Appraisal Buzz

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Rural Americans face unique challenges when it comes to homeownership, with limited access to small mortgages and financing options significantly impeding progress. Owner-occupied homes in rural areas are twice as likely as urban homes to fall short of the Department of Housing and Urban Developments housing adequacy standards.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 21, 2025

Nominations for HousingWires 2025 Finance Leaders Award are open now through January 31, 2025. Click here to nominate a Finance Leader. Simonelli a three-time Finance Leader honoree was recognized for her laser focus on accelerating Anywhere’s strategic progress and achieving exceptional financial results for the company.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Kathryn Amor, chief product officer at Finance of America Companies, spoke during the event’s mortgage purchase market panel about what Finance of America Reverse (FAR) beings to the table for the larger parent company. While the total number of reverse mortgage industry professionals present at HW Annual in Frisco, Tex.

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Housing Wire

MAY 5, 2022

Banks also would be able to get credit for community development activities, even if that work occurs outside of their branch footprint. The post Ready or not, CRA modernization is at the door appeared first on HousingWire. That’s a great simplifier, and it’s also great for communities,” Roberts said.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 27, 2024

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). It covers structural repairs (such as foundations and new roofs), modernization of kitchens and bathrooms, and energy-efficiency and climate-resiliency projects. This system provides FHA-approved lenders and business partners with secure online access to computer systems at the U.S.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 13, 2024

Influential housing nonprofit Enterprise Community Partners this week submitted a comment letter to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) regarding the Duty to Serve (DTS) plans submitted by the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

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Appraisal Buzz

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Only 3,709 of the 55,339 office-to-apartments that were in some stage of development in January of last year were finished by December, meaning that 51,630 units remained unfinished until 2025. Modern Buildings Being Reused, Conversions Rise Across U.S. According to CommercialEdges Conversion Feasibility Index (CFI), over 1.2

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Housing Wire

MARCH 5, 2025

8 on the Inside Mortgage Finance ranking of top originators at just under $40 billion. And nobody understands the modern day law officer better than I do, because I’m one of them. I want to help develop and retain the highest number of top producers. Shant Banosian, ranked the No. 1 mortgage company in America.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 25, 2024

He will manage the strategic direction of the firm’s accounting and finance departments by developing policies, procedures and financial controls; ensure the accuracy of internal and external reporting; identify investment opportunities; and secure funding. Peterson will be responsible for the company’s overall financial operations.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), addressed industry attendees at the National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association (NRMLA) Annual Meeting and Expo in San Diego last week. David Berenbaum The modernization rule, he said, is simple in that it seeks to meet consumers where they are.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

The report calls on more states and cities to pass “source of income” or “source of financing” anti-discrimination statutes and enforce them to protect homebuyers. The CFA also called on real estate associations to better educate agents on sources of financing discrimination and how to successfully work with FHA buyers. of the U.S.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

In the modern mortgage market , mortgage rates are close to 7%, and the gig economy has pushed some borrowers away from trying to qualify for conventional mortgages. Acra Lending will only continue to evolve as its internal team manages a significant share of the companys technology development efforts in the future.

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Housing Wire

MAY 23, 2022

The legislation would modernize the Department of Veteran Affairs ‘ appraisal requirements by allowing desktop appraisals, and in some circumstances, waving appraisals all together. In March 2022 , the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) made hybrid appraisals a permanent fixture. The policy now expires on December 31, 2022.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

The Federal Housing Finance Agency announced Tuesday the validation and approval of the Classic FICO credit score model for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The post FHFA approves Classic FICO for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac appeared first on HousingWire.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 12, 2024

As a marketer by profession, I tend to put these companies into categories to create a narrative and to develop brand specificity. On the one hand, finance in general is a very well-established category with data-driven rules and clear processes. Category 1 is a different beast. Like the Roman god Janus, it has two faces.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 9, 2021

It extends to their checking and savings accounts, small business and community development debt and equity financing, bank branch locations, financial literacy, grantmaking and more. CRA drove the nation’s banks to innovate and break down barriers, and updates to modernize CRA must strengthen that bank commitment.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 3, 2024

This integration enhances user interactions to provide the personalized, conversational experience that modern consumers expect, according to Dean Rouso, senior vice president of strategic innovation at Baird & Warner , a Roof AI client. Michel Moubarak, vice president of growth at Roof AI, told HousingWire.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 3, 2024

ICE Mortgage Technology is continuing to accelerate the adoption of its more modern technologies by sunsetting older tech stacks. The news comes a few weeks after ICE announced that it would be sunsetting its legacy Encompass SDK platform and pushing clients and partners to Encompass Partner Connect and Encompass Developer Connect.

