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Comparing this housing market recession to 2008

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There are similarities and significant differences between the housing recession we’ve seen this year versus 2008, and looking at specific factors in both timeframes gives us an idea of what to expect in 2023. Let’s look at the recessionary factors we see now versus 2008. First, we must define what we mean by recession.

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You survived 2008, you can conquer 2024: Navigating a changing real estate landscape

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The lofty home prices we’ve seen in recent months have some comparing aspects of today with those foreshadowing the housing bubble that preceded the 2008 market crash and, ultimately, what has come to be known as the Great Recession. The aftermath of the 2008 crisis led to significant attrition among real estate agents.

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Will mortgage lending get tighter in the next recession?

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As recession talk becomes more prevalent, some people are concerned that mortgage credit lending will get much tighter. One of the biggest reasons home sales crashed from their peak in 2005 was that the credit available to facilitate that boom in lending simply collapsed. The short (and long) answer is no, not a chance.

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How JVM Lending plans to expand without any loan originators

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California-based retail lender JVM Lending plans to drum up business this year — but by doing the exact opposite. After the 2008 mortgage meltdown, JVM let go of all its loan originators and trained its employees to target the jumbo loan market in the San Francisco Bay area instead.

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What happens when borrowers have more control of the lending process?

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Yet borrowers have had limited agency in the lending process to date. FormFree, the ATP fintech led by HousingWire Tech Trendsetter Brent Chandler , is launching a blockchain-based exchange for consumers to take control of the lending process. The smart contract presents the borrower’s lending request to the exchange.

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Developing a lending strategy for rising mortgage rates

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In fact, the recovery from the COVID pandemic is in stark contrast to that of the 2008 Great Recession. For those that have focused on purchase lending, they will see less of a drop in total volume. The post Developing a lending strategy for rising mortgage rates appeared first on HousingWire.

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Credit data shows: There’s no housing crash coming

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This is the kind of information you need as we get close to Thanksgiving and share the dinner table with Uncle Dave who says (for the 13th year) that we’re seeing 2008 all over again. Foreclosure data The chart below shows that the 2008 housing crisis started years before the 2008 recession.