Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 16, 2024

According to the Realtor.com September Rental Report, there remains a geographical gap in the rental market despite a national trend of overall rent declines. Despite a nationwide decline in rent, nine of the ten Midwestern markets included in the 50-metro survey experienced year-over-year increases in rent in September. On the other hand, eight out of ten of the markets that saw the largest rent cuts last month were in the South, primarily due to an increase in the number of new multi-family ho

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 18, 2024

California-based Provident Funding Associates LLC is getting out of the Florida condo lending business , it told broker partners on Friday. In an email sent Friday morning, Provident said that it would “no longer be accepting new applications for condominiums ” effective that day. Provident told broker partners that all loans in the pipeline must be locked by 11:59 p.m.

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Real Estate News

OCTOBER 16, 2024

A range of competing factors are driving volatility in rates, making it harder to forecast their direction — but they're likely to decline further this year.

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Sacramento Appraisal Blog

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Who is buying in today’s housing market? Some say it’s only the wealthy or institutional investors, and first-time buyer are missing in action. What do stats show when we look at forty local neighborhoods? Let’s find out. UPCOMING SPEAKING GIGS: 10/18/24 Prime Real Estate (private) 10/22/24 Culbertson and Gray Group (private (I think)) 10/23/24 SAFE […] The post Which neighborhoods are doing better than others?

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Zillow has found that Hispanic homeowners are making great strides in narrowing the home value gap with white homeowners over the past two years—regaining ground lost during the pandemic. The gap is now the narrowest ever observed. Hispanic-owned homes are currently worth 11.9% less than homes owned by non-Hispanic white households, down from 12.1% last year and a recent high of 12.4% in December 2021.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp. has agreed to settle with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the U.S Department of Justice (DOJ) over the regulators’ allegations of mortgage lending discrimination in majority-Black neighborhoods of the Birmingham, Alabama , metro area. The agreement, which was submitted for court approval, requires the Madison, Wisconsin-based mortgage lender to pay a $1.9 million civil penalty.

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Inman

OCTOBER 18, 2024

The unique getaway completed in 2010 by late craftsman and entrepreneur Reggie Whibley is on the market for $1.75 million. The hunt is on for a buyer who doesn't care about cell or internet service.

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 18, 2024

The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) have announced new residential construction statistics for September 2024. Single-family housing starts in September improved for the second consecutive month, as builder sentiment has improved. HUD and the Census Bureau found that privately-owned housing starts in September were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,354,000, which was 0.5% below the revised August estimate of 1,361,000, 0.7% below the Se

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) — the regulatory body that oversees communications across a wide variety of media including radio, telephone and the internet — announced that new rules related to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) will go into effect in April 2025. The new guidelines are designed to make it easier for consumers to revoke consent for unwanted robocalls and texts.

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Real Estate News

OCTOBER 15, 2024

“People are buying” — and living in — these futuristic homes, with dozens sold at a community in Texas, and more widespread adoption expected in five years

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OCTOBER 18, 2024

While we cannot control a storm’s trajectory or outcome, writes broker Cara Ameer, there are some things we can do to lessen the stress.

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 15, 2024

While some believe the “American Dream” is still attainable in today’s market, new Point2 data showed that a growing number of prospective homebuyers do not see themselves as homeowners, citing a combination of factors such as mortgage rates, availability, and growing home prices. Because many Americans don’t believe homeownership is likely in their future, renters of single-family homes have grown to be a major force in the residential market, greatly influencing the post-pandemic environment.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 18, 2024

As mortgage rates fluctuate based on decreasing housing inventory volume, the appraisal market is more volatile than ever in key areas such as urban and rural communities states like California and Texas. With higher rates, lower transaction volumes usually plague the industry, translating to fewer appraisals as homeowners hunker down with their lower rates.

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Real Estate News

OCTOBER 15, 2024

A new statement from the agency suggests that when information is shared only among competitors — like trade group members — it sets off antitrust alarm bells.

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Inman

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Former Phoenix Realtors President Butch Leiber writes that industry policy must be grounded in promoting and protecting the best interests of clients.

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 17, 2024

According to statistics from the September 2024 Builder Application Survey (BAS) by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), mortgage applications for the purchase of new homes grew by 10.8% over the previous year. The number of applications fell by 6% from August 2024. There is no adjustment made for normal seasonal variations in this alteration. “Applications for new home purchases declined in September, consistent with seasonal patterns, and continued to run ahead of last year’s pace,” said Jo

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Fannie Mae on Tuesday announced enhancements to its Expanded Housing Choice (EHC) initiative, opening it up to all jurisdictions without source-of-income protections. The government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) said the Housing Choice Voucher program, which launched in 2022, assists very low-income families, seniors and people with disabilities in being able to afford stable and quality housing in the private market.

