Housing Wire

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The company’s Auction Market Dispatch for third-quarter 2024 included a survey conducted in late September of more than 140 active buyers on the platform. While 45% said current market conditions were not impacting their desire to purchase distressed property, 34% said conditions were detrimental to their decisions.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) announced last week that the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage ( HECM ) limit for 2025 will be $1,209,750. Peter Sciandra, executive vice president of reverse lending and secondary marketing at Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp., Others are taking a more nuanced approach to the increase.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) announced this week that the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage ( HECM ) limit for 2025 will be $1,209,750. I don’t think it’s a dramatic difference maker in terms of 2025 volume but also don’t believe it’s intended to be that,” Lunde said.

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Appraisal Buzz

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Matic announced that it has published its annual year-end trends and predictions report, which examines significant developments in the house insurance market and their effects on mortgage lenders and homeowners. Regulatory obstacles could still impede development, though. as opposed to 10.7% in the first half of the year.

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Appraisal Buzz

DECEMBER 16, 2024

As the new year draws near, Fannie Mae anticipates that many of the housing trends from 2024 will persist in 2025, with the lock-in effect of mortgage rates and housing affordability continuing to be major obstacles for countless Americans. In 2025, economists predict that the average mortgage rate will continue to be higher than 6%.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

They discuss the latest developments in the mortgage market, along with key dynamics and growth strategies for lenders as interest rates continue to fall. The conversation also covers cost-to-completion metrics, new technology and tactics strategies for making customers happy in today’s market.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 5, 2024

We did two other significant deals earlier this year Latter & Blum and Parks Real Estate , who were also leaders in their respective regions and markets. Compass has been vocal about its desire to make significant market share gains , and Golod says its latest acquisition certainly wont hurt.

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Appraisal Buzz

DECEMBER 13, 2024

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) has announced 10 top hot spots for the 2025 housing market based on economic, demographic and housing factors predicted to significantly impact local markets. All areas offer a favorable financing environmenteither with lower proportions of locked-in homeowners or lower mortgage rates.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

In this HousingWire executive conversation, Chris Kennedy , Director of Sales and Business Development at RiskSpan , explores the key recapture strategies that lenders can follow to maximize profit in the 2025 real estate market. In 2025, we could see a huge booming refinance market.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Required under separate regulatory frameworks, the FHFA submitted the plans as part of the 2025-2027 Duty to Serve (DTS) requirements and the 2025-2027 Equitable Housing Finance Plans (EHFPs). And Fannie Mae “will focus on enabling rural Community Development Financial Institutions to access secondary markets,” the FHFA explained.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 11, 2024

The third, a gift from the United franchise in Richmond, Virginia , states, Only the strong survive in 2025. This goes for anything ranging from decisions about products and services to decisions about entering new markets. Like many other brokerages , United will be focused on growth in 2025. Haase said.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2024

The family-run brokerage firm recorded some legal w ins and losses , developed new tools for agents and clients , and navigated one of the slowest years for home sales in nearly three decades. The company has been in business since 1957 as we always say, we are a multigenerational company and that is not just a marketing phrase, Hanna said.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Despite the mixed results, some economists are optimistic about the future of the new construction market. After falling in July, housing starts were back up again in August, according to data released Wednesday by the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. month over month and up 3.9%

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Housing Wire

MAY 31, 2023

California-based lender loanDepot has promoted Alec Hanson , the company’s senior vice president of production for the West division, to the role of chief marketing officer. Hanson will also be responsible for the company’s originator-led field-level marketing capabilities.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 18, 2024

In January 2020, market consensus also indicated a healthy economy with concerns that the consumer was poised for weakness. Lesson 3: Systems that power servicers must be flexible and operate in real-time to keep up with dynamic markets and regulations. In many ways, today looks and feels very similar to January 2020.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 9, 2024

Although mortgage rates remain high and the overall real estate market is slow, we’re pleased to see revenue growth in the quarter in both the direct and agency channels,” Carolyn Monroe, the president and CEO of Old Republic’s title segment, said during the firm’s Q2 2024 earnings call. “We’re million and a 50.8% million. “

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Housing Wire

MAY 14, 2024

Housing affordability has plummeted to its lowest level since the 1980s, keeping many Americans in the rental market. The momentum is continuing as another 99,000 BTR homes are under construction in 2024, although the breakneck pace is expected to ease in 2025. Many builders feel bullish about places that are low on rental supply.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 14, 2024

She will now oversee all aspects of the company’s enterprise development team, which is expanding as Incenter seeks to create new solutions and bolster competitive advantages for its clients. “I I am thrilled to have the opportunity to help our clients strengthen their market positioning despite today’s challenges,” Duffy said in a statement.

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Just waiting for the market to correct and find balance,” wrote one Auction.com buyer, in response to a survey regarding the impact of market conditions on bidding and purchasing behavior at auction. The remaining 45% claimed that their inclination to purchase was unaffected by market conditions.

