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Mortgage Credit Availability Tightens in September 

Appraisal Buzz

The expanded historical series, which spans 2004 to 2010, was developed to give the current series historical context by illuminating changes in loan availability during the previous ten years, including the housing crisis and recession that followed. Note: The expanded historical series from 2004 to 2010 does not include updated methodology.

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Mortgage Credit Availability Jumps Again in August

Appraisal Buzz

The expanded historical series, which spans 2004 to 2010, was developed to give the current series historical context by illuminating changes in loan availability during the previous ten years, including the housing crisis and recession that followed. The expanded historical series from 2004 to 2010 does not include updated methodology.

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Mortgage Credit Availability on the Rise 

Appraisal Buzz

The expanded historical series, which spans 2004 to 2010, was developed to give the current series historical context by illuminating changes in loan availability during the previous ten years, including the housing crisis and recession that followed. The expanded historical series from 2004 to 2010 does not include updated methodology.

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American Pacific Mortgage names Bill Lowman chairman of the board

Housing Wire

Lowman has been with the lender for more than 21 years starting from managing a founding branch to being promoted as president in 2004, CEO in 2017 and vice chairman earlier in 2023. “I I look forward to driving APM forward in the new year and turning the challenges into opportunities in 2024 and beyond,” Lowman said.

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Mortgage Credit Availability Rises, But Challenges Remain

Appraisal Buzz

The expanded historical series, which spans 2004 to 2010, was developed to give the current series historical context by illuminating changes in loan availability during the previous ten years, including the housing crisis and recession that followed. The expanded historical series from 2004 to 2010 does not include updated methodology.

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DataDigest: New data shows how brokerages, agents, landlords & homebuilders were reshaped by the pandemic

Housing Wire

The increase in the number of firms in 2021, 6.16%, has only been topped twice since the statistics were first recorded in 1978 – 6.33% in 2004 and 12.06% in 1984. The number of firms jumped by almost 10,000 to 162,286, the most homebuilder firms since 2006. Nearly 8,600 firms exited, the most exits in a single year since 1997.

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The Week Ahead: Measuring Housing Market Dynamics

Appraisal Buzz

And while new construction may be necessary to create slack in the market, over the longer term, the rebalancing needed will originate from lower rates that ease the lock-in effect. These dynamics will drive growth in the U.S. residential housing economy, which represents approximately 17% of the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP).