity in the mortgage market. The Federal Reserve (Fed) actions that resulted in millions of borrowers receiving mortgage rates below 4% gave way to Fed actions that… triggered mortgage rates to rise above 7% in the fall of 2022.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 9, 2021

Mortgage credit is still the tightest it has been in more than six years, but an unwavering February may be the calm before the purchase storm as lenders prepare for a revitalized economy, the Mortgage Bankers Association said in a report on Tuesday. The group’s Mortgage Credit Availability Index remained unchanged at 124.6

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Unfortunately, too many misconceptions persist among real estate and even mortgage industry professionals about the VA home loan, and those misconceptions have big (and negative) impacts. VA mortgage loans generally provide veterans and active-duty service members with more favorable terms than other loans on the market.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 8, 2023

It’s counterintuitive but real: Despite surging mortgage rates , borrowers’ demand for home loans rose last week. There were very low levels of mortgage applications in the weeks prior to the surprising uptick. retail residential mortgage applications. In addition, adjustable-rate mortgages rose 13.9%

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Housing Wire

MAY 17, 2024

The guarantee means that the bank promises an on-time closing on or before the contract closing date, or it will pay the homebuyer $20,000. In just the past year, the Department of Justice has called for a full dislocation of real estate agent commissions between sellers and buyers, and new appraisal bias protections have been set up.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

But three multibillion-dollar class action antitrust lawsuits looming over the real estate industry may soon reshape how buyers interact with agents. You’ve got current economic conditions that are not opportunistic for a homebuyer right now, inflation is still out there and it’s all constraining buyers’ ability to spend. “You’ve

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Housing Wire

MARCH 10, 2021

After a slight increase in late February , mortgage applications dipped 1.3% in the week ending March 5, according to the latest report from the Mortgage Bankers Association. “Loan sizes moderated for the second straight week, which is potentially a sign that more first-time buyers are entering the market,” Kan said.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 25, 2021

Mortgage applications rose 1.6% 20, moving in concert with a drop in Treasury yields , according to the latest report from the Mortgage Bankers Association. Refis ticked up 1% from the prior week and purchase mortgage applications jumped 3%, the trade group said on Wednesday. on the week ending Aug.

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Housing Wire

MAY 2, 2024

In early November, 30-year fixed mortgage rates began a nosedive, declining from near 8% to below 7% in a matter of months before once again starting to rise at the start of 2024. at the end of April, according to HousingWire ’s Mortgage Rates Center. Non-QM mortgages include loans that cannot be purchased by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 8, 2022

Mortgage application volume for the week ending June 3 dropped 6.5%, sliding to the lowest level in 22 years, driven by weakness in purchase and refinance applications. Only government refinances saw a slight increase last week,” Kan said. The refinance share of mortgage activity rose to 32.2% year over year. . from 10.8%

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Housing Wire

MAY 24, 2023

debt ceiling impasse and the resilient economy led mortgage rates to climb to the highest level in two months. The latest MBA data published on Wednesday morning shows that mortgage loan applications decreased 4.6% retail residential mortgage applications. Last week, the U.S. debt ceiling to avoid a default on June 1.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 12, 2023

Mortgage rates tumbled downward by nearly 1% last week on the heels of a lackluster jobs report, which helped to spur renewed interest in mortgage loans by potential homebuyers. Overall, mortgage applications increased last week by 5.3% retail residential mortgage applications. from 12% the week prior.

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Housing Wire

JULY 19, 2022

The Department of Housing and Urban Development said it is “looking very hard” at how to make it easier to finance small-dollar mortgages, but has yet to spell out how it will accomplish that goal. But a senior HUD official in mid-July stated the obstacles to providing small-dollar mortgages, instead of giving solutions.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 9, 2022

Mortgage applications jumped 8.5% for the week ending March 4, as mortgage rates dropped for the first time in three months as a result of Russia’s war in Ukraine, the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) reported on Wednesday. Borrowers’ demand for mortgages increased across the board. Buyers on average bought 0.8

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 19, 2022

Mortgage applications increased 2.3% from the previous week, largely due to a strong purchase market, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) survey for the week ending Jan. Compared to the same week one year ago, mortgage apps overall dropped 37.3%, with a sharp decline in refinance (-49.2%) compared to purchase (-12.2%).

