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The Similarities Between 2007 and Today

Appraisal Buzz

During the 2007-10 mortgage default meltdown, appraisals were a target of complaints and allegations by lenders, the GSEs, some state appraisal boards, and a few unscrupulous entrepreneurs. As appraisers, we faced tremendous pressure from buyers, sellers, real estate agents, and loan officers during the previous run-up.

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With mortgage rate volatility, buyers can save by shopping around

Housing Wire

The latest weekly survey data from Freddie Mac shows the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage jumped 40 basis points to an average of 6.70% this week, the highest level since 2007. It’s transitioning to a buyers’ market, as 20% of sellers had a price reduction in August 2022, compared with 11% a year ago,” said Rich Weidel, CEO at Princeton Mortgage.

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William Raveis acquires Nantucket-based Jordan Real Estate

Housing Wire

Co-owners Gloria Grimshaw and David Callahan acquired the brokerage from founder Lucille Jordan in 2007. The brokerage opened a full-time office known as William Raveis Nantucket on the island’s historic Main Street in 2007. Several JRE agents serve on local boards and nonprofits across the island.

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How housing credit is shaping housing inventory

Housing Wire

Since most sellers are buyers, inventory should be stable if demand is stable. million, currently at 1,110,000 As you can see above, inventory grew at a healthy clip in previous decades and then had a parabolic run higher in 2006 and 2007 when active inventory reached 4 million. Demographics also play a role here.

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Opinion: Riding the wave

Housing Wire

As the spring selling season kicks off, many educated sellers know that buyers are experiencing spring fever and are tired of sitting on the fence watching home prices increase. Serious buyers showed discernment as they know inventory is growing. Serious buyers showed discernment as they know inventory is growing.

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Have we found the bottom in existing home sales?

Housing Wire

On Wednesday, existing home sales collapsed near the lows we saw during COVID-19 and back in 2007 when the housing bubble burst. ” One of the housing economic realities that I have been trying to stress this year is that a traditional seller of a home is typically a buyer as well. Confused by this?

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Homepie CEO Brad Rice on making FSBO easier

Housing Wire

When I originated loans, there were a certain number of people that just didn’t need an agent — because the buyers and sellers knew each other in some fashion. The first is that we invite buyer’s agents into the platform, so we’ve opened up this inventory to them. And that’s what I did.