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Opinion: What the ICE-Black Knight merger means

Housing Wire

Many industries began to deploy electronic supply chains in the 1980’s. Technology hasn’t been the barrier since 1998 when Equifax, and later other firms, developed systems to secure complex, multi-party transactions over the Internet. Consumers, communities and taxpayers are major beneficiaries.

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June Newsletter-Easing Off the Pedal

DW Slater Company

They had simulators that you sat in and gave you all kinds of tests to develop your defensive driving skills. Economic changes, policy changes, supply chain issues, social changes, and buying power can all impact real estate. Mortgage rates are already moving up and are projected to move higher. It was great!

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The rising tide of house prices: Avoiding the flood

Housing Wire

While the amount of equity Americans own in their homes has risen dramatically in aggregate, Americans still have between $15 trillion and $18 trillion in mortgage debt. Supply innovation is a complex issue. Yes, the U.S. Government policy innovation is similarly fraught though offers a great deal of potential.

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Underwriter shortage slowing the pace of private-label deals

Housing Wire

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.

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Federal Reserve Press Release In Plain English – May 2022

Quicken Loans

What you might find interesting is that mortgage pricing has actually gotten better in the aftermath of the announcement. In addition, COVID-related lockdowns in China are likely to exacerbate supply chain disruptions. Between the ongoing oil and Chinese supply concerns, these create further inflation risks.

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The historic multifamily construction boom is already fading

Housing Wire

With mortgage rates hovering around 7% and home prices still at record highs, buyers across America are calling off the house hunt and finding multifamily apartments. . Some of his would-be buyers are renting apartments until mortgage rates markedly improve. Department of Housing and Urban Development. It could be a while.

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Non-QM lenders struggle to navigate volatile waters

Housing Wire

The mortgage market is facing a crisis today, and it’s being fueled by fast-rising interest rates. The mortgage industry, really the entire economy, is coping with fast-rising inflation further aggravated by jammed-up supply chains, the escalating war in Ukraine, and the related, expanding sanctions that are whipsawing the global economy.

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