Housing Wire

APRIL 7, 2023

While an influx of defaults could certainly harm banking institutions, this is the fear-mongering I advise my team and my clients to avoid. compared to the week prior and the average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with loan balances of $726,200 or less, decreased from 6.48% to 6.45%.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 5, 2023

Direct retail lender Revolution Mortgage has scooped up two of loanDepot ‘s top LOs, accelerating its plans to expand market share despite a tough origination environment. The first transaction is the most important, but we want to make sure we have a relationship with you afterward.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 12, 2024

But the retail channel also declined – to $24 billion in 2023 from $64 billion the previous year – due in large part to higher rates. Amid the contraction at Wells Fargo, JPMorgan became bigger than its rival in the mortgage space. Meanwhile, volumes declined 42% year over year in the retail branches to $22.4 billion from $4.2

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 21, 2021

They expect shops with a consumer direct model, which tend to be refi-heavy and rely on call centers for intake, will be more likely than retail shops to cut employees in the months to come. Retail people don’t get laid off as much because they own their book of business.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 15, 2023

retail residential mortgage applications. ” The MBA survey shows that the average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($726,200 or less) was 6.71% last week, down from the previous week’s 6.79%. for the week ending March 10 compared to the prior week.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Interfirst Mortgage , the retail mortgage business he founded in 2001, had grown to $14.5 Godin made plans to relaunch the business in late 2019 as a tech-forward lender that originated loans across both wholesale and retail channels. In 2012, Dmitry Godin was seemingly on top of the world. 375% below the market.” Interfirst 3.0?

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Goldman Sachs ’s analysts wrote in a report to clients on January 6 that, overall, they remain negative on the group of nonbank mortgage originators for this year. Rocket is the largest mortgage originator in the country, but they are there mainly because of the size and substance of their retail direct lending, the call center,” he said.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Finance of America , which operates through retail, wholesale and correspondent channels, reported $242 million in income during the third quarter, a 66% increase from the second quarter. As the company celebrates its 10th anniversary, WFG continues to look for new ways to serve its clients, consumers and industry. Presented by: WFG.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Whether it’s a residential building or a retail mall, you want to attract tenants and clients so that you can start generating profit. To ensure that all parties are in agreement, you should compose contracts for all contractors and clients you do business with. Invest in marketing. Be clear with contractors.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 15, 2024

On average, about 50% of referrals to a retail LO come from buyers’ agents, VanFossen said. He has been focused on getting referrals from prior clients and online. But its members noticed “many real estate agents are already writing sales contracts that require the buyer to pay the buyer’s real estate commission.”

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2022

We also help realtors follow up with their clients. We send them a report every month showing how many transactions they sent us, how many clients we sent to them, and what their status is. We build relationships with existing clients, too. For example, if our client is happy with us, he refers his friends and family to us.

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Dart Appraisal

APRIL 30, 2021

Once the party or parties have signed the engagement letter or indicated acceptance of an appraisal order, the letter or correspondence to an appraiser serves as a contract. Vacant land, retail, industrial, multi-family, etc. . Vacant land, retail, industrial, multi-family, etc. . What are the value scenarios being requested? .

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Appraisal Today

JULY 28, 2023

It additionally says that the client communicates most of the information necessary. The Acceptability section states clearly that scope of work should meet the “expectations of parties [clients] who are regularly intended users for similar assignments.” The average contract interest rate for 5/1 ARMs decreased to 6.01

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Appraisal Today

JULY 1, 2023

When I started fee appraising in 1986, my first client was a small local bank with a few nearby branches. The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($726,200 or less) increased to 6.75 The average contract interest rate for 5/1 ARMs increased to 6.28 Simply ask around!

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Appraisal Today

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

I got the client to write a letter to the state indicating my report did not mislead them, yet the state sanctioned me for it anyway! If my client says I did not mislead them, how can the state board say I did?!” My clients want me to hit the number. The average contract interest rate for 5/1 ARMs increased to 6.76

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The Robert Weiler Company

MARCH 29, 2023

Also, you can sometimes obtain maintenance services at a discounted rate when the work is contracted through the property management company. Do you have a preferred method of communication with clients? Is there a fee for early termination of the property manager company contract? Reduce legal concerns.

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Appraisal Today

JULY 21, 2023

Communicating with non-lender clients: Very different from lenders. 116 W 10th St, Tifton, GA (photo above) Price: $295,000 Work and play: The 2,350-square-foot home’s wide, wraparound porch is plenty welcoming—to friends, family, or even clients. The average contract interest rate for 15-year fixed-rate mortgages decreased to 6.36

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2023

Most retail lenders are desperately seeking high producing loan originators to make up for the losses that occurred in 2022. California-based retail lender JVM Lending plans to drum up business this year — but by doing the exact opposite.

