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HUD proposes permanent program for sale of seriously delinquent mortgagesĀ 

Housing Wire

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Wednesday proposed a new rule that would implement a permanent program to sell seriously delinquent single-family mortgages insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA).

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Are existing home sales showing a housing bubble?

Housing Wire

That belief, however, assumes that one does not understand the two main drivers of housing: demographics and mortgage rates. As it happens, these fabulous demographics are accompanied by the lowest mortgage rates ever recorded in history. All that other stuff, my friends, is just stamp collecting.

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Ellie Mae President and CEO Jonathan Corr retires

Housing Wire

Corr and Tyrrell both joined Ellie Mae in 2002, and coincidentally, both in positions that emphasized strategy ā€“ Corr beginning as chief strategy officer and Tyrrell as vice president of strategic relationships. ICE also acquired Simplifile in 2019.

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LendArch hires Karthik Kumar, TCSā€™s former head of mortgage

Housing Wire

Mortgage consulting firm LendArch has hired Karthik Kumar, the former global mortgage practice head at Tata Consultancy Services (TCS). Kumar was a manager at Standard Chartered Bank from 2002 to 2004. LendArch has a consulting arm to develop a plan for clients, for example, to reduce costs and improve their underwriting.

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New home sales are at risk with rising mortgage ratesĀ ?

Housing Wire

We finally got mortgage rates to rise, and for people like me who have been concerned about how unhealthy the housing market was last year ā€” and it got a lot worse this year ā€” itā€™s a blessing that was much needed. million line in the sand has been this: Home prices grow above that 23% level: check Mortgage rates spike higher: check.

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Wow ā€” 6 million existing home sales! However, context is key with 2020 housing market data

Housing Wire

The new home sales market is doing well as it really benefits from lower mortgage rates. million until the years 2020-2024 because we would need to start the year with over 737,000 new home sales in order for developers to see the need for that amount of building. Mortgage rates are one of the primary drivers of demand.

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What itā€™s like originating reverse mortgages in Montana

Housing Wire

The state of Montana may not be a key source of business for the reverse mortgage industry, but that doesnā€™t negate the reality that seniors who reside there might find the product useful for reaching some kind of financial goal. He joined the mortgage industry in 1990 and transitioned to the reverse channel in 2002.

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