Housing Wire

AUGUST 17, 2022

Struggling digital mortgage lender Better.com is teaming up with secretive big data firm Palantir to create a proprietary loan platform that is says will enable Fannie Mae , Freddie Mac and mortgage investors to make “richer and deeper data-driven mortgage capital allocation decisions.”.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Watch Now The challenge and power of updating your brand Speaker: WeiLing Jang, Chief Marketing Officer, CoreLogic.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 1, 2021

eMerge, a company that offers alternative valuation solutions, including broker price opinions (BPOs), will allow Accurate Group to increase its broker network and leverage property inspection technology, the company said. This is the second acquisition for Accurate this year.

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Appraisal Buzz

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

In this role, Migliazzo will manage the sales teams responsible for Lenders One membership and Lenders One solutions, including CastleLine risk management and insurance, Premium Title title and settlement, Trelix mortgage fulfillment, Springhouse appraisal and valuation offerings, and the Lenders One cooperative’s preferred vendor, preferred investor (..)

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Orchard , which operates a home-buying and selling platform, announced it has raised $100 million in Series D funding at over a $1 billion valuation. Accomplice led the round with participation from repeat Orchard investors FirstMark , Revolution Growth , First American , Juxtapose and a syndicate of new investors.

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Housing Wire

MAY 27, 2022

The requirement also applies to mortgage lenders, legal experts say. According to Kris Kully, an attorney at Mayer Brown , the notice will affect mortgage lenders because many of the underwriting systems lenders use to measure default risk contain proprietary algorithms, or “black-box models.” Presented by: Mortgage Coach.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

In today’s competitive real estate market, an increasing number of real estate investors are turning to private money lenders to help them close deals faster, enhance property valuations, and increase their returns. Property managers and real estate agents who are interested in working with investors.

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Housing Wire

MAY 4, 2022

Offerpad may lack the brand recognition and investor money possessed by home-flipping incumbent Opendoor , failed iBuyer Zillow , or of ramping-up iBuyer Redfin. Offerpad was started by its current CEO Brian Bair in 2015, and it went public through a special-purpose acquisition company, or SPAC, in September, with a valuation of $2.7

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Housing Wire

JULY 1, 2022

The mortgage-servicing rights (MSR) market continued to defy gravity and remained upward bound as June came to a close. On the last day of the month, the New York-based Mortgage Industry Advisory Corp. (or billion Fannie Mae , Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae mortgage-servicing portfolio,” the offering documents state.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 5, 2020

This article was written for FinLedger, HW Media’s new fintech-focused news brand designed specifically for financial services professionals in banking, insurance and real estate. On July 7, we reported on the nation’s largest online mortgage lender dropping its S-1. But investors remain cautious. Stay tuned for updates.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 1, 2023

From leading mortgage companies and real estate firms to spearheading groundbreaking initiatives and driving policy reforms, these honorees are making an indelible impact on housing.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 22, 2024

Always include your contact information and a call to action, such as an offer for a free home valuation. In this complimentary meeting, we’ll go through your property, and I’ll give you my expert recommendations on repairs to make, renovations that’ll provide the best return, and, of course, a current market valuation of your property.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 7, 2020

Suazo has over 15 years of leadership experience in the mortgage lending space with firms including Stearns Lending , Bank of America , Carrington Holding Company and CloudVirga. Before that Yankowski was president and CEO of Executive Title Insurance Services.

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Housing Wire

JULY 6, 2021

Mortgage software platform Blend Labs set terms for its initial public offering Tuesday including its goal to raise up to $360 million for a targeted valuation of nearly $4 billion. Blend, which was named as one of HousingWire’s 2021 Tech 100 winners, has steadily grown to be a powerhouse in the mortgage tech industry.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 7, 2023

Real estate still relies on a “system” unable to integrate production across the silos of media, brokerage, lending, insurance and trading. MERS provided a trusted “golden record” of the owner of the mortgage loan asset, Simplifile reaches the county recording end-points, IDC integrated $5.2B

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 31, 2022

Stewart is one of the largest global title insurance companies and underwriters in the industry. Services, Cloudvirga, Pro Teck Valuation Intelligence, Signature Closers, United States Appraisals, Informative Research, PropStream, and NotaryCam. Stewart’s lender services cover the full digital mortgage and real estate experience.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 12, 2020

This article was written for FinLedger, HW Media’s new fintech-focused news brand designed specifically for financial services professionals in banking, insurance and real estate. Blend announced Wednesday it has raised a $75 million Series F round at a valuation of nearly $1.7 Stay tuned for updates. trillion U.S.

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Valuation Review

JUNE 29, 2021

These challenges include myriad revision requests attributed to the slightest of details that go overlooked to answering inquiries or complaints from state regulators, GSEs, Investors and Mortgage Insurers, just to name a few.

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D Fritz Appraisals

MARCH 16, 2022

Mortgages, property taxes, and utilities aren’t going to get much cheaper, so what’s a viable solution? . By converting your primary residence to an investment property, your family can enjoy the perks of having their mortgage payments paid for. One of the most important things to consider is your mortgage agreement.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2021

While the family’s income has been cut by almost half and inflation has increased their expenses, Wilen’s primary concern is his mortgage. mortgage for 12 months, and the county where he lives paid three months of his mortgage bill as part of an assistance program. He is afraid of losing his home.

