Housing Wire

DECEMBER 1, 2021

years in prison — the maximum the federal government said it would seek — as well as three years of supervised release. billion for the government-sponsored enterprise. McCord used escrow accounts, meant to pay homeowners’ taxes and insurance premiums, to cover his company’s operating expenses.

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Housing Wire

MAY 24, 2024

Founded in 2008 and based in Fort Mill, South Carolina , Movement Mortgage offers a range of products including conventional, jumbo and government-insured loans, as well as a dedicated reverse mortgage division. The lender also provides rate-and-term and cash-out refinancing, along with construction and renovation loans.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 4, 2023

This update does not apply, however, to newly constructed manufactured homes , since these documents are required on all newer units. This is a policy that lenders can take advantage of immediately, according to Fannie Mae.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 4, 2021

According to the government’s statistics, job gains were again concentrated in the service industry, which showed an increase of 489,000 jobs in May. The overall construction sector actually lost 20,000 jobs in May, though it was mostly concentrated among nonresidential specialty trade contractors. According to the U.S

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Housing Wire

MAY 23, 2024

This calculation includes median home prices , assuming a 10% down payment, as well as taxes, homeowners insurance and private mortgage insurance. The NAHB/Wells Fargo CHI, a quarterly analysis of housing costs at both the national and metropolitan levels, measures the share of income needed to make a typical mortgage payment.

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Housing Wire

MAY 19, 2023

Residents in the state of Rhode Island could soon have an easier time constructing accessory dwelling units (ADUs) on their properties, as a bill prioritized by the state’s House Speaker Rep. Jay Inslee (D) signed a series of bills this month which included an easing of ADU permitting and construction.

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Housing Wire

MAY 31, 2023

Last week we talked about the cost of flood insurance going up by over 200% for some homeowners in the Southeast as both the federal government and private insurers determine how to price the soaring cost of climate risk, or abandon insuring them altogether. What does this all mean for Californians?

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Indices that increased in September were rent, owners’ equivalent rent, lodging away from home, motor vehicle insurance, recreation, personal care and new vehicles. However, it’s still well above the Fed’s 2% target. Indices that decreased over the month were used cars and trucks and apparel.

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Appraisal Buzz

APRIL 9, 2025

In 2024, Valligent launched the 1004D Virtual Completion Certificate, speeding up verification of appraisal report conditions for construction or repairs. In 2024, Veros partnered with a key government agency to develop iVALUATION, a powerful platform that streamlines Reconsideration of Value (ROV) research and property valuation analysis.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 8, 2024

It now faces a wave of mortgage maturities and payoffs on the thousands of affordable-housing complexes it has helped to finance over the years — with no new construction carried out under the program since 2012. And they say, “To hell with it, we’re just going to get rid it [the property],’” George added.

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Housing Wire

JULY 19, 2024

Wong added that the simplicity of the program is a notable element, since it serves as an “extension of a program that the market is already familiar with, and it will greatly improve liquidity for this government program,” he said. For instance, I believe strongly that this now allows lenders to actually focus on the origination side.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 23, 2021

Allowing for more manufactured housing and better incorporation of innovative construction approaches such as 3-D printing technology and panelized, and container construction can help cut the cost of construction. HW: What solutions does Radian offer with these goals in mind?

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 28, 2021

In fact, Paradise’s housing market, though constrained by unresolved wildfire litigation and issues like proper home insurance, even has the high-demand, low inventory problems of most other U.S. Local agents are slowly seeing new construction listings pop up. So, it’s coming along, but it’s a slow process.”.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 2, 2023

Job gains occurred in professional and business services, government, health care, construction, transportation and warehousing, and social assistance. Here is the breakdown of the jobs created this month, another big month for the government, which typically doesn’t continue at this pace. percentage point to 3.7 From the St.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 21, 2022

Yes, there are some government programs that provide construction components on permanent loans, but they are not ideal for inexperienced home buyers. FHA loans are insured by the Federal Housing Administration and have less stringent down payment and credit requirements. There’s an even more subtle consideration.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Couple that with rising costs of home insurance and the general price inflation, and there is a massive housing affordability problem facing the majority of the country. For local governments, ADUs can increase the number of tenants in areas where high-rise dwellings are not a desirable option.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2024

Thanks to the efficiencies baked into the construction processes of manufactured homes, these factory-built houses are both faster and less expensive to build than site-built homes, saving buyers between $50,000 to $100,000 per unit. Yet help might be on the way.

