Housing Wire

JULY 29, 2024

Warmer summer weather has brought cooler housing market conditions to Montana. The market right now just feels like it’s a bit lukewarm,” said Brian Huskey , a Billings, Montana-based ERA American Real Estate agent. Altos considers anything above a Market Action Index score of 30 to be a seller’s market. from 44.75

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 10, 2020

The Des Moines housing market has had a record-setting year for home sales, which local Realtors credit to low mortgage rates, the work from home phenomenon and Des Moines’ affordable lifestyle. Stewart also said her clients want acreage and bigger yards because everyone is inside at home, working or schooling. in the last year.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 20, 2024

In 2021, HousingWire published an article spotlighting Austin as one of the hottest housing markets in the country. 1 in population growth for eight straight years and The Wall Street Journal named it the hottest job market in 2019 and 2020. higher than 2019 prices. As noted in that article, Austin had ranked No.

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Housing Wire

MAY 3, 2024

We’ve been a sellers’ market here for at least the past eight years, but probably closer to 10 or 11.“ While this is up from a record low of 7,336 listings set in late April 2022, it is still well below the 29,951 listings in early May 2019, about a year prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 25, 2024

Monika DeRoussel was in a meeting, away from her phone and email, when a client messaged her that a property in their price range and desired neighborhood had a for-sale sign in the yard. When the meeting concluded, DeRoussel quickly reached out to the seller’s agent to see if her client could get in for a tour, but it was too late. “I

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Housing Wire

MAY 24, 2021

The National Association of Realtors Confidence Index Survey for April reveals how hot the housing market is. There were 3,541 respondents to the online survey which ran from May 3-10, 2021, of which 1,731 had a client. 2019 is being used as a reference point since 2020 data is skewed by the pandemic.).

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The company has cut hundreds of jobs across layoffs in March , May , July and October , underscoring the immense challenges of the current mortgage market. So far this year, the correspondent channel has gained market share on the two other channels, increasing from 23.4% in the third quarter of 2022, according to IMF data.

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 3, 2022

I started thinking about this when I saw the news coming from the National Association of Realtors about how far the current real estate market is out of balance. months less than what it was in 2019. Appraising real estate in a fast-changing market. In a market that moves as quickly as ours is, often that can be too old.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Now, the industry will need to take a step back to figure out which fintech solutions can provide long-term solutions, according to Andy Crisenbery , Black Knight Senior Vice President of eLending Solutions and 2019 HousingWire Tech Trendsetter. HW: Where are you finding opportunity to meet client needs and grow relationships?

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Housing Wire

JULY 3, 2023

PrimeLending , a Texas-based retail mortgage bank, aims to expand its market share by growing within its existing footprint in a margin-thinning environment. We’ll reach out to those loan officers in markets where we have existing retail branch locations. The goal is to expand its overall market share to 1% this year from 0.6%.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Thanks to unprecedented market conditions , shifting demographics and historically low interest rates, Rocket posted closing origination volume of $89 billion, up 122% year-over-year, and rate lock volume at nearly $95 billion, an increase of 101% from the third quarter of 2019. They weren’t kidding.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

“This collaboration reflects our dedication to equipping NAR members with innovative solutions that cater to the evolving needs of their clients, ensuring a smooth experience for sellers and buyers alike,” said Rhonny Barragan, NAR vice president of strategic alliances in an announcement of the deal. markets, according to the page.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The landmark antitrust lawsuit settlement agreed to by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) in March has put the practices of real estate agents in the spotlight for both regulators and clients alike. The researchers used MLS data in Charlotte , Minneapolis and Houston between January 2000 and December 2019.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 22, 2024

Mortgage capital market operations are ripe for innovation. Polly’s “client-centricity” attracted him to the business, he noted. Parvesh Sahi , former senior vice president of business and client development for ICE Mortgage Technology, joined the company as chief revenue officer (CRO) in 2023.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

At the end of August 2019, there were 5,472 homes for sale in King County, according to the Northwest Multiple Listing Service. The not-for-profit company released an array of data about the Washington market on Tuesday. By the end of August 2019, active listings dipped to 16,697. At the end of this August? Take inventory.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

By integrating Curinos’ market pricing data into Polly’s cloud-native Product and Pricing Engine (PPE), the partnership will enable mortgage lenders to optimize workflows and positively impact margin management, Curinos said in a news release.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

“We share a core value in that we are not afraid to roll up our sleeves to help our clients win. metro markets. Other notable acquisitions in recent years included reverse mortgage-focused AMC Landmark Network in 2018 and AMC Janus Valuation & Compliance in 2019. Class Valuation has been on an acquisition spree.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 18, 2020

As the company celebrates its 10th anniversary, WFG continues to look for new ways to serve its clients, consumers and industry. Like other lenders, UWM has posted record profits amid a low-rate environment that has driven a huge volume of refinancings through its broker clients. Presented by: WFG. The company originated $54.2

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Last year was largely a good one for the nation’s homebuilders, which were able to offer rate buydowns to attract more clients while maintaining double-digit profit margins. In 2011, only 13% of homebuilders worried about the cost of labor, versus 87% in 2019. An estimated 668,000 new homes were sold in 2023, 4.2%

