Appraisal Buzz

MARCH 27, 2024

In this week’s episode, host Hal Humphreys speaks with Toni Moss, CEO of AmeriCatalyst LLC and Speaker on Climate Change and its effects on the mortgage industry. The post Climate Change: What it Means for the Mortgage Industry appeared first on Appraisal Buzz. You won’t want to miss this exclusive interview.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 29, 2024

The National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association (NRMLA) announced that it will return to the Western U.S. The 2018 edition of the event was the last one to take place in San Diego, which was also the last edition of the event held on the West Coast. The 2024 NRMLA Annual Meeting and Expo will be held Sept.

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Appraisal Buzz

MARCH 26, 2024

Mortgage rates will likely remain “higher for longer” than previously forecast, according to Fannie Mae’s Economic and Strategic Research (ESR) Group. As a result, Fannie Mae has downgraded its expectations for total home sales and mortgage originations in 2024. predicted in last month’s forecast.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 18, 2024

Lennar Mortgage , a financial services subsidiary of Lennar Corp. will move its servicing operations to the industry-leading MSP loan servicing system from ICE Mortgage Technology , ICE announced on Monday. It can also be used as a channel for mortgage holders to seek assistance in times of distress.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 19, 2024

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office of Housing Counseling (OHC) has made a series of updates to its Housing Counseling Program Handbook, including extensive additions, consolidations and reorganizations to a section focused on the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) program.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation announced on Tuesday a series of reverse mortgage maneuvers designed to increase the company’s investment in the space. The division’s leadership team will now also include Dan Ventura, who has served at Fairway since 2007 and last year was appointed as VP of reverse mortgage operations.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 9, 2024

We survived jobs week and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell talking to Congress, with mortgage rates ending the week below 7%. But will mortgage rates keep heading lower? Mortgage rates and the 10-year yield The 10-year yield is the key for all my housing work, so I focus on it religiously. We haven’t broken either yet.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Every borrower wants to believe their homeownership journey will be smooth sailing, without financial hardships or missed mortgage payments. But as the last few years have taught us, unforeseen events like COVID-19, natural disasters , inflation and low affordable inventory make mortgage relief awareness critical.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2024

The state of California is maintaining its mortgage relief program funded by the 2021 American Rescue Plan, which includes assistance for reverse mortgage borrowers. But for forward and reverse mortgage borrowers across the board, the HAF has had challenges reaching full deployment nationwide.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 31, 2024

When loanDepot announced that it was the victim of a cybersecurity incident in early January, it became the fourth publicly traded mortgage or title firm to absorb an attack in as many months. The recent spate of high-profile cybersecurity incidents kicked off with a data breach at nonbank mortgage lender and servicer Mr. Cooper.

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Housing Wire

MAY 3, 2024

The labor market isn’t tight anymore and that will eventually be good news for mortgage rates. The current state of the labor market results from a series of events, with COVID-19 being a significant catalyst. Friday’s jobs report came in as a miss of estimates and wage growth came in lower than expected.

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Appraisal Buzz

MAY 21, 2024

Carrie Guarrero has been promoted to the role of president of Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp.’s From that point forward, she has been a key player in the mortgage and real estate industries, consistently performing exceptionally well as a top producer, except for 2013 and 2014 when she fully committed herself to coaching.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 17, 2023

The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued orders against Freedom Mortgage Corporation and Realty Connect USA Long Island for illegal kickbacks on Thursday, the first enforcement action associated with the 1974 Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act in six years. million for a purported scheme involving mortgage and title kickbacks.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2024

To get a better idea of what prompted the letter and his interest in the reverse mortgage program, RMD reached out to Braun’s office with a series of questions about his perspectives. ‘Red When asked to expand on that thought, Braun explained that additional transparency into an important event like the RMF collapse is necessary.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 8, 2024

ICE Mortgage Technology — part of Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) – will be offering lenders access to investment advisory advice in its Encompass loan origination system (LOS) through a partnership with Halcyon , a tech firm specializing in advanced data integration. “In

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Housing Wire

APRIL 13, 2024

Mortgage rates headed higher last week after the CPI inflation report , but now, with news of a wider war in the Middle East, should we expect even higher rates? 10-year yield and mortgage rates There is nothing good to report on mortgage rates from last week. The week ahead will answer some of those questions early on.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 5, 2024

Reverse mortgage professionals in Massachusetts will be reliant on their borrowers’ ability to complete their required counseling sessions under the state’s face-to-face mandate following the expiration of a provision temporarily relaxing the standard that expired on April 1. So, I feel a measure of confidence in that regard.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 10, 2024

HomeEquity Bank , Canada’s leading reverse mortgage lender and a federally regulated bank, recently announced the hiring of former Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) news anchor Peter Mansbridge to serve as its strategic communications consultant. industry practitioners at an industry event in late 2019.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 4, 2021

In several previous articles I have opined that an increase in mortgage rates may be our only hope for slowing the escalation of home prices that we’ve been experiencing for the past year. Exclusive access to the HW+ Slack community and virtual events. The post When will mortgage rates get over 4%? Become a member today.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 29, 2023

