Sacramento Appraisal Blog
APRIL 11, 2022
Do you feel it? The temperature of the housing market has started to change. Let’s talk about what’s going on, and what this means and doesn’t mean. I’d love to hear your take in the comments.
Housing Wire
APRIL 14, 2022
Consolidation in the mortgage industry is likely in 2022, analysts and lending executives said. Justin Woodward has experienced the best and the worst of the mortgage industry in only 18 months.
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Miller Samuel
APRIL 14, 2022
For each issue of Elliman Magazine produced by Douglas Elliman , the same company that publishes most of our U.S. market research , I write a brief column and create a graphic to illustrate an important issue facing the luxury housing market.
Appraisal Buzz
APRIL 14, 2022
Systemic inequities in the United States have prevented too many minority families from achieving their homeownership and wealth building goals for too long.
Cleveland Appraisal Blog
APRIL 10, 2022
Hello! I hope you are hanging in there in these crazy times! This time of year I often have a lot of tax appeal work which keeps me crazy busy in March. As you might imagine, increases in home prices mean increases in property assessed values.
Housing Wire
APRIL 15, 2022
We’ve all been wondering what 5% plus mortgage rates would do to the hot housing market, and now we’ve got that and a bag of chips.
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Appraisal Buzz
APRIL 11, 2022
The housing market has been a roller coaster ride since COVID-19 began, and it hasn’t shown signs of stopping in 2022. It’s increasingly difficult for home appraisers to predict what will happen next, between seller booms and fluctuating mortgage rates.
George Dell
APRIL 13, 2022
EBV measures markets, rather than compares comps. In the traditional appraisal process, the appraiser ‘picks some comps’, then adjusts any differences in each comparable to the subject feature.
Housing Wire
APRIL 11, 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?
The Appraiser Coach
APRIL 12, 2022
Something I’ve noticed over the years is that, in moments when I least expect it, I open my mouth and my father comes out. Just like each of us does, Read More.
Appraisal Buzz
APRIL 14, 2022
According to the latest Monthly Rental Report from Realtor.com, rental prices grew nationwide by nearly 20% from March 2020 to 2022 during the pandemic.
Eyes on Housing
APRIL 12, 2022
Driven by higher food, gasoline and housing cost, consumer prices continued to accelerate in March. This marked the sixth straight month for inflation above a 6% rate and was the fastest annual pace since December 1981.
Housing Wire
APRIL 13, 2022
Mortgage application volume dropped 1.3% for the week ending on April 8, from the previous week, as mortgage rates eclipsed the 5% mark. Refinance applications fell 5% from the prior week and 62% from the same week a year ago, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association ‘s weekly survey.
The Robert Weiler Company
APRIL 15, 2022
What’s the worst kept secret this year? Well, it could be that commercial space for rent in Columbus, Ohio, is booming.
Appraisal Buzz
APRIL 15, 2022
It’s no secret that the pandemic upended the economy and changed people’s lives, especially when it came to their migration habits.
Eyes on Housing
APRIL 14, 2022
The NAHB/Westlake Royal Remodeling Market Index (RMI) for the first quarter of 2002 posted a reading of 86, unchanged from the first quarter of 2021.
Housing Wire
APRIL 14, 2022
The 5% threshold has been crossed, and given all the headwinds in the U.S. economy, it doesn’t appear that mortgage rates will be dropping below that mark anytime soon.
Appraiserblogs
APRIL 14, 2022
It may mean that this will turn out to be the bellwether test case for other similar lawsuits against appraisers… Folks, a San Francisco, CA US District Court Judge has ruled that the bias suit against an appraiser can proceed.
Appraisal Buzz
APRIL 14, 2022
Not since early 2011 have mortgage rates hit the 5% mark, but this week, that became a reality, as elevated home prices and short supply are making the dream of homeownership an expensive proposition. The post Mortgage Rates Hit 11-Year High appeared first on theMReport.com.
Eyes on Housing
APRIL 15, 2022
Over the first two month of 2022, the total number of single-family permits issued year-to-date (YTD) nationwide reached 170,716. On a year-over-year (YoY) basis, this is a 3.5% increase over the February 2021 level of 164,901.
Housing Wire
APRIL 11, 2022
In a selling guide announcement released last week, Fannie Mae announced that it would be accepting written opinion letters from an attorney in lieu of a title insurance policy “in limited circumstances.”.
Valuation Review
APRIL 13, 2022
As the mortgage industry enters a down cycle, blockchain technology is emerging as a viable tool for lenders struggling with high origination costs, shrinking margins, complex processes and slow investor delivery. This is according to the mortgage advisory firm STRATMOR Group
Appraisal Buzz
APRIL 13, 2022
Panorama Mortgage Group (PMG) has launched a new brand, Prosperity Capital Mortgage, a full-service mortgage lender serving Dallas, Houston, Austin, San Antonio, Las Vegas, Reno, and Sacramento, with plans to expand throughout the country.
Eyes on Housing
APRIL 11, 2022
NAHB analysis of the Current Population Survey’s (CPS) 2020 Annual Social and Economic Supplement (ASEC) estimates the national homeownership rate at 66.4%. This analysis provides a further breakdown of this rate through the lens of married couple homeownership, which we estimate at 79% for 2020.
Housing Wire
APRIL 13, 2022
Phishing remains the go-to attack for hackers targeting the mortgage and real estate industries. Loan officers and mortgage executives alike continue to click on links in seemingly routine emails, ultimately giving bad actors complete access to lenders’ systems and mortgage transactions.
Appraiserblogs
APRIL 13, 2022
…the imploding rules then implemented, and the scope creep that evolved because the cart was leading the horse, has severely lessened the reliability of ALL appraisals in my opinion.
Appraisal Buzz
APRIL 15, 2022
Twenty-year HR vet joins Pretium, replacing the retiring Donna Winston, to lead human resources and talent acquisition efforts. The post Laura Cappiello Joins Pretium as Chief Human Resources Officer appeared first on DSNews.
Realtor
APRIL 13, 2022
iStock; realtor.com Putting your home up for sale can be an emotional endeavor. After you come to terms with saying goodbye to a place where you created countless memories, some stranger with a clipboard comes along and puts a value on what’s priceless to you.
Housing Wire
APRIL 14, 2022
Wells Fargo. Two of the nation’s largest banks – JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo & Co. – had their mortgage businesses hit hard by the higher interest rate landscape in the first quarter of 2022.
GoForrmz
APRIL 11, 2022
We’ll be exhibiting and presenting at Field Service USA 2022 – will we see you there? We are thrilled to once again be sponsors of Field Service USA (April 26-28, 2022)! Will we see you there?
Appraisal Buzz
APRIL 15, 2022
The lack of affordable homes is now firmly seated as the top reason holding potential buyers back from entering the housing market, according to a new study from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). This finding comes to us from the 2022 Obstacles to Homebuying Report published by the NAR.
McKissock
APRIL 12, 2022
Money management is an important skill for budgeting and keeping afloat in this commission-driven profession—especially during the initial phase of launching your real estate business. As a new real estate agent, you must deal with the unpredictability of when and how much you earn.
Housing Wire
APRIL 12, 2022
Today’s housing affordability crisis stems largely from a lack of adequate housing supply. This is happening for a variety of reasons, from fallout from the 2008 Great Recession, restrictive local zoning policies and high land costs to labor and supply shortages.
Appraiserblogs
APRIL 11, 2022
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