Housing Wire
APRIL 26, 2022
A rising player in the world of crypto-mortgages and blockchain-enabled financing, LoanSnap, plans expand its reach in the market by opening its lending platform to licensed mortgage brokers across the country in the near future. Karl Jacob, CEO and co-founder of LoanSnap , said the cyrpto-mortgage system his company has developed can originate more than just loans that LoanSnap mints.
The Appraiser Coach
APRIL 26, 2022
Let’s talk about ponies. No, not the hairy little animals that run around your yard and play with your kids. This pony is an acronym, spelled POINII. You’ve heard me. Read More.
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Housing Wire
APRIL 26, 2022
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra provided updates on the watchdog agency’s housing-related priorities in testimony before the Senate Banking Committee. Chopra said the CFPB would still be watching mortgage servicers, as it has repeatedly promised, to make sure they are not “cutting corners.” The watchdog agency will also be working with other federal agencies to intervene in policies and regulation that could impact mortgage lenders and residential appraisers.
Appraisal Buzz
APRIL 26, 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?
Housing Wire
APRIL 26, 2022
Rocket Companies CEO Jay Farner. Even the biggest mortgage players aren’t immune to the effects of higher rates and tight housing inventory. Rocket Companies , the parent of Rocket Mortgage and Amrock Title , said late Monday that it would be offering buyouts to 8% of its staff at its mortgage operations and title teams. The company has roughly 26,000 employees , spread across its headquarters in Detroit and in Cleveland.
Appraisal Buzz
APRIL 26, 2022
Mortgage fintech leader RiskSpan has added a mortgage servicing rights (MSR) application to its on-demand analytics Edge Platform. The application expands RiskSpan’s loan-level mortgage analytics to MSRs, an asset class whose cash flows have previously been challenging to forecast at the loan level. Unlike conventional MSR tools that assume large numbers of loans bucketed into “rep lines” will perform identically, the Edge Platform’s granular approach makes it possible to
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Appraisal Buzz
APRIL 26, 2022
InstaMortgage , a tech-driven mortgage lender licensed in 26 states, has partnered with Calque to offer a Trade-In Mortgage for mortgage lending. It empowers homeowners to use the equity in their current home to buy their next home with the Trade-In Mortgage. Unlike other buy-first mortgage lending solutions, homeowners can choose their own real estate agent and work with InstaMortgage to make a new-home purchase using a conventional 80% loan without selling their existing home.
Housing Wire
APRIL 26, 2022
The U.S. residential real estate economy as we know it is far from cooked, but a judge has turned on the front burner. Stephen Bough, a judge for the federal court in Kansas City, Missouri certified a class action lawsuit in a written ruling Friday that makes “hundreds of thousands” of U.S. housing consumers the plaintiff in a now potentially historic case.
Appraisal Buzz
APRIL 26, 2022
The sale of new homes dipped in March with builder confidence diminishing, as builders continued to struggle to complete homes under construction due to a shortage of materials. The post Supply Chain Issues Impeding Builder Progress appeared first on DSNews. The post Supply Chain Issues Impeding Builder Progress appeared first on Appraisal Buzz.
Housing Wire
APRIL 26, 2022
Nonbank heavyweight loanDepot announced on Tuesday changes in its top management, with founder and chairman Anthony Hsieh no longer leading daily operations. He will instead take a more strategic leadership role in the company. Hsieh, who is also the loanDepot’s main shareholder , will be the executive chairman, responsible for guiding the company’s strategy.
Appraisal Buzz
APRIL 26, 2022
Blend , a cloud banking provider, has released three new eClosing products to provide borrowers with a fully online mortgage closing experience, in addition to helping lenders compete by shortening closing cycles and lowering error rates. The new solutions include Blend eVault, a repository of electronic promissory notes available through the platform; Blend Signing Room, Blend’s remote online notarization (RON) solution; and Blend RON Eligibility Engine, which provides RON-eligibility informati
Appraiserblogs
APRIL 26, 2022
We will sink under the weight of all the so-far unproved accusations. Appraisers, Tobias J. Peter, Assistant Director, AEI Housing Center Research Fellow, American Enterprise Institute (AEI), has weighed in on all the negative press and faulty ‘studies’ (by both GSE’s and others) that have been promulgated about how appraisers, as a whole, have systemic racism built-in when doing property inspections and appraisal reports.
Appraisal Buzz
APRIL 26, 2022
New offering brings on-demand, loan-level cash flow forecasting to the MSR market. The post RiskSpan Launches Cloud-Based MSR Application appeared first on DSNews. The post RiskSpan Launches Cloud-Based MSR Application appeared first on Appraisal Buzz.
