Housing Wire

APRIL 20, 2023

Interest rates for mortgage loans broke five straight weeks of declines caused by the bank crisis. This week, the 30-year fixed rate rebounded due to recent data indicating a still-resilient economy, the potential continuity of the Federal Reserve ’s tightening monetary policy, and pressures in the secondary market. “For the first time in over a month, mortgage rates moved up due to shifting market expectations,” Sam Khater , Freddie Mac ’s chief economist, said in a statement.

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Real Estate News

APRIL 20, 2023

DR Horton, seen as a “heat check” for the housing industry, blew past analyst expectations with its Q2 profits and offered an encouraging take on spring.

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APRIL 20, 2023

Real estate valuation technology provider Clear Capital announced on Thursday an expansion of its partnership with CoreLogic. Through the expanded partnership, Clear Capital’s recently launched Universal Data Collection product will be available for order and fulfillment through CoreLogic’s suite of Valuation Workflow Solutions. “The key to appraisal modernization is wide-spread adoption, and alongside CoreLogic, we are expanding access to modern appraisal tools with the aim of pushing the mortg

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Real Estate News

APRIL 20, 2023

Home sales fell only slightly between February and March, but the year-over-year picture illustrates a more significant drop.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 20, 2023

Denver-based brokerage franchise Motto Mortgage , owned by RE/MAX , has accused broker shop UMortgage of “tortious interference” in its contract with a former franchisee called TRB Solutions, whose controlling member was Breon Price, the top-producing loan officer. According to a lawsuit filed in March in a U.S district court in Colorado, UMortgage “unlawfully solicited” and “induced” Price and his team to join the company in the latter half of 2022, despite knowing the franchisee was subject t

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Inman

APRIL 20, 2023

Inman assembled a list of technology companies for customizing a tech-stack, specific to those brokers who look for flexibility, best-of-breed options and quicker roll-out.

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Inman

APRIL 20, 2023

A teenager was shot for knocking on the wrong door. Telling your agents to door-knock for new business is dated advice, and it could be deadly. In a world where gun violence is in our headlines daily, it’s time to stop door-knocking.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 20, 2023

Distributed retail lender Guild Mortgage has picked up a top-producing team of loan officers, branch managers and back-office staff in California from rival retail shop Fairway Independent Mortgage. Guild, publicly traded and based in San Diego, added 40 employees across eight branch offices in California, the company said Thursday. John Lowe leads the new California district, and he’s brought his whole team from Fairway, including area managers Chris Owen and Joanne Hender; branch manager

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Real Estate News

APRIL 20, 2023

Shifting market expectations have 30-year mortgage rates on the rise again, hitting 6.39% this week.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 20, 2023

The HousingWire award spotlight series highlights the individuals who have been recognized through our Editors’ Choice Awards. Nominations for HousingWire’s Marketing Leaders award are now open through Friday, April 21, 2023. Click here to nominate someone you know — a client, colleague, boss or friend — it can even be you! For the past three years, the HW Marketing Leaders award has recognized elite marketing execs in housing who have pushed their businesses to the top via innovative marketing

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Inman

APRIL 20, 2023

The Gateway City once again ranked dead last in an annual ranking of the best cities for pot lovers, falling below Bridgeport, Connecticut, according to Lawnstarter in observance of 4/20.

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APRIL 20, 2023

The HW Marketing Leaders award celebrates the industry’s most innovative and influential marketing minds who are continuing to help their organizations grow and flourish. We reached out to previous years’ honorees to ask what advice has helped propel their careers as marketers and see what they have to say about the current housing market.

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Inman

APRIL 20, 2023

Watch the new Inman Access classes now! This week's videos feature industry innovators Dominic Chan and Glennda Baker, who bring their extensive experience and insights to the table.

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Riverfront Appraisals

APRIL 20, 2023

This blog is dedicated to the countless homeowners who, as we’re finishing up with the appraisal inspection, ask “well, is there anything I can do to increase the value of my home?” Realtors, you’ll also benefit from this post because I’m sure you get asked that all the time as well! You go to list […] The post FAQ #16: What Can I Do To Increase My Home’s Market Value?

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Inman

APRIL 20, 2023

The defection of former Fairway division manager John Lowe and 40 colleagues who originated $350 million in loans last year "is equal to that of a mini acquisition.

