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. Most Canadians prefer to age in their homes.

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Appraisal Buzz

MAY 8, 2024

Mortgage lock volume increased 1.87% in April compared with March, according to Mortgage Capital Trading , which offers mortgage capital markets technology. Amidst an environment of increasing rates, the increase in mortgage lock volume over the previous month illustrates a possible shift in public perception.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 29, 2024

Despite looking a bit different at the end of 2023, there were a lot of similarities in the full-year Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM)-backed securities (HMBS) issuance tables when compared to recent years. FAR Longbridge +1 3 PHH Mortgage 16.3% PHH Mortgage TMAC +2 6 Guild Mortgage 2.7% 1 position.

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D Fritz Appraisals

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Major Home Renovations & Home Appraisals: What You Should Know Are you planning house renovations and want to know the best home improvement investments? Or maybe you are planning to sell your house and are wondering about renovations that increase home value the most. How is Home Value Measured?

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Housing Wire

JUNE 1, 2023

Connecticut-based lender and servicer Planet Home Lending has acquired the assets of Illinois-based retail lender Platinum Home Mortgage Corporation. Founded in 1993 by Bill and Michael Giambrone, Platinum has 22 branches and 79 active loan officers, according to the mortgage tech platform Modex.

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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. Median home values exploded across dozens of housing markets across the country in 2021. increase from the prior year.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 4, 2024

When assessing December’s Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) volume data for December 2023, Reverse Market Insight (RMI) used a choice word as the title for its commentary : “thud.” One of the top 10 lenders that posted gains, however, was Open Mortgage. This is a different situation.”

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Housing Wire

MAY 14, 2024

In addition to product development, FinLocker (a former HousingWire Tech 100 winner) plans to expand its strategic partnerships and collaborations within the mortgage ecosystem. It already has more than 40,000 registered customers. million in pre-seed funding in 2016.

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Empire Appraisal Group

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Top State for 2022 Home Value Increases | Florida Realtors Fla. Top State for 2022 Home Value Increases By Dylan Abad Analysis finds Fla. home prices rose 17.27% last year, the most in the U.S., But in last-place Idaho, values sank 0.18%. The 17.27% change in value outpaced every other state in the nation.

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Mortgagebroker News

MAY 2, 2024

Canadian homeowners' assets grew faster than payments despite rate hikes

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Building the future of mortgage servicing technology is about granular, nuanced innovation — knowing what changes must happen and when, and executing with no mistakes across scale operations where every tiny detail is highly regulated. and see the same data their customer is seeing.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 17, 2023

Elevated mortgage rates are continuing to give homeowners a reason to stay at their current homes, according to the 2023 Borrower Insights Survey conducted by ICE Mortgage Technology. Of those who plan to remain in their homes, about one-third (36%) specifically cite high interest rates as the reason for staying put.

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Clear Capital

JULY 27, 2023

Clear Capital’s ClearAVM , a nationwide automated valuation model (AVM) that provides accurate estimates of market value for millions of properties, has been integrated with BeSmartee’s Mortgage POS and HELOC product to provide users with value verification during the initial application and/or underwriting process on mortgage and home equity loans.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 9, 2023

A mortgage lender isn’t the first place most people would turn to for yoga, meditation or personal wellness. The app offers users the standard fare you’d expect in a mortgage app from a major fintech lender. The app offers users the standard fare you’d expect in a mortgage app from a major fintech lender. As of Oct.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 18, 2024

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) Mortgage Technology introduced two new tools, Validate ROV and Validate Selector, to its growing suite of property valuation solutions, the company announced on Monday. Regulators are paying close attention to valuations for many valid reasons.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Mortgage rates continued the downward trend this week amid signs that the U.S. The recent declines, however, have not been enough to convince borrowers to take out a home loan. At Mortgage News Daily , rates were even lower, at 6.29% on Thursday afternoon. Flat and falling home prices.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 11, 2022

Mortgage origination activity rose last month despite rapidly rising mortgage rates as prospective buyers sought to lock in their loans. While cash-out refinance activity, which has been somewhat insulated due to strengthening home values, rose a mere 1.6% in March from February, rate-term refi originations fell 15.4%

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Housing Wire

MAY 9, 2022

Fewer buyers rushed to lock mortgages last month amid a rapid climb in long-term mortgage rates , reflecting home affordability concerns, reports from Mortgage Capital Trading and Black Knight showed. . Compared with the same period last year, the number of rate locks by mortgage volume was down 25.4%. .

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Housing Wire

JULY 10, 2022

Just how bad was the mortgage market in June , when rates climbed north of 6%? The company’s monthly mortgage originations report also revealed that 82% of locks in June were purchases, the lowest share of refis since the company began tracking data in 2018.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 8, 2022

Mortgage rates trended down in July from their peak above 6% in June, but that wasn’t enough to spur mortgage lending activity. The purchase lock count, which excludes the soaring home values on volume, is down 25.8% The post Mortgage rates drop but not low enough to spur lending appeared first on HousingWire.