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Appraisal Buzz

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have published their three-year plans for improving housing opportunities in underserved markets and communities, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), regulator of the GSEs, has announced. The goal is to advance equitable housing access in markets and communities facing persistent challenges.

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Appraisal Buzz

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have announced they will extend housing access in rural underserved markets, enhance their support for manufactured housing, and continue to address liquidity needs for first-time homebuyers, among a host of activities outlined in plans published by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA).

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 11, 2024

An ongoing lawsuit between two major reverse mortgage lenders, Mutual of Omaha Mortgage and Longbridge Financial , over marketing practices could come to an end if both parties can reach a settlement agreement prior to going to trial. RMD reached out to both companies for comment on this development. Sabraw of the U.S.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 18, 2024

“Recent indicators suggest that economic activity has continued to expand at a solid pace,” the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) said in a statement. Since earlier in the year, labor market conditions have generally eased, and the unemployment rate has moved up but remains low. in October. last month. in December.

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 28, 2024

trillion in 2025, up 28% from the $1.79 Mike Fratantoni, chief economist and senior vice president for research and business development, says although the economy has been stronger than expected this year, the MBA is forecasting a slowdown in economic growth and additional incremental increases in the unemployment rate in 2025.

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Housing Wire

JULY 23, 2024

Mortgage rates continue to move lower this week even as higher borrowing costs have kept activity subdued across many areas of the housing market. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) showed that housing starts shrank 4.4% trillion in origination volume in 2025, up from a projected $1.70 Data from the U.S.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 3, 2024

A total of 84 staff were affected at five offices in Pasadena, Roseville, Agoura Hills, Westlake Village and Moorpark, California, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notifications (WARN) alert submitted to the California’s Employment Development Department (EDD) in late December. “To 15 and reviewed by HousingWire.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Industry-leading reverse mortgage lender Finance of America (FOA) on Tuesday announced updates and new details for a previously announced exchange offer , which would swap current investor bonds due in 2025 with new bonds due one to four years later. 25, when the deal is set to expire, the company said.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

31, 2025, which will modernize the mortgage market even if some vendors have to go kicking and screaming. In doing so, ICE is pushing companies to Encompass Partner Network and Encompass Development Partner Connect , which use a more secure, cloud-based open application programming interface (API) structure that launched in 2021.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Government-owned company Ginnie Mae , which oversees the secondary mortgage market and provides a guarantee for a large segment of home loans, released a fiscal year 2024 financial report this week that shows positive results. As you know, we requested $67 million for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 2025, he said in October.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 21, 2022

Still, hidden among all that greenwashed coal may be a framework or two for manufacturing diamonds, according to some experts working to develop those investment standards. Digital mortgage platform MAXEX , backed by investment from financial-services giant JPMorgan , sees a bright future in the ESG market.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

How are you doing that in this crazy housing market? Our licensing school brings in brand-new agents, whom we train and develop to help them become superstars. Sanchez: We’re seeing some green shoots in the housing market. How is 2025 looking for your business? Harrington: We have a unique way of recruiting.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 18, 2024

The firm is primarily focused on creating an application programming interface (API) marketplace where Dark Matter Technologies can collaborate with developers on automation and cutting expenses for third-party vendors and lenders. “We’re We’re very focused on automation and getting the expense out.

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Appraisal Buzz

AUGUST 9, 2024

By the end of 2024, developers plan to have completed an astounding 518,108 rental units, a startling 30% more than in 2022 and 9% more than in 2023. Looking ahead, despite market uncertainties that are preventing many new projects from commencing, 2 million units are scheduled to open by 2028. For the third consecutive year, the U.S.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 8, 2024

housing market and consumer confidence to buy or sell a home, rose 2.1 Consumer attitudes toward home-selling conditions increased markedly in February, with current homeowners, in particular, expressing greater optimism that it’s a ‘good time to sell,’ a development that may foreshadow an upcoming increase in existing home listings.”

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The Underserved Mortgage Markets Coalition (UMMC), a coalition of 32 housing groups initially convened by the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy , published a report on Wednesday that recommended actions for the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. mortgage finance system.

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Housing Wire

MAY 14, 2024

The respondents included 420 people who bought a home in 2023 or 2024, and another 500 who plan to do so in 2024 or 2025. “We We found that buyers stepping into the 2024 housing market have much to learn from previous shoppers,” the report stated. Among this group, about one in four agreed to purchase their home “as is.”

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Appraisal Buzz

JULY 24, 2024

The report highlights significant challenges faced by homeowners, mortgage entities, and the housing market as a whole due to record premium increases, ongoing new business restrictions, and carrier exits. According to Matic research, one reason for these market disruptions may be the very high number of catastrophic events in 2023—28 U.S.

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