This year, Gathering of Eagles is excited to invite colleagues from the mortgage industry to the real estate-centered event. Mortgage lenders need to strengthen their bonds with real estate agents, and broker-owners must communicate with title professionals.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 15, 2024

Last week’s above-consensus inflation figures brought the mortgage market back to a sour reality: The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate, an index closely watched by industry experts, may be close to or even above the 7% level for longer than previously expected. Where are mortgage rates headed? in second-quarter 2024.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 13, 2023

Simplifile by ICE Mortgage Technology electronically connects people, technologies and data in the real estate transaction to streamline their workflows. From pre-closing through post-closing, ICE Mortgage Technology offers electronic services that save time and money compared to traditional methods of managing documents and communication.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Tom Davis, chief sales officer, Deephaven Mortgage Today’s market means that more borrowers have higher debt-to-income ratios, limited access to credit and are looking for alternative ways to get qualified for a mortgage. Often, traditional mortgage products don’t meet their needs.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 10, 2024

University Bank ’s reverse mortgage division has added four key hires across different disciplines as it prepares to grow further in the reverse mortgage space. Both Droge and Olmos come to University Bank from Open Mortgage , which shuttered its own top 10 reverse mortgage lending division late last year.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2024

A race is a useful analog for the mortgage business, especially as it relates to the refinance business. Anticipating the start of the refi race When mortgage rates finally rose above their historically low levels, the mortgage refinance business started to dry up. In our business, that’s the refinance transaction.

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Housing Wire

MAY 17, 2021

With the economic expansion well underway, one big question remains: When will mortgage rates move toward 4% and higher? Mortgage rates increased toward 3.25% in mid-February from the recent all-time lows of 2.625% at the start of the year, but then retracted to around 3.0% The post What if mortgage rates don’t rise this year?

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Does this mean the Federal Reserve needs to hike rates even more to get the recession they’re looking for, or is there a case for mortgage rates to go below 6% over the next six months? Traditionally, when economic data gets better, the 10-year yield sells off and yields go up with mortgage rates. However, the U.S.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 18, 2021

As the calendar flipped to 2021, it didn’t take long for the rise in mortgage rates. Just two weeks into the new year, Freddie Mac reported that mortgage rates climbed 14 basis points to 2.79% , a dramatic contrast to 2020, a year in which mortgage rates set record lows 16 times. in 2021 and 3.2% by the end of the month.

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Inman

MARCH 19, 2024

The recent surge in mortgage rates could take some air out of a projected rebound in 2024 home sales, with deals driven mostly by households who can no longer put off their moves due to life events.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 10, 2023

CEDAR CREEK, Texas — At HousingWire Annual on Tuesday, HousingWire Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami demystified “the madness” unfolding in the bonds market in front of an audience of more than 300 real estate and mortgage professionals. The third-annual HousingWire event runs Oct. He noted the benchmark 10-year Treasury yield edged 4.8%

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Housing Wire

APRIL 23, 2021

New home sales get impacted much more than existing home sales by movements in mortgage rates. Mortgage rates from 4.75% to 5% created a supply spike in 2018. This would drive mortgage rates much lower than the 5% levels of 2018. The post Tug of war: low mortgage rates vs. lumber supply appeared first on HousingWire.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 2, 2024

While most have their eyes on the horizon, HousingWire’s dedicated reverse-centric publication, Reverse Mortgage Daily (RMD), will look back one more time at a year of challenge. While that story was certainly an attention-grabber, the bigger industry surprise was the exit of Open Mortgage.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Economists and housing experts say mortgage lending standards will likely loosen in 2021, despite the increased risk of delinquencies ahead. HW+ includes weekly long-form digital content, HousingWire Magazine, access to HousingStack, and free admission to all HousingWire virtual events. housing market. Already a member?

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Housing Wire

MAY 18, 2023

Mortgage rates increased this week as the debt limit impasse between the Republican-controlled House of Representatives and President Joe Biden ’s White House continues to cause uncertainties within the market. The 30-year fixed rate for conventional loans was 6.70% at Mortgage News Daily as of Thursday morning. debt limit.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

One of the most unloved American economic success stories has been how spectacular American households with mortgage debt look today. Exclusive access to the HW+ Slack community and virtual events. The post Americans’ mortgage debt looks great again appeared first on HousingWire. Become a member today. Already a member?

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 22, 2022

After a one-to-two-year break from in-person events due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it can be challenging to navigate the slew of mortgage conferences that hit the industry each fall. . While you pack for the next mortgage conference, we’re unpacking some of Moses’ top tips for your most productive conference season ever.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 5, 2021

Everyone should be taking notice of the moves that Walmart’s making, because they’re absolutely going to come into the mortgage space,” Cagney said at HousingWire ’s 2021 Spring Summit event on Thursday. Cagney also said separately to HousingWire on Thursday that he never intended to build a mortgage lending company.

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