Housing Wire
OCTOBER 3, 2022
Home prices are now posting the biggest monthly declines since January 2009, according to the latest Mortgage Monitor report from Black Knight. Median home prices in August fell 0.98% in August, only slightly better than July’s 1.05% monthly decline. The average home price is down 2% ($8,800) from its June peak nationally as we enter the historically slower fall-winter homebuying season.
Appraisal Buzz
OCTOBER 3, 2022
What should appraisers know before they sign the appraisal report and deliver their professional opinion of value? Pretty much everything. Many appraisers working in today’s marketplaces are about to find out how important this is. I started thinking about this when I saw the news coming from the National Association of Realtors about how far the current real estate market is out of balance.
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Housing Wire
OCTOBER 3, 2022
Surprisingly, accounting inefficiencies, particularly in the areas of tracking, collecting, reconciling, and distributing appraisal fees, are costing some lenders tens of thousands of dollars, sometimes even more, every year – dollars that could be going straight to their bottom line. In today’s business environment, lenders look for every opportunity to streamline and optimize their operations to reduce their origination costs on each loan.
Mashvisor
OCTOBER 3, 2022
As competition grows, so does the demand for advanced Airbnb analytics for hosts—rental data and Airbnb stats that go beyond pricing and vacancy.
Housing Wire
OCTOBER 3, 2022
The origination process is complex. In today’s market, mortgage companies need solutions that streamline the mortgage process so they can close more loans, faster. Lenders are looking for a digital platform that provides end-to-end support and flexibility to deliver a great lending experience. Leveraging technology can help lenders originate more efficiently and scale more effectively.
Mortgagebroker News
OCTOBER 3, 2022
This platform's unique features help agents and brokers grow and manage their business at the same time, executives say
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BiggerPockets
OCTOBER 3, 2022
Housing demand has caused home prices to explode over the past two years. But, even as interest rates rise, the Fed tries to curb inflation, and would-be-homebuyers enter back into […].
Town & Country Residential Appraisals
OCTOBER 3, 2022
As most know, FHA follows the guidelines set forth in the HUD Handbook 4000.1 which includes the MPR’s (Minimum Property Requirements) that we have to follow when appraising a property that is being insured by FHA financing. Over time, these requirements are revised and if not fully aware, one might not realize that these changes can affect a property’s ability to qualify for this type of financing.
BiggerPockets
OCTOBER 3, 2022
Katie Gatti Tassin from Money with Katie had her “financial awakening” earlier than most. She saw the middle-class wealth trap of working, spending, and repeating for what it really was. […].
Mortgagebroker News
OCTOBER 3, 2022
It is important to compare average rent prices with the cost-of-living in each city
Housing Wire
OCTOBER 3, 2022
Optimizing the mortgage process means finding fast, efficient solutions for each part of the customer journey. When it comes to origination, modernization is key to enhancing the customer experience, improving overall cycle times and increasing overall profit. Regardless of the size of a lending business, having the right origination software is the first step in creating a homebuying experience built for the 21st century.
Mortgagebroker News
OCTOBER 3, 2022
It also slashes global and national growth predictions
Housing Wire
OCTOBER 3, 2022
Today’s lenders must be as agile, efficient and scalable as possible to respond to evolving consumer preferences and fast-changing market conditions. Encompass by ICE Mortgage Technology is the industry’s most complete end-to-end solution that provides the flexibility and configurability needed to deliver a next-generation lending experience for every channel, all from a single system of record.
Mortgagebroker News
OCTOBER 3, 2022
Remote working arrangements could help ease the housing crisis
Mortgagebroker News
OCTOBER 3, 2022
Poor communication, stalling on decisions, not respecting social matters cited
Mortgagebroker News
OCTOBER 3, 2022
Non-resident ownership is the new normal
Mortgagebroker News
OCTOBER 3, 2022
'When you go overseas, it's complicated to do background checks'
Mortgagebroker News
OCTOBER 3, 2022
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