Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

“Investigators learned an elderly victim was approached by a door-to-door salesperson and signed contracts to have various products installed inside the victim’s residence in the west end of the city,” the police service said. Seniors are typically targets of bad actors , something that is often highlighted by U.S.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

An index of 100 is equal to the level of contract activity in 2001. Pending home sales, like new home sales, are based on contract signings. Yun also expressed concern about a possible government shutdown, which could worsen the conditions in the housing market. “It Existing home sales also fell in August, down 15.3%

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 13, 2021

“Both conventional and government refinance applications increased, with applications for government loans having their strongest week since June 2012.”. “Even with the rise in mortgage rates, refinancing did not slow to begin the year, with the index hitting its highest level since last March,” said Kan.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 19, 2024

In August 2022, Polly announced that it extended its API portfolio to better accommodate lenders amid a contracting mortgage environment. Polly’s API integration with CoreLogic is part of the fintech’s long-term strategy to provide innovation for lenders.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

A former assistant inspector general for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has been convicted by a federal jury of concealing efforts to direct tens of millions of dollars in government business to a friend and government contractor to whom he owed money.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 2, 2021

“The government purchase index declined to its lowest level in over a year and has now decreased year over year for five straight weeks. “Tight housing inventory, obstacles to a faster rate of new construction, and rapidly rising home prices continue to hold back purchase activity,” Kan said.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Mortgage industry trade group Community Home Lenders of America (CHLA) is urging government agencies to begin to have conversations surrounding the impact of the jury verdict and potential court ruling in the Sitzer/Burnett commission lawsuit on lending practices. I think it is important that we stay a step ahead of this,” Olson said. “We

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Housing Wire

MAY 5, 2021

MBA’s Associate Vice President of Economic and Industry Forecasting Joel Kan called last week’s mortgage activity “a mixed bag,” between rates , loan sizes, and government purchase applications. Both conventional and government purchase applications declined, but average loan sizes increased for each loan type.

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Housing Wire

MAY 25, 2023

An index of 100 is equal to the level of contract activity in 2001. Affordability challenges certainly remain and continue to hold back contract signings, but a sizeable increase in housing inventory will be critical to get more Americans moving.” The NAR’s Pending Home Sales Index maintained its reading of 78.9

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Housing Wire

MAY 26, 2021

Kan noted that refinances decreased as well — by 7%, and 9% lower year over year — driven by declines in both conventional and government refinance activity. “And purchase applications increased for the second time in three weeks, rebounding after a rather weak April with mostly weekly declines,” he said.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 14, 2020

“Applications for government mortgages offset some of the overall decline by increasing 3%, driven by a solid gain in government purchase applications and an 11% jump in VA refinance applications,” said Joel Kan, MBA’s vice president of economic and industry forecasting. The USDA share of total applications rose to 0.6%

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Housing Wire

MARCH 2, 2023

The government corporation is also seeking an executive vice president and chief operating officer to manage daily operations and round out the leadership team. The government corporation in October announced changes to the re-pooling seasoning requirement for re-performing loans, which it says will increase issuer liquidity.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 19, 2020

Conventional purchase applications drove last week’s increase, while applications for government loans decreased,” Kan said. The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($510,400 or less) increased to 3.13% from 3.06%. the week prior. The post Mortgage applications fall 3.3%

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 28, 2020

However, the government refinance index decreased for the first time in a month, driven by a slowdown in VA refinance activity,” Kan said. The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($510,400 or less) fell to 3% from 3.02%. from 66.1% the week prior. from the week prior.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 21, 2021

“Borrowers acted on the decrease in rates for most loan types, with both conventional and government refinance applications showing gains,” Kan. The spring housing market also saw a boost from lower rates, with purchase applications — driven by a jump in conventional applications — increasing over 5%.”

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

However, last week Kan noted that while conventional and government refinances gained steam, FHA refis experienced a particular uptick. The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($510,400 or less) rose to 3.1% The USDA share of total applications rose to 0.6% from 3.07%.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

According to Joel Kan , MBA’s associate vice president of economic and industry forecasting, borrowers made a grab for both conventional and government refi’s. The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($510,400 or less) increased to 3.01% from 3%. from the week prior.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 9, 2021

“Most of the decline in mortgage rates came late last week, with the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage declining to 3.15 percent,” said Joel Kan, the MBA’s vice president of economic and industry forecasting. from 0.29 (including the origination fee) for 80% LTV loans. from 0.29 (including the origination fee) for 80% LTV loans.

