Housing Wire

MARCH 6, 2024

gross domestic product (GDP) in 2022, according to a report commissioned by the American Land Title Association that was published on Wednesday. The title insurance and settlement services industry directly generated $30 billion of U.S. ALTA noted that 90% of the title industry is made up by small businesses. billion of GDP), New York ($2.5

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Appraisal Buzz

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Consumer confidence in the housing market increased in October, reaching its highest level since February 2022, according to Fannie Mae’s Home Purchase Sentiment Index. The share of consumers who think it’s a good time to buy a home increased to 20%, while the share who think it’s a good time to sell a home declined to 64%.

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Appraisal Buzz

JUNE 24, 2024

The amount renters must earn to afford the median-priced flat has reached its highest level since October 2022. As a result, wage growth should continue to outpace rent growth in the coming months, as it has been doing since 2022,” said Sheharyar Bokhari, Senior Economist at Redfin. year-over-year and 22.9%

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 13, 2024

Refinance activity last week hit its highest level since August 2022, when mortgage rates were closer to 5%. But it’s far too early to celebrate. Refinance activity received a major boost last week as mortgage rates declined on the back of expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates and a possible recession looms.

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Appraisal Buzz

JANUARY 17, 2022

What is on the horizon in 2022? Things may be taking a turn for the better in 2022, though. Many buyers hope the housing market will cool down in 2022, and while experts don’t think it will be as competitive, this is unlikely to be a dramatic shift — at least not one that turns the market away from being seller-friendly.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 3, 2023

Title industry revenue dropped 19% year over year in 2022, according to data released Thursday by Fitch Ratings. According to the Fitch report, the decline in revenue was driven by economic headwinds in the latter half of the year, as mortgage rates doubled between early 2022 and fall of 2022.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

When Mohtashami first used the phrase in his commentaries back in March, he said, “I have lost my five-year home-price growth model of 23% in just two years, and inventory has worsened in 2022. The post HousingWire Magazine: September 2022 appeared first on HousingWire. Go to page 19 to learn more. .

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Housing Wire

MARCH 24, 2023

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) released on Thursday its Fourth Quarter 2022 Foreclosure Prevention and Refinance Report, stating that government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac completed 52,469 foreclosure prevention actions in Q4 2022.

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Appraisal Buzz

JULY 5, 2024

property/casualty insurers show that underwriting losses in 2023 resembled those in a challenging 2022. percent in 2022 to 101.6 Homeowners and auto insurance performed particularly poorly: in both 2022 and 2023, loss ratios exceeded levels not seen in more than 20 prior years. percent in 2022. percent in 2023.

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Appraisal Buzz

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

As the number of newly built apartments increased, monthly asking rentals for new flats peaked in the first quarter of 2022 at $1,889, but have since declined. The post Asking Rents for New Builds Slip to Lowest Level Since 2022 first appeared on The MortgagePoint. Will an Apartment Construction Boom Lead to Lower Rents?

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Marty Green thinks of the housing market in 2022 as two very different movies. But the housing market in the second half of 2022? With homes taking longer to sell, due in part to higher mortgage rates, buyers in 2022 had negotiating power to get concessions or credits to lower rates down for a limited period. over asking price.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 1, 2022

Despite that, the 2022 RealTrends top real estate brokerage firms did a record number of transaction sides in 2021 (our 2022 rankings are based on 2021 data). In this special supplement to HousingWire magazine , separate from the rankings, are the 2022 RealTrends GameChangers. Enjoy this special section of HousingWire magazine!

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

In 2022, nearly 40% of U.S. million owner-occupied homes in 2022, up 4.6 While prospective homebuyers are grappling with still-elevated mortgage rates, a growing share of Americans are enjoying being mortgage-free. homeowners owned their homes outright, according to Census Bureau data analyzed by Bloomberg. In total, 33.3

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 6, 2022

Mortgage rate increased during the first week of 2022 to the highest level since May 2020 and are more than half a percent higher than January 2021,” Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s chief economist said in a statement. How local lenders can remain competitive in 2022’s changing market. Presented by: Maxwell. during the two weeks ending Dec.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 13, 2023

Like its nonbank competitors, Wells Fargo , JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America operated in a highly challenging mortgage market in 2022. Refinancings fell to 13% of the portfolio in Q4 2022, compared to 59% in Q4 2021. billion in Q4 2022, a decline of 45% compared to the prior quarter and an 84% drop from Q4 2021.

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Sacramento Appraisal Blog

JANUARY 4, 2022

What’s the real estate market going to do in 2022? Let’s talk about some of the emerging trends. Scroll quickly or digest slowly. Anything to add? January public speaking gigs: January 12: Top Producer Panel in Granite Bay (sold out) January 18: SAR Big Market Update (sign up here) January 19: PCAR WCR Big Market […].

