Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Despite mass layoffs in the wake of the Federal Reserve’s fight against inflation, mortgage professionals still see opportunities in the market. Industry workers didn’t pull back on investing in professional development, with the majority (51%) spending money to reach potential clients. in events to garner business. About 23.7%

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

. “With the acquisition of AFR, we will build on our already strong mortgage platform. Since its foundation in 1997, Proprietary Capital has developed a platform to invest in the U.S. residential mortgage market and housing-related assets. residential mortgage market and housing-related assets.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 3, 2023

Mortgage rates continued to inch towards 7% this week as the 10-year treasury yields climbed past the 4% threshold. Some economists say that this development contributed to drive up the 10-year treasury yield to its highest level since November 2022. By contrast, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was at 4.99% a year ago at this time.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 17, 2021

For better or worse, trends in the mortgage industry tend to mirror corresponding trends in the overall real estate market. Inventory issues. Emerging out of the pandemic, the first half of 2021 showed that there is a historically low housing inventory across multiple markets in the U.S. All about the rates. Push for tech.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Fueling this increase is new construction, according to Divounguy, even though the 1.3% A steady flow of new homes have hit the market this spring and summer, as homebuilders worked diligently to remedy the housing inventory shortage. Over the past year, the value of the U.S. housing market has surged by more than $2.6

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Housing Wire

JUNE 17, 2021

The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage fell three basis points from the week prior to 2.93%, according to data released Thursday by Freddie Mac ‘s PMMS. This marks the first time in over two months mortgage rates have fluctuated outside a five basis point range above or below 3%.

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Housing Wire

JULY 18, 2023

The NAHB attributes the continued rise in builder confidence to low existing home inventory. The lack of resale inventory means prospective home buyers who have not been priced out of the market continue to seek out new construction in greater numbers,” Alicia Huey, the chairman of the NAHB, said in a statement. “At

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 23, 2024

With the coming together of interest rate drops, the persistent, continued low inventory levels and 2023 being recorded as the slowest year for U.S. This decline, coupled with the aforementioned low inventory levels, is set to rekindle suppressed buyer demand. Will we get more inventory? The strategy has changed for buyers.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 28, 2022

Ohio-based Union Home Mortgage is the latest in a string of lenders this week to institute workforce reductions. The multichannel lender, which originated roughly $13 billion in residential mortgage last year, declined to provide any details about the layoffs. The lender’s origination volume increased 25.8% billion, up 65.5%

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Housing Wire

JULY 26, 2023

Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development ( HUD ). That more or less lined up with mortgage application data for new builds , which showed demand up 26% year-over-year in June but down 5% from May. “The At the current sales pace this inventory represents 7.4 In June, the sales pace of new homes fell 2.5%

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Eyes on Housing

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Single-family construction held steady in October as high mortgage rates depressed demand but more buyers turned to new homes because of a lack of existing inventory. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Overall housing starts increased 1.9% in October to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.37

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2021

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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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Last week, the Biden administration unveiled a multi-pronged proposal for federal agencies to address the lack of housing inventory, ahead of action from Congress. Treasury and the Department of Housing and Urban Development ’s risk-based sharing program, and increase funding to existing programs.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 22, 2021

“Lack of inventory continues to be the overwhelming factor holding back home sales, but falling affordability is simply squeezing some first-time buyers out of the market,” said Lawrence Yun, NAR’s chief economist. Total housing inventory at the end of May grew to 1.23 Unsold inventory sits at a 2.5-month

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Housing Wire

MAY 13, 2021

Mortgage applications for new homes dropped 9% in April from March, however, overall applications are still up a whopping 30.8% year over year for homebuilders, according to the latest survey report from the Mortgage Bankers Association. The MBA’s mortgage credit availability index increased in April to 128.1

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McKissock

AUGUST 14, 2022

The housing market has cooled since the intensity of the post-pandemic real estate rush, but the seller’s market we experienced has left us with plenty of discussion about what the nation’s housing inventory looks like. Housing Inventory So Low? Need for New Construction. Construction Workforce Concerns. Why Is U.S.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 23, 2021

With low housing inventory and rapid home-price growth, homeownership can seem less and less attainable for several groups of potential homebuyers. Record-high demand for homes coupled with historically low inventory has driven prices up precipitously. According to the Radian Home Price Index , home prices rose 9.2%

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Housing Wire

MARCH 7, 2024

In the address, the president will call for a $10,000 tax credit for both first-time homebuyers and people who sell their starter homes; the construction and renovation of more than 2 million additional homes; and cost reductions for renters. This would act as an equivalent to reducing the mortgage rate by more than 1.5%

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Housing Wire

MARCH 23, 2023

If there’s one sector of the economy that benefits from the very low levels of total housing inventory , it’s the homebuilders , but for a reason you might not think. If national housing inventory were back to normal, we would have 2 to 2.5 Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. percent (±15.3

