Housing Wire

DECEMBER 13, 2024

While buyback volumes remain well below their 2022 peak, they are still elevated compared to pre- pandemic levels. The added cost pours salt in the wound for credit unions, banks, and independent mortgage bankers , who are already recording average pre-tax losses of $534 per loan origination. Our requests are up 100% month over month.”

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Lenders can embed Floify Verify directly into the loan application process to speed up loan approval. Lenders can also configure Floify Verify to be initiated by the loan teams later in the process, such as after a financial pre-screening, allowing them to better control the borrower’s experience and costs.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The great promise of short sales and other distressed pre-foreclosure sales as a foreclosure alternative is most fully realized in a competitive and transparent online auction marketplace, according to recent data from the Auction.com Market Validation Program (MVP) for pre-foreclosure sales. Pre-Foreclosure Potential.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 20, 2024

The fourth quarter of 2023 was the seventh straight quarter of net production loss for lenders , who hemorrhaged an average of $2,109 pre-tax dollars for each loan they originated. Fintech vendors, third-party consultants, and industry trade associations could all play a role in helping lenders build a competency around change management.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

and is used by title insurance underwriters, title agents and closing attorneys. . homeowners and industry stakeholders,” Sprecher said. The transaction is pending customer regulatory approval and is expected to close in the first half of 2023, according to Katia Gonzalez, senior analyst of investor relations at ICE.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 4, 2022

Matrix also has agreed to begin using RoundPoint as a servicer prior to the deal’s closing date “and expects to begin transferring loans to RoundPoint in the fourth quarter of this year,” the Two Harbors announcement of the acquisition states. The deal with Matrix resulted in Roundpoint closing some sales operations and laying off employees.

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Housing Wire

JULY 4, 2024

As industry professionals, we have a responsibility to foster belief in the possibility of homeownership. It may mean drilling down and familiarizing yourself, and your potential clients, with the ins and outs of credit repair, loan pre-qualification and pre-approval, and even basic personal finance and budgeting.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 8, 2021

As we think about coming out of this first month of the year, we’ve quickly realized this year is going to be anything but planned or what we in the mortgage lending industry are used to. But for others, low mortgage rates gave way to pre-approved borrowers struggling in a very competitive seller’s market.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 26, 2022

The home lending industry has a massive opportunity to digitalize to create efficiencies and to deliver a simpler end-to-end user experience that would benefit both borrowers and servicers. If an appraisal doesn’t come in on time or closing documents don’t make the deadline, Tomo executives say they will still close on schedule.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 13, 2023

From pre-closing through post-closing, ICE Mortgage Technology offers electronic services that save time and money compared to traditional methods of managing documents and communication. The solutions featured as part of Simplifile include eRecording, eSign Events, Collaboration and Post-Closing, and Document Builder.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 1, 2023

For 2023, FICO said it would collect approximately $2 to $8 for all three score tiers out of a $40 to $50 (or more) tri-merge report and score bundle and out of an average $3,800 in closing costs. As an industry, we owe it to future homeowners to bring attention to the misuse of power,” McKay said.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

The industry is buzzing with conversations around appraisal modernization — for good reason. It also holds great promise in attracting a new generation of bright, talented appraisers who may have otherwise not given the mortgage valuations industry a second look. Technology makes this possible as it builds new efficiencies.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

But our industry is not reacting to these new demands nearly as quickly as others, and that could be a problem. The mortgage industry, in general, has lagged behind other industries in terms of maximizing the benefits of new technologies. Setting the mortgage industry up for success. Peering into the future of lending.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

It also allows sellers access to a network of pre-approved buyers to expedite the process. HomeLight claims that it has built a “faster application and underwriting process” that allows the company to guarantee that it can close a loan in 21 days with “zero lender fees and transparent rates.”.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 16, 2022

Consequently (it) will shrink the buyer pool,” Yun said, adding: “Sales could fall even further with some inventory sitting on the market for more than a month like in the pre-pandemic days.”. mortgage industry to fund $4.1 What remains clear for industry observers is that higher mortgage rates will cool down the housing market.

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Housing Wire

MAY 8, 2023

Originators can use the BIG Point of Sale system to monitor and adjust loan files from their mobile devices, including generating pre-approvals, and the web interface module allows the loan officer and consumer to electronically sign loan disclosures and closing documents from their mobile devices.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 31, 2023

Scott Miller, a former mortgage loan originator at Sprout Mortgage , knew the clock was ticking when the non-qualified mortgage (non-QM) lender abruptly closed doors in July 2022. Reich’s division has a goal of closing $1 billion in loan origination volume this year at Go Mortgage.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

There remains a belief among listing agents and their clients that the VA appraisal and closing process will be a hassle. A lot of the rules have relaxed over the past several years, but people always tend to remember the negative things so that is what has spread throughout the industry.”.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Across the board in all industries, customer experience is fading as we get busier and spend less time face to face, but it is critical to building trust. With the Financial Services Cloud industry data model, users can accelerate innovations leveraging automation, workflows, triggers, journeys and approvals.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 28, 2024

By examining their customer acquisition and retention strategies, they can drive, capture and convert shifts in demand into closed sales. According to data from the ICE Mortgage Monitor , mortgage servicers across the industry saw refinance retention in the second quarter fall to the second-lowest point in 17 years.