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 1, 2022

She encompasses exactly what it means to a be a Woman of Influence and you can read all about Yannaccone, and all the honorees, in our 2022 Women of Influence profiles that start on page 28. The post HousingWire Magazine: August 2022 appeared first on HousingWire. Congrats to this year’s incredible list of honorees.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Nevertheless, while we view the trends described below as the most likely path for the economy and mortgage market in 2022, this news highlights the elevated level of uncertainty we’ve all been living with the past few years. A silver lining is that we are expecting both 2022 and 2023 to be record years for purchase originations.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

This 2022 forecast event brought together some of the top economists and researchers in the housing space, equipping attendees with the insights and data they need to navigate the year ahead. Panel brought to you by: The post HW+ Virtual 2022 Forecast Event appeared first on HousingWire. Watch the full on-demand event below.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 13, 2022

This article is part of our Housing 2022 forecast series. After the series wraps, join us on February 8 for the HW+ Virtual 2022 Forecast Event. enters the third year of the pandemic, the 2022 housing market remains on stable ground. While interest rates are projected to rise in 2022 to 3.5% As the U.S. Demographics.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 6, 2023

Independent mortgage banks (IMB) and mortgage subsidiaries of chartered banks received a disappointing sales report card for 2022, which was led by a rapid rise in mortgage rates , low housing inventory and affordability challenges. On a per-loan basis, production revenues were $10,322 per loan in 2022, down from $11,003 per loan in 2021.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 12, 2022

We are in the middle of January 2022 and spring selling season isn’t too far away. My 2022 existing home sales range is lower than what we are currently trending at: I am looking for a sale range between 5.74 So, for 2022, you want to keep an eye on the year-over-year data, especially past mid-February toward April.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 16, 2022

Fannie Mae lowered its projections of mortgage originations and home sales for 2022 as mortgage rates continue to climb. trillion in 2022 and $2.2 In May, Fannie Mae dropped its mortgage origination volume projection for 2022 to $2.7 million units in 2022, sliding down even further from its 11.1% trillion in 2023.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2021

With those two factors still very much in play, here is my 2022 forecast. For 2022, my range for the 10-year yield is 0.62%-1.94% , similar to 2021. The economy won’t be as hot in 2022 as it was in 2021, but it will remain in expansionary mode. For 2022, I am forecasting the same sales trend range as 2021 of about 5.74

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2023

The rapidly cooling housing market in 2022 was not kind to Big Four title insurer Old Republic. While the century-old firm, which is celebrating its 100 th anniversary in 2023, did generate net income for both the fourth quarter of 2022 as well as for the year as a whole, it was down substantially last year. million, down from $627.0

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Housing Wire

MAY 8, 2023

The rapid housing market cool down and the rapid pace at which the Federal Reserve hiked interest rates took their toll on the title insurance industry in 2022. million in claims in 2022, up from the $474.4 The five states with the largest title premium volumes in 2022 were Texas ($3.39 in Q3 2022. in 2022.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

billion so far in 2022. This agency’s most recent credit risk transfer (CRT) offering, STACR 2022-DNA6, involves a $1.165 billion note backed by a reference loan pool of 112,865 residential mortgages with an outstanding principal balance of $35.6 The initial STARC deal of this year, STACR 2022-DNA1, was a $1.4

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Housing Wire

JUNE 9, 2022

A recently published CoreLogic report found homeowners with mortgages in the first quarter of 2022 saw their equity grow by 32.2% Per the quarterly report, published this week , homeowners in California, Hawaii and Washington saw their equity increase by more than $100,000 in the first quarter of 2022 compared to the prior year.

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Sacramento Appraisal Blog

MARCH 8, 2022

In short, 2022 is doing its best to crush 2021. That’s exactly what we’ve been seeing. Here we are again with what feels like a carbon copy of last year, which was our most aggressive market ever. Let’s talk stats and perspective. I’d love to hear your take. UPCOMING PUBLIC SPEAKING […].

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

In 2022 this tradition was continued with the Marketing Leader Success Summit at HousingWire Annual in Scottsdale. HW Media Update. Starting in 2018, HW Media started focusing on events for marketers with Engage Marketing.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Limited inventory, supply chain disruptions and concerns about inflation have led economists at Fannie Mae to lower their mortgage origination forecasts for the remainder of this year and into 2022. It also downsized its 2022 mortgage origination volume forecast by $55 billion to $3.25 trillion from the $4.36 growth projection.

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Appraisal Buzz

MARCH 2, 2022

Today’s Buzzcast interview is with Jeremy Staudenmaier, 2022 Winner of the Valuation Visionary Award. The post Valuation Visionary 2022 – Jeremy Staudenmaier appeared first on Appraisal Buzz. What is the example you want to set for the next Valuation Visionary? Have any comments or would you like to submit content of your own?

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

billion in net income recorded in the third quarter of 2022, though it represented a 36% decline from a year prior. Provision for credit losses for the fourth quarter of 2022 came in at $600 million, up from $100 million in the fourth quarter of 2021. Its fellow GSE , Fannie Mae , similarly saw its net income sink in 2022.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 1, 2022

While my top 5 have slightly shifted over the years, “strategic” has been one of my most consistent strengths, which is exactly why meeting 2022 Rising Star Morgan Salama felt so impactful. The post HousingWire Magazine: June 2022 appeared first on HousingWire. This month also featured a June Supplement, go here to see more.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 30, 2022

The post HousingWire Magazine: July 2022 appeared first on HousingWire. Starting on page 22, you’ll see Ramos, along with people like Montell Watson, director of diversity lending at Movement Mortgage , who answer questions like the ones I just mentioned.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 31, 2022

February 2022. The post HousingWire Magazine: 2022 appeared first on HousingWire. Written by housing executives and our own editorial team, these features take readers into a deep dive of the most critical topics in the housing industry today.

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Appraisal Buzz

APRIL 11, 2022

The housing market has been a roller coaster ride since COVID-19 began, and it hasn’t shown signs of stopping in 2022. Here are some buyer relocation trends to watch out for in 2022’s hectic real estate market. Mortgage rates dipped to record lows in 2021, then skyrocketed in early 2022. More Second Home Purchases. 2021 to Jan.

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