Housing Wire

MAY 20, 2024

Fraud and forgery claims represented more than one-fifth of the total dollars spent by title insurers on claims expenses and losses over the past decade, according to a study conducted by Milliman and commissioned by the American Land Title Association (ALTA). Between 2013 and 2022, title insurers recorded 203,181 claims for policies written during that time, and they paid out $4.4 billion in claims related to losses and loss expenses.

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Keeping Current Matters

MAY 20, 2024

If you’re thinking of making a move this year, there are two housing market factors that are probably on your mind: home prices and mortgage rates.

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Housing Wire

MAY 20, 2024

The proportion of newly built homes for sale in the U.S. during the first quarter of 2024 remained steady compared to last year, fueled by a continued shortage of existing-home supply. According to a Redfin report released Monday, newly built homes accounted for 33.4% of single-family homes for sale in the first quarter, virtually unchanged from a year earlier and down slightly from a peak of 34.5% two years ago.

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Real Estate News

MAY 20, 2024

With many owners of existing homes hesitant to give up their low mortgage rates, new homes continue to account for an outsize share of the market.

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Speaker: Abdi Ali, Sr. Lease Accounting Consultant

Join this insightful webinar with industry expert Abdi Ali, who will discuss the challenges that can arise from managing lease accounting with spreadsheets! He will share real-world examples of errors, compliance issues, and risks that may be present within your spreadsheets. Learn how these tools, while useful, can sometimes lead to inefficiencies that affect your time, resources, and peace of mind.

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Housing Wire

MAY 20, 2024

The most notable trend in U.S. housing data recently is that price reductions are on the way up. There are more homes sitting on the market that didn’t get offers at their original list price and have had to reduce their prices than in any recent May. What does this leading indicator data tell us about home prices for the rest of the year? Well, I have revised down my estimates for national home-price appreciation for 2024.

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Real Estate News

MAY 20, 2024

Minnesota’s largest multiple listing service embraces its “broker-centric, tech-forward focus” as it works through rules changes and pursues collaboration.

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Inman

MAY 20, 2024

AI is reshaping the landscape of property transactions, revolutionizing traditional processes and boosting overall efficiency.

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Housing Wire

MAY 20, 2024

California -based multichannel lender and servicer PennyMac Financial Services announced on Monday a proposed private offering of a $650 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes that the company says it will pay back with interest by 2030. The notes will “be fully and unconditionally guaranteed on an unsecured senior basis” by the company’s existing businesses, except for certain specific outliers it does not specify.

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Inman

MAY 20, 2024

Miami Association of Realtors is the most recent MLS to link up with Sidekick, an AI productivity solution spun out of Avenue 8, an independent brokerage based in California.

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Housing Wire

MAY 20, 2024

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Monday published a new version of its Single Family Housing Handbook 4000.1, which includes numerous updates to its guidance for the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) program overseen by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). “Today’s update clarifies instructions, adds new guidance, and incorporates previously published Mortgagee Letters (ML) in Sections I, II, III, and IV as well as Appendix 7.0,” HUD explained in an informa

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Inman

MAY 20, 2024

NAR's legal team, president and chief economist defended the group's cooperative compensation rule and used journalists as a scapegoat repeatedly during midyear panels earlier this month.

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Housing Wire

MAY 20, 2024

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced on Monday morning an extension to Ginnie Mae’s digital collateral program and an increase to fees servicers can charge on assumable mortgages , aiming to bring more efficiency and affordability to the housing market. “The past four years have placed a series of stressors on the market, which have been exacerbated by long-standing gaps in housing supply,” Adrianne Todman, HUD’s acting secretary, said on

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Inman

MAY 20, 2024

Homebuyers need professional guidance more than ever as they complete one of the most important transactions of their lifetime.

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Housing Wire

MAY 20, 2024

Proof , the remote online notarization (RON) platform formerly known as Notarize , has welcomed Pennsylvania notaries into its Notarize Network, the company announced earlier this month. Previously, Pennsylvania’s notaries could access Proof’s platform via its in-house notary capabilities for enterprises and notary-sourced transactions. With this expansion, Pennsylvania notaries now join their counterparts from Florida, Nevada, Texas and Virginia in offering on-demand notarial services.

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MAY 20, 2024

The Inman Intel Index goes beyond sentiment and trends by tapping into the real estate industry's most engaged community. Add your voice to real estate's most ambitious monthly survey today.

