Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The Mortgage Credit Availability Index (MCAI), a report from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) based on data analysis from ICE Mortgage Technology , indicates a drop in mortgage credit availability in September. Key Findings from the Mortgage Credit Availability Index: In September, the MCAI dropped by 0.5%

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Appraisal Buzz

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

The latest Mortgage Credit Availability Index (MCAI) released by the Mortgage Banker’s Association (MBA) indicated that there was an increase in mortgage credit availability in August. In March 2012, the index was benchmarked at 100. In March 2012, the index was benchmarked at 100.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Approximately 65% of loans endorsed in Fiscal Year 2009 had an MCA of less than or equal to $300,000, and this percentage increased to approximately 72% by Fiscal Year 2012,” the report stated. As the principal limit has been increasing, the percentage of endorsements with an MCA over $417,000 has increased steadily since 2012.”

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Homebuilder confidence continued to drop in November, hitting its lowest level since June 2012, with the exception of the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in the spring of 2020, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) report, released Wednesday.

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Housing Wire

JULY 25, 2024

Jim Cullen spent nearly 20 years in the reverse mortgage profession and recently decided that it was time to retire. Chris Clow/RMD: Jim, you were a real estate agent and then a forward mortgage professional before jumping into the reverse arena. I made the switch into reverse mortgages, quite honestly, not due to anything I initiated.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

ConsumerDirect Mortgage rebranded itself to Real Genius and announced the launch of a modern mortgage application platform to simplify a borrower’s experience. Additionally, the lender promises borrowers a “personalized approach” and “access to veteran mortgage professionals.”.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 3, 2022

Ohio-based lender Union Home Mortgage made changes to its leadership group, promoting three executives to vice president positions as the company seeks to boost its growth. According to Inside Mortgage Finance, the company is the 49th-largest mortgage lender in the country. UHM’s origination volume increased 25.8%

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

The Department of Housing and Urban Development is taking a cautionary approach to changes to mortgage insurance premiums after a banner year for its Mutual Mortgage Insurance (MMI) fund. Marcia Fudge said there were no near-term plans to change FHA’s mortgage insurance premium pricing.). Earlier this year, HUD Sec.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Perry brings 25 years of legal experience in the financial services industry, with expertise in fair housing and community development. Nunnink joined Freddie Mac in 2012 in production and sales where she led the development of several of Freddie Mac Multifamily’s more innovative offerings.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 17, 2024

The reverse mortgage division of Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp. has honored a longtime professional in its ranks with a lifetime achievement award, in recognition of his 40-year career in the mortgage banking, real estate , homebuilding and title insurance industries.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Fannie Mae announced Wednesday that, starting in 2022, it will allow third-parties to fulfill the homeownership education requirement on some affordable mortgages. Prospective borrowers have persistent misperceptions about what is needed to qualify for a mortgage, which can create a barrier for first-time homebuyers.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2021

In 2012, Dmitry Godin was seemingly on top of the world. Interfirst Mortgage , the retail mortgage business he founded in 2001, had grown to $14.5 The lender originated $10 billion in mortgages in 2013, $5 billion in 2014, $3 billion in 2015 and just $2 billion in 2016 before shutting down altogether in 2017.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 5, 2021

SimpleNexus , a digital mortgage startup, announced on Tuesday that it picked up $108 million in a Series B funding around. The fund raise comes as the company attempts to increase its marketshare within the eClosing and mobile mortgage segments.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

The homeownership rate in Texas rose to an all-time high of 70% in the third quarter, exceeding the national metric for the first time since 2012, according to a report from the Texas A&M Real Estate Center. The report said that thanks to record low mortgage rates , new home transactions increased over 8%. According to the U.S.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 26, 2024

He served from 2011 to 2023 in various roles at government-owned company Ginnie Mae , where he helped to manage different elements of the mortgage-backed securities (MBS) programs. From 2012 to 2019, Drayne served Ginnie Mae as SVP in the office of issuer and portfolio management.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

These current mortgage markets are what make it challenging for independent mortgage banks (IMBs). For many of these transaction-oriented, monoline mortgage lenders, it’s always a question of feast or famine. Mortgage loan volume in the second quarter of 2023 was down 56% from the same period last year, according to ATTOM.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced on Wednesday it has changed its proposal to amend the Suspended Counterparty Program (SCP), offering a less severe version after several trade groups raised concerns about its impacts on the mortgage market. housing finance system,” FHFA Director Sandra L.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Cooper , the nation’s largest nonbank servicer of mortgage loans, will refund customers nearly $90 million and pay a civil penalty of more than $6.5 2012 and Jan. We are holding Nationstar accountable for harming homeowners by improperly servicing their mortgage loans,” said Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 8, 2024

It now faces a wave of mortgage maturities and payoffs on the thousands of affordable-housing complexes it has helped to finance over the years — with no new construction carried out under the program since 2012. This USDA program, however, is in serious trouble.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 8, 2024