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Appraisal Today

JANUARY 5, 2024

– Work on getting a more positive attitude toward your clients, fees, etc. Pick one client to start with. The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($726,200 or less) increased to 6.76 The average contract interest rate for 15-year fixed-rate mortgages decreased to 6.26

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Appraisal Today

MAY 19, 2023

They can tell their clients that their data collectors are qualified, as compared with their competitors. Getting on AMC lists does not require any marketing, such as business from almost any other type of client. I would love to have all my clients email me the appraisal order. I learned a lot. I understand completely.

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Appraisal Today

MARCH 31, 2023

But how do you contact potential clients and referral sources? Another student reported that in 2010 (after HVCC was void) a lender client told an appraiser they could not order appraisals directly with appraisers anymore…that they must use a third party. Then forward that answer on to the client/AMC. This is nothing new.

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Appraisal Today

APRIL 21, 2023

Increased numbers of state appraisal boards are looking at complaints against appraisers from the standpoint of the consumer, rather than that of the client and/or the intended user(s). As all appraisers are aware, the consumer has no standing with the appraiser (assuming the consumer is not the named client or intended user).

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 23, 2023

We’ve done that through products like One Day Mortgage, which are helpful to a consumer if they’re buying or shopping for a home because literally the same day that they enter into a purchase contract, they can get a commitment letter on their mortgage. Publicly, we’ve gone from over 11,000 people to about 1,000 people.

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Appraisal Today

JUNE 17, 2022

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on real estate market, USPAP and contracts, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. ==. Include graphs and charts in your appraisal to show your clients what is happening now and why they need human appraisers. . USPAP and the Contract.

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McKissock

APRIL 20, 2021

Despite your chosen work schedule, you’ll have to juggle clients who generally want their agents to be available around the clock. Receive basic training in contracts and how to price properties using comparative marketing analysis. Finding time for part-time real estate. Set clear expectations upfront about your availability.

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Appraisal Today

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

It can help you get more business from AMCs (and other lender clients). I keep my advertising clients and this newsletter’s content separate. Communicating with non-lender clients: Very, very different from lenders!! Appraiser list Internet, referral, previous client. How got your name. Property inspection date.

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Appraisal Today

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

An AMC can offer different levels to their clients, depending on how much reliability their lender customers want or need. The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($726,200 or less) increased to 7.31 The average contract interest rate for 5/1 ARMs decreased to 6.42

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Appraisal Today

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The first question to talk about is this: “Does the real estate appraiser have any ethical, moral, or legal responsibility to protect the consumer/mortgagor2, 3, 4 when appraising a property for a mortgagee/client?”… The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages backed by the FHA decreased to 6.98

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Appraisal Today

APRIL 19, 2024

With non-lender appraisals you choose your clients, turn times, fees, scope of work, words you use, etc. The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($766,550 or less) increased to 7.13 The average contract interest rate for 15-year fixed-rate mortgages increased to 6.64

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Appraisal Today

JUNE 23, 2023

By collaborating with appraisers, accountants can provide clients with comprehensive financial guidance, ensure compliance with legal and tax requirements, and strengthen their overall professional services. The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($726,200 or less) decreased to 6.73

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Appraisal Today

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Which is MOST important for building strong appraisal-client relationships? Top earners in the real estate appraisal profession are those who consistently bring in new clients. Survey respondents identified these two things as being the most essential for establishing and growing strong appraiser-client relationships.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 16, 2023

The speed of the rate hikes has shrunk gain-on-sale margins because mortgage companies haven’t contracted quickly enough to offset falling demand. Its in-house servicing is helping extend the client life cycle, something that bigger players have used to great effect with refis. But servicing performance has been exceptional.

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Appraisal Today

APRIL 1, 2023

I tend to put a similar amount of effort into the communication side for all clients, and like to think that my work product is solid. Get the relevant date of value from the client or the client’s attorney. The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages backed by the FHA decreased to 6.32

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The Robert Weiler Company

JANUARY 9, 2022

End of Lease: Just as you laid out the types of updates the lessor may make to the commercial property for lease, it’s pertinent that you specify which alterations and improvements must be changed back before the contract ends of the commercial real estate for lease.

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Appraisal Today

APRIL 14, 2023

It is a place where we can show our clients just how valuable an appraisal can be. If our business revolves around mortgage lending, we are used to dealing with clients who have a certain level of sophistication. Many of us have learned to truncate our verbiage because our lending clients do not want to read volumes.

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Appraisal Today

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Allow the appraisers to speak directly to the lender/client, instead of going through the third-party agent. The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($766,550 or less) increased to 7.06 The average contract interest rate for 15-year fixed-rate mortgages increased to 6.61

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Appraisal Today

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Excerpts: … senior leaders at AMCs, lenders and the GSEs have noted that slower appraisal volume will favor those appraisers who can stay in communication with their clients and provide faster turn times. The upcoming October issue of the monthly Appraisal Today has an article, “Which are your best current and former AMC/lender clients?

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