Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 8, 2025

I do not see any big extra selling pressure in the data early on; getting between 80,000 and 110,000 during the seasonal peak weeks was normal between 2013 and 2019. However, the slowdown in price growth is a positive development for the housing market, which desperately needs it.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2025

housing market through two powerful indirect forcessoaring insurance costs and shifting consumer preferenceswhich together are creating a feedback loop where climate risks drive population movements and reshape property values across the nation, fundamentally altering traditional patterns of real estate growth and community development.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 20, 2024

253 Realty was founded in 2013 by Shawn Viguerie. Since joining the Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate network , we have generated tremendous momentum as a result of the brand’s marketing, learning and business development programs for our affiliated agents,” Jessica Poulos said in a statement. “In

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 3, 2025

Cox, a 25-year industry veteran, founded Results Realty in 2013 and runs it as a full-service real estate firm that can represent home buyers and sellers across all price points and stages of homeownership, including first-time buyers. On the 2024 RealTrends Verified rankings, Cox ranked No. 67 in Illinois in sides with 61 and No.

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Housing Wire

MAY 1, 2023

As the FHFA pointed out, the current grids were developed some time ago and might reflect mortgage performance from a less benign economic environment than today. If so, the current curves would tend to be steeper if this were the case. Second, the changes will differentially affect borrowers as described above.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 10, 2024

The [MOU] establishes substantive information sharing protocols between state financial regulators and FHFA, improving the ability to coordinate on market developments, identify and mitigate risks, and ultimately, further protect consumers, taxpayers, and the nation’s housing finance system,” a joint announcement from CSBS and FHFA said.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 17, 2024

Abarca joined loanDepot as an underwriter in 2013 and became vice president of lending operations in 2021. Abarca will lead loanDepot’s loan processing, underwriting and closing operations, which in the first quarter of 2024 were responsible for closing $4.6 billion in mortgages, down from $5.3 billion in the previous quarter.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 25, 2021

Mortgage industry groups on Tuesday made their voices heard in response to the Department of Housing and Urban Development ’s proposed reinstatement of its 2013 disparate impact rule. Numerous industry stakeholders asked HUD to make some changes to the regulation to raise and further explain the threshold for disparate impact claims.

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OCTOBER 28, 2024

Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) have released new appraisal data from loan applications on single-family mortgages submitted to HUD’s Federal Housing Administration (FHA). million appraisals conducted from 2013 through 2022. The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) and U.S.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Founded in 2013, Floify — a subsidiary of Porch Group Inc. — is a software development company that offers a digital loan origination and POS system for the mortgage industry. The Colorado-headquartered firm was acquired by publicly traded proptech company Porch Group, Inc. in an $87 million deal in 2021.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 3, 2022

South Carolina-based Movement Mortgage has hired two executives away from rival Fairway Independent Mortgage to boost the growth and development of its distributed retail sales team. The nonbank lender named the 34-year veteran Sarah Middleton to the new position of chief growth officer to attract, onboard and develop sales leaders.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 15, 2020

In 2013, Thuan Nguyen was working out of his chaotic office in the heart of Silicon Valley. Though plenty of loan originators and brokerage executives are stuffing their pockets with cash, his approach is rare – he personally develops his own software and sells it to other brokerages. . You’d find him there from 5 a.m.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 11, 2024

Founded in 2013, Floify — a subsidiary of Porch Group Inc. — is a software development company that offers a digital loan origination system and POS for the mortgage industry. The Colorado-headquartered firm was acquired by publicly traded proptech company Porch Group in an $87 million deal in 2021.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 23, 2021

to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 775,000 in February — the sharpest month-over-month decline since 2013, according to estimates by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. After a near decade high in January, new home sales for single-family houses plummeted 18.2% year-over-year jump.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

About Ashley Harwood Ashley Harwood began her real estate career in 2013 and built a six-figure business as a solo agent before launching Move Over Extroverts in 2018. She developed training materials, classes, and coaching programs for her fellow introverts.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 5, 2021

The Utah-based software developer offers a private-label digital mortgage platform and mobile app designed to connect lenders with borrowers and real estate agents. Most recently, the private-equity firm invested in Real , a technology-powered real estate brokerage in 2020, and perhaps most notably, e-recording provider Simplifile in 2013.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Founded in 2013, Floify — a subsidiary of Porch Group Inc. — is a software development company that offers a digital loan origination and point-of-sale system for the mortgage industry. The Colorado-headquartered firm was acquired by publicly traded proptech company Porch Group, Inc. in an $87 million deal in 2021.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 14, 2020

Berg joined Planet Home Lending in September 2013. For the last 16 years, the brokerage ranked as Northern Nevada’s highest-producing real estate office by agent activity. Reames started as a processor with Planet Home Lending in July 2017. The post People movers: Notarize, RE/MAX and Planet Home Lending appeared first on HousingWire.

