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Portrait of a pre-foreclosure peacemaker

Housing Wire

Helping the seller understand the true market value of the home given the condition can also be a challenge. After-repair value is the estimated market value of a property in fully repaired condition. Some of those properties could have gone retail. These scenarios are not like vanilla deals,” Sandoval said.

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Daren Blomquist’s 2023 housing outlook

Housing Wire

Buyer behavior on the Auction.com platform provides one of the best barometers of the retail housing market because the success and livelihood of these buyers depend heavily on them accurately anticipating what the retail market will look like in the next six to 12 months.

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Upcoming IPO could value loanDepot at $6.5B

Housing Wire

It is now the second-largest retail-focused independent mortgage bank in America, and the fifth largest overall retail originator, according to Inside Mortgage Finance. At the time, LoanDepot had sought a market value of $2.4 The lender generated $3.4 billion in revenue in the 12 months that ended Sept. billion to $2.6

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LoanDepot files paperwork to go public in 2021

Housing Wire

In September, Bloomberg reported that loanDepot, which operates in retail, wholesale and correspondent channels, was eyeing an IPO that would see it valued at between $12 billion and $15 billion. At the time, LoanDepot had sought a market value of $2.4 billion to $2.6

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How auction buyer data foreshadows housing market shifts

Housing Wire

Retail housing market data from June showing early signs of a real estate slowdown was foreshadowed three months earlier in buyer behavior at foreclosure auctions. The as-is market value is typically based on a drive-by broker price opinion or external-only appraisal given the properties are usually still occupied.

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A transparent foreclosure marketplace reveals hidden equity

Housing Wire

When a foreclosing lender sets this as its credit bid, it typically indicates that the lender’s estimated market value of the property exceeds the total debt owed. Mortgage servicers typically employ the specified credit bid approach when the estimated market value of the property is less than the total debt owed.

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LoanDepot says it’s going public (for real this time)

Housing Wire

In September, Bloomberg reported that loanDepot, which operates in retail, wholesale and correspondent channels, was eyeing an IPO that would see it valued at between $12 billion and $15 billion. At the time, loanDepot had sought a market value of $2.4 billion to $2.6

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