Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Digital mortgage-servicing platformer Valon announced Wednesday a $43.9 million raise in equity funding with participation from affiliates of Starwood Capital Group and Freedom Mortgage , alongside independent investor and Softbank Group International CEO, Marcelo Claure.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 26, 2023

The solution will integrate with its mortgage servicing system and Servicing Digital, which is Black Knight’s self-service app and responsive web solution that allows borrowers to access loan, home and neighborhood information. The deal is facing criticism due to antitrust concerns from trade groups and investors.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

When it comes to housing and mortgage markets this fall, most attention is being focused on the expiration of eviction and foreclosure moratoria and the pending completion of forbearance terms for many homeowners. As shown in Exhibit 1, the delinquency rate tends to be highly correlated with the unemployment rate over time.

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Housing Wire

MAY 24, 2021

Notable in light of the current servicing challenges facing the industry, Stavvy’s eClosing technology is designed to facilitate faster borrower communication and closings as servicers work through loan modifications, referrals and forbearance. How modernized servicing creates customers for life. Presented by: Sagent Lending Technologies.

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Housing Wire

JULY 26, 2023

While the markets have already “priced in” this rate hike, which was widely expected, most investors are already wondering what it would take for the central bank to lift rates again later this year. For the housing market, that likely means a few more months with mortgage rates above 6%. What’s next?

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Most investors are already wondering what it would take for the central bank to lift rates again later this year. The FOMC also said it would continue to reduce its holdings of Treasury securities and agency debt and agency mortgage-backed securities. However, at Mortgage News Daily , mortgage rates were higher on Tuesday, at 7.30%.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 5, 2023

As the housing market suffers through a drought of home sales and related mortgage originations in the current high-rate environment, home prices and home equity continue to climb, helping to spark a revival of another sector — home equity lending and investment. billion, according to a review of bond-rating and industry reports.

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Housing Wire

JULY 23, 2021

According to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association, the average purchase price had risen to $384,000 as of May. Acra’s jumbo prime mortgage solution is designed to provide borrowers with the larger loan amounts needed to purchase a high-value property, with loan amounts up to $3 million. Jumbo products. Fix’n’flip.

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Appraisal Buzz

MAY 31, 2022

It’s an honor to play such an important role, but it’s also important to remember that lending programs are required to follow strict practices to protect the lenders and their investors against collateral risk. In practice, the mortgage lender and mortgage aggregator/investor place risk management focus on three lines of defense.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2021

Digital mortgage platform Roostify announced on Tuesday it has raised another $32 million in a Series C funding round amid a booming real estate market, bringing the tech startup’s total capital to $65 million. And software and platform developers Qualia and Blend both achieved unicorn status by the end of the year. “I

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Housing Wire

JULY 6, 2023

The nation’s housing industry has entered a new normal in which the dynamics of the market appear perplexing — marked by high mortgage rates and high home prices, along with shrinking mortgage originations. trillion in mortgage originations in 2021. The perplexing part: Why are home prices not declining in this environment?

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Housing Wire

JUNE 2, 2021

Hansen told HousingWire that he stepped down to lead a team of software developers and sales staff for upcoming research and development tactics within SimpleNexus. This new role will give him more time to focus on his passion for product and development, he said.

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Housing Wire

MAY 27, 2022

The requirement also applies to mortgage lenders, legal experts say. According to Kris Kully, an attorney at Mayer Brown , the notice will affect mortgage lenders because many of the underwriting systems lenders use to measure default risk contain proprietary algorithms, or “black-box models.” Presented by: Mortgage Coach.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 5, 2021

The Housing Policy Council has weighed in on the Conference of State Bank Supervisors’ new proposed standards for nonbank mortgage servicers. In the introduction to the Proposed Standards, CSBS recognizes the importance of nonbank mortgage servicers in the mortgage market,” HPC stated in its comment letter. HPC agrees.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 1, 2023

From leading mortgage companies and real estate firms to spearheading groundbreaking initiatives and driving policy reforms, these honorees are making an indelible impact on housing.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 12, 2020

This article was written for FinLedger, HW Media’s new fintech-focused news brand designed specifically for financial services professionals in banking, insurance and real estate. To that end, Blend plans to use the new capital to invest in product development such as speeding up the release of its digital closing solution.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Digital mortgage servicer Valon (formerly known as Peach Street ) announced on Tuesday it picked up $50 million in a Series A funding round spearheaded by venture capital heavyweight Andreessen Horowitz. Repeat investor 166 2nd , the family office of Adam Neumann, co-founder of WeWork , also contributed to the latest round.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 22, 2024

With Wise Pelican, you can try both — it’s a fantastic resource for beautifully designed postcards and letters. House-hacking is a great way to build wealth and pay down your mortgage. Targeting investors and tailoring your real estate prospecting letters to their needs and is very smart.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Accreditations and designations Highlight your professional credentials and any special designations you’ve earned. Growing up in Savannah, Georgia, as the daughter of a builder and developer, she learned the processes involved in new home construction from her dad. Jane Doe specializes in luxury markets.”