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Appraisal Buzz

DECEMBER 12, 2024

This was partially due to consumers waiting for uncertainty to subside before making a significant purchase, and also because the prospect of a Republican-led government gave many individuals greater financial confidence. A recovery in multifamily housing starts should also result from loosening rules.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

FBC Mortgage recorded originations of about $8 billion in 2022, including its joint venture volume, Nunziata said, adding that about 70% of that volume “was new construction.” Ginnie Mae backs bonds issued against securitized loan pools insured at the loan level through government agencies such as the FHA and VA.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Government employment, however, fell by 216,000 – a stat that Mike Fratantoni, senior vice president and chief economist at the Mortgage Bankers Association , chocks up to the conclusion of the decennial U.S. But despite residential construction employment climbing back to only 0.8%

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Appraisal Buzz

JUNE 20, 2022

The uncertainty, turmoil, and government interest in oversight and intervention caused by allegations of racial and ethnic bias in real property appraisal is cause for concern. It might be time to consult your attorney or insurance provider for some advice about time periods for records retention.

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Housing Wire

JULY 7, 2023

Louis Fed : Initial claims for unemployment insurance benefits increased by 12,000 in the week ended July 1, to 248,000. Employment continued to trend up in government, health care, social assistance, and construction. Jobless claims have been rising from the recent lows, but haven’t broken yet. From the St. percent, the U.S.

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Raleigh Realty

MARCH 29, 2021

Buying a Home As a Government Employee Are you a government employee preparing to buy a home? With the right resources, you can ensure a successful investment and one in which you may save tens of thousands of dollars thanks to being a government employee. Who Is a Government Employee?

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Housing Wire

MAY 13, 2024

Mortgage Insurers — sent a letter on Monday to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) to express concerns about the FHFA’s intent to publish the VantageScore 4.0 historical dataset.

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Appraisal Buzz

MAY 31, 2024

HUD’s “Innovative Housing Showcase Educational Sessions will feature individual breakouts on offsite construction, building codes, manufactured housing, decarbonization, zoning, public and multifamily housing, resilience, and finance.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 24, 2023

The program helped a generation of Americans purchase their first home, however, due to a government policy known as “red-lining,” banks were effectively prohibited from issuing FHA-insured loans in neighborhoods that were predominantly Black or Hispanic. Between the launch of FHA in 1934 and when President Lyndon B.

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Housing Wire

MAY 8, 2023

When including the approximately 900,000 single family homes constructed by new homebuilders during the year, according to data from the Census and U.S. A nationwide foreclosure moratorium on government-backed mortgages took effect in April 2020 and lasted through August of 2021. In 2019 the number was 200,000. in April. “[We]

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Appraisal Buzz

JULY 22, 2024

The recently approved phase two of the Willets Point project will bring an additional 2,500 affordable housing units and new amenities, as well as thousands of construction and permanent jobs throughout the next 30 years. Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. Despite the 23% drop in favorited apartments in Washington, D.C.,

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Government employment, however, fell by 86,000 – a stat that Mike Fratantoni, senior vice president and chief economist at the Mortgage Bankers Association , chocks up to the loss of jobs tied to the 2020 U.S. census count. . million jobs, boost GDP by 3.5% and increase total personal income by more than $440 billion.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 8, 2023

In the secondary market, these jumbo loans are sold to other investors, such as real estate investment trusts, hedge funds and insurance companies. So, we’re going after more government and conventional loans,” Busch said. (The FHFA’s conforming loan limit was a baseline of $647,200 in 2022, and $726,200 in 2023.)

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Appraisal Buzz

JULY 30, 2024

Warren and my colleagues in fighting for this transformational legislation that will unleash construction of millions of new homes and create hundreds of thousands of new jobs in the process.” Create incentives for local governments to eliminate unnecessary land use restrictions that drive up costs. That is why I am proud to join Sen.

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Appraisal Buzz

JUNE 14, 2024

As a surge in new multifamily rental units has slowed down rent growth, single-family construction is starting to lift for-sale inventories. She seeks to explain the growing gap between socio-economic groups, and government policies to try and change it.

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Appraisal Buzz

JULY 15, 2024

The highest echelons of government have taken an interest in climate change and its effects. Variations in weather patterns are having an increasing impact on socioeconomic dynamics, ranging from stress in the home insurance markets in the U.S. government. This is according to a new CoreLogic report.

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Mortgagebroker News

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Government announces latest bid to tackle supply shortage

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Lamacchia Realty

JANUARY 31, 2025

You can make a smart and confident decision by evaluating the propertys location, construction features, and local resources. Local government websites often have detailed maps and reports on flood zones, storm surge risks, and hurricane histories. Before making a purchase, review the cost of flood insurance for the area.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 27, 2023

If successful in the litigation, Blackbird stands to get a cut of any recoveries for the local governments. “To Salmanson is CEO of Cherre , a fintech that works with major players in the real estate market, including insurers, asset managers, lenders and SFR operators.

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Miller Samuel

MARCH 19, 2019

A large swath of high-end condo market activity of the past five years are non-primary residences which include pieds-a-terres but most are investor purchases that are subsequently rented after the unit closes when construction was completed. The Political Timeline. November: Control of the New York State Senate flipped.

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