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Housing Wire

JULY 19, 2022

We interviewed more than 25 mortgage industry experts to gather the best insights, strategies, and recommendations to pivot and win in today’s market. While mortgage technology will always improve in optimizing time and costs, the innovation today is in consumer empowerment. The future isn’t human versus machine on home values.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 15, 2024

Homeowners 62 and older saw their collective home equity levels drop in the fourth quarter of 2023 by roughly $119 billion to $12.84 This is according to the Reverse Mortgage Market Index (RMMI), a measure of senior-held home equity from the National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association (NRMLA) and data analytics firm RiskSpan.

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D Fritz Appraisals

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Home Appraisals and Online Home Value Estimates Are NOT the Same Thing. On-site vs. Online: Proper Home Appraisals Need to be Done in Person. With so many types of transactions solely being handled online these days, it’s tempting to want to complete your required home appraisals entirely online and leave it at that.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 23, 2022

Seeking business growth in the current rising rate environment, originators are contemplating the benefits of adding reverse mortgages to their product mix. With mortgage interest rates steadily on the rise and refinance volume dropping, originators should immediately consider tapping into products that are less interest rate sensitive.

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Housing Wire

JULY 26, 2021

The roots of racial disparities in housing and mortgage markets run deep. Historic government institutionalized discrimination includes actions like “redlining,” where the Federal Housing Administration would refuse to insure mortgages in and around Black neighborhoods. Justice Department charges of fair-lending violations.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

trillion mortgage servicing sector shouldn’t be “disrupted” by financial technology, it should be reimagined with fintech. Most new-to-mortgage fintech folks who overuse the word “disruptor” will start by asking, “What are your requirements?” In mortgage servicing, it’s not about “disruption” for the sake of sounding innovative.

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Town & Country Residential Appraisals

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Insurance companies see these homes as risky, making it harder and more expensive to get coverage. How It Affects Your Home's Value Now, let's get to the point – how does knob and tube wiring impact your home's value? This can also have a negative impact on the insurability of the home due to the safety concerns.

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Appraisal Buzz

APRIL 20, 2022

Quickly rising mortgage rates are compounding affordability challenges that have been brought on by record home value growth. The cost of a 30-year mortgage on the typical U.S. home is now 19.5% The post Mortgage Costs Rise 20% Since December 2021, Zillow Report Finds appeared first on Appraisal Buzz.

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Appraisal Buzz

JUNE 23, 2022

Equity Valuation Partners (EVP), a provider of home value services, valuation tools and property value data for the real estate industry, has launched Inhabet , a one-stop platform that empowers lenders to generate their own compliant estimate of value for residential and commercial real estate (CRE) properties.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 13, 2024

Using a 1-10 scale, the portal displays current risk factors for a property as well as the expected change for each risk in 15 and 30 years, the length of a typical mortgage. homes, valued at $19.7 homes, worth $13.6 of homes in the U.S., valued at nearly $7.7 And about 9% of homes, valued at nearly $6.6

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Housing Wire

MARCH 11, 2021

Finance of America Reverse will soon debut a hybrid product that combines elements of a reverse mortgage with a forward mortgage. The lender says it’s an innovative approach to servicing borrowers who are in retirement age but don’t qualify or wish to refinance into a long-term mortgage. Presented by: MCT.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 26, 2022

A rising player in the world of crypto-mortgages and blockchain-enabled financing, LoanSnap, plans expand its reach in the market by opening its lending platform to licensed mortgage brokers across the country in the near future. Jacob is not alone in seeing the potential upside for crypto-mortgages and AI-enabled traditional loans.

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Inman

MAY 31, 2023

In these times, double down — on your skills, on your knowledge, on you. Join us Aug. 8-10 at Inman Connect Las Vegas to lean into the shift and learn from the best. Get your ticket now for the best price. An investor who correctly predicted the 2008 financial crisis sees another overlooked threat on the […]

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

In 2013, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) began requiring borrowers to pay the Mortgage Insurance Premium (MIP) for the life of an FHA loan. People have equated FHA insurance to that of private mortgage insurance used by the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs), which is not life-of-loan. This change triggered controversy.

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Hank Miller Team

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The homebot monthly home value report is now available and is absolutely free. Homebot provides home owners an unequaled depth of information about their home and competing market.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 17, 2023

“FinLocker is excited to partner with Milestones as the platform provides an extension of our financial fitness platform to prepare first-time homebuyers to qualify for a mortgage,” Brian Vieaux, president and COO of FinLocker, said in a prepared statement.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

“As Americans continue to amass record levels of equity in their homes, they need tools that increase access and reduce stress, particularly as they struggle to manage high interest rates , inflation , personal debt, and other obstacles to reach their long-term financial goals.”

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