Housing Wire

MARCH 29, 2022

Keller Williams and RE/MAX lead the list of the top 50 one-year movers by percentage transaction sides, with Keller Williams — Cunningham Group , based in Santa Monica, California, seeing a 136% increase in sides between 2020 and 2021. Data for the 2022 RealTrends 500 rankings is based on 2021 sales. Top movers is a ranking of the 50 firms in the RealTrends 500 that had the largest percentage increase in closed sides or largest percentage in sales volume between 2020 to 2021.

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Appraisal Buzz

MARCH 29, 2022

PERSON OF THE WEEK: The shift to a purchase market, lenders’ re-expansion into niche products such as non-QM, and the reality of remote work and its impact on retention are among the topics covered by Brian Miller, senior vice president, talent acquisition for Planet Home Lending , in a recent interview with MortgageOrb. Q: What’s going on in the mortgage banking recruiting market right now?

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Housing Wire

MARCH 29, 2022

Figure Technologies co-founder and CEO Mike Cagney. Mike Cagney didn’t expect to be releasing a cryptocurrency-backed 30-year fixed-rate mortgage product so soon. The plan was for Figure Technologies to launch such a product only after completing the merger with multichannel mortgage lender Homebridge Financial Services. But Cagney can’t wait: regulatory approval on the Homebridge deal hasn’t occurred yet, and frankly, demand for crypto mortgages is too strong.

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The Appraiser Coach

MARCH 29, 2022

Let’s talk about your procedure manual. What procedure manual, you ask? Well, the one you should have (if you don’t). Even if you’re the only person working in your office, Read More.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 29, 2022

Origination volume for FHA -insured loans increased by 3% in 2021, growing from $324 billion in 2020 to $332.24 billion, an analysis of Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) data by Polygon Research application HMDAVision found. Of the origination volume, retail lenders originated $276.4 billion worth of FHA loans, while wholesale lenders originated $57.64 billion.

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Appraisal Buzz

MARCH 29, 2022

Let’s talk about your procedure manual. What procedure manual, you ask? Well, the one you should have (if you don’t). Even if you’re the only person working in your office, … Read More. The post Procedure Manuals: Tips For Success appeared first on Appraisal Buzz.

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Appraisal Buzz

MARCH 29, 2022

McKissock’s Unlimited Learning Members enjoy 24/7 access to a wide variety of online appraisal classes, webinars, videos, podcasts, checklists, job aids, and other resources. Plus, we’re adding to our library each month so that you get the most current and relevant information to grow your real estate appraisal career. Do you already have an Unlimited Learning Membership ?

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Housing Wire

MARCH 29, 2022

Origination volume in the Veterans Affairs (VA) universe amounted to $388 billion in 2021, an analysis of Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) data by Polygon Research application HMDAVision found. This marks a notable dip in originations from 2020, a record-breaking year in which VA lenders pumped out approximately $427 billion in VA loans. The top 10 VA lenders by volume in 2021: Freedom Mortgage Corp.

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Appraisal Buzz

MARCH 29, 2022

Approximately 2.4 million mortgages are either in forbearance or past due; as an estimated 707,000 of those were still in forbearance as of February, according to the latest report from the Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank. Since most of these plans will expire in the next five months and protections against foreclosure expired on January 1, … The post Examining Mortgage Resolutions, Forbearances, and Delinquencies appeared first on DSNews.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 29, 2022

eXp Realty and Compass lead the top movers by transactions. Different from our top movers by transaction side percentage , this is the actual numeric increase in transaction sides year to year between 2020 and 2021. The 2022 RealTrends 500 rankings top movers by transaction sides is based on 2021 sales data. Top movers is a ranking of the 50 firms in the RealTrends 500 that had the largest increase in closed sides or largest increase in sales volume between 2020 to 2021. eXp Realty had a 116,646

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Appraisal Buzz

MARCH 29, 2022

The latest S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Index Report shows annual home price gains in January of nearly 20%, marking the fourth-largest reading in 35 years. The post Housing Market Kicks Off 2022 on a High Note appeared first on DSNews. The post Housing Market Kicks Off 2022 on a High Note appeared first on Appraisal Buzz.

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Eyes on Housing

MARCH 29, 2022

The construction labor market remains tight, as the industry sees a rising number of job openings year-over-year. The count of open construction jobs remained steady at 381,000 unfilled positions in February. The highest measure in the history of the data series (going back to late 2000) was 416,000 in April 2019.

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Appraisal Buzz

MARCH 29, 2022

Joe Mowery has joined Cherry Creek Holdings Group as managing director of Found It Settlement Services, part of Cherry Creek’s Found It family of home buyer services. . Mowery has 20 years of experience in the mortgage and title industries. He most recently served as president of the title, settlement and escrow division at Voxtur Analytics Corp., where he oversaw the company’s extensive title and settlement operations throughout the U.S. and Canada.

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Eyes on Housing

MARCH 29, 2022

After dropping to a one-year low last month, consumer confidence rebounded slightly in March as strong job growth offset consumer’s concerns about the Ukraine crisis and decades-high inflation. The Consumer Confidence Index, reported by the Conference Board, rose 1.5 points from 105.7 to 107.2 in March. The Present Situation Index increased 10.0 points from 143.0 to 153.0, while the Expectation.

