Housing Wire

AUGUST 7, 2024

Single-family rental (SFR) investors are worried about the rising cost of home insurance, but the majority expect to buy more properties in the next year as mortgage rates cool and home-price growth subsides. Since it can’t be delivered by the builders , these small investors are really filling that gap by finding this vacant inventory.”

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Foreign investors can help fill the buyer gap Florida remains the top destination for foreign buyers, with 20% of all foreign buyers purchasing in the state, according to the 2024 NAR report. This is an interesting statistic to watch because foreign investors face different barriers to buying than their domestic counterparts.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

As low inventory levels, elevated mortgage rates and rising home prices keep the housing industry stagnant, short-term real estate investors — aka fix-and-flippers — faced market turmoil during the third quarter of 2024. On a national scale, 46% of investors reported facing more competition for deals than expected.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Compass has a new head of investor relations. On Wednesday, the brokerage firm announced that it has appointed Soham Bohnsle to lead its investor relations division. “His expertise will be fundamental in effectively communicating the Compass story to our investor base and ensuring confidence in our long-term strategy.”

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 15, 2024

Swiss bank UBS Group AG has decided to sell Credit Suisse ’s mortgage servicing company, Select Portfolio Servicing (SPS), to a group of investors led by Sixth Street , HousingWire has learned. Investment firm Davidson Kempner Capital Management is a co-investor.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 2, 2024

Santa Ana, California-based mortgage services and data firm Consolidated Analytics announced on Friday that it has acquired the assets of investor claims and loss-analysis company Investor Claim Solutions (ICS). Consolidated Analytics is a private company and terms were not disclosed. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), U.S.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

To get a better idea of what investors might be most closely interested in with these results, along with the outlook for these companies and the industry, HousingWire ’s Reverse Mortgage Daily (RMD) sat down with UBS equity research analyst Douglas Harter. They also mentioned the proprietary product suite at their company as a bright spot.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 3, 2024

The Midwest and Northeast regions seem to be the new hot spots for real estate investors. 1 spot among the best destinations for real estate investors this year. This trend signified a strong market for investors with little to no turnover among tenants. Dayton, Ohio, holds the No.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 13, 2024

Kiavi , a San Francisco-based lender for residential real estate investors , announced on Tuesday the closing of a $400 million rated securitization of residential transition loans (RTLs) in an “oversubscribed” transaction. billion in 2024 alone.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 25, 2024

In this HousingWire Executive Conversation, Tom Davis, Chief Sales Officer at Deephaven , discusses the opportunities in the non-QM investor loan space as we head into the new year. Tom Davis: Investor transactions are still close to 28% of the overall purchase market. Many investors prefer to close in the name of an LLC.

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Housing Wire

JULY 11, 2024

Rocktop — a software-as-a-service (SaaS) company that works to improve yields for institutional investors , asset managers and other participants in the fixed-income and mortgage markets — has now placed more than $60 billion in unpaid principal balance (UPB) on its data management platform. billion in UPB. “The

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Housing Wire

MAY 21, 2024

This increased demand is resulting in tighter credit spreads for private label, non-QM RMBS securitizations; increased prices for a broad range of mortgage loans including seconds, home equity agreements, bridge loans, and alternative documentation loans; and strategic transactions between investors and originators.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 26, 2024

EPOs are intended to guarantee a minimum return for the investor or mortgage aggregator if a loan is paid off in the first few months. Each investor has their own time frame for EPO fees, but they generally range from three to six months. Lenders should negotiate what the EPO penalties will be and how they will be enforced.

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Housing Wire

MAY 21, 2024

“It’s oddly enough in states where people are leaving,” said Florida-based real estate investor Paul Lizell of the markets where he is more focused on acquiring investment properties in 2024. Tritt, who owns Tritt Realty , said he recently talked to another local investor who purchased a property at foreclosure auction.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 20, 2024

During Wednesday’s press conference, investors will focus on whether officials still project three cuts this year, or only two, as policymakers unveil their latest interest rate and economic projections for the first time since December. Investors will also hunt for clues over whether a June rate cut is still a reasonable best-case scenario.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 24, 2024

rental sector has benefitted most landlords in this country, from larger multifamily investors to smaller mom-and-pop owners. Individual investors own about 70% of rental properties in the U.S., housing market, generally offering more affordable options while providing investors with a stable income stream. according to U.S.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 22, 2024

Of the 65,656 homes flipped in fourth-quarter 2023, there were a total of 52,701 investors involved, translating to a ratio of 1.25 flips per investor. Whether the overall market has soared or seen just modest gains in recent years, investors have missed out on the action,” Barber said. For comparison, ROI was 28.1%

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Optimal Blue on Monday announced three major product releases — the expansion of its artificial intelligence (AI) assistant suite, the introduction of Scenario Optimizer, and the free availability of Investor Pricing Insight to investor clients. ” The announcements were made at MBA Annual in Denver. .”

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Katz discusses the contributing factors leading to higher occupancy rates in BTR properties, the advantages of BTR financing solutions for investors, and their long-term growth potential. He also offers valuable insights into the appeal of BTR communities and emerging markets to watch closely. We are short millions of homes.