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Lighter Side of Real Estate

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

If you’ve been searching for a house for any amount of time, you’re probably well aware of how important it is to get a mortgage pre-approval before you even start looking at houses, or at least as early on in the process as possible. When Should You Update Your Pre-approval? Pre-approvals aren’t good forever.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 13, 2023

Going from a volatile rate environment in the latter half of 2022 to a market with lower, more stabilized rates, there’s optimism spreading across the industry that buyers will come back. Connie Kim: There seems to be optimism in the mortgage industry at the start of the new year. Pre-pandemic, I did $1.7 billion in 2021.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 28, 2023

It was another brutal year, pushing loan originators to work longer hours, close loans faster while diversifying their mortgage product offerings. According to data from Ingenius , tens of thousands of loan officers exited the industry in 2023. In October, 67% of current LOs produced less than one unit of closed loans in October.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Just before a customer buys a container of pre-made Borscht, they see Naumovych’s business cards and flyers that lay neatly near the checkout area. Meanwhile, others worry that they will soon wash out of the industry. The pastor of the Ukrainian church is currently looking to buy a house and I’m working on his pre approval.”.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Mortgage rates, now around 6.5%, are cooling down the housing market and triggering mass layoffs in the mortgage and real estate industries. Loan officers get an up-close look at how much shoppers and capital-strapped buyers are getting priced out in the rate-rising environment. Mortgage rates have nearly doubled to around 6.5%

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Realty Biz

AUGUST 20, 2023

Mortgage pre-approval is an essential step when buying a house. During pre-approval, lenders carefully evaluate your financial information, including income, assets, credit history, and other relevant details. How long it takes for lenders to give mortgage pre-approval can vary from a day to a week.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 29, 2021

According to MBA, industry retention is only 21% because data and communication gaps erode customer trust at the two most important parts of the relationship: (1) when they first go from originations into servicing, and (2) when they need a new loan. . Some in our industry joke: “who thinks of their servicer when they need a new loan?”.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 6, 2024

The government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) also thinks the Federal Housing Finance Agency ( FHFA ) will encourage it to offer single-family, closed-end second mortgages if a Freddie Mac product under analysis is approved. This interview has been condensed and edited for clarity. No one has indicated that that’s a possibility.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 30, 2021

Brokers also have the ability to net escrows on PennyMac-to-PennyMac refinances, which is a great way to reduce cash to close. We offer great customer service to support their borrowers beyond the closing table. Our broker partners can feel confident that their borrowers will have a smooth post-close experience and are in good hands.”.

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Housing Wire

MAY 12, 2022

Worsening market conditions are only going to accelerate an already hyper-competitive mortgage lending industry that is still learning to adapt to post-pandemic homebuying behaviors. But it’s also possible for a homebuyer to apply and receive approval on a mortgage loan without them ever actually speaking with another human.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Facilitating forward-trading agreements, which allow platform users to sell loan pools at a future date with pre-negotiated terms and pricing.’. Enabling bulk trading, which allows platform users to sell closed loan pools to one or more buyers in a single transaction.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 22, 2024

Starting from: $ 235 Visit OnlineEd Also Popular Kaplan Real Estate Education Best for career mentorship Pre-recorded video content led by experienced industry leaders. Colibri courses were created by experienced industry experts, and include real-world examples and interactive learning opportunities. out of 5 stars Rating: 4.5

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 29, 2023

With so many approved, online options to choose from, we’ve pinpointed the best online real estate courses in New York using criteria that matter most to you: flexibility to fit your schedule, a price that fits your budget, and a course that’ll prepare you to ace the exam and start your new career with confidence and industry savvy.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 6, 2022

range, versus closing on their mortgage now when their homes are finally finished being built and rates are around 7.0%,” said Summers, a Keller Williams agent in Provo, Utah. But some of those partnerships are getting turned on their head as the mortgage industry reckons with the housing market slowdown.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Your first step to get a Michigan real estate license online is to complete a 40 hours of Michigan real estate classes at a state-approved school. Final Exam: After you complete Level 19 of the prelicensing course, you will be prompted to take your closed-book course final exam. out of 5 stars Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars Rating: 4.5

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Industry experts from across the country met to discuss just this topic, and themes aligned with what we’re seeing at our organization. The housing industry is much more regulated in a post housing crisis era, and ARMs may not be utilized as they were pre-2008. increase) and property (22.6%

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 29, 2022

After two golden years in the mortgage market during the pandemic period, refis have dried up and the industry has since pivoted toward a purchase market. Broker Hussam Saada of Precision Mortgage closed about 60% of mortgages with UWM after the firm rolled out its new pricing initiative. 2 overall lender, it’s to be No.

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