Housing Wire

APRIL 12, 2024

For one, the mortgage servicing industry adopted some COVID-era, rescue-type packages where a house does not go into immediate foreclosure. With home values across the U.S. This program provides mortgage servicers with an additional tool to reduce the amount borrowers pay instead of pursuing foreclosure.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 29, 2023

Homebuyers have been closely watching mortgage rates, which have been volatile during the first few months of the year,” said Lisa Sturtevant, chief economist for Bright MLS. Even though rates ticked up in February, some buyers took the plunge anyway, anxious that mortgage rates would be moving even higher this spring.”

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 9, 2023

One slice of the single-family home market that has gained traction over the past year in a topsy-turvy housing landscape is the build-for-rent sector — or BFR. The Northmarq report points out that the BFR sector currently accounts for only a small slice of overall home starts, at about 6%. Riding a cresting wave.

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Housing Wire

JULY 25, 2022

The Fannie Mae report projects “strong deceleration in home-price growth going forward” due to higher mortgage rates and the overall slowing economy affecting purchase demand. Homes listed for sale are increasingly seeing asking-price reductions, and both construction and home sales — both existing and new — are slowing.”.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 23, 2022

While single family housing starts hit its highest level since 2006 in February, homebuilder sentiment dropped below the 80-point mark or the first time since September 2021 according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) report. after a 10.4% drop in January.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Neighborhood Homes is a practical solution for communities in which the cost of renovating or building a home exceeds its market value after the work is complete. The cost gap also thwarts construction and development of modest homes, limiting the availability of affordable homes for first-time and first-generation homebuyers.

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Eppraisal

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Those preparing to reap that return have reason to be glad these days -- home values averaged $676,000 nationwide in June of 2021. Certain realities should be considered when setting expectations for the long-term values of residences. This development results in a lowering of overall demand and forcing home values down.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 1, 2021

The provisions are the Biden administration’s latest effort to combat the racial wealth gap, which Fudge called attention to during recent remarks to the Mortgage Bankers Association. The renovations would be on a budget, however. The final sales price could not exceed four times the area median family income.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Reacting to NAR’s report, Mike Fratantoni, chief economist at the Mortgage Bankers Association , said that new inventory is expected to come online, with more than 700,000 homes under construction. home builders started more than 1.6 million homes in August, up 3.9% home builders started more than 1.6

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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

JULY 7, 2023

In general, after what we went through and what’s going on with home prices, construction costs and interest rates, there is less liquidity for bridge and fix-and-flip versus non-QM.” It’s hard to buy a home today, fix it up and make a profit when your borrowing cost and fixed expenses are so high.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 8, 2023

Busch is vice president and senior mortgage banker at First Savings Mortgage Corporation , a Virginia-based lender that produced $2 billion in mortgages in 2022, less than half the $4.2 billion volume of the previous year, per the mortgage data platform Modex. And he hasn’t done so voluntarily. billion in 2022, down 41.3%

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Over the same time period, home values grew 31.2%. In the past two years, prices have grown an additional 22%, which should come as no surprise, as more than half of homes sold this past July went for above list price and there appears to be no end in sight, as Goldman Sachs predicts that home prices will rise another 16% in 2022. .”

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Housing Wire

MAY 25, 2021

In this webinar, MCT COO Phil Rasori and expert guest panelists will review how mortgage lenders can overcome common challenges selling their loans on the secondary market. “With so few existing homes available for-sale, would-be buyers continue to eagerly seek out newly constructed homes, even as prices rise.”

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Housing Wire

JUNE 29, 2021

The average home value for high hazard risk properties is $697,000, as compared to the neighborhood average of $773,000 dollars. With a nearly $75,000 gap, it becomes evident that homes in Otay Ranch at higher risk also have lower property values.

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Housing Wire

JULY 25, 2023

I do a lot with new construction and homeowners’ insurance is cheaper on new builds because they are brand new,” Williams said. In announcing their departure from the Golden State, the two major insurers cited the increased wildfire risks in the state and rising construction costs.

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Empire Appraisal Group

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

ADUs An accessory dwelling unit (ADU) gives homebuyers a chance to charge rent that offsets their mortgage costs – or helps kids or parents who need housing. homes with ADUs, though the actual number could be higher because some homeowners build them without permits. A 2020 Freddie Mac study found 1.4 million single-family U.S.

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Appraisal Buzz

AUGUST 29, 2022

In the past few years, home prices have risen to the point where we are in another housing crisis. In 2020, 30% of all households had “unaffordable” mortgage or rent payments. Home prices continued to rise by over 20% between the spring of 2021 and the spring of 2022. The Current Housing Crisis. Appraisals.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 13, 2023

The nation’s single-family investment-property sector and the lenders serving those borrowers face some major challenges in 2023 as rent growth is slipping, vacancy rates growing, home-value growth faltering, and a possible recession looms. . Mortgage production in 2022 nationally was down about 50% from $4.44

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Assurance Financial

APRIL 29, 2021

Important Mortgage Acronyms. When you’re in the process of shopping for a home and a mortgage, you’re likely to encounter what looks like alphabet soup. All those letters and mortgage statement abbreviations can make your head spin. Mortgage Term Abbreviations to Know. ARM (Adjustable-Rate Mortgage).