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Snatching up first-time homebuyers is akin to striking gold — since developing a relationship with them can mean a loyal client for life. It’s perfect for agents, with helpful design and marketing tools tailored for real estate. The platform offers a mix of customizable templates and the option to upload your own designs.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 1, 2021

Boston National Title (BNT), founded in 2006, offers servicing solutions to help ensure loan portfolios meet investor expectations and are both in compliance with regulatory requirements and within the risk tolerance of the GSEs. The company’s products make it easier for servicers to navigate the title process and eliminate errors.

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 11, 2021

If they’re in the mortgage industry, they’ll likely fall into one of two groups – those who understand the value you bring to the home finance transaction and those who think you fill out forms. Lenders and their investors now know that some transactions will likely always require a full appraisal, but many will not. It’s tested.

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Housing Wire

MAY 26, 2021

After reading the recent report from the Federal Housing Finance Agency on the performance of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’ s credit risk transfer programs, anyone unfamiliar with the purposes of CRT might understandably conclude that the GSEs vastly overpaid capital market investors and insurance providers to transfer credit risk off their books.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

This article was written for FinLedger, HW Media’s new fintech focused news brand designed specifically for financial services professionals in banking, payments, insurance and proptech. Consumer loans such as mortgages and other financial documents require notarization. Register for the FinLedger Daily Newsletter.

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Eppraisal

JANUARY 31, 2023

Having identified a parcel of vacant land -- and negotiated a purchase contract with the seller -- the investor in raw land is now at the point where financing becomes the issue.  There Land Loan A land loan differs from a home mortgage in that the collateral does not include any structure.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

The mortgage industry headed into 2022 after a strong showing in back-to-back years. Pennymac has long served as one of the mortgage industry’s leading partners. Pennymac has long served as one of the mortgage industry’s leading partners. 2022 still holds great opportunity for the industry but it also signals a pivot point.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Through every financial transaction in a person’s life — whether a mortgage, auto, student or personal loan — there is one constant: the borrower. When the pandemic forced a shutdown of the economy, Congress gave blanket permission for any affected consumer to place their mortgage in forbearance,” Schwartz said. ” How it works.

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Listing Spark

JULY 5, 2023

Real estate investors who want to stay nimble in this market (especially as inventory stays low and prices stay meteorically high) need to adopt every tool at their disposal to stay informed and to quickly assess homes just entering the marketplace. Real estate investors need to have immediate access to both information and actionable steps.

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Housing Wire

MAY 15, 2024

Last month, Freddie Mac announced a plan to begin purchasing single-family closed-end second (CES) mortgages from lenders, a proposal now subject to a public comment review period before adoption. This provides homeowners with a cost-effective alternative for accessing the equity in their homes.”

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 1, 2023

When the Federal Reserve slashed interest rates to zero on March 15, 2020 and set off an extraordinary real estate boom, Rocket Mortgage was ready. But more than 80% of Rocket’s volume during those years came from refinancings, data from Inside Mortgage Finance (IMF) showed. Its parent Rocket Companies rode the wave to a stunning $9.4

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Housing Wire

MAY 15, 2024

Last month, Freddie Mac announced a plan to begin purchasing single-family closed-end second (CES) mortgages from lenders, a proposal now subject to a public comment review period before adoption. This provides homeowners with a cost-effective alternative for accessing the equity in their homes.”

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Clear Capital

AUGUST 30, 2023

AURA is designed to complement the use of UCDP/EAD results and allows LenderX customers to control automated ordering based on criteria like agency, loan type, loan amount, estimated value, investor, and Fannie Mae Collateral Underwriter (CU) score.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

The supply-chain bottleneck afflicting the global economy has its own counterpart in the world of residential mortgage-backed securities, also referred to as RMBS. They are in high demand for each stage of the mortgage process, yet they are in seriously short supply in a still-booming mortgage market. billion, compared to $49.69

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Eppraisal

AUGUST 18, 2023

However, many potential investors often face the challenge of limited savings, which can deter them from entering the real estate market. Create a Budget and Save Strategically Developing a comprehensive budget is essential when you have limited savings.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

For the mortgage industry, like many others, conducting business as usual is no longer possible or plausible. Remote workforce adaptation and fundamental changes in consumer behavior are shifting mortgage industry focus. While some shifts may be temporary, many changes to the mortgage loan process will be more permanent.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Goldstone is an executive at a mortgage servicer company trying to reach out to homeowners. “We But we’re having a hard time reaching out to them,” he said during a panel at the annual Residential Mortgage Servicing Rights Forum held in New York City in October. Servicers, lenders and investors dealt with a tsunami of 7.7

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Assessing key performance indicators and operations during current industry headwinds is a great way for mortgage lenders to set themselves up for success now and in the future. Every lender and investor has their own unique approach to doing business and their own mix of channels they utilize.

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