Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Despite the closed title purchase order volume dropping 36% year over year and the number of closed refinance orders dropping 79% compared to the fourth quarter of 2021, Fidelity National Financial still managed to record a strong Q4 in 2022. For the full year 2022, Fidelity’s title segment recorded revenue of $9.5

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Housing Wire

JUNE 10, 2024

In the 24 months beginning March 2022, the U.S. housing market saw dramatic changes in affordability as mortgage rates skyrocketed 500 basis points. However, if you ask, most people think the mortgage lock-in occurred in 2022. million fewer home sales between March 2022 and December 2023.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 20, 2023

Nominations for HousingWire’s Marketing Leaders award are now open through Friday, April 21, 2023. For the past three years, the HW Marketing Leaders award has recognized elite marketing execs in housing who have pushed their businesses to the top via innovative marketing strategies, creative campaigns and purpose-driven programs.

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Housing Wire

JULY 18, 2022

The residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) market is reeling from an unfavorable interest-rate environment, which is expected to suppress private-label securities offerings for at least the rest of the year, a recent market outlook report concludes.

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Housing Wire

MAY 15, 2024

In the 24 months beginning March 2022, the U.S. housing market saw dramatic changes in affordability as mortgage rates skyrocketed 500 basis points. After an initial rush to get to market in Q2 2022, new listings volume fell precipitously. million fewer home sales between March 2022 and December 2023.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

This article is part of our HousingWire 2022 forecast series. After the series wraps, join us on February 8 for the HW+ Virtual 2022 Forecast Event. Thanks to a boom in the housing market and a historic refinance market, the past two years have been a favorable period for the mortgage market. 2022 Forecast series.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 30, 2021

This article is part of our HousingWire 2022 forecast series. After the series wraps early next year, join us on February 8 for the HW+ Virtual 2022 Forecast Event. All signs point to continuing upward pressure on interest rates in 2022. by the end of 2022.”. nance market and toward purchase loans. Toohig asked.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 8, 2022

In its second year, HousingWire’s Marketing Leaders award is honoring the most creative and influential marketing minds of the housing economy. We’re looking for the best-of-the-best marketing execs who demonstrate leadership by continuously growing, leading and motivating high-performing marketing teams.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Securitizations backed by jumbo loans and mortgages on residential investment properties have propelled a rebounding private-label market in 2021. Still, the balance of the year looks promising for the private-label market, according to MAXEX. The post Why the private-label market will chill in 2022 appeared first on HousingWire.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 25, 2022

For the second year in a row, HousingWire is honoring the marketing leaders who are driving innovation within their organizations to strengthen their brands and increase visibility. Nominees will be announced in the July issue of HousingWire magazine and a full list of winners will be published online July 1, 2022.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 14, 2022

Consolidation in the mortgage industry is likely in 2022, analysts and lending executives said. Then, the mortgage industry showed why it is called a cyclical business: in the second half of 2021, the Federal Reserve signaled an increase in interest rates and an easing of the purchase of mortgage-backed securities, choking the refi market.

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Housing Wire

MAY 2, 2022

This article is part of our housing market update series. At the end of this series, you can join us on May 10 for a Housing Market Update webinar. As a result, markets were quick to respond, driving mortgage spreads and rates much higher than most experts expected by this time of year. The impact on housing markets.

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Appraisal Buzz

JUNE 12, 2024

year-over-year in May to $1,653, representing the highest level since October 2022, according to a new Redfin survey. While multifamily development starts have dipped below their 10-year historical average, there is still a backlog of new units entering the market each month, limiting how much prices can rise. month-over-month (MoM).

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Last year’s unique market conditions created unprecedented profitability for most lenders. As increasingly large, well-funded competition sets a new bar for resilience throughout market cycles, local lenders are forced to step up. Doing so will create business that perpetuates itself through market cycles.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The 2024 housing market is shaping out to be one of the slowest in recent memory, but what can the industry expect in 2025? HousingWire Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami and Altos Research Founder Mike Simonsen have compiled a comprehensive forecast for the 2025 housing market.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 14, 2022

The tides of the mortgage industry are changing as we head into 2022, and just like the sand under the waves, we can expect the appraisal landscape to shift along with it. Appraisers, like many other service providers, must adapt to market changes to accommodate their clients’ needs. 2022 Outlook for volume.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 23, 2024

New home sales have been one of the brighter housing stories since the home sales crash in 2022 — as we can see in the chart below, new home sales have been able to grow since then. This is one reason why the homebuilder stocks have done so well since November of 2022.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

But the narrative is more complex in niche markets like the Texas capital of Austin. Social media posts have fueled speculation that Austin’s rental market is in freefall. Gerli told HousingWire in an emailed response that normalizing market conditions would be indicated by a slow and gradual decline in rents. by September.