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Empire Appraisal Group

APRIL 20, 2023

yongyuan, E+, Getty Images Source: Boomers Pass Millennials in Share of Homebuyers | Florida Realtors Boomers Pass Millennials in Share of Homebuyers By Kerry Smith NAR study: In 2022, boomers made up 39% of buyers (29% in 2021) while millennials made up only 28% (43% in 2021). The main reason? Boomers had more money. WASHINGTON – As a percentage of all homebuyers, the share of baby boomers has surpassed millennials last year, according to the latest study from the National Association of Realto

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Inman

APRIL 20, 2023

Learn how Melissa LeGrand, owner and relocation specialist at @properties - Elleven | Christie's International Real Estate, champions authenticity and mindset in real estate to help newly licensed brokers succeed.

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Clear Capital

APRIL 20, 2023

Clear Capital Expands Relationship with CoreLogic in Support of Modern Appraisal Readiness Clear Capital’s Universal Data Collection product available to be ordered, fulfilled through CoreLogic Valuation Workflow Solutions Reno, Nev. – April 20, 2023 – Clear Capital , a national real estate valuation technology company, today announced an expanded relationship with CoreLogic , a leading global property information, analytics and data-enabled solutions provider, to assist lenders in modern

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Inman

APRIL 20, 2023

Existing-home sales fell 2.4 percent in March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.44 million — 22 percent lower than a year earlier, according to data released Thursday by the National Association of Realtors.

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Mashvisor

APRIL 20, 2023

Are you considering investing in real estate and don’t know which strategy to go with? Investing in long-term rental properties might be for you.

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Inman

APRIL 20, 2023

Yves Jean-Baptiste bought Rapid Realty in 2018, but now says the former owner Anthony Lolli actually used the deal to pawn off a failing business.

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Lamacchia Realty

APRIL 20, 2023

50 MOST EXPENSIVE TOWNS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE As we saw in our 2022 Year in Review Housing Report , home prices continue to rise across New Hampshire. The average selling price for a home hit $524,116 by year’s end, an increase of 14.9% compared to 2021, and the highest monthly average selling price this year. Here is a list of the most expensive towns in New Hampshire in 2022: 1.

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Inman

APRIL 20, 2023

The truth is, you can fight back against a challenging market, but it’s unlikely you can avoid it. Here are some actionable strategies every brokerage owner must know to protect and grow what you’ve worked so hard to build.

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Mortgagebroker News

APRIL 20, 2023

Sales and prices are ticking upwards in Canada’s housing market, but there’s no end in sight to the inventory crisis

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Inman

APRIL 20, 2023

Homes in the lower tier of pricing are still 8 percent more expensive than at this time last year — and inventory has barely budged, according to a new analysis released Thursday by Zillow.

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BiggerPockets

APRIL 20, 2023

Depending on your investment strategy, you might be subject to different types of rental insurance. Here's what you need to know.

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Mortgagebroker News

APRIL 20, 2023

Find out who came away with the top prizes at the star-studded event

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BiggerPockets

APRIL 20, 2023

Financial freedom vs. family time. If done correctly, you can have both; but living the best of both worlds is impossible without sacrifice.

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San Jose Real Estate

APRIL 20, 2023

If you are buying or selling a home in Silicon Valley today, you may be considering including the option to have a seller rent back after closing. What does this mean? What is a rent back?

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BiggerPockets

APRIL 20, 2023

The US dollar is in danger. For decades, trading in USD (US dollars) has been the standard for almost every country on the planet.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 20, 2023

We only have 2.6 months’ worth of housing inventory in the U.S. after coming off the single biggest home-sales crash year in history. That is where we are today in America. As expected, existing home sales fell from February to March since the previous month’s report was intense. We have a workable range for 2023 sales in the existing home sales market between 4 million and 4.6 million.

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Eyes on Housing

APRIL 20, 2023

After reversing a 12-month slide last month, existing home sales retreated in March as mortgage rates began to increase again in February, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). With inflation continuing to ease and rent growth expected to slow, existing home sales will rebound, despite the slight drop in March.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 20, 2023

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) on Wednesday released a proposed rule that would codify many of its regulatory policies related to fair housing and fair lending. In formalizing housing regulation policies through the rulemaking process, the Biden administration hopes to make it more difficult for future administrations to untangle them. The proposed rule would codify in regulation FHFA’s fair lending oversight requirements for Fannie Mae , Freddie Mac and the Federal Home Loan Banks.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 20, 2023

A Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) employee forwarded records containing personal information on approximately 256,000 consumers at one financial institution, as well as confidential supervisory information at 45 other institutions, to a personal email address, the Wall Street Journal reported. The agency, already under fire by Republican lawmakers, described the breach to Congress as a major incident.

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