Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Banks reported having tightened lending standards across almost all categories of residential real estate loans over the fourth quarter of 2023 amid an elevated interest rate environment. The survey asks officers about topics such as changes in lending terms as well as household demand for loans.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Rocket Companies will soon shut down Rocket Pro Originate , a mortgage origination platform for real estate agents, insurance agents, tax professionals and other financial professionals who are also licensed to originate mortgages.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Banks have tightened lending standards for most categories of residential real estate (RRE) loans and home equity lines of credit (HELOC) over the third quarter of 2023. The survey, fielded quarterly by the central bank, asks loan officers about topics such as changes in lending terms as well as household demand for loans.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 9, 2024

Home-equity lending overall found its wings in 2023 as a number of independent mortgage banks ramped up product lines over the course of the year — despite a bump in the road in the third quarter when mortgage rates surged past 7%. A recent report from real estate analytics firm CoreLogic indicates that for U.S.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Full-service mortgage lender Nations Lending and local Indiana real estate firm Carpenter Realtors launched a joint venture, Commitment Mortgage , in order to offer an end-to-end experience — from finding a home to closing a loan in a cooled-down housing market. “We Nations Lending originated $3.43

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 5, 2023

The real estate market in China, both commercial and residential, have been unwinding over the last few years. Lax lending standards and cheap credit, plus a popular belief that real estate values never decline, created a massive bubble. Growing demand While there is a chance of real estate assets in the U.S.

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Eyes on Housing

MAY 12, 2023

According to the Federal Reserve Board’s April 2023 Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey (SLOOS)—conducted for bank lending activity over the first quarter of 2023—banks reported that lending standards tightened for most residential real estate (RRE) and commercial real estate (CRE) loan categories.

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Eyes on Housing

MAY 7, 2024

According to the Federal Reserve Board’s April 2024 Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey (SLOOS), lending standards loosened further for all commercial real estate (CRE) loan categories and residential real estate (RRE) categories in the first quarter of 2024.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

loanDepot has appointed David Smith to the newly-created position of vice president of national VA lending, the company announced on Monday. In this role, Smith, a former Army sergeant, will oversee the lender’s VA lending strategy. Smith joined loanDepot in 2022 as a branch production manager.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 5, 2024

Few things affect the real estate market more than the rise and fall of interest rates , which has a ripple effect that directly influences everything from buyer behavior to market trends. Generally, the Fed will adjust its lending rate by a quarter percent, but at times the adjustment has been larger.

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Eyes on Housing

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

According to the Federal Reserve Board’s January 2024 Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey (SLOOS), lending standards loosened for all commercial real estate (CRE) loan categories and residential real estate (RRE) categories in the fourth quarter of 2023.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 1, 2023

This is according to an annual report of the multifamily lending market compiled and released by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The association characterized the market as generally healthy, despite challenges that faced lending industries broadly last year.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 11, 2021

Rocket Homes has plans to start iBuying – and discount real estate. Such are the ambitions of an array of companies today including Zillow and real estate brokerage Compass. Such are the ambitions of an array of companies today including Zillow and real estate brokerage Compass. 1 mortgage lender in the U.S.

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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. If your state requires a lending license, make sure a the lender is licensed.

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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.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

And that offers an incredible opportunity for banks and non-banks alike to improve their digital channels to better support home equity lending. Home equity line of credit (HELOC) and home equity loan originations increased 50% in 2022 compared to two years earlier, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association ’s Home Equity Lending Study.

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Housing Wire

JULY 12, 2023

You know what loan officers and real estate agents love almost as much as cashing a commission check? Complaining about other loan officers and real estate agents. It shouldn’t surprise you that a sizable percentage of newer LOs and real estate agents are washing out in the current market. The top 1.5%

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Publicly traded real estate firm The Real Brokerage has struck an agreement to acquire the mortgage brokerage arm of real estate and mortgage technology company LemonBrew. The Real Brokerage, headquartered in Ontario, Canada, will pay $1.25 Presented by: Acra Lending. and two Canadian providences.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler sat down with Tom Cronkright, co-founder and executive chairman of CertifID and CEO of Sun Title , to talk about battling the latest frauds and scams as bad actors leverage a new arsenal of tech tools to wreak havoc on buyers and sellers of real estate. So, let’s pull this string one layer deeper.