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Housing Wire

MAY 25, 2021

Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. In order to account for uncertain prices and availability of materials, homebuilders are holding off on making homes available until they are further along in the construction process. lower than the revised March rate, according to a joint analysis from the U.S.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

This isn’t true (just look at his next statement, below) — he really wants the bidding wars to end, and for total inventory to grow and regain balance. As you can see below on the NAR total inventory chart, we didn’t have a seasonal push in inventory in 2020, which left us vulnerable to price growth that was above the historical norm.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Department of Housing and Urban Development and U.S. However, permits for future construction recorded a 4.4% Despite the uptick last month, builders are becoming increasingly anxious about persistently high mortgage rates and cooling demand,” Lisa Sturtevant, chief economist at Bright MLS , said in an emailed statement.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Rob Nunziata , co-CEO and co-founder of Florida-based FBC Mortgage , says one mortgage sweetener that holds out some promise for making houses more affordable for a broader swath of borrowers is the temporary rate buydown. “It Nobody was doing buydowns in 2020 and 2021 [when 30-year fixed mortgage rates were in the 3% range].

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Housing Wire

JUNE 6, 2023

All 12 Federal Reserve districts have seen issues with a lack of housing inventory , which is largely due to existing homeowners holding back on listing their homes after previously locking in low mortgage rates. Inventory remains exceptionally low and is restraining sales activity in much of the District.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Walker said the prospect of lower mortgage rates is prompting many agents to feel more positive about the 2024 housing market. In Birmingham, ERA King Real Estate agent Anna-Maria Ellison said that even without lower mortgage rates, she is seeing buyers return to the market. “It New construction is backed up,” she said.

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Housing Wire

MAY 3, 2024

No matter where you are in the Tar Heel State, real estate professionals across North Carolina are frustrated by the lack of housing inventory. The challenge remains lack of inventory — that’s definitely the big one,” said Alison Alston , the broker-owner of Charlotte-based Lodestone Real Estate and Investments. “We being outbound.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 6, 2024

Moderation in mortgage rates led to a pickup in demand for residential real estate, but limited inventories across the country hindered actual home sales , the Federal Reserve reported in its Beige Book survey of regional business contacts that was published Wednesday.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Home construction New home construction ramped up early in the pandemic but moderated as interest rates ticked up and mortgage rates followed. The rate of homes under construction has roughly plateaued since April 2022. The figure – up 17.7%

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Mortgage rates rising to 8% in October impacted the data line, which I spoke about on CNBC recently. We did have three negative revisions, which ran with the period when mortgage rates rose to 8%. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. months , the builders will pause construction. This is 12.2

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D Fritz Appraisals

JUNE 28, 2022

This significant increase came about due to the unprecedented combination of: All time low mortgage rates. Significantly reduced housing inventory. While low mortgage rates created higher demand, the lack of available homes led to price increases and over-bidding. Higher disposable household income .

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Housing Wire

MARCH 23, 2022

We finally got mortgage rates to rise, and for people like me who have been concerned about how unhealthy the housing market was last year — and it got a lot worse this year — it’s a blessing that was much needed. million line in the sand has been this: Home prices grow above that 23% level: check Mortgage rates spike higher: check.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 17, 2021

Mortgage applications for new home purchases fell 9% month-over-month in May at a seasonally unadjusted pace ? the second consecutive month sales of new homes have dropped, according to data released Thursday by the Mortgage Bankers Association. Censes Bureau releases each month.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 8, 2021

As we enter the second quarter of 2021, it’s time for the mortgage industry to reflect on the past 12 months and think about how to plan for the same period ahead. Low mortgage rates, driven by quantitative easing by the Federal Reserve helped fuel a boom in both mortgage refinancing and purchases, making 2020 the second-best year in U.S.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 17, 2023

As existing home inventory continues to fall, builder confidence is on the rise, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) report, released Monday. Builders note that additional declines in mortgage rates, to below 6%, will price-in further demand for housing.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Elevated mortgage rates sank builder confidence again in November, but recent economic data suggests housing conditions will pick up in the coming months. On the construction side, homebuilders as well as land developers found it hard to finance projects because of high short-term interest rates.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2023

On the other hand, mortgage rates have gone down more than 1% since Oct. The builders’ stock prices have done well as mortgage rates have fallen , and this illustrates the simplicity of the homebuilders’ position: their story is really about mortgage rates and moving products. 291,000 homes are still under construction: 5.7

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Housing Wire

MAY 17, 2023

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Industry economists attribute the uptick in housing starts and builder confidence to the low level of existing home inventory. In April, the inventory of existing homes for sale totaled just 980,000, far lower than the long-term average of about 2.3 After falling 0.8%

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