Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

The statement was enough to raise mortgage rates to an even higher level, a sharp departure from the optimism lenders experienced during the September rally, which now seems like a distant memory. “We Meanwhile, the labor market “is now by many metrics back to more normal levels that are consistent with our employment mandate,” Powell said.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 21, 2025

As one of only a few states considering more stringent regulation of the home equity investment (HEI)/home equity contract product category, lawmakers in the state of Washington have requested an academic study to assess the impacts on state residents who may use an HEI to tap into their home equity.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 13, 2025

Home equity increased nationally by $281.9 year over year, according to the latest CoreLogic Homeowner Equity Report (HER), released Thursday. But the report also noted rising negative equity in some sunbelt states, along with Oregon and Washington, D.C. The average borrower had $303,000 in home equity at the end of 2024.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2024

House of Representatives proposes to relieve Federal Housing Administration (FHA) borrowers of mortgage insurance premiums (MIPs) once they reach a certain level of home equity , aligning FHA policies with those of conventional loans. Mortgage insurance exists as protection from foreclosure on low equity loans.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 7, 2025

While the housing market seems like the least of our financial worries right now as stock markets are melting down around the globe, we track housing here at HousingWire, so it opens the question: how quickly could we see impact in the housing market and in which data would we see it first? Mortgage rates , of course.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Indiana-based lender Ruoff Mortgage is making a move designed to help more homeowners get into new homes with ease. Ruoff Mortgage is teaming up with fintech company Calque to offer two “buy before you sell“ programs to customers. The Trade-In Mortgage — Calque’s most popular program — functions similar to a vehicle trade-in.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 15, 2025

Unfortunately, we also had a huge spike in mortgage rates as the chaos of tariffs roiled markets, making U.S. So the question is, will this little bit of market momentum be able to hold up? I expect at least a couple more weeks of rising sales before we would see the impact of mortgage rates back above 7%.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Employment data for October is set to be released Friday, and it will go a long way in determining the path for mortgage rates, which have surged upward in the past month. At HousingWire’s Mortgage Rates Center on Tuesday, the average rate for 30-year conforming loans was 6.72%. This equated to homes being 9.2% renter population.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 7, 2025

For those who are within five years of retirement either those who are five years away, or who have recently entered the market volatility being experienced today as a result of the White House s embattled tariff policy are likely to endure challenges as they navigate the potential impacts of market volatility.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Fast-growing mortgage servicing platform Valon has secured $100 million in a Series C funding round, the company announced this week. Valon intends to use the fresh capital to boost product development and expand its reach to new markets. The company is now servicing $65 million in mortgages, equating to 400% annualized growth.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 24, 2025

Business-purpose residential mortgage lender Dunmor announced Thursday that it has received a minority equity investment from Newfi Lending , a nonagency mortgage lender owned by funds managed by Apollo Global Management. According to Dunmor, the investment is an extension of an original partnership initiated in June 2024.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Finance of America (FOA), the leading reverse mortgage lender, presented a robust outlook last week in its third-quarter 2024 earnings and is aiming to hit the ground running with business in 2025. The product was first introduced in 2018, marking the industry’s first-ever second-lien reverse mortgage option.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 22, 2025

As it aims to appeal to potential clients who may be taking a closer look at tapping into home equity , reverse mortgage lender Finance of America (FOA) has debuted a new marketing campaign in concert with its new creative agency to illustrate the lifestyle impacts of its products. Those are decisions yet to be made.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 14, 2025

The mortgage professional of the future goes beyond the transaction. Our mortgage industry is experiencing a fundamental shift. Traditional loan officers who focus solely on transactions are being replaced by mortgage professionals who act as financial strategists, long-term advisors, and educators.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Economists pointed to lower mortgage rates as the reason for slower growth. Despite the Federal Reserve’s half-point interest rate cut in September, rates for 30-year conforming loans have climbed back up to 6.7%, according to HousingWire ’s Mortgage Rates Center. gain year over year, less than the 4.8% gain from July.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Ongoing supply and affordability challenges in the housing market have frustrated many homeowners who have looked to trade up or relocate for various reasons. The market for renovation projects is a lucrative one for homebuilders and contractors. And there are now 32 million borrowers who have at least $100,000 in tappable equity.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Guild Mortgage CEO Terry Schmidt said during a third-quarter earnings call on Wednesday that Guild’s reverse mortgage division continues to contribute to companywide strategies, and that additional interest in reverse has been observed. The aging and demographics [provide] great opportunity.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 17, 2025

Seattle-based WaFd Bank , which has offered home loans for more than 100 years, announced Thursday in an earnings report that it will exit the single-family mortgage lending business. That is bad news for banks like WaFd Bank, because it has made the business of originating mortgages for our portfolio unsustainable.