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Housing Wire

MARCH 8, 2024

homeowners are “house-rich, cash-poor,” home equity investment firm Hometap provides clients with a way to tap into their home equity instead of selling their home or taking out a loan. With continued demand for home equity investment from homeowners, Burnett is confident that the market is poised for growth in the decade ahead.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 31, 2022

As the market shifts, interest in non-QM lending from traditional lenders and brokers has increased. HousingWire: How is the shift from refi to purchase affecting the non-QM market? But it may not be as sensitive as the more traditional refinance market. First the whole market shut down at the beginning of the pandemic.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

For the third year in a row, the Tech Trendsetters award program recognizes the people who drive innovation for their mortgage and real estate clients. Honorees include product and technology leaders from across the industry who have played an integral role in bringing innovative solutions to market for housing industry clients.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 12, 2024

Paul Reizen “With offices in five of Montana’s top ski markets, our team knows what it takes to market luxury homes in mountain resort communities — so expanding into northern Idaho is a natural fit for us,” Ryon Brewer, president of PureWest Christie’s International Real Estate, said in a statement. “We

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Vacation areas and luxury housing markets aren’t the only ones benefitting from a wave of pandemic buyers : southeastern locales are also filling up. Homes are “singing out the door about as fast as they come on the market,” in Little Rock, Arkansas, according to Melissa Bond, a Realtor at United Real Estate – Central Arkansas.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 27, 2020

“We are witnessing a true V-shaped sales recovery as homebuyers continue their strong return to the housing market,” said Yun. As states reopen, Yun expects the market to remain hot. gain compared with 2019. If 20% more homes were on the market, we would have 20% more sales, because demand is that high.”. million, a 1.1%

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Housing Wire

JULY 26, 2023

When clients find their dream house and are ready to make an offer, Todd Armstrong’s next call isn’t necessarily to the seller’s agent or the buyer’s loan officer. “We Scalone recently wrote a policy for clients buying a home in Claremont, the Serra Mesa area of San Diego, which he described as a “pretty urban environment.” “A

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The Federal Reserve ‘s effort to temper inflation has cooled the housing market that remains subdued with mortgage rates north of 7%. However, a silver lining in the subdued housing market is the strength in new-home sales. They were withdrawing volatility from the market, and they were lowering rates to benefit consumers.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

. “We believe that being a public company will also allow us to help our mortgage broker clients continue to build and grow their businesses, generating value for all of our stakeholders.” UWM’s move into the public markets follows that of rival Rocket Companies , the country’s largest mortgage lender by volume.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 29, 2022

Local markets spotlights 5 different areas across the country, showcasing what is uniquely happening in those housing markets. Local real estate agents, loan officers and appraisers share what characteristics are currently defining their housing markets. Conway, Arkansas. Rochester, New York.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 11, 2021

Most answer LOs because most industry market share is still LO-driven. But let’s go deeper to see if this answer holds up for execs and LOs over full market cycles. And let’s frame it in the context of today’s top wholesaler asking LOs to limit the options they have for consumer clients. In the end, the consumer is the customer.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 14, 2022

Appraisers, like many other service providers, must adapt to market changes to accommodate their clients’ needs. We’ll dig deeper into each of those topics below, but first we’ll explore one of the biggest driving forces on appraisal: market volume. HELOC and private clients) is expected to remain stable to slightly declining.

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Housing Wire

JULY 9, 2021

Inefficiencies in data and workflow are driving rising mortgage market costs, and LoanLogics helps solve this industry challenge.” ” Bill Neville, LoanLogics CEO, said the current mortgage technology market has an estimated value of more than $10 billion. It also reported a 40% increase in revenue from 2019 to 2020.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

With the deal, SitusAMC now has two of the top warehouse loan software systems on the market, SRG’s Warehouse Loan System (WLS) and SitusAMC’s own offering, ProMerit, which it acquired in 2019 as part of the MBMS transaction. ” How lenders will benefit from Black Knight’s acquisition of Optimal Blue. .

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 21, 2020

. “This will enhance our ability to focus on executing our long-term strategy and delivering even better products and services to our clients and partners.”. In 2019, Thoma Bravo acquired Ellie Mae for $3.7 Here’s what NAMB does for brokers. NAMB has been advocating for mortgage brokers for almost 50 years. Presented by: NAMB.

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Housing Wire

MAY 28, 2021

Numerous other sales records were also set, including the median home sale price ($354,250) and number of days on the market (17, down from 36 one year ago). Diving deeper, for the two week period ending May 9, 2021, 57% of homes that went under contract had an accepted offer within the first two weeks on the market.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 18, 2024

The dispute between the companies started in 2019 when Black Knight accused PennyMac of copying its mortgage servicing platform, MSP, to create its Servicing Systems Environment (SSE) technology. Since we launched the system in 2019, it has performed extremely well, meaningfully enhancing capabilities while helping to drive down costs.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 3, 2021

According to the Detroit-based company, it will be leveraging the same technology, data and client experience used in the mortgage, real estate and personal lending spaces “to help Americans make their home more energy efficient.”. “We have a significant portfolio of clients, roughly 2.5 thus far and counting.

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