Housing Wire

JANUARY 24, 2025

Rocket Mortgage scored a big win this week after the Fourth Circuit on Thursday vacated a $10 million judgment in a class action over a decade old. Rocket Mortgage has faced other legal activity over the last year. The latest ruling from the U.S

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Housing Wire

MARCH 3, 2025

Bank7 is expanding its mortgage reach in Oklahoma. The community bank has completed its acquisition of First American Mortgage, Inc. , a small mortgage lender and brokerage based in the suburbs of Oklahoma City. Yukon-based First American Mortgage, Inc. Yukon-based First American Mortgage, Inc.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 18, 2024

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) Mortgage Technology introduced two new tools, Validate ROV and Validate Selector, to its growing suite of property valuation solutions, the company announced on Monday. Regulators are paying close attention to valuations for many valid reasons.

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Appraisal Buzz

MARCH 3, 2025

Artificial intelligence is beginning to play a positive role in the mortgage origination process from applications to verifications to valuations to closings and beyond, it is helping to speed processes and reduce the rate of error. But AI can be a double-edged sword, as there is also a rising risk of AI-driven fraud.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 4, 2023

HousingWire recently spoke to Chris McLain, division president of Valuations for Consolidated Analytics , about the current appraisals market, AI innovation in valuations and valuation products for HELOCs and second-lien mortgages. What are the most common valuation products for HELOCs and second-lien mortgages?

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 29, 2024

USRES: Real Estate, Mortgage Portfolio Services, and Support USRES offers various real estate and mortgage portfolio services to help professionals optimize their operations and improve revenue streams: 1.  This API supports the delivery of property data and images to support the new FNMA Value Acceptance + Property Data option.

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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. Jaro gives every lender the tools to offer fair valuations to all buyers. Low transaction volumes may soon be a thing of the past.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 10, 2025

to integrate computer vision technology into real estate valuation processes. Condition analysis: AI extracts property condition and quality scores to assess potential valuation errors. Tony Pistilli, Restb.ai’s general manager of valuation, said AI tools can improve efficiency while reducing manual appraisal work.

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Appraisal Buzz

AUGUST 8, 2024

Mortgage rates have started falling, but many potential sellers and buyers are waiting to make a move, meaning we are likely to continue seeing a pattern where prices slowly tick up,” said Zhao. The post Housing Market Nears $50T Valuation Milestone first appeared on The MortgagePoint. year over year to $8.6 trillion. As the U.S.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Mortgage tech company Xactus announced that its valuation solution Appraisal Firewall X has met federal requirements and is capable of fulfilling Fannie Mae property data collection orders. ” Fannie Mae’s program is part of its ongoing efforts to modernize the valuation component of the mortgage industry. .”

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 16, 2025

These are just two of the challenges appraisers face in the current mortgage market, Ashley Jelinek, CEO of CSS, said in a statement. We launched our Appraisal Price-Gap Analysis last year to help the market, as a whole, understand the delta between appraisals and sale prices.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The Tech100 Mortgage award celebrates the most innovative and impactful organizations in housing. More than just an acknowledgment; the Tech100 award is a testament to the transformative impact these companies have made, propelling the mortgage sector into new realms of efficiency, transparency and accessibility.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 8, 2025

The rapid rise in home valuations since the pandemic and stubbornly high mortgage rates have exacerbated the housing affordability crisis that began after the financial crisis. Rising property taxes add yet another layer to it and shut out buyers who might otherwise be able to afford a mortgage.

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Housing Wire

JULY 22, 2024

Last April, Erik Morin made a return to the reverse mortgage valuation space by joining appraisal and valuation company Atlas VMS. Morin founded Landmark Network in 2007, a company that quickly became a key player on the valuation side of the reverse mortgage space before being acquired by Class Valuation in 2018.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 10, 2025

Incenter Lender Services , a group of companies that help nonbank and depository mortgage lenders nationwide, announced this week the hiring of two new vice presidents. I develop, direct, and provide strategic vision for sales and marketing plans for mortgage products and services,” according to her bio.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2025

Beyond just offering homeowners 24/7 self-service capabilities to handle day-to-day loan maintenance activities, e.g. making a mortgage payment or reviewing taxes, insurance, and loan details, the app also allows customers to better explore and manage their housing wealth. Mortgage servicing isnt just about maintaining portfolios.

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Housing Wire

MAY 2, 2024

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) this week announced a new policy enabling mortgage borrowers to “request a re-assessment of the appraised value of their property if they believe that the appraisal was inaccurate or biased.”

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

The Tech Trendsetters are made up of the top product and technology leaders who have been essential in bringing innovative tech solutions to market for mortgage and real estate clients.

