Housing Wire
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
John Rogers is a well-known name in the world of mortgage and real estate data analysis. Rogers met with HousingWire to discuss his new role and cover a variety of topics, including artificial intelligence (AI), climate risk and land development. NP: You work directly with land developers too. million deficit of homes.
Housing Wire
APRIL 5, 2025
Mortgage rates recently hit a year-to-date low, coinciding with ongoing market disruptions from tariffs. In fact, if mortgage rates head toward 6%, we will have a positive year here. Last year, we saw mortgage rates increase from 6.63% to about 7.50%, leading to challenges in the purchase application data.
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Housing Wire
JANUARY 16, 2025
The 10-year yield and mortgage rates have been on a wild ride lately, even testing my top-end forecast at 7.25%, but today, the 10-year yield fell after remarks by Fed President Chris Waller about whether the Fed would do even more rate cuts than the market was anticipating. However, we know that this is unlikely to happen.
Appraisal Buzz
JANUARY 10, 2025
In the modern mortgage industry, lenders are not just setting themselves apart on who has the best Super Bowl ad or the biggest branch footprint, but increasingly also on their approach to technology. This entails developing a clear understanding of the existing technological landscape, including all systems, integrations, data flows, etc.
Housing Wire
JANUARY 8, 2025
Higher-for-longer mortgage rates have claimed their first victim of 2025. Ally Financial announced Wednesday that it would exit the mortgage origination business as part of a broader strategy to pursue higher returns on investments. Bloomberg was the first to report the developments.
Housing Wire
MARCH 17, 2025
If mortgage rates don’t drop, we may see this sector facing supply issues and shrinking profit margins. I believe the White House wants a shift in mortgage rates to avoid this sector going into a recession because it might take some time to get them out of it. Hopefully, lower mortgage rates can reverse this negative trend.
Housing Wire
OCTOBER 24, 2024
Fast-growing mortgage servicing platform Valon has secured $100 million in a Series C funding round, the company announced this week. Valon intends to use the fresh capital to boost product development and expand its reach to new markets. The company is now servicing $65 million in mortgages, equating to 400% annualized growth.
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