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McKissock

JANUARY 6, 2023

There are appraisal jobs available in the lending sector, such as staff appraisers, review appraisers, fee panel managers, and with experience and time on the job, chief appraiser and valuation compliance officer jobs can be found. You should also consider non-QM lenders (non-qualified mortgage lenders).

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The rapid collapse of four regional banks that began last March shocked regulators and investors alike. Since the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) insures only up $250,000, the banks’ wealthier customers panicked and demanded all of their money immediately. By the end of Feb. ” Days later on Feb.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 8, 2022

With a deadly combination of low housing inventory, reduction in refis and surging mortgage rates, consolidation in mortgage tech is expected. Businesses and entire industries tanked during the pandemic, but it created an ideal environment for mortgage tech companies, some of which rode the wave to banner years and historic growth.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Most appraisers are experiencing a significant slowdown in mortgage lending work due to rapidly increasing mortgage rates which are slowing down the housing market. Mortgage lending work is only one type of business where appraisals are needed. I have seen a slowdown in my lending work also. So what can we do? That’s what I use.

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The Robert Weiler Company

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Also, find out what benefits the new tax bill brought to the commercial real estate industry, particularly for Ohio investors; these benefits might motivate you to make that buy decision quicker than you thought! For CRE investors, the cap rate is a way to determine the property’s ROI potential.

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The Robert Weiler Company

OCTOBER 21, 2022

So, take a deep breath, read on, and be prepared to gain a deeper insight into this important topic of commercial real estate valuation. If you’re reading this article, you will likely need a commercial real estate appraisal for property being sold, mortgaged, taxed, insured, or developed.

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McKissock

MAY 26, 2023

” The most popular answer was, “Offer your appraisal services to a variety of clients (attorneys, real estate agents, homeowners, property investors, etc.).” “I made it through the last recession by offering my expertise for insurance appraisals in mobile home parks. It worked well at the time.”

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Trading volume in the mortgage servicing rights (MSR) market this year is still on track to reach or slightly exceed 2022’s $1 trillion mark , with trading volume in the fourth quarter of this year projected to be robust as market players race to finish deals prior to year’s end. Piercy added.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 21, 2023

The trading volume of mortgage-rights servicing (MSRs) so far this year is on pace to meet or exceed last year’s robust mark , when MSRs on some $1 trillion worth of home loans exchanged hands — then fueled by the spike in interest rates, industry players say. Mr. Cooper (formerly Nationstar Mortgage ). Voya Investment Management. •

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Housing Wire

MARCH 21, 2022

Fannie Mae is off to steady start on its path toward issuing $15 billion in notes this year through its Connecticut Avenue Securities (CAS) real estate mortgage investment conduit, or REMIC. billion note offering backed by a reference loan pool of 150,395 primarily single-family mortgages valued at $44.4

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Housing Wire

JULY 27, 2021

Unlike lenders or servicers for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac , Ginnie Mae issuers are responsible for passing along payments to investors after borrower equity, federal agency and mortgage insurance resources are exhausted. If those issuers fail, Ginnie Mae is ultimately responsible for making those investor payments.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 15, 2024

In fact, there aren’t many mortgage lenders, builders or real estate brokerages that haven’t at least fleetingly entertained the notion. So why aren’t more commercial real estate (CRE) entities – investors , principals, banks, law firms or developers – seeking the same? And why not?

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Housing Wire

MAY 5, 2022

billion note backed by a reference loan pool of 118,055 residential mortgages with an outstanding principal balance of $35.4 billion secured by single-family mortgage reference loan pools valued in total at $156.9 The credit risk transfer (CRT) offering, STACR 2022-DNA4, involves a $1.5 Morgan Chase Bank , 6.9%; and Wells Fargo , 4.8%.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 8, 2022

billion secured by single-family mortgage reference loan pools valued in total at $121.5 billion note backed by a reference loan pool of 140,950 residential mortgages with an outstanding principal balance of $42.9 As a result, KBRA applied a broad valuation haircut to such loans.”. Morgan Chase Bank , 5%; and Pennymac , 4.8%.

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Walitt Solutions

JULY 28, 2019

However, given current changes in the valuation space, nothing is further from the truth: valuation, specifically the collection of data that supports a valuation method, has never been one-size-fits-all. Are these “other” inspection-and-valuation processes appropriate for lending?

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 11, 2024

” Leveraging AI: Pavan Agarwal, CEO of Sun West Mortgage and creator of Angel AI : “I think the combination of market conditions and AI tech, and then this generation gap in the originators versus customers — those three are a perfect storm. But it’s not an easy landscape to navigate. We wrangle with it every week.”

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Realvals

JUNE 18, 2023

One, as way to know the value before making an offer, and two, for the mortgage process after making an offer. Mortgage lenders require an appraisal as part of the loan application process. Unless you are paying all cash, it will be difficult to get a mortgage and finalize your home purchase without an appraisal.

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