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Real Estate News

OCTOBER 16, 2024

A panel of industry veterans debated the policy and discussed various scenarios for residential real estate should the CCP be repealed.

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Inman

OCTOBER 18, 2024

A majority of the 1,200 Flagstar employees being let go in $1.4 billion sale of the company's mortgage servicing business will be offered the opportunity to transfer to Dallas-based Mr. Cooper.

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 14, 2024

The largest percentage for any August since 2019 is found in nearly half (48%) of all listings that have been active for at least 60 days. For the seventh consecutive month, the percentage of residences left unoccupied for at least 60 days increased annually—whereas it was 43.2% last month. For the fifth consecutive month, the percentage of homes listed for 60 days increased, according to recent Redfin data.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 17, 2024

The U.S. economy appears to be on firmer footing than previously thought, mortgage rates are forecast to end 2024 at 6% and home-price growth is also on the move. These are conclusions drawn by economists at Fannie Mae ‘s Economic and Strategic Research (ESR) Group. They’re now projecting gross domestic product (GDP) growth to fall from 3.2% in 2023 to 2.3% in 2024 and 2% in 2025.

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Real Estate News

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Nearly a quarter of first-time buyers may wait even longer, to see if down payment help or other candidate promises materialize in 2025, a Redfin survey found.

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Inman

OCTOBER 12, 2024

Industry heavyweights are all lining up for and against Clear Cooperation. Find out which side of the topic real estate's biggest names are standing on.

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 17, 2024

The October 2024 commentary from the Fannie Mae Economic and Strategic Research (ESR) Group revealed that the economy now looks to be on firmer footing than previously thought, following annual revisions to the national accounts and an improvement in payroll employment growth in both August and September. The ESR Group still anticipates a slowdown in economic growth from the strong 3.2% pace seen in 2023, but it will be less severe than previously anticipated.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Wall Street investors and analysts forecast that mortgage credit-score costs will rise in 2025 as lower interest rates may drive an increase in home loan applications. Fair Isaac Corp. (FICO), the company that retains the rights to the market’s widely adopted consumer credit-risk assessment methodology, is expected to raise the price for mortgage credit scores from $3.50 to at least $5, according to the estimates.

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Real Estate News

OCTOBER 14, 2024

More than half of recent sellers say they negotiated with their agent to lower the commission, according to new survey data from Zillow.

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Inman

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Fannie Mae economists say surprising strength of the U.S. economy means home prices are likely to keep rising, and mortgage rates may not come down as quickly as previously expected.

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The Mortgage Credit Availability Index (MCAI), a report from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) based on data analysis from ICE Mortgage Technology , indicates a drop in mortgage credit availability in September. Key Findings from the Mortgage Credit Availability Index: In September, the MCAI dropped by 0.5% to 98.5. While increases in the index point to looser credit, a decrease in the MCAI suggests tighter lending requirements.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 14, 2024

The latest tumult in real estate feels like our world has been turned upside down yet again. But underneath all the frenzy, I see a genuine opportunity for us to turn this into a positive and come back even stronger than before. I often think of the term “Anti-fragile” from the book of the same name by Nassim Taleb. The principle is that people and organizations can build their success around being able to come back even stronger after a wallop, instead of just withstanding the impact.

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Real Estate News

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Everyone involved in a transaction must steer clear of discriminatory practices, says NAR, warning sellers not to direct their agents to avoid certain buyers.

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Inman

OCTOBER 14, 2024

More than 89 percent of active sellers told Intel they're open to covering the buyer’s commission — even as homebuyers increasingly seek to negotiate lower commission rates with their own agents.

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 14, 2024

As of October, a new Credit Insurance Risk Transfer (CIRT) transaction has been completed, according to a new release from Fannie Mae. Mortgage credit risk worth $160.9 million was transferred to private insurers and reinsurers by CIRT 2024-H3. An estimated 19,000 single-family mortgage loans with an outstanding unpaid principle balance (UPB) of about $6.4 billion make up the covered loan pool for CIRT 2024-H3.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 15, 2024

About a year ago, I started noticing a parallel between the housing market and the labor market. Unemployment in the country is very low. Everyone has a job. The conventional wisdom for almost three years has been that job market must weaken, unemployment must be rising. But for three years, unemployment has stayed low. Normally when unemployment is this low, people are confident that they’ll find a new job and they are much more likely to quit a current gig that isn’t right for them.

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Real Estate News

OCTOBER 12, 2024

A joint research effort revealed what the typical team looks like and how teams allocate their resources toward lead gen and referrals.

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