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 11, 2024

“Let’s not mistake correlation for causation,” said researcher and Deputy Chief Economist for First American Financial Corporation Odeta Kushi , who publishes quarterly analyses of housing market data and trends. And, reversely, when the Fed starts lowering rates, the housing market perks up and the general economic landscape follows course.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Back in March, HousingWire Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami coined the phrase “savagely unhealthy” to describe the state of the housing market. 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.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Homebuyers faced surging mortgage costs, fees and monthly payments in 2022 amid a tightening monetary policy designed to combat persistent inflation. ” To illustrate, the median interest rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage at the end of 2022 was 6.5%, per the CFPB report. . in 2022, up from 8.3% For refis, it was 24.7%

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 23, 2023

housing market and that they need to be pro-housing again. Even with all the drama we have dealt with in 2022-2023, the housing market stayed intact and never broke. This is a big Merry Christmas gift for the housing market. Historically speaking, 2021 and early 2022 were the two lowest ever in new listings data.

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Appraisal Buzz

JANUARY 17, 2022

The housing market boomed in 2021 like few could have expected. What is on the horizon in 2022? Things may be taking a turn for the better in 2022, though. Several real estate experts have identified this as a key aspect of the housing boom, with no signs of dissipating in 2022. Demand for New Homes Will Stay High.

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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%. Compared to the third quarter of 2020 when the mortgage market faced a refi boom, the dollar volume of refinance applications was still down 80.1%, according to Fannie Mae data. But it’s far too early to celebrate.

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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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Sacramento Appraisal Blog

JANUARY 4, 2022

What’s the real estate market going to do in 2022? 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 […]. Let’s talk about some of the emerging trends. Scroll quickly or digest slowly.

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Appraisal Buzz

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

The median asking rent in the 50 largest metros registered at $1,753, down by $2 from last month and $7 lower than its August 2022 peak. Miami, FL, was the least affordable rental market in August 2024. Oklahoma City, OK, is the most affordable rental market in August 2024. Asking rents dipped by $5, or -0.3%, year over year.

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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.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

For real estate agents, this economic reality can present both challenges and opportunities, and determine strategies in markets across the country. Home insurance premiums have climbed 45% from 2017 to 2022, contributing to a slowing sales market. inflation climbing to 2.6% Data from RentSpree and the U.S. Last year, 44.5

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Appraisal Buzz

JANUARY 28, 2022

days on the market. The post The Housing Market Soaring to New Heights in 2022 appeared first on theMReport.com. The post The Housing Market Soaring to New Heights in 2022 appeared first on Appraisal Buzz.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Like the vast majority of the country, the city’s housing market has been stymied by high mortgage rates, low inventory and mismatched expectations between buyers and sellers. Buyers think it’s a buyer’s market. Sellers think it’s a seller’s market. 25 statewide in 2023 transaction volume.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 29, 2024

It’s still April, so there could be as many as eight more weeks of seller growth in the spring housing market. housing market at the end of April 2024. Housing inventory There are now 556,000 single-family homes on the market. from last week, with slightly more than 13,000 additional properties on the market now than a week ago.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 14, 2024

Denver-based Realtor Bret Weinstein took on a client whose house had been on the market for 60 days. The deal is indicative of how details matter in a market like Denver where home-price growth has slowed dramatically after a surge in post-pandemic migration to the metro area caused valuations to rise sharply in a short period of time.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

As high mortgage rates reshape the housing market, existing homes are making up a larger percentage of for-sale inventory, and homebuyers are taking notice. This marked the lowest market share for new homes in three years. market share, while first-quarter 2022 saw a record high of 34.4%. Census Bureau.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 12, 2024

nonbank mortgage lenders continue to gain market share as the industry consolidates and a number of smaller players exit the space due to a lack of strong franchises to retain sufficient volume, Fitch Ratings reported Tuesday. billion in purchase originations in 2023, up 4% from 2022 and good for a market share of nearly 8%.

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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. recorded in July 2022. Altos considers anything above a Market Action Index score of 30 to be a seller’s market.

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