Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

The federal government will now back mortgage loans of nearly $1 million, with the new ceiling loan limit for one-unit properties in most high-cost areas now $970,800 — or 150% of $647,200. The post FHFA: Government to back mortgages up to $970,800 in 2022 appeared first on HousingWire.

Government 534

Government Mortgage Home Value Finance 534

Housing Wire

JANUARY 24, 2022

Apart from questions of governance, the report found significant gaps in the Appraisal Foundation’s fair housing requirements and training. The post The appraisal industry’s governance problem appeared first on HousingWire.

Government 370

Government Appraisal Reconsideration of Value Lending 370

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

government is seeking to sell $13 billion worth of mortgage bonds amassed after the failures of both Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank earlier this year.

Government 417

Government Mortgage Insurance Investors 417

Appraisal Buzz

APRIL 22, 2022

The upcoming Five Star Government Forum will bring together industry stakeholders and their government partners to Washington, D.C. The post The Week Ahead: Servicing Industry Meets Government Leaders to Chart Future appeared first on DSNews. to discuss the mortgage and housing landscape in 2022 and onward.

Government 284

Government Appraisal Mortgage 284

Appraisal Buzz

JUNE 9, 2021

The post Industry and Government Collaborate on Solutions appeared first on DSNews. The post Industry and Government Collaborate on Solutions appeared first on Appraisal Buzz.

Government 221

Government Appraisal Mortgage 221

Appraisal Buzz

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

The post Five Star Labs Spotlight Servicing, Government, Property Management Experts appeared first on DSNews. The post Five Star Labs Spotlight Servicing, Government, Property Management Experts appeared first on Appraisal Buzz.

Property Management 195

Property Management Government Appraisal 195

Appraisal Buzz

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

The post Government Agencies Seek Affordable-Housing Solutions appeared first on DSNews. The post Government Agencies Seek Affordable-Housing Solutions appeared first on Appraisal Buzz. The White House—with HUD, FHFA, Treasury, and other departments—announced a a series of actions aimed at removing barriers to homeownership.

Government 195

Government Appraisal 195

Appraisal Buzz

JUNE 24, 2021

The post Government Agencies Extend COVID-Related Moratoria appeared first on theMReport.com. The post Government Agencies Extend COVID-Related Moratoria appeared first on Appraisal Buzz.

Government 195

Government Appraisal 195

Appraisal Buzz

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

The post Five Star Government Forum Returns to D.C. The post Five Star Government Forum Returns to D.C. This year’s panelists will include Acting FHFA Director Sandra Thompson and speakers from HUD, BSI Financial Services, Community Loan Servicing, Freedom Mortgage Corporation, Selene Finance, U.S. Bank, and more.

Government 195

Government Finance Appraisal Mortgage 195

Housing Wire

JANUARY 8, 2021

Fear of this outcome is why, for the better part of the past 12 years, ATR safe-harbor determinations were, in large part, simply punted to the black box underwriting systems of the government-sponsored enterprises Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The post The mortgage industry should build ATR rule governance appeared first on HousingWire.

Government 351

Government Mortgage Finance Legal 351

Appraisal Buzz

MAY 10, 2021

The post Government Regulations Factoring Into Rise of Home Prices appeared first on theMReport.com. The post Government Regulations Factoring Into Rise of Home Prices appeared first on Appraisal Buzz.

Government 195

Government Construction Appraisal 195

Appraisal Buzz

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

The post Servicing & Compliance Lab to Showcase Servicer, Government Experts appeared first on DSNews. The post Servicing & Compliance Lab to Showcase Servicer, Government Experts appeared first on Appraisal Buzz.

Government 150

Government Appraisal 150

Appraisal Buzz

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

The post Five Star Foreclosure Lab Showcases Servicer, Government, Attorney Experts appeared first on DSNews. The post Five Star Foreclosure Lab Showcases Servicer, Government, Attorney Experts appeared first on Appraisal Buzz.

Government 195

Government Appraisal 195

Appraiserblogs

OCTOBER 12, 2022

The government wants to move to a fully automated appraisal format, and the more that they can dirty the narrative in their favor, the quicker they get to their objective… This just in: In a recent memo, the CFPB wants you to know that if you are buying a home, that you can contest your appraisal. A lot of appraisers feel that way.….

Government 133

Government Appraisal Valuation Development 133

Appraisal Buzz

MAY 28, 2021

The post Non-Government Loans See Jump in Forbearances; Huge Inflation, But Here's Housing's Bigger Problem appeared first on Appraisal Buzz. The number of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loans in forbearance declined by 1,000 but that was offset by an increase of 2,000 among loans serviced for FHA and the VA and a 15,000 loan rise.

Government 282

Government Appraisal Mortgage 282

Housing Wire

APRIL 19, 2024

Government attorneys deny that TCB “is entitled to any of the relief sought in the complaint,” adding that they deny “[e]ach and every allegation, as well as all inferences, arguments, and legal conclusions based on them.” This is according to court documents reviewed by RMD. The judge largely disagreed.

Government 437

Government Legal Law Development 437

Real Estate News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Housing market impacts could include mortgage delays, declining consumer confidence and — perhaps — a small dip in mortgage rates.

Government 290

Government Real Estate Housing Market Mortgage 290

Housing Wire

MARCH 8, 2024

But government attorneys representing Ginnie Mae (GNMA) say that it doesn’t matter whether or not such verbal promises were made. In addition to denying that any such promises were made, attorneys for the government argue they are immaterial, saying that “even if such promises occurred, such promises would have no legal effect.”

Legal 462

Legal Government Contracts Mortgage 462

GoForrmz

MARCH 28, 2022

Fortunately, implementing data governance procedures enables enterprise teams to rigorously manage data collections without hindering the flow of information throughout their operations. Establishing a standardized approach to data governance is often complicated, however, by reliance on outdated information collection practices (e.g.

