2003 Contracts Lending 
Housing Wire
SEPTEMBER 11, 2020
The index plunged from record highs seen in late 2019 after the COVID-19 pandemic caused the worst economic contraction since the Great Depression. Even with tighter standards, the lowest mortgage rates on record will push home lending this year to a 15-year high of $3 trillion, MBA said in an Aug. 20 forecast.
Housing Wire
OCTOBER 22, 2020
history next to 2003. If rates rise modestly, as MBA suggests, we will be left with rates still near historic lows, a boon for homebuyers but still a contraction in refinances. Despite this contraction, 2021 is forecasted to be a larger overall year than 2019 by approximately $195bb. Here are three key takeaways: 1.
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Housing Wire
MAY 13, 2024
Our members continue to believe that it is imperative to have credit reporting data ‘through the cycle’ back to 2003 given the sensitivity of mortgage default and prepayment to origination credit scores.” FHFA’s current lack of a plan to include “through the cycle” data increases the importance of the data itself, the letter explained.
Appraisal Today
MAY 10, 2024
VA’s Tidewater Initiative written in 2021 by McKissock (Similar idea as current ROV changes), effective in 2003. My comments: I find this post’s appraiser comments most interesting, especially those from VA appraisers who have been required to use the VA’s Tidewater Initiative, which started in 2003.
Appraisal Today
AUGUST 2, 2024
Then, along came accessory dwelling units (ADU), which in some states and cities are messing with established appraisal and lending systems. Conflict With Lending The Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) will buy a loan where the single-family home has a single ADU. Ah, the good old days. FHLMC), the VA and FHA. percent from 7.09
Appraisal Today
AUGUST 5, 2022
Excerpts: Lending was not very prudent prior to the crash of 2008 as suggested by the trend in the median credit score (FICO), a measure for credit worthiness; for newly originated first-time purchase mortgages the median FICO score was 686 in Q1 2006 versus 740 in Q4 2020. The average contract interest rate for 5/1 ARMs decreased to 4.55
Appraisal Today
APRIL 28, 2023
Mortgage lending is very cyclical and dependent on mortgage rates. Its current owner, Dr. Wei-Tzuoh Chen, tapped Niles to construct the abode after buying the property back in 2003, The Wall Street Journal first reported. The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages backed by the FHA increased to 6.41
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