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Housing Wire

MAY 13, 2024

When Standowicz started at UWM in 2013 she was on a team of about 100 underwriters. Fast forward to 2013, I joined UWM as an FHA Senior Underwriter and quickly rose through the ranks to become an underwriting leader, guiding a group of underwriters to ensure loans are processed accurately, quickly and consistently.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Bureau of Labor Statistics from 2013 to 2023. However, with supply chain issues piling up and loan rates for builders continuing to rise, developers’ confidence is going in the opposite direction. The findings are based on historic data from the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Jamie Thornton, director of online mortgage lending at Real Genius, said in a statement that the company has “invested a significant amount of time and resources” into developing technology for customers. Thornton founded Real Genius in 2012 as ConsumerDirect Mortgage, and the company was acquired by FirstBank in 2013.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 24, 2022

Founded in 2000, Guaranteed Rate sought to boost retail loan originations, scale its JV platform, and develop new multichannel capabilities by acquiring Stearns. After the deal, HousingWire reported that Stearns’ retail operations was folded into Guaranteed Rate.

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JULY 11, 2024

He began his career at FHLB in 2013 as an enterprise architect and worked his way up to his most recent role of VP/Director of Information Technology. Treasury as a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), a designation earned by approximately 100 banks nationwide. With locations in Minneapolis/St.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Since the initial SFR securitization in 2013 through August of this year, according to a separate KBRA market-sector report, 16 sponsors have undertaken 113 SFR securitizations involving notes with a total principal balance of $69.6 The securitization, IH 2013-SFR1, was collateralized by a single $479.1 billion. “The

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan when the president signed the Reverse Mortgage Stabilization Act of 2013 into law. And I’ve had great mentors and developed great friendships. He was in the Oval Office with President Barack Obama and then- U.S.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The appraisals, compiled between 2013 and 2021, show that the home appraisal industry gives higher values to homes whose owners are white, and less if the owners are people of color. In late October, the Federal Housing Finance Agency released 47 million appraisal reports to the public for the first time.

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Housing Wire

JULY 30, 2024

The HMAC lawsuit alleges that Turturro, restricted from using confidential company information for his benefit, directed $800,000 to a marketing agency to develop the Jet Mortgage brand. The document adds that Turturro joined HMAC in late 2022, becoming a “high-ranking employee” and divisional president for Jet Mortgage. dba In-House Lender.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Developing a trusted referral network can generate new business for you (and your network). About Ashley Harwood Ashley Harwood began her real estate career in 2013 and built a six-figure business as a solo agent before launching Move Over Extroverts in 2018. What are the benefits of referrals?

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

During his time at Amrock, Hughes spearheaded the firm’s effort to develop digital mortgage closings. LaQuanda Sain, who has been with Rocket Mortgage since 2013 and is currently serving as executive vice president of mortgage retention, will take over Beattie’s role as the head of the servicing team.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 28, 2023

Founded in 2013 by Brew Johnson, Brett Crosby and Alex Perelman, Peer Street developed a marketplace connecting lenders and borrowers seeking capital to investors looking for real estate-related debt. The business attracted investor Michael Burry, one of the featured players in “The Big Short.”

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 30, 2021

The DOJ alleged that between 2013 to 2017, the bank violated the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Credit Opportunity Act “by avoiding predominantly Black and Hispanic neighborhoods [in the Houston, metro area] because of the race, color and national origin of the people living in those neighborhoods.”. Specifically, Cadence will provide $4.17

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Housing Wire

MAY 16, 2024

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R) in 2022 aimed to assess the state of the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) program over a 20-year period. A study commissioned by the U.S.

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JUNE 27, 2024

Still , Vice Chair, Pulte Financial Services Sheri Thompson , EVP, Head of Affordable Housing, Walker & Dunlop Eileen Tu , VP, Mortgage Policy and Credit Development, Rocket Mortgage John Wiechmann , President/CEO, Midwest Housing Equity Group Inc.

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Housing Wire

MAY 26, 2021

After all, the FHFA reported that since 2013, the GSEs had paid approximately $15 billion in interest and premiums for their CRT coverage while receiving just $50 million in write downs or reimbursements. Simply put, we’ve not seen unexpected losses between 2013 and the first quarter of 2021. The benefits of CRT are numerous.

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Housing Wire

JULY 18, 2024

In a final rule titled “Strengthening the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage Program,” FHA codified several significant changes to the HECM program that were previously issued by HUD under the Housing and Economic Recovery Act (HERA) of 2008 and the Reverse Mortgage Stabilization Act of 2013. But the U.S.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 12, 2022

Stearns had a sizable partnership business, led by Steve Stein, a more limited retail operation, and a wholesale channel that was the largest in the industry as recently as 2013, but had lost market share to UWM. Founded in 2000 and known for its robust retail operations, Guaranteed Rate has been growing in stature in recent years.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 15, 2020

“We still have vacancy and blight issues but they are not crippling as they were a decade ago,” said Ian Beniston, executive director at the Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation (YNDC), a nonprofit community development corporation in Youngstown, Ohio. When we began a decade ago there was much more blight.

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