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Housing Wire

MAY 20, 2024

Buying into homeownership is already challenging enough for many Americans, but keeping — and maintaining — a home can come with serious challenges as a person gets older. This may lead an older homeowner to consider a product like a reverse mortgage, but potential borrowers should be aware of the product’s details and the informational resources they can access.

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Inman

MAY 20, 2024

Days after announcing the onboarding of UtahReealEstate.com, CEO and co-founder Michael Lucarelli’s rental industry software company is now available to members of REcolorado, the Centennial State’s largest.

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Housing Wire

MAY 20, 2024

A recently released report from the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) that identifies vulnerabilities at nonbank mortgage servicers and makes some recommendations to avoid systemic risk is a ”tall order” for state regulators but isn’t only a ”wishful list,” according to Jason Cave, senior consultant at Patomak Global Partners. Cave spent nearly three decades in executive roles at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

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Inman

MAY 20, 2024

Understanding the difference between steering and providing thoughtful and meaningful advice and guidance to clients is essential for navigating the future of real estate, mega team leader Carl Medford writes.

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Housing Wire

MAY 20, 2024

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) proposed settlement of litigation, recently given preliminary approval by the Court, has raised questions about whether buyers with limited resources, especially first-time home buyers , can afford closing costs. The settlement will require buyers to sign written buyer agreements that clearly disclose how much and by whom their broker are compensated.

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Inman

MAY 20, 2024

Homeowners with at least a 5 percent mortgage rate are three times more likely to enter the market soon as those with a sub-3.5 percent rate, according to results from Inman-Dig Insights' latest consumer poll.

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Housing Wire

MAY 20, 2024

Rohit Chopra, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), is aware that some loan officers are taking creative — and, as detailed in a recent HousingWire investigation, often illegal — approaches to winning business. And he would be willing to reexamine the decade-old rule that prohibits LOs from misclassifying lead sources to lower their own compensation, although it hasn‘t been a priority as mortgage servicing is higher on the agency‘s to-do list.

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Inman

MAY 20, 2024

The rap superstar reportedly purchased the Brentwood estate, which had not been on the market, from former Fox News Corp. Chief Legal and Policy Officer Viet Dinh and his wife, Jennifer Ashworth Dinh.

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Housing Wire

MAY 20, 2024

Mortgage capital markets tech firm Polly announced on Monday its API integration with cloud banking provider nCino to enhance the digital mortgage process for lenders. This integration combines Polly’s advanced pricing engine with nCino’s Mortgage Suite point-of-sale (POS) solution, offering lenders and originators increased flexibility and new opportunities to strengthen referral relationships.

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Inman

MAY 20, 2024

A growing network of partners including CoreLogic and Byte Software are accessing Polly's capital markets platform and product and pricing engine through open APIs.

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Housing Wire

MAY 20, 2024

Rental software provider RentSpree announced on Monday a new partnership with UtahRealEstate.com (URE), a multiple listing service (MLS) serving approximately 20,000 real estate professionals across Utah. Additionally, RentSpree CEO Michael Lucarelli revealed in a LinkedIn post a new collaboration with REcolorado , the largest MLS in Colorado that boasts more than 26,000 brokers, agents and real estate professionals.

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MAY 20, 2024

Investors Christian Gore and Itay Simchi shared 10 U.S. cities where they would never invest in real estate.

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RIS Media

MAY 20, 2024

In a real estate transaction, a Use and Occupancy Agreement (U&O) presents a unique solution for buyers and sellers under certain circumstances. This agreement allows a buyer to use and occupy the property before closing the sale. Conversely, it can enable a seller to continue occupying the property post-sale. I will examine the benefits and… The post Benefits and Risks of Use and Occupancy Agreements appeared first on RISMedia.

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Inman

MAY 20, 2024

The Chinese government has pledged support for state-owned entities that will allow them to buy unsold apartments.

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Bigger Pockets

MAY 20, 2024

Massachusetts is the latest state considering a transfer tax in a bid to increase funding for affordable housing, but the controversial fee doesn’t bode well for the Bay State’s already pricey real estate sector.

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Speaker: Sarah Santa Ana, Real Estate Coach, Move4Free Realty

Networking is one of the crucial elements in every real estate organization's success. Both agents and real estate companies need to maintain robust networking links. This is why social media is essential for any real estate professional! Social media enables you to stay in touch with your present clients, maintain connections with your past clients, and engage potential customers and investors.

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