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Housing Wire

JULY 15, 2024

On Thursday, the firm announced the return of former vice president of investor and public relations, Richard Simonelli, after five years away from the firm, along with the promotion of Cyndi Eakin to chief accounting officer. Simonelli is returning as CoStar’s new head of investor relations.

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Housing Wire

JULY 8, 2024

Global asset manager Bain Capital announced Monday that it has acquired a controlling stake in Archwest Capital , a California -based company that offers financing to residential real estate investors. The firm is also a major investor in Hometap , one of the larger players in the home equity investment space.

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Housing Wire

JULY 18, 2024

launched on Wednesday to serve international investors in U.S. Investors can partner with a real estate agent , mortgage broker or turnkey provider to locate a property of their choice. bank account is also created to help the investor manage the property remotely, including through fast currency exchange capabilities.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 26, 2024

While the market for investors purchasing new homes has been slow, mom-and-pop buyers are surprisingly at the top, according to recent research by John Burns Research & Consulting. As the U.S.

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Housing Wire

JULY 30, 2024

On Monday, the mortgage lender and servicer said that its debt offering to qualified investors through subsidiary Nationstar Mortgage Holdings will bear an annual interest rate of 6.5% The senior notes, also issued to qualified investors, mature in 2032 and bear interest at 7.125% per year, paid semiannually.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 20, 2024

“We expect the Reverse Stock Split to increase the per-share trading price of our Class A Common Stock back above $1.00, and as a result, we also believe that the Reverse Stock Split may make our Class A Common Stock more attractive to a broader range of institutional and other investors, as we have been advised that the current per share trading price (..)

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 26, 2024

million in 15 funding rounds with 25 investors since its inception in 2012. Its other investors include Group 11 , Crosslink Capital , Bullpen Capital , Montage Ventures , Citi Ventures and Google Ventures. Zeev Ventures , an early-stage venture fund, led the Series D extension, and was joined by Stereo Capital and Menlo Ventures.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The mortgage industry has complained loudly and often that government regulation and investor requirements are contributing to spiraling costs that get passed on to consumers. And Rohit Chopra , the hard-charging director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau , who is often the target of such complaints, apparently agrees.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 19, 2024

Another 13% of buyers described themselves as owner-occupant buyers while, only 3% described themselves as institutional investors. The question that we have to ask ourselves as investors is do we continue to allow our community to diminish or do we step in and do something about it,” Morgan said. “I

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 9, 2024

In February 2024, the company closed a $28 million Series D funding round from new and existing investors, including Gaingels , Moderne Ventures , QED Investors and Zillow co-founder Spencer Rascoff. Jared Kessler founded the fintech in 2016 and has since raised money from several venture capital firms. In 2018, the company raised $3.5

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Mortgage technology startup Novaprime is making its public debut with the launch of an AI-powered loan platform that it claims allows lenders to sell loans to investors in just days, instead of weeks, all with a high degree of accuracy. Novaprime is starting with post-close quality control functions and working backwards. That adds up.

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Appraisal Buzz

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Other cost-saving drivers include closing and funding process efficiencies, fewer errors, automated quality control and document management, lower shipping and custodian expenses, elimination of lost and damaged notes, savings from delayed investor delivery, and reduced warehouse line spend.

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Appraisal Buzz

JUNE 20, 2024

As flipping rates rose, good luck seemed to improve for investors who bought and swiftly sold residences. The latest numbers show that investors still face an uphill climb to clear significant profits after expenses,” said Rob Barber, CEO for ATTOM. Investors paid cash for 63.8% The latest figure was up from 7.7%

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Wall Street investors and analysts forecast that mortgage credit-score costs will rise in 2025 as lower interest rates may drive an increase in home loan applications. Fair Isaac Corp. to at least $5, according to the estimates. “We’re in 2026, alongside additional pricing actions in auto and card,” the analysts wrote in the report.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 20, 2024

Understanding the forces creating the market is indispensable for lenders, real estate professionals, developers, and investors. HW: Can you elaborate on the current supply and demand imbalance in the multifamily sector and its challenges for investors and developers?

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Appraisal Buzz

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

And while the rate may have declined, home flipper profits ticked upward for investors who buy, renovate and quickly resell homes, and in Q2, investors typically earned a 30.4% It’s not as if profits have shot through the roof and investors are riding a new wave of good times. The flipping rate also was down slightly from 7.9%

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Housing Wire

MARCH 12, 2024

One crazy idea that can boost inflation is if the government forces investors to sell their homes, kicking out renters and limiting the supply of rented homes. What about the government giving tax breaks to investors to sell their homes? That is an evident supply argument because fewer single-family homes to rent would boost inflation.

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Housing Wire

JULY 16, 2024

Product Fast Facts #1 We deliver insights into property portfolios for investors, lenders, and mortgage servicers including various liens, valuations, equity, ownership confirmation, and more. #2 All transaction and property data are sourced automatically in the platform through an enhanced dashboard.

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