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Appraisal Buzz

DECEMBER 6, 2024

The report , which includes government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) mortgage data for manufactured homes, reveals that between 2000 and 2024, manufactured homes appreciated at nearly identical rates to site-built homes, growing approximately 5% annually.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The third-quarter financials for Pennymac Financial Services illustrate the double-edged sword of declining interest rates for mortgage companies. With lower rates and more opportunities to refinance mortgages, Pennymac generated a pretax income of $108 million in Q3 2024 in its production segment, up from $41.3 million in Q3 2023.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 5, 2021

The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage slipped back down to 2.77% for the week ending August 5, according to mortgage rates data released Thursday by Freddie Mac ‘s PMMS. The week prior, mortgage rates had rebounded slightly to 2.80%. A year ago at this time, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 2.88%.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 29, 2024

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) introduced MSP Digital Experience (MSP DX), a conversational user interface designed to interact with the company’s leading mortgage servicing system, MSP. It also unveiled two new tools , Validate ROV and Validate Selector, that were added to its growing suite of property valuation solutions.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The finances at nonbank mortgage companies will remain under pressure in 2024, despite some relief in mortgage rates , according to a new Fitch Ratings report. Regarding the industry’s volumes, Fitch based its report on Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) data, which shows a $1.9

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Housing Wire

JULY 17, 2024

regulators announced on Wednesday that they have approved a final rule that requires mortgage originators and secondary market issuers to impose quality control standards for their automated valuation models (AVMs). AVMs deploy technology to value the properties used as collateral to secure mortgages.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 23, 2024

a provider of property data and valuation technology solutions. With the acquisition , Consolidated Analytics expands its valuation solutions, offering clients tools — from data and analytics to appraisals — to predict market value and access a more comprehensive selection of collateral assessment products, the company said.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 10, 2024

The platform combines property data with replacement costs, valuation elements and natural hazard information to build an account of physical risk. These features use GPS data and CoreLogic property tags — called CLIP data — to help users identify sales prospects and uncover deeper insights on demand.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

In the August rate update, I explained why over 99% of Home Equity Conversion Mortgages ( HECM s) are variable interest rate loans and the advantages of this over the fixed-rate counterpart. According to conventional wisdom, homeowners should hold off on getting a reverse mortgage until they need it or until interest rates decrease.

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Housing Wire

MAY 14, 2024

Atlas VMS , the appraisal and valuation company led by Erik Morin , announced this week the appointment of Joe Pravettone as chief appraiser. In 2017, he became chief appraiser for longtime reverse mortgage industry leader American Advisors Group (AAG), a position he held until the end of 2022.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 20, 2024

(FDIC) — announced their approval of a final rule imposing quality control standards for automated valuation models (AVMs) used by mortgage originators and secondary market issuers. AVMs, which value residential real estate used as collateral to secure mortgages, are under an interagency rulemaking process.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 17, 2025

In a changing real estate market , mortgage lenders face increasing demand. If high mortgage rates and increased liquidity management arent challenging, then regulatory changes, operation inefficiencies, and economic uncertainty are enough. Fortunately, SitusAMC can handle that, letting mortgage originators focus on their goals.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Reggora CEO Brian Zitin said his company is looking to help mortgage lenders by removing the need to manually underwrite most appraisals. The valuation tech company said it will cover any financial loss associated with a repurchase or LLPA adjustment due to an appraisal defect. decline from Q1 2024. decline from Q1 2024.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Rocket Mortgage , the third-largest U.S. mortgage lender, is suing the U.S. The DOJ alleges that Rocket, along with two appraisal companies — Maverick Appraisal Group and Solidifi — and appraiser Maksym Mykhailyna, issued a biased home valuation that resulted in the denial of a refinance loan to a Black homeowner in Denver.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 15, 2024

Optimal Blue has brought on Sara Holtz, former vice president of demand marketing and communications at ICE Mortgage Technology , as chief marketing officer (CMO). She has a track record of proven leadership, and she will play an integral role as we continue to expand our position as the leader in mortgage secondary marketing technology.”

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 31, 2025

Perotti added that the company’s total lock volumes of $36 billion were down 7% from the prior quarter due to higher mortgage rates. Excluding valuation-related changes, pre-tax income was $168 million or 10.3 Of this amount, $32 billion was tied to PennyMac’s own account. billion in 2024, a 19% increase from 2023.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

the parent company of Guild Mortgage , sustained a $66.9 Schmidt added that a “clear differentiator” the company has is “the realization of the growth platform” stemming from its acquisitions, which included Academy Mortgage at the beginning of the year. Guild Holdings Co. , Meanwhile, its origination volume increased to $6.9

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Appraisal Buzz

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

According to ATTOM’s latest analysis of more than 52 million single-family home and condo sales over the past 11 years, buyers who close on December 4 are seeing the lowest premium above the automated valuation model (AVM). While still above market value, homebuyers are only paying a 4.8% premium, compared to the 14.6% premium) December (7.6%

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 13, 2025

” Chris Marshall Marshall brings 20-plus years of experience in mortgage operations and financial leadership. Texas-based Xome, a company offering products for title, valuations, field services and asset management, also made expansion moves in 2024.

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