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Raleigh Realty

MARCH 29, 2021

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Purchase applications decreased for the second time in three weeks, as both conventional and government applications saw a drop-off,” Kan said. .” Kan added that overall refinance activity is 124% higher than the same period from last year, as borrowers continue to seek lower monthly payments or different loan terms.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 12, 2023

If mortgage rates pass 8%, housing market activity will see a contraction, Sturtevant said. “Overall, shelter costs were up 7.2% year over year in September,” Bright MLS Chief Economist Lisa Sturtevant said in a statement. Rents of primary residences were up 7.4%.” What is happening in the housing market ?

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The firm’s legal troubles began in late 2022 when it was sued by attorneys general in Florida , Massachusetts and Pennsylvania over its 40-year contracts. The property rights of American homebuyers must be protected,” Elizabeth Blosser, ALTA’s vice president of government affairs, said in a statement. “A

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Housing Wire

MARCH 24, 2021

Refinance activity dropped to its slowest pace since September 2020 – down a full 5% – with declines in both conventional and government applications, according to Joel Kan, MBA’s associate vice president of economic and industry forecasting. He added that mortgage rates have moved higher in tandem with Treasury yields.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Amidst strong competition for a limited supply of homes for sale, as well as rapidly increasing home prices, purchase applications increased for both conventional and government borrowers. Furthermore, purchase activity has surpassed year-ago levels for over six months.”. The refinance share of mortgage activity reportedly increased to 71.1%

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2020

In its latest weekly survey the MBA said the 30-year fixed mortgage rate dropped five points to 2.85% – due, partly, to uncertainty over the prospects of additional pandemic-related government stimulus, as well as concerns about the continued rise in COVID-19 cases across the country, according to Joel Kan, MBA associate vice president of economic (..)

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 18, 2024

Settlor is a spin-off of Land Title Guarantee Company , but Qualia noted in its complaint that it is still investigating how much governance and oversight the title firm has over its title production software startup. In the complaint, Qualia states that is reached out to Myers on Sept.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 6, 2021

The purchase index shrank 13%, and the refi index contracted 16%. Meanwhile, government purchase applications increased 1.4%. MBA’s survey noted that the average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($548,250 or less) increased four basis points to 3.14%.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Joel Kan, MBA’s vice president of economic and industry forecasting, pointed to a rise in mortgage rates last week for why conventional and government purchase activity took a step back. The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($510,400 or less) increased to 3.02% from 3%.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Despite 30-year fixed and 15-year fixed mortgage rates declining to near historical lows, both conventional and government refinancing activity fell last week, said Joel Kan, MBA’s associate vice president of economic and industry forecasting. The average contract interest rate for 15-year fixed-rate mortgages fell to 2.67% from 2.7%.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 10, 2021

With spring approaching – signaling the start of a busy buying season – the purchase market sported its strongest showing in four weeks, with gains in both conventional and government applications, according to Joel Kan, MBA’s associate vice president of economic and industry forecasting. from 12.3% the week prior.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

“The one-week reversal in the recent upswing in rates drove an increase in both conventional and government refinance activity, as borrowers continue to lock in these historically low rates,” Kan said. ” The FHA share of total mortgage applications decreased to 9.1% the week prior. from 12.4% the week prior.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

The index plunged from record highs seen in late 2019 after the COVID-19 pandemic caused the worst economic contraction since the Great Depression. The drop in the availability of credit was “driven by a reduction in supply from both conventional and government segments of the market,” said Joel Kan, an MBA associate vice president.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Conventional and government applications to buy a home declined last week, but purchase activity overall is still strong – up 15% from last year,” Kand said. The average contract interest rate for 5/1 ARMs decreased to 2.83% from 2.92%. The average contract interest rate for 5/1 ARMs decreased to 2.83% from 2.92%.

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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

AUGUST 25, 2021

Lower rates led to an increase in refinance applications, with government loan applications jumping 10 percent to the highest level since May 2021.” ” Kan also noted that purchase applications for both conventional and government loans increased on the week that ended Aug.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 16, 2023

However, government purchase applications jumped 2.4% The average contract interest rate for 5/1 ARMs fell to 6.20% from 6.36% a week prior. over the week. Increases in both FHA and VA purchase categories drove the application numbers up. The Federal Housing Administration loans’ share increased to 13.8% from 13.6% the week prior.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 5, 2020

Purchase loan balances continued to climb, which is perhaps a sign that the still-weak job market and tighter credit for government loans are constraining some first-time homebuyers,” Kan said. The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with jumbo loan balances (greater than $510,400) fell to 3.51% from 3.52%.

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