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Housing Wire

MAY 6, 2024

home prices continued to climb in March as a persistent shortage of homes for sale helped to buoy the housing market, according to the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) Home Price Index. Nationwide equity on mortgaged homes soared to a record $16.9 Nationwide equity on mortgaged homes soared to a record $16.9

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 9, 2024

After a year filled with rate swings, unpredictable markets and a bit of drama (thank you, inflation), the real estate world is ready for a fresh start. Whether youre looking to buy your first home, upgrade or simply gain clarity on the current market , this guide is your insiders playbook to tackle 2025 with confidence.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Homebuyers have become older and wealthier Young people are having a particularly hard time in the housing market. Existing homeowners, leveraging their home equity, can make substantial down payments, giving them a significant edge over first-time buyers who must borrow more at todays higher interest rates.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 11, 2024

The stagnant 2024 housing market is one the real estate industry cant wait to get away from, but not so for the niche luxury market. The 2025 Red Paper from The Agency shows the luxury market making a sharp diversion from the broader existing home sales market, which could clock in near a historic low at fewer than 4 million sales.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 3, 2025

Reverse mortgage professionals made more inroads into the forward mortgage industry in 2024. This happened through dedicated conversations, partnerships between reverse and forward mortgage companies, and expanded activities in reverse that stemmed from acquisitions and expansions of existing divisions.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

With several top 10 reverse mortgage lenders now active in some form within the U.S. stock market, companies like Finance of America (FOA) and Ellington Financial — the parent of reverse lender Longbridge Financial — have recently released their third-quarter 2024 earnings results.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 18, 2024

On Wednesdy Citi launched mortgage.com, a new platform that creates a brand-endorsed, consumer-focused channel to leverage Citi’s brand authority and encourage mortgage or refinance applications for the bank. The company has an aggressive marketing goal to reach the No. Market share and brand authority Why launch this site now?

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Reverse mortgage business and mortgage business generally is not where people want it to be. That was a repeated idea shared by a group of reverse mortgage professionals when asked to assess what they see as the biggest industry challenges of the year. I think that’s true from an industry standpoint.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Over the past year, members of the reverse mortgage industry have been making a more concerted effort to connect with their counterparts in the forward mortgage space. And some reverse-only companies have aimed to establish firmer ties with the much larger forward mortgage industry.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

There is constant movement in the mortgage industry with the desire for growth and expansion. Thus, it has never been more important to focus on due diligence in analyzing a mortgage industry acquisition target. Regulatory compliance The mortgage industry is heavily regulated and subject to scrutiny by both State and Federal agencies.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

million in Q2 2024 related to mark-to-market impacts on its lock pipeline. Its funded volume was also driven by growth in refinance and home equity originations, including home equity lines of credit ( HELOCs ) and closed-end second-lien mortgages. “In The company’s earnings release noted a nonrecurring gain of $5.5

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Sean Shallis, a “Recovering Realtor” and top-producing loan officer , is offering strategies to help realtors break through this stagnation by leveraging micro-market shifts to create urgency and inspire action. Leveraging micro-market shifts Realtors have an opportunity to use local market changes to drive urgency for their clients.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 8, 2025

Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp. announced the incorporation of hybrid e-closings for reverse mortgages on Tuesday, aiming to incorporate its experience with the technology on the forward side of the mortgage business into its reverse mortgage division for the first time. Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Interestingly, Batey noted that he and his office have observed a higher level of interest in reverse mortgages from seniors in the area. They’ve got a lot of equity , and so they’re able to tap into that to help with living expenses. I applaud him, and also challenge other leaders in other markets to follow his lead.

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Housing Wire

MAY 21, 2024

After two years of limited demand, private equity and insurance companies are increasing their allocations to single family residential mortgages. These strong fund flows are resulting in tighter credit spreads, higher prices, and an increased focus on sourcing new originations.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Describing the modern-day mortgage market as challenging would be an understatement, to say the least. Mortgage interest rates have steadily ramped up throughout 2024. The average rate throughout 2024 for 30-year fixed mortgages was 6.72% higher than it was during the 2008 market crash.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 31, 2025

Rocket Companies is buying Mr. Cooper , America’s largest mortgage servicer, in a market-shattering deal that could reshape the mortgage industry for years to come. billion , is paying an equity value of $9.4 That’s one out of every six mortgages in America.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Sandoval said her approach is one that is difficult for banks and mortgage servicers to replicate, not only because of the face-to-face experience she offers but also because of the inherent – and often misguided– distrust that many distressed homeowners have for financial institutions. “There is nothing like that face to face.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 16, 2025

Equity Smart Home Loans made a splash Wednesday by announcing it is severing ties with United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) and partnering with Rocket Pro. We’re in a tough market. ” In 2024, Equity Smart Home Loans originated over 1,600 loans, according to Modex data. “It just comes down to pricing.

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