GoForrmz
APRIL 26, 2022
Implement Logic within existing workflows to streamline the completion of common tasks and critical procedures using mobile forms GoFormz empowers teams to easily configure Automated Workflows to address their specific business needs. These workflows provide a unique opportunity to establish process-oriented flows to streamline the completion of common tasks and critical procedures.
Appraisal Buzz
APRIL 26, 2022
One thousand people took part in Fannie Mae’s third quarter 2021 National Housing Survey and reported back that affordability and remote work are still very much important to members of all demographics and age groups. The survey was conducted by Fannie Mae’s Economic and Strategic Research Group with the help of ReconMR and Dynata, who placed … The post Affordability and the Impact of Remote Work on Housing Preferences appeared first on DSNews.
McKissock
APRIL 26, 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?
Appraisal Buzz
APRIL 26, 2022
It seems that the Federal Emergency Management Agency Risk Rating 2.0, which is changing up where and how much people are being charged for flood insurance, is impacting Texas and Florida the hardest. FEMA’s Risk Rating 2.0 raises flood insurance premiums on those who depend on NFIP to protect their homes from natural disasters through … The post Florida, Texas, Most Likely to see Flood Insurance Hikes appeared first on DSNews.
Mashvisor
APRIL 26, 2022
If you’ve decided that you want to invest in real estate, buying your investment property from the HUDHomeStore website is a viable option.
Appraisal Buzz
APRIL 26, 2022
PERSON OF THE WEEK: Steven Plaisance is the president of mortgage banking for Gateway First Bank. He is also currently serving as the chairman of the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Mortgage Action Alliance (MAA). MortgageOrb recently interviewed Plaisance to gain his perspective on why advocacy and adaption are important to succeeding in the mortgage industry.
Mashvisor
APRIL 26, 2022
Different real estate investors tend to form different opinions about which app is the best real estate app for their investing needs.
Appraisal Buzz
APRIL 26, 2022
Frank Martell is joining loanDepot Inc. ’s (LDI) management team as its new president and CEO, a newly created role within the firm. Martell has also been appointed to the LDI board of directors. In addition, LDI founder and chairman Anthony Hsieh has been named executive chairman of the company. “From our beginning, as a de novo start up in 2010, we have always made bold and timely decisions,” says Hsieh. “We built ourselves during.
Mashvisor
APRIL 26, 2022
In real estate investing, rental data is such a necessity that any investor will go to any length to access the latest information.
Mortgagebroker News
APRIL 26, 2022
With interest rates set to increase in the year ahead, the demand for alternative lending will grow, says Steven Tulman
BiggerPockets
APRIL 26, 2022
Landlords have had to deal with fake tenant applications for years. But rental scam artists upped their game and have gotten increasingly sly in their attempts to evade background checks […].
Mortgagebroker News
APRIL 26, 2022
Referral Mortgages has placed training and education front and centre in its agents' success
BiggerPockets
APRIL 26, 2022
Someone has to step up to the plate when a challenge presents itself, and today’s guest always does. Tammy Skeath began her real estate journey in 2018, and despite being […].
Mortgagebroker News
APRIL 26, 2022
The regulatory body has revealed a new licensing class for agents dealing in private mortgages
Will Springer Realtor
APRIL 26, 2022
Everyone should do their part to cut our carbon footprint and live more sustainably. One of the more common steps to take is to update a home’s heating and cooling system with an electric heat pump – a great way to reduce a household’s reliance on natural gas, oil or propane. A heat pump is a bit of a misnomer because it helps to efficiently deliver both warm and cool air to the home.
Mortgagebroker News
APRIL 26, 2022
The first quarter saw the highest gain on record since the index began
Appraisal Buzz
APRIL 26, 2022
New home sales are often a good barometer of the housing market because, if completed new homes aren’t moving, it probably means buyers are facing affordability constraints and market corrections are looming. In March, sales of new single?family homes fell 8.6% compared with February, to an annual rate of 763,000, according to estimates from the U.S.
Mortgagebroker News
APRIL 26, 2022
Operational risk management will be prioritised this fall
Eyes on Housing
APRIL 26, 2022
New single-family home sales declined in March as mortgage rates jumped to the highest levels since the start of the pandemic. Per Freddie Mac, the 30-year fixed rate mortgage was 3.89 at the end of February and had climbed to 4.67 at the end of March. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau estimated.
Mortgagebroker News
APRIL 26, 2022
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