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Housing Wire

MARCH 26, 2024

Just for a moment, let’s imagine a world in which a person purchases a home shortly before a global pandemic. Even though they have a low mortgage rate on their home loan, the pandemic causes unanticipated financial hardships which lead to a decrease in their annual income as well as the necessity of using credit cards for their basic needs.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 10, 2022

There are many reasons this isn’t like 2008: people are staying longer in their homes, aging in place and have more equity in their homes than 2008. This article comes at the same problem from a different angle: a mortgage application perspective. HousingWire: What is the weirdest job you’ve ever had?

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

OCTOBER 29, 2021

They all have done their studies and have provided their analysis of what their data reflects the total economic life of a home to be based upon its quality of construction. One observation I have made is that different cost data services may vary a little in their analysis of what the total economic life of a home is.

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Eppraisal

MARCH 17, 2023

Some of the adverse economic factors have since abated -- at least somewhat -- so early 2023 might be the right time to take a fresh look at prospective demand for newly constructed homes, affecting home values, and the possibilities for whether that appetite is increasing, declining or remaining level.

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Raleigh Realty

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

Of course, if you're in a hot market and believe the home is worth what you're offering, you could save yourself time and energy by skipping the appraisal process. Does a Newly Constructed Home Need an Appraisal? Yes, even a newly constructed home needs an appraisal. Just about anything and everything.

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East Coast Appraisal

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Market Trends Market conditions determine your home's value at any given time. If there are many houses for sale in your area and the demand is low, your home's worth may decrease. Interest rates and mortgage markets affect how many prospective buyers eye your home.

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Will Springer Realtor

JANUARY 9, 2024

The past year witnessed a financial rollercoaster, with interest rates fluctuating between 5.99% and 8.03% for conventional 30-year mortgages, according to Mortgage News Daily. Treasurys and mortgage-backed securities. At the same time, many homeowners are sitting comfortably with low mortgage rates. 14 nationally with 5.5%

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DW Slater Company

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The past six months have been full of very drastic changes as the rapid mortgage rate increases causing many markets to begin to decline. The demand for housing decreased with the higher mortgage rates as it decreased buyer power. Closely studying our markets is very crucial in understanding current market value for appraisers.

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Raleigh Realty

JULY 12, 2022

More Raleigh residents live in an owned home than a rented one. As supply chain issues cause construction material prices to soar, buyers are more likely to consider purchasing a resale home vs. a new construction home. 4,840 new apartments were constructed in Raleigh throughout 2021. is renter-occupied.

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Appraisal Today

APRIL 26, 2024

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on agent concessions, History of appraisal bias back to 1930s, “one mile” rule and bias, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. April 24, 2024) — Mortgage applications decreased 2.7 percent from one week earlier WASHINGTON, D.C.

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Listing Spark

JANUARY 12, 2023

Sales were down 25% in Austin, Texas compared to 2021, and values are likely to continue decreasing in 2023. Price drops are becoming more normal, and we can expect home values to decrease by 10-15% on average across major markets. Builders will continue to target first-time home buyers with incentives. Episode Links.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

APRIL 29, 2021

The materials used in the construction and decoration of your home are also extremely important because they determine how structurally sound your property is, how it’s going to last over time, and how much maintenance it’s going to require. Again, there is not much you can do about construction materials. Materials used.

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Eppraisal

MAY 5, 2023

Getting to that point, as with the other uses, means addressing issues of legal status, financial capacity to effectuate the remodeling; and home value before and after the proposed reconstruction. Local zoning boards and planning commissions each have their own references and criteria when it comes to the build-out of a home office.

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Quicken Loans

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Mortgage rates dropped down to record lows that carried through much of 2021. In addition, home values and sales skyrocketed. With a larger portion of the population working from their home, prospective buyers could move toward more suburban areas. Thus, affecting the rate contractors can build new homes.

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Empire Appraisal Group

OCTOBER 28, 2021

In the years before 2008, mortgage lenders made subprime loans to borrowers without verified income or adequate down payments while pushing risky loan products. But … home price growth will decelerate in the coming year, experts predict. Stronger mortgage market. mortgages were in forbearance. Forbearance programs.

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Listing Spark

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

A Dip in New Mortgages With interest rates soaring to unexpected heights, many prospective homebuyers have taken a step back from applying for new mortgages. Many have been caught off guard by the spike in rates and are cautiously waiting and hoping for home values to become more affordable.

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PennyMac

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Appraisals are an essential part of the home financing process, ensuring the homebuyer, seller and mortgage lender each have an impartial, consistent and accurate assessment of the value of the property under consideration. The lender is responsible for ensuring that your home provides adequate collateral for the mortgage.

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