Housing Wire
MARCH 16, 2021
After months of low rates, there have recently been shocks to the bond market. HousingWire recently sat down with Scott Happ, president of Secondary Marketing Technologies for Black Knight, to discuss the impact this has on mortgage originators and investors. HousingWire: How are recent shocks to the bond market impacting the industry’s housing recovery?
The Appraiser Coach
MARCH 16, 2021
Many of us throw ourselves into our work because we love it. We love it so much we forget to take regular breaks, but it’s such an important thing to. Read More.
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Housing Wire
MARCH 16, 2021
For the past few years, low mortgage rates have fueled a housing market so hot that even a pandemic couldn’t derail purchase originations. Record-breaking lending volumes led many lenders to tighten up their processes across every stage of the mortgage cycle. Plaza Home Mortgage was no exception, as it sought to improve its property tax estimation process.
Working RE
MARCH 16, 2021
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Housing Wire
MARCH 16, 2021
Real estate technology company Lone Wolf Technologies announced its launch of Digital Title Orders, a digital title solution allowing agents to select their preferred title provider and submit orders directly within a transaction. Following a year where real estate and mortgage professionals had to adapt quickly to changing conditions , Lone Wolf is offering its new product to advance digitized real estate transactions.
D Fritz Appraisals
MARCH 16, 2021
Be Prepared for an Appraisal for a Positive Impact on Your Home’s Valuation. Whether you’re selling, refinancing, dividing assets, settling an estate, or determining capital gains on an income property , it pays dividends to be prepared for your home appraisal. The benchmark for your home’s worth, an appraisal is a legal document that determines the fair market value of a property.
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Working RE
MARCH 16, 2021
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BiggerPockets
MARCH 16, 2021
While traveling throughout southeast Asia, Michael Su asked what he could be doing to protect himself if he ever didn’t have stable income. As a digital nomad, travelling from country […].
Housing Wire
MARCH 16, 2021
With lumber prices and other building material costs still at record-high levels, homebuilder confidence fell two points in March, per the latest report from the National Association of Home Builders. That drop in builder confidence is in spite of sky-high buyer demand, which hasn’t waned despite rising home prices and climbing mortgage rates – the latter up 30 basis points from February.
BiggerPockets
MARCH 16, 2021
If you want to transfer your ownership interest in an LLC, it’s essential that you have your ducks in a row before moving forward. While transferring an LLC can be […].
Housing Wire
MARCH 16, 2021
Months after the departure of David Brickman , Freddie Mac has tapped Mark Grier to serve as CEO on an interim basis, the government sponsored entity said on Tuesday. Grier will be intimately aware of the challenges he faces as interim CEO: he is currently a member of the board of directors. “As a member of the board of directors, Mark Grier is already an invaluable asset to Freddie Mac, bringing more than four decades of experience in finance, risk, markets and capital management.
BiggerPockets
MARCH 16, 2021
When it comes to insuring your investment properties, it’s critical that you have adequate coverage. This may be an expense you’d like to skip, but seeing your hard work and […].
McKissock
MARCH 16, 2021
If you ask appraisers to provide examples of complex appraisal assignments , many will focus on commercial or mixed-use properties or two- to four-family properties. However, many single-family home appraisals are considered complex assignments. Below, we provide the definition of a complex property and dig into the three types of residential complex properties.
Housing Wire
MARCH 16, 2021
The housing industry has been keeping a keen eye on President Joe Biden’s proposed $15,000 homebuyer tax credit for first-time homebuyers. But just how many people would actually benefit from it? According to a report from Zillow, about 9.3 million renter households in the U.S. (27.4%) would spend less than a third of their income on the monthly payment for the median home sold in their metro in 2020 if they received the full tax credit.
Housing Wire
MARCH 16, 2021
Mortgage applications for new homes dropped 9% from January to February, but overall applications are still up 9.2% year-over-year for homebuilders, according to the latest report from the Mortgage Bankers Association. MBA’s homebuilder application survey showed new, single-family home sales running at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 748,000 units in February 2021 – down 17.3% from the January pace of 905,000 units, and the slowest annual pace since May 2020.
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