Housing Wire

MARCH 10, 2023

Through the market turmoil and volatility that marked much of 2022 — and is still with us today — home-equity lending expanded, however. ATTOM , a real estate data provider, reports, however, that the “severe contraction across the lending industry in the fourth quarter of 2022 even hit HELOCs” in terms of origination volume.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Most appraisers are experiencing a significant slowdown in mortgage lending work due to rapidly increasing mortgage rates which are slowing down the housing market. I have seen a slowdown in my lending work also. Half my work is non-lending work, and that’s been a blessing. So what can we do?

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Listing Spark

AUGUST 11, 2022

For those that haven’t been a real estate investor before, hard money lending may be confusing. We’ll dive into hard money lending with Romney Navarro, CEO of Streamline Funding which is a Texas-based private lending company. Romney says that if you’re a first time investor or new builder, you need to find a partner.

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Appraisal Buzz

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

It took several years to re-establish effective and meaningful communication between appraisers and their lending partners. When it comes to lending activity, appraisal revisions have always been a part of the appraisal process. Complexity in Process and Properties. Progress in Revision Rates. Is there room for more improvement?

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Housing Wire

JULY 5, 2022

The acquisition of Portland, Oregon-based Riverbend and its subsidiaries, announced originally in late April, is expected to fit in well with Redwood’s existing business-purpose lending platform, CoreVest. It also serves professional developers of multifamily properties. The company employs more than 50 people.

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The Robert Weiler Company

OCTOBER 21, 2022

If you’re reading this article, you will likely need a commercial real estate appraisal for property being sold, mortgaged, taxed, insured, or developed. The information that arises helps enlighten those who own, manage, sell, lend money, or invest in commercial real estate property.

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Simonson Real Estate

DECEMBER 6, 2022

In 2022, Simonson Appraisals completed a steady stream of financing assignments with planned new construction or significant proposed renovations. On several occasions, we were presented information about construction or renovation plans well after the initial assignment was started. Signed lease documents, detailed rent roll, etc.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 27, 2023

These developments—and more—can be seen as cracks in the armor of a housing-industry sector that rose out of the ashes of the Great Recession and grew to become a thriving alternative for individuals locked out the home-purchase market by rapidly rising prices.

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PennyMac

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

FHA loans typically have more flexible lending guidelines than other investors. USDA Rural Development Loans. The US Department of Agriculture's rural development mortgage guarantee program is typically only for first-time buyers, but there are occasional exceptions. Fannie Mae’s HomeReady® Mortgage.

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Realvals

JUNE 18, 2023

The LTV is a percentage that represents the amount of money to lend compared to the value of the home. Investment Analysis Whether you are a single-family, multi-family, or even commercial investor, you could benefit from an appraisal. Investors often buy multi-family properties to convert to TIC units.

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Appraisal Today

JANUARY 12, 2024

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on 2024 forecasts for mortgage rates and originations, Private Money lending, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. Acre lot Built in 2000 and recently renovated, the main estate and guesthouses offer a total of 7,455 square feet of living space.

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Housing Wire

MAY 16, 2022

One measure would expand existing federal subsidies for multifamily housing development. Another would hand out federal tax credits for developing or rehabbing homes for owner-occupants instead of large investors, making available 125,000 homes for low- and middle-income homebuyers. To do so, it first needs FHFA’s approval.

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Appraisal Buzz

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

These developed skinny towers as luxury condominiums. Less restrictive laws reduce developing costs and help with labor shortages, balancing prices in turn. Other incentives are more federal support, clearer construction lending terms and fewer local regulations. Kick-staring transit-oriented development.

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Clear Capital

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

And they describe themself as a developer of the mobile-first home ownership platform. They are a digital lending platform. In fact, I mean, it seems like you’ve been able to inspire investors — you just closed on your series B. So we, we got a lot of great investors involved. Yeah, they just sold for $1.2

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