Change is five years into its mission as a Community Development Financial Institution ( CDFI), a mission that has seen Change soar to become the nation’s largest non-QM lender. To the buyer of an $800,000 home putting down 20%, the mortgage savings would be roughly $500. Since 2012, the average rate has been 7.7%.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 12, 2020

Fintech-focused Canapi Ventures led the investment, which brings Blend’s total venture raised to $365 million since its 2012 inception. This morning, Blend President Tim Mayopoulos (and former CEO of Fannie Mae ) told me that Blend didn’t necessarily “need” the funding but saw the value in accelerating its product development plans.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 23, 2022

Seeking business growth in the current rising rate environment, originators are contemplating the benefits of adding reverse mortgages to their product mix. With mortgage interest rates steadily on the rise and refinance volume dropping, originators should immediately consider tapping into products that are less interest rate sensitive.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 14, 2020

A former Quicken Loans executive, Booth has over 15 years of experience working in state and federal government bodies, focusing on transforming the mortgage industry through technology. Ivanoski has 17 years of experience in the financial services industry, including time at State Street Corporation and Santander Bank.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 21, 2020

That belief, however, assumes that one does not understand the two main drivers of housing: demographics and mortgage rates. As it happens, these fabulous demographics are accompanied by the lowest mortgage rates ever recorded in history. All that other stuff, my friends, is just stamp collecting.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 25, 2021

Real estate services and technology firm SitusAMC on Monday announced its acquisition of mortgage and title outsourcer Assimilate Solutions – the second acquisition by the New York-based firm in January, and its fourth overall in less than a year. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. 2021 by Ncontracts to name a few.

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Housing Wire

JULY 12, 2023

Three veteran sales executives at Movement Mortgage have parted ways with the South Carolina-based lender to join the competitor Summit Funding, sources told HousingWire. Schoolfield and Shelton joined Movement in 2012, were promoted as divisional leaders in February 2021, and landed at Summit in July. division, to Summit.

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Housing Wire

MAY 18, 2024

However, we came close to our target with inventory growth of 9,726 and there’s a silver lining: mortgage rates have recently fallen. Compare this level to 2008-2012 when this data line ran between 250,000 and 400,000 per week: clearly we aren’t seeing any considerable national-scale stress in this data line.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 19, 2022

As mortgage rates rose to nearly 7% and builder sentiment dipped to painfully low levels in September, housing starts also declined, dropping 8.1% Department of Housing and Urban Development. from August , to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.564 million, according to a report released Wednesday by U.S. month over month and 25.5%

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Housing Wire

MARCH 16, 2022

California-based ICE Mortgage Technology announced this week two enterprise agreements to integrate its eClose solution to Maxwell and Roostify platforms, enabling a more streamlined closing process for lenders and borrowers. Encompass eClose will be part of the mortgage fintech Maxwell’s point-of-sale platform.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

To be successful, lenders have to rely on mortgage lead generation to find potential borrowers. Some mortgage professionals are generating leads that are only being paired based on cost-per-lead budget instead of how well they fit into mortgage overlays. Steven Better, COO & Co-Founder. Joey Barrow, Chief Knowledge Officer.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 28, 2022

growth for its top 20 city composite, and now you know why my most significant concern for housing was home prices overheating , not crashing like people have warned about from 2012-2021. Imagine if mortgage rates didn’t rise this year. The only thing that can cool this down is higher mortgage rates, which has started already.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

He had a particular focus on residential developers and homebuilders. Bosman will help to lead Pretium’s investment activities in homebuilder finance, which have generated $14 billion in originations since the company’s inception in 2012. Brendan and Karen’s expertise will help us further scale those offerings.”

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Housing Wire

MAY 2, 2022

Six months ago Interfirst Mortgage Co. The workforce reduction is also focused on mortgage loan production. The lender is scheduled to lay off 26 processors, 20 originators, and 15 mortgage account executives in junior and specialist job positions. The company is also laying off four people with the title of vice-president.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Perry brings 25 years of legal experience in the financial services industry, with expertise in fair housing and community development. Nunnink joined Freddie Mac in 2012 in production and sales where she led the development of several of Freddie Mac Multifamily’s more innovative offerings.

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Appraisal Buzz

AUGUST 17, 2021

has incorporated Assimilate Solutions’ mortgage and IT outsourcing services into its SitusAMC brand. Founded in 2012, Assimilate has served the U.S. residential mortgage industry. Assimilate’s IT outsourcing capabilities include product development, data intelligence and analytics, integration management, test.

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Housing Wire

MAY 19, 2022

If there’s a bet to be made on the future of the non-agency lending space, it’s that the adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) will become far more popular this year as purchase mortgages increasingly dominate a housing market pivoting to an up-rate environment. ARMs came up at almost every meeting, so it’s very relevant.”.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 9, 2023

These buyers are primarily local community developers who purchase distressed properties and then resell or rent those properties on the retail market following rehab — a process that typically takes six to 12 months. . The shift to a buyer’s market is driven primarily by rising mortgage rates.

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