Government 142

Government Business Modernization Investing 142

Lamacchia Realty

MARCH 21, 2024

March 20, 2024 – Anthony Lamacchia was recently featured in Bloomberg Government regarding the National Association of REALTORS® Buyer Commission lawsuit. To read the article from Bloomberg Government, click here or on the picture to the right.

Government 57

Government Realtors Buyers Realty 57

Raleigh Realty

MARCH 29, 2021

Buying a Home As a Government Employee Are you a government employee preparing to buy a home? With the right resources, you can ensure a successful investment and one in which you may save tens of thousands of dollars thanks to being a government employee. Who Is a Government Employee?

Government 148

Government Real Estate Agent Insurance Property Taxes 148

Housing Wire

JANUARY 30, 2024

The suit, filed in October over loans TCB made to now-bankrupt lender Reverse Mortgage Funding (RMF), recently saw the presiding magistrate judge impose deadlines on all pretrial processes that extend into 2025, a point when it’s possible that new leaders — and, potentially, new priorities — will be steering the government-owned Ginnie Mae.

Government 406

Government Legal Law Mortgage 406

Housing Wire

MARCH 1, 2024

government and former Live Well Financial CEO Michael Hild regarding a restitution amount owed to the company’s creditors, a magistrate judge overseeing the issue has recommended that Hild pay more than $46 million. Attorneys for Hild and the government have been at odds for the better part of a year over restitution.

Government 416

Government Legal Fees Market Value Legal 416

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

TCB claims that it dealt with Ginnie Mae in good faith, having lent “millions of dollars in much-needed financing to help the collapsing [RMF] continue making payments to senior citizens as part of a mortgage program critical to the federal government.” TCB was thus left with no alternative but to file this action,” the bank concluded.

Government 415

Government Contracts Finance Lending 415

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

A moderate net share of banks tightened standards on home equity line of credits, or HELOCs (13.7%), non-QM non-jumbo (12.5%), subprime (9.1%), and QM non-jumbo, non-government-sponsored enterprise (non-GSE) eligible loans (11.5%). A 50%-plus net share of all U.S. A 50%-plus net share of all U.S.

Lending 475

Lending Mortgage Loan Officers Government 475

BiggerPockets

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Why are governments around the country so insistent on it, and why don't we learn our lessons? Rent control has been around for a long time, and it still doesn't work.

Government 86

Government Landlords 86

Housing Wire

APRIL 10, 2024

the new program starts on May 31 and will result in a government subsidy reduction of approximately $1.5 While welcoming the release of the VASP program, the MBA also believes additional resources should be available to borrowers, including a permanent partial claim option as it exists for every other government loan program.

Mortgage 434

Mortgage Government Lending Law 434

BiggerPockets

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

With housing affordability at all-time lows, the government is looking to increase the availability of these loans. What doors does this open for investors?

Government 81

Government Investors Mortgage Real Estate 81

Housing Wire

MARCH 14, 2024

Hild’s attorney conferred with the government on the matter and says it “objects to this request.” The government has yet to file a formal motion explaining its objections. The letter also states that Hild has not yet determined whether he will file for a new trial, but the current deadline to do so is April 30, 2024.

Government 417

Government Legal Mortgage 417

Housing Wire

APRIL 4, 2024

The federal judge overseeing a case brought by Texas Capital Bank (TCB) against Ginnie Mae has dismissed a portion of the bank’s complaint against the government-owned company but will allow the majority of the case to progress, according to court filings reviewed by RMD. Presiding Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk ruled in the U.S.

Legal 416

Legal Government Law Development 416

Housing Wire

JANUARY 18, 2024

“Because that was one of the things I mentioned in my paper: one thing that’s urgently needed is to have this liquidity facility so that lenders — when they buy loans out of pools at ninety-eight percent — they can actually turn around and use them as collateral, again, for a government-guaranteed security.” That’s all it says.”

Development 417

Development Government Insurance Mortgage 417

Real Estate News

MARCH 28, 2024

NAR this week sent letters asking government lending agencies to allow buyers to finance agent compensation. Thursday, it started getting answers.

Lending 354

Lending Government Finance Agents 354

Urban

JUNE 16, 2021

Data show that flat-out rejection of buyers seeking government-backed loans disadvantages households with lower incomes, lower credit scores, and less wealth, many of whom are people of color.

Government 104

Government Insurance Housing Market Marketing 104

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Nearly 50 interviews from staff members in the federal government, financial technology companies, mortgage lenders and consumer advocates found that the ability of AI to improve racial equity can be undermined by the data used to train the algorithm, not just by the algorithm itself.

Government 406

Government Training Tools Design 406

Housing Wire

JANUARY 11, 2024

District Court for the Northern District of Texas , Ginnie Mae has filed its response to a lawsuit brought against it by Texas Capital Bank (TCB) saying the warehouse lender lacks standing and discounts the authority the government has to extinguish a lender from its reverse mortgage-backed securities program.

Lending 427

Lending Government Legal Law 427

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Booth will join Zillow’s government relations and public affairs team, spearheaded by Jennifer Butler. “I We have a long history of engaging with industry, policymakers and elected officials through our government relations team who support our goal to make housing more affordable and accessible for all.”

Real Estate 406

Real Estate Government Modernization Mortgage 406

Housing Wire

MARCH 5, 2024

The Treasury Department will continue to advocate for state and local governments to use these funds to support affordable housing, but it will also seek to “give these jurisdictions the flexibility needed to meet their most pressing housing needs,” he explained.

Insurance 469

Insurance Construction Government Design 469