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Home prices are dropping like it’s 2009

Housing Wire

Home prices are now posting the biggest monthly declines since January 2009, according to the latest Mortgage Monitor report from Black Knight. The post Home prices are dropping like it’s 2009 appeared first on HousingWire. Las Vegas, Austin, Minneapolis, Washington, D.C.,

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Purchase apps are at 2009 level: where’s the inventory?

Housing Wire

Today, however, the purchase application data is actually down to levels we saw in 2009 ! How can housing inventory be so low today when it skyrocketed back in 2009? The post Purchase apps are at 2009 level: where’s the inventory? If you connect the lines, you can see where we are on a historical basis.

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Loan mod scheme from 2009 finally gets settled at $4.6M

Housing Wire

According to the DOJ, from 2009 through 2015, Lindeman and his wife targeted Hispanic homeowners through Spanish-language advertising that promised to cut mortgage payments in half. The post Loan mod scheme from 2009 finally gets settled at $4.6M The DOJ said some of the homeowners targeted had limited English proficiency.

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ROI on Home Flips Falls to Lowest Level Since 2009

Appraisal Buzz

The post ROI on Home Flips Falls to Lowest Level Since 2009 appeared first on DSNews. The post ROI on Home Flips Falls to Lowest Level Since 2009 appeared first on Appraisal Buzz. Despite home-flipping rates reaching new highs, representing 9.6% of total home sales in Q1, ATTOM reports that profit margins on flips hit a 13-year low.

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Review of MMI Fund’s reverse mortgage book sheds light on evolving HECM

Housing Wire

Total endorsements between fiscal years 2009 and 2023 were 863,102, a rough estimate of the total number of customers served by the HECM program since the early aftermath of the Great Recession. Loan amounts and HECM limits The actuarial report also detailed loan amount information and how these have changed since fiscal year 2009.

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Coldwell Banker Realty establishes a presence in Dutchess County

Housing Wire

The firm was founded in 2009 by broker-owner Daniel Aubry. On Friday, the Anywhere firm announced the affiliation of Beacon, NY-based Daniel Aubry Realty. The affiliation marks the opening of the first Coldwell Banker Realty office in Dutchess County, New York.

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Buyers viewed just eight homes before making their purchase

Housing Wire

Right after the Great Recession, between 2009 and 2011, buyers viewed a median of 12 homes before purchasing, as inventory was plentiful. From 2009 to 2013, buyers spent more than 12 weeks looking for a home, but in 2021, they searched for just eight weeks, according to NAR.

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