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Housing Wire

MAY 20, 2024

“As the housing finance industry continues to evolve, we remain committed to using technology to support Issuers, borrowers, and the taxpayer.” “Elevated interest rates have been a challenge across financial markets, and the housing market is no exception.”

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Housing Wire

APRIL 30, 2024

One of our key initiatives has been to revitalize The Money Store brand, giving it a fresh, modern appeal. Furthermore, we’re actively developing new email campaigns to engage with prospects, past clients, and business partners, ensuring we stay top of mind.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler sat down with Scot Rose , CIO at Class Valuation , to talk about innovation in the appraisal space and how the technology being deployed for appraisal modernization can actually protect appraisers. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. It’s moving so much faster than ever before.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 25, 2021

Fortunately, MISMO , the real estate finance industry’s standards organization , is here to help market participants navigate any uptick in PLS activity from a data perspective. Without such standards, there will be a substantial bottleneck as each transaction will require 100 percent due diligence and manual processes. .

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Housing Wire

JULY 16, 2021

As Chief Operating Officer at First Guaranty Mortgage Corp , Sarah Gonzalez has modernized the FGMC brand, recruited top talent and implemented operational efficiencies that significantly reduce the cost per loan across all production channels. What is your company doing to develop the next generation of leaders?

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Host Phil Treadwell and industry experts share their experiences and advice on how to build more modern and relevant business. This podcast not only includes episodes geared specifically toward mortgage professionals, but also features content on personal finance, career advice, sales training, business mentorship and more.

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Appraisal Buzz

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

The Collateral Risk Network (CRN) announced today its formal endorsement of the gross living area measuring standard developed by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). As the appraisal process is undergoing major shifts towards modernization and new levels of automation, this void was ripe for a solution.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Speakers: Haley Parker, Area Business Development Manager, Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation Arjun Dhingra, Sales and Business Development, All Western Mortgage Doug Wilber, CEO, Denim Social Chelsea Peitz, Founder, Chelsea Peitz Consulting. 06 Appraisal modernization: What’s the endgame? 02 Regulatory Super Session.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Title insurance upstart States Title announced this week $150 million in debt financing from HSCM Bermuda , which will go towards developing a more modern home closing experience. The debt financing will go towards product development, investment in go-to-market growth, and the refinance of debt to Lennar Corp.,

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 15, 2021

HousingWire recently spoke to Finance of America Mortgage President Bill Dallas about viable alternative options for homebuyers and the innovative products FAM offers to meet the unique financial needs of today’s modern borrowers. HW: How is Finance of America Mortgage meeting borrowers’ unique financial needs?

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Housing Wire

MAY 5, 2023

In addition, the bill would make permanent a USDA pilot program that provides mortgages to Native American communities through partnerships with community development financial institutions (CDFIs). The bill would also “modernize” the USDA’s foreclosure practices to better ensure affordability, the senators said.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

This acquisition expands our footprint in the digital mortgage ecosystem, and we are thrilled to have them join us as we continue to develop innovative and streamlined technology solutions in the lending space.”. In January, the company also added a new director of business development. This is a developing story.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Finance of America (FOA), the reverse mortgage industry’s leading lender, announced its third-quarter 2024 earnings results on Wednesday evening. It delivered adjusted net income of $15 million, or $0.67 She said that the July consolidation of the FAR and AAG brands has proven successful.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 31, 2024

Finance of America Companies (FOA) President Kristen Sieffert is bullish on the prospects for the reverse mortgage industry’s leading lender in 2024, particularly after the company went through a series of major changes last year, including the acquisition of American Advisors Group (AAG).

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 25, 2024

These statistics highlight shifting preferences for modern consumers who rely on digital tools to make homebuying decisions.

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Housing Wire

MAY 17, 2023

This bipartisan bill will modernize the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit and help expand our housing supply, strengthening communities and supporting economic development in Illinois and across the county.” LaHood in a statement.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2022

million loan subsidy fund, and provide substantial support for community development corporations and community organizations based and working in Indianapolis’ Black neighborhoods. As part of the settlement, Old National agreed to open two branch offices in majority-Black census tracts, pay a $1.1

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Housing Wire

JUNE 8, 2022

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), under the leadership of Director Sandra Thompson, on Wednesday unveiled landmark equitable housing finance plans for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. A September 2021 request for input ahead of the equitable housing finance plans indicated the FHFA would implement the plans by January 1, 2022.

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Appraisal Buzz

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Servicing teams must manage shifting delinquency rates, regulatory demands that may pivot with each new administration, and ever-increasing operational costs while keeping their fingers on the pulse of the modern consumer and advancing technology. Michael Keaton, SVP, Subservicing Business Development, Onity Group Inc.

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