Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

” Another opportunity is in the home equity space. .” ” Another opportunity is in the home equity space. Redwood launched in September its in-house home equity investment (HEI) origination platform called Aspire. “The way the investor gets paid is that you share in the upside of the home.”

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Housing Wire

MAY 2, 2022

COVID-19 brought many changes to the housing industry as stay-at-home orders forced companies in the space to re-think the mortgage process. The appraisal industry was no exception, creating hybrid or remote models to conduct an appraisal and home inspection without physically entering the home as COVID-19 cases rose.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Forecasting another purchase market in 2023, Nguyen started using his proprietary software for something new – to pursue relationships with realtors. “I I never had to work with realtors, but now I spend a lot of time working with realtors – supporting them and partnering with them,” Nguyen said in an interview with HousingWire.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 20, 2022

It was close to my home and on a whim I just went down and interviewed,” Williamson said. “I But with rising mortgage rates, still-rising home prices, and record-low levels of inventory, this might be easier said than done. I told my husband that I’d do it for a year or two and see how it goes.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2021

But when a new, powerful variable presents itself, like the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, the economy can change on a dime. Regarding 4% plus mortgage rates, I can make a case for higher yields, but this would require the world economies functioning all together in a world with no pandemic. Existing-home sales. The forecast.

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Appraisal Today

JANUARY 20, 2023

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on AMC fees, Real estate forecast, Google Business Profile, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. ’ Home sellers gave concessions to buyers in 41.9% ’ Home sellers gave concessions to buyers in 41.9% of home sales, down from 38.1%

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Appraisal Today

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on barndominiums, liability, declining prices, non-lender marketing, Freddie bad appraisal practices, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. ==. 5 of the Most Ridiculously Extravagant Homes You Could Have Bought With the $1.9B To read more, click here.

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Housing Wire

JULY 19, 2023

However, even though the housing dynamics changed, existing home sales aren’t enjoying the growth in sales like the new home sales sector. The builders are making money, not building homes to address the housing inventory shortage. They’re selling homes at the highest profit possible, which makes sense — it’s their business.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

We did a study with T360 recently, just looking at the agent experience and we came back with about 20 different point solutions that an agent has to use just to perform their duties in representing a buyer or seller of a home. I think the pandemic in many ways changed some of that. Or is it really about that elusive all-in-one?

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Lamacchia Realty

DECEMBER 28, 2022

It will be much like 2021, with record-breaking amounts of home sales, more record-breaking home price appreciation, and more buyers fighting over homes. We must remember that roughly 10 to 12% of the home sales decline for 2022 is due to the extra, frenzied home sales in 2021. Anthony's 2022 Predictions.

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Lamacchia Realty

DECEMBER 28, 2021

The inventory of homes for sale and the number of homes being listed for sale were not nearly enough to satisfy the buyer demand. Even though the inventory of homes for sale at any given time all year stayed lower than ever, it did not decrease sales overall. But not in 2021. Yes, you read that correctly, worse.

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Will Springer Realtor

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Now you may think I am referring only to homeowners, as in did they miss the peak of the market to sell their home at top dollar. They wonder if they missed their opportunity to buy before interest rates rise along with home values. That answer is a resounding “no” – at least for now. And that answer appears to be “yes.”

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