Housing Wire

OCTOBER 17, 2024

The Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLBanks) saw significant growth in support of affordable housing and community development in 2023, according to a report released Thursday by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). FHFA Director Sandra Thompson lauded the development in a statement accompanying the report.

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Appraisal Buzz

JANUARY 10, 2025

However, customized integrations are expensive and time consuming, and lenders often spend a disproportionate amount of their technology and engineering resources just integrating vendors, rather than developing tech that actually drives differentiation. Those who dont will fall behind. The path forward may not be easy, but it is necessary.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Weaker demand from the local community developers buying at auction suggests continued weakness in the retail housing market into early 2025 given that those local community developers are anticipating retail market conditions about six months into the future,” Daren Blomquist, vice president of market economics at Auction.com, said in a statement.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 19, 2024

Those areas that I’m now developing I grew up in. I remember what it’s like to have slumlords,” said Jermaine Morgan, a Columbus, Georgia-based local community developer who purchases distressed property at auction. “I Collectively, local community developers like Jermaine significantly impact neighborhood stabilization nationwide.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Developers continue to build in these areas with few obvious signs of slowing, the story said. “La Climate change is having a pronounced impact on the housing market, particularly when it comes to the accelerating risks of extreme weather events in areas that were already vulnerable to impact.

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Appraisal Buzz

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Concentrated Development: Many developers flocked to the same areas, leading to localized oversupply. The Developer’s Dilemma To illustrate the current challenges, let’s consider a hypothetical developer, Dave. Diminished Development Capacity: As developers struggle, new construction grinds to a halt.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 16, 2025

Using growth indicators that measure upcoming construction and development, southern metros take eight spots in the top 10 list. in builder/developer land, 4% in recent build and 1.1% Southern housing markets have dominated growth lists over the last few years, and a report by CoreLogic today shows Southern markets are still hot.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 29, 2024

Inclusionary zoning: Policies at the local, state, and federal levels that support affordable housing development and provide financial assistance to low-income families are essential for ensuring housing stability and affordability.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

These include six “Develop the Developer” academies from Freddie Mac, with the goal to better address the capacity for housing development in rural areas. 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

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Similar to the HousingWire TECH100, which celebrates the most innovative companies in mortgage and real estate tech, Tech Trendsetters highlights the individuals who are developing cutting-edge technology and leading innovation for their clients in these industries. This year, 75 honorees were selected. Take a look at the full list below.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Monday announced the disbursement of $72.6 million in new funding under the Indian Community Development Block Grant (ICDBG) program, adding up to $2 million to 38 individual community recipients to bolster housing development , expansion and preservation.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 14, 2025

The brokerage has hired industry veteran Nikol Solares as senior managing director of new development marketing. ” Nikol Solares Solares brings 20 years of experience in luxury development, new construction sales and marketing to her new role. Adam Vellano was promoted to managing director of the South Florida market.

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Appraisal Buzz

JANUARY 6, 2025

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) granted $40 million in funding to 21 recipients to support housing stability and prevent evictions and homelessness.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2024

And actual robotic assistance is something being developed in other parts of the world, including through government endorsement of the idea. In Japan, robot development is being encouraged by the government, industry, and academia, with a general optimism towards their application, the article explained.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

While state-level ADU policies take aim at local rules that hamper ADU development, there’s still work to be done. Colorado’s HB24-1152 and Arizona’s SB 1415 followed the main tenets of what’s become a standard approach to stoking ADU development. That’s because impact fees can add up to more than enough to stifle ADU development.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

This can create much confusion when developing and maintaining an emergency response plan. Develop and test plans Office buildings are mandated to develop emergency preparedness plans and conduct evacuation drills. So, how can these situations be handled in condo buildings or managed communities?

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Dubbed “HMBS 2.0,” the forthcoming program’s development was initially announced early this year before Ginnie Mae released a more detailed term sheet over the summer. But the industry itself also plays a role in policy development, which Valverde discussed while offering a possible timeline for a final term sheet.