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Inman

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Whether looking for advice as a new agent, as a real estate investor, or as a seasoned agent, these seven new releases by established industry names can offer a lending hand when it comes to pushing your business to the next level.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 19, 2023

It’s fair to say that almost everyone living in a home today worked with a real estate professional to purchase or mortgage their home. According to the latest data from Altos Research , the real estate market is experiencing unusual patterns in pricing, inventory and demand.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 30, 2021

The ideal real estate agent-lender relationship is symbiotic: the agent earns trust with their borrowers by connecting them with a great lending resource, while the lender receives a steady stream of business from the agent. Still, lenders are wise to cultivate rapport with real estate agents. Simple, right?

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 19, 2022

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network , or FinCEN, is floating a proposed anti-money laundering rule that could impose reporting mandates on a broad swath of professionals in the residential real estate market, including real estate agents, brokers, attorneys, title insurance companies and settlement agents.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 8, 2021

For many of us, the start of a new year is usually synonymous with a renewed sense of professional self, focusing on new goals, new prospects for the year and, of course, the excitement for the upcoming spring real estate market. Even some of the most seasoned real estate agents have had to slow down in their current business model.

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Housing Wire

JULY 31, 2023

banks have tightened their lending standards for residential real estate (REE) loans and home equity lines of credit (HELOC) in the second quarter amid the collapse of regional banks and a cascade of interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve to tame inflation. Responses were received from 66 domestic banks and 19 U.S.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Maryland-based mortgage lender Apex Home Loans has appointed Leo Anzoleaga as its senior vice president of residential lending. Prior to his role at Apex Home Loans, Anzoleaga has held roles as a certified local facilitator at Buffini & Company, a senior vice president of residential lending at Draper and Kramer Mortgage Corp.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 14, 2020

Courtney Poulos, owner and broker of ACME Real Estate , said hiccups can occur anywhere along the process – from long wait times for liquidation of funds, to drive-by appraisals that were never intended to be drive-by, and underwriting staff being stretched thin in the wake of COVID-19. Honesty doesn’t ruin relationships.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 5, 2021

Stearns has exclusive partnerships with real estate agent, builder and corporate relocation joint ventures, as well as a book of business with SoFi and Home Mortgage Alliance. The post Guaranteed Rate to acquire Stearns Lending appeared first on HousingWire. This is a breaking news story. Check back for more updates.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Floyd, who will assume the position in November 2020, brings more than 20 years of experience in the real estate industry to the role. Most recently serving as vice president of enterprise sales and performance at XOME, Myers brings more than 17 years of mortgage and real estate sales and business development experience to MCS.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Referrals from past and repeat customers still generated the greatest number of inquiries for real estate firms in 2020 with 30% of brokerage business coming from this source, the same amount as in 2018, when the survey was last completed. In 2018, 1% of surveyed brokerages said their business came from open houses. million in 2018.

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Appraisal Buzz

MAY 31, 2022

As we all know, the home valuation is an integral part of the lending process that helps Americans in their journey to homeownership. This series of articles explores the role of appraisal review processes in the risk system in the format of mortgage lending for 1-4 family real estate. The Appraisal Review.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Amy Breach, Real Estate broker on the Hill Team in Seattle for Keller Williams. The builder’s real estate agent swapped in the middle of the transaction, so things got a bit mixed up and no one updated the clients’ files to reflect the change in lender,” Summers explained. A lot of this depends on the homebuyer’s lender.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Mortgage industry trade group Community Home Lenders of America (CHLA) is urging government agencies to begin to have conversations surrounding the impact of the jury verdict and potential court ruling in the Sitzer/Burnett commission lawsuit on lending practices.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 31, 2022

WFG National Title Insurance Company (WFG) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Williston Financial Group and a national title insurance underwriter dedicated to taking time and cost out of real estate transactions. The post WFG reduces time and cost in real estate transactions appeared first on HousingWire.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 25, 2022

Jim Linnane, the former head of retail at Stearns Lending , has joined Flagstar Bank as the president of the company’s distributed retail mortgage division. The keys to lending in a post-refi boom world. The post Jim Linnane tapped to lead retail mortgage lending at Flagstar appeared first on HousingWire.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Consumers have flipped the script on lenders and real estate agents when it comes to the home-buying process. Ninety percent of consumers start their home search online and many get prequalified for financing before they even reach out to a real estate agent. JMG, which was recognized by Real Trends in 2021 as the No.

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Eyes on Housing

AUGUST 3, 2023

According to the Federal Reserve Board’s July 2023 Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey (SLOOS)—conducted for bank lending activity over the second quarter of 2023—banks reported that lending standards tightened for all residential real estate (RRE) and commercial real estate (CRE) loan categories.

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