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Appraisal Buzz

MARCH 29, 2022

House prices rose nationwide in January, up 1.6% from the previous month, according to the latest Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (FHFA HPI). House prices rose 18.2% from January 2021 to January 2022. The previously reported 1.2% price change for December 2021 was revised upward to a 1.3% price change. For the nine census divisions, seasonally adjusted monthly house price changes from December 2021 to January 2022 ranged from +0.1% in the.

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GoForrmz

MARCH 29, 2022

Digital patient intake forms present dental offices with an exciting opportunity to optimize, streamline, and improve patient experience and communication Digital forms have emerged as a powerful tool for streamlining collaboration and communication – especially with healthcare providers and patients. Digital forms allow your operation to easily digitize your existing dental forms for use on phones, tablets, and computers, or you can even build forms entirely from scratch using our powerful drag

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Appraisal Buzz

MARCH 29, 2022

First American Financial Corp. has released the January 2022 First American Real House Price Index (RHPI). The Real House Price Index (RHPI) increased by nearly 27%, the fastest growth in the RHPI since 2004, says Mark Fleming, chief economist at First American. There was a 21.7% annual increase in nominal house prices and a 0.7 percentage point increase in the 30-year, fixed mortgage rate compared the same timeframe a one year ago.

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McKissock

MARCH 29, 2022

McKissock’s Unlimited Learning Members enjoy 24/7 access to a wide variety of online appraisal classes, webinars, videos, podcasts, checklists, job aids, and other resources. Plus, we’re adding to our library each month so that you get the most current and relevant information to grow your real estate appraisal career. Do you already have an Unlimited Learning Membership ?

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Eppraisal

MARCH 29, 2022

A lifetime of hard work, careful saving and sound investments can often leave you in pretty good financial shape upon retirement. True, none of it is an exact science but these together represent a fairly reliable rule of thumb for wealth creation. Not only can this formula fund golden years of peace and comfort, it can also form a considerable endowment to leave the next generation.

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McKissock

MARCH 29, 2022

Tax season is in full swing and if you’re in real estate it’s useful to brush up on specific tax tips for real estate agents. Whether you’re preparing your taxes on your own or having an accountant help you, these tips are useful to keep in the front of your mind. Important tax tips for real estate agents to remember. We asked real estate and tax professionals across the country for their very best tax tips.

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Real Quantum

MARCH 29, 2022

APRIL 7, 2022 | 11:00 AM CENTRAL | 60 MINUTES. FREE LIVE WEBINAR |How to Scale Up Your Commercial Appraisal Firm. SAVE MY SPOT. Agenda. Business seems to be booming for commercial real estate appraisers everywhere. So, why care about getting more revenue? Because you’re a business, that’s why! Meeting the strong demand for commercial valuation services is ultimately limited by labor.

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Mashvisor

MARCH 29, 2022

As a real estate investor, you may want to look into using a real estate capital gains tax calculator in certain states. Table of Contents What Are Capital Gains?

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BiggerPockets

MARCH 29, 2022

Want to know how to buy a rental property? If rising home prices, rent prices, and fierce market competition have you struggling to get something under contract, your real estate […].

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Mortgagebroker News

MARCH 29, 2022

"Almost all clients dislike the idea of becoming a co-homeowner with the government, if they can avoid it"

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BiggerPockets

MARCH 29, 2022

Have you been to Texas lately? I was there last month, and you should really know what’s happening in the real estate world there. Texas radio shows and billboards are […].

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Mortgagebroker News

MARCH 29, 2022

Accelerated price growth in goods and services will be a major factor in inflation dynamics for the foreseeable future

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Mashvisor

MARCH 29, 2022

Are you looking for opportunities to invest in a rental property? Then Bend Airbnb might be one of the most lucrative options you have available.

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Mortgagebroker News

MARCH 29, 2022

The funds are intended to seed and build up local knowledge and capabilities for vital housing work

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Mashvisor

MARCH 29, 2022

Investing in real estate isn’t easy. It is hard to find the right tools to help guide your decisions.

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Mortgagebroker News

MARCH 29, 2022

A more "hawkish" tone paves the way for more aggressive moves, analysts say

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Housing Wire

MARCH 29, 2022

Until recently, lenders have taken a “less is more” approach to collecting asset documentation, and understandably so. The process of requesting, reviewing and (often) re-requesting statements can be cumbersome and time-consuming for all involved. Whether borrowers scan paper bank statements or upload PDFs retrieved from online banking, they must provide lenders with all statement pages, including those intentionally left blank by the financial institution.

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Mortgagebroker News

MARCH 29, 2022

Advice-based approach draws top female mortgage agents

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Housing Wire

MARCH 29, 2022

Given the current housing inventory crisis, it might surprise people to realize this: we built too many homes during the housing bubble years. Wait, what? But we have a housing shortage, right? Yes, but this is where my work is much different from other housing economists and why we need to think of inventory in a new, modern 21st-century mindset. The big theme of my housing work since 2010 has been that the housing market would have its weakest recovery from 2008 to 2019 because we simply built

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Appraisal Buzz

MARCH 29, 2022

First American Financial Corporation has released its latest iteration of their Real House Price Index (RHPI) for January 2022, which measures the price changes of single-family properties across national, state, and metropolitan areas, which are adjusted based on income, interest rates, and home-buying power. The ultimate goal of this is to provide a clearer picture … The post Real House Prices Increased 26.8% YoY in January appeared first on DSNews.

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