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Will Springer Realtor

MAY 2, 2023

Home buyers are consumers. They have safeguards built in to written agreements such as a purchase contract on a home. These buyers also have the right to either add or omit some of those available rights when their real estate broker drafts an offer. This person represents the best interests of the mortgage company.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Mortgage lender and digital financial services company Guaranteed Rate hopes to court builders and borrowers with its newly launched programs — Lock ‘N’ Sell rate lock program and forward commitments – by helping the borrowers secure lower mortgage rates. Guaranteed Rate originated $34.38

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 13, 2023

As 2023 winds to a close, so too does a brutal year for the housing market, a year marked by rising rates , steep home prices , scarce inventory and anemic mortgage originations, compared with the boom years of 2020 and 2021. With first-lien mortgages … the trading volumes are down from 2021 and 2022 peak levels.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 13, 2022

In the reflection, a mortgage executive sees faint images of the savings and loan crisis of the 1980s and 1990s. The financial chaos that sparked the savings and loan crisis of the 1980s, leading to a government bailout, now haunts the independent mortgage banking market this Halloween season — and beyond.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Zillow research also found that a majority of homeowners with mortgages have locked in a rate below 5%, and are almost half as likely to consider moving. It’s true that first-time buyers make up a larger piece of a smaller pie, as housing inventory shrinks. But, how do we get them over the finish line when buying a home?

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Year-over-year, contract signings increased by 16.4%. As 2021 approaches, Yun predicts that there will be a slight uptick in mortgage rates to around 3%, existing-home sales to increase by roughly 10% and new home sales to increase by 20%. Streamlining the refinance process in this low mortgage rate environment.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Mortgage applications fell 4% for the week ending Dec. 10, large part because fewer borrowers are looking to refi their exiting mortgages, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) survey published on Wednesday. Compared to a year ago, mortgage applications declined across the board. from the week prior.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 26, 2022

A rising player in the world of crypto-mortgages and blockchain-enabled financing, LoanSnap, plans expand its reach in the market by opening its lending platform to licensed mortgage brokers across the country in the near future. It’s an open platform. We’re not huge, but we’re not small either.”.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

But the good news is, more buyers have become aware of down payment assistance (DPA) options and are tapping into available resources for help, said Susanne Saller, a senior consultant at Caliber Home Loans. They’re using a DPA program through the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (NJHMFA).

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Housing Wire

MAY 13, 2022

Today we are seeing a more governed and purpose-oriented approach to networks of blockchains. Today, established actors in settlement services are collaborating on the same ledger with the same form of smart contract to eliminate transaction overheads. Mortgage Industry and Blockchain: Early but Important Days.

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Raleigh Realty

MARCH 29, 2021

Buying a Home As a Government Employee Are you a government employee preparing to buy a home? With the right resources, you can ensure a successful investment and one in which you may save tens of thousands of dollars thanks to being a government employee. Who Is a Government Employee?

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Mortgage applications decreased 5.4% 11, reflecting what the mortgage market looks like when rates eclipse 4% for the first time since 2019. The Mortgage Bankers Association ‘s seasonally adjusted refi index fell 8.9% retail residential mortgage applications. for the week ending Feb. the previous week.

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Housing Wire

MAY 3, 2022

The venture capital investment is in addition to $1 billion in separate capital commitments from investors that Point has lined up to help fund what it calls home-equity investment (HEI) contracts. “We Homeowners, in turn, get to cash out a slice of their home equity with no payments due until the contract matures.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 30, 2021

Pending home sales reached its highest mark for the month of May since 2005, up 8% from the previous month of April as low inventory continues driving buyers to snatch up available real estate. “Buyers are still lining up a feverish pace,” Yun said. ” Contract signings on new homes increased 13.1% All four U.S.

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Housing Wire

JULY 6, 2022

PFSI), which ranks as one of the top five mortgage lenders nationally, are seeking to raise more than $700 million in the debt markets through the sale of notes secured by mortgage servicing rights. The notes are backed by Ginnie Mae mortgage-servicing rights, according to a presale report by Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA).

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Housing Wire

MARCH 1, 2023

Issuance of agency mortgage-backed securities (MBS) is projected to contract significantly over the next two years in the face of a housing-market contraction, but the actual supply of MBS available for purchase in the private market is expected to swell to record levels over that period.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 14, 2022

What happens when the Federal Reserve begins pulling back in a serious way from the mortgage-backed securities (MBS) market that it has helped to prop up through billions of dollars in bond purchases since the start of the pandemic in 2020 — to the point where it now holds a $2.7 Federal Reserve in Washington, D.C.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 9, 2022

That bolt-like spike in rates put many mortgage lenders into crisis mode. Still, a good portion of the lower-rate mortgage paper has worked its way through the system and is being replaced by higher-rate mortgage loans. Interest rates jumped by more than 2 percentage points over the first quarter of 2021.

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Realtor

APRIL 14, 2021

This is creating bidding wars, offers over asking, and appraisal gaps—houses are going quickly,” says Shanon Schinkel , branch manager and mortgage lender at Homebridge Financial Services. ” And did we mention that economists expect mortgage rates to rise? Experts say p otential buyers should make pre-approval their first step.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2021

A $250 monthly child tax credit from the federal government for each child also helps the household. While the family’s income has been cut by almost half and inflation has increased their expenses, Wilen’s primary concern is his mortgage. “They’ve had a manageable budget due to mortgage forbearance. .

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