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Housing Wire

JULY 16, 2024

Diane Yentel, president and CEO of the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC), released a statement that applauded the proposal as “historic” while also making a call to enact elements of the organization’s National Tenants Bill of Rights, which it developed in conjunction with other affordable housing advocacy organizations.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Step 4: Develop a recruitment and retention strategy Attracting and retaining top talent is critical to scaling your team. Offer training, mentorship, and career development plans to support long-term success. Action plan: Develop client-centric processes that make transactions seamless and stress-free.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

On a national level, housing sentiment was largely unchanged in August despite some positive developments for affordability, including a meaningful decline in actual mortgage rates and an uptick in home listings in certain markets, particularly in the Sunbelt,” Mark Palim, Fannie Mae’s vice president and deputy chief economist, said in a statement.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 8, 2025

Mortgage and title clients are undergoing a significant transformation with the shift from Encompass Software Development Kit (SDK) to Encompass Partner Connect (EPC). Increased software development needs : New integrations often require more development resources to ensure compatibility with existing systems.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

In an email to partners on Tuesday, ICE said that it will be closing down the Encompass SDK (Software Development Kit) on the same day it sunsets the program’s Technology Partner Network, Total Quality Loan Services, PSDK and ePass.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Throughout the development process, we worked hand in hand with our staff to develop and perfect it. We’ve invested over $100 million in building the Rate Intelligence platform, including technical development and strategic partnerships to ensure this platform works for today’s mortgage market and future-proofs the industry.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 13, 2025

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Cyndi Danko, Fannie Maes senior vice president and chief credit officer of single-family, added that the company is continuing to monitor developments related to the wildfires and urges impacted homeowners to immediately contact their loan servicer.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. From Census: New Home Sales : Sales of new single-family houses in November 2024 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 664,000, according to estimates released jointly today by the U.S. percent (18.6 percent)* above the revised October rate of 627,000 and is 8.7

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 7, 2025

Ohio is projected to experience statewide population declines in 74 of 88 counties over the next 25 years, according to the Ohio Department of Development. Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan has expressed intentions to invest in the city’s housing development efforts for years to come.

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Appraisal Buzz

DECEMBER 17, 2024

At the conclusion of the third quarter of 2024, the delinquency rates for each group were as follows, based on the unpaid principle balance (UPB) of loans: Banks and thrifts (90 or more days delinquent or in non-accrual): 1.24%, an increase of 0.09 percentage points from the second quarter of 2024.

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Appraisal Buzz

JANUARY 9, 2025

Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) has published a Final Rule in the Federal Register to modernize and strengthen regulations for the HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME). HOME is one of the largest federal grant programs specifically for creating housing for disadvantaged households.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Once the analysis is complete, REcolorado’s leadership develops strategies based on the insights gained in the aforementioned cross-functional team meetings. Future developments are determined by users’ adoption rates of new releases and/or features. The success of Collective Intelligence has not gone unnoticed.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 7, 2025

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Tuesday announced the allocation of nearly $12 billion in Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds for communities across 24 U.S. states and territories.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

The promotion applies to select homes in various housing developments across multiple cities. Magnolia Ridge, one of the participating housing developments in the Greater Houston deal, is offering $7,500 to $7,500 off select homes , with a few of the homes seeing prices drop from $289,200 to $244,990 and $248,590 to $239,990.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 30, 2024

In a blog post , Zillow Group’s chief industry development officer, Errol Samuelson, wrote that buyer agreements can “provide transparency, promote open conversation, and foster alignment between the two parties.”

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 1, 2024

The trade group said that its immediate focus is to “develop a comprehensive strategy for its approach to all existing litigation and begin an assessment of any additional risk the association has based on current policies and rules.”

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Our latest research report , developed in partnership with Longbridge Financial , equips you with the knowledge to navigate this growing market and serve your clients effectively. With an unprecedented wave of retirements—over 4.1

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 26, 2024

This rise reflects a growing trend among developers to construct homes specifically for the rental market, catering to those who desire the benefits of single-family living but might not have the means, or desire, to purchase. Build-to-rent developments aren’t the only response to this increase in single-family rental demand.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 16, 2025

On Twitter today, the Minneapolis Fed tweeted out a quote from one of their recent articles : “9th District apartment construction is expected to slow down soon as number of construction permits sought by developers fall. Twin Cities has seen the worst decline while some cities in Greater MN, MT, and SD fare better.”

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

This exciting development will allow us to provide an even higher level of service to our clients.” “I’ve worked in real estate for more than two decades with a continuous focus on going the extra mile for clients, something that Willie and his team are also widely known for,” Pandoff said in a statement.

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