Housing Wire

MAY 2, 2024

loan officer Timothy Potempa has departed Dallas-based multichannel lender OneTrust Home Loans to join E Mortgage Capital , bringing his team of about 40 people and more than $300 million in annual production to the company headquartered in California. 7 loan officer in the country last year with a mortgage production volume of $326.5

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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. Mortgage rates have nearly doubled to around 6.5% We do not see new construction returning in a meaningful way any time soon. “The Will Savage, an LO at PMC Mortgage.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Purchase mortgage applications for new homes were down 16.2% in September compared to a year ago, according to Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) Builder Application Survey (BAS) data released on Tuesday. The estimated pace of new home sales decreased 3.5% This is also marks a 4% decrease from the prior month.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Despite mass layoffs in the wake of the Federal Reserve’s fight against inflation, mortgage professionals still see opportunities in the market. Industry workers didn’t pull back on investing in professional development, with the majority (51%) spending money to reach potential clients. in events to garner business. About 23.7%

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Borrower demand for home loans increased in the first three weeks of 2023, sparking optimism among mortgage industry executives and loan officers. According to the MBA , mortgage applications decreased 9% across the board for the week ending January 27 compared to the week prior. Nik Shah, CEO of Home LLC.

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Housing Wire

JULY 19, 2024

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 6, 2024

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

As technology continues to rapidly reshape nearly every aspect of real estate and mortgage, HousingWire’s Tech100 award has become an industry staple, spotlighting the companies driving this transformation each year. “Kiavi launched a new construction financing product. Click here to nominate a tech organization.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Lower mortgage rates helped to increase borrowers’ demand for home loans last week, which in turn drummed up optimism for the mortgage industry at the end of 2022. is likely to enter a recession,” Mike Fratantoni, Mortgage Bankers Association’s senior vice president and chief economist, said in a statement.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 3, 2021

Fickle mortgage rates rose once again last week, this time four basis points to an average of 2.99%, according to Thursday data from Freddie Mac ‘s PMMS. However, despite fluctuating sub-3% mortgage rates, borrowers are still competing in a supply strained and overheated market. Even though rates have been below 3.2% dropping 4.4%

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Housing Wire

JULY 20, 2023

Mortgage rates dropped to 6.78% this week, the biggest weekly decline since mid-March, as investors digested a raft of mixed incoming economic data. As inflation slows, mortgage rates decreased this week,” said Sam Khater, Freddie Mac ’s chief economist in a statement. By contrast, the 30-year was at 5.54% a year ago at this time. “As

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 21, 2020

At its Annual event Wednesday, Mortgage Bankers Association Chief Economist Mike Fratantoni forecast that interest rates could rise in the year to come, but that they will remain near all-time lows. However, due to the narrow industry focus of the job losses, this downturn has proved much different than what the economy saw in 2009.

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Housing Wire

MAY 30, 2023

New construction could be the beacon of light the housing market desperately needs right now, as home builders are gaining confidence amongst rising sales, hopefully soon to translate to more residential construction breaking ground in the coming months.” Relatedly, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) recorded a 4.3%

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Housing Wire

MAY 6, 2024

HUD also seeks to transition away from the discontinued Fannie Mae Form 1009, the residential loan application for reverse mortgages, to Form 1003, the Uniform Residential Loan Application (URLA). We applaud HUD’s efforts in trying to change the requirements for HECMs to be more in line with the requirements of the forward mortgage industry.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 26, 2023

With few homeowners willing to give up their low mortgage rates, Mike Roberts has shifted his focus to targeting first-time homebuyers. A first-time homebuyer requires a tremendous amount of nurturing,” said Roberts, the president and founder of City Creek Mortgage. “A Niche loans consist of about 5% of Parkinson’s business. “It’s

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Housing Wire

JULY 16, 2024

President Joe Biden released a legislative proposal on Tuesday that’s rankling the real estate industry — nationwide rent control. Exemptions would be provided to new construction and units with “substantial” renovation and rehabilitation. Housing industry organizations were quick to condemn Biden’s proposal.

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Housing Wire

MAY 25, 2022

The real estate industry is in the stages of a seismic shift to fully digital experiences. A new generation of digitally native homebuyers and sellers are expecting online experiences , in every type of transaction, and more convenient and seamless ways to find, tour, purchase, and sell homes on their own terms.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 17, 2021

Mortgage applications for new home purchases fell 9% month-over-month in May at a seasonally unadjusted pace ? the second consecutive month sales of new homes have dropped, according to data released Thursday by the Mortgage Bankers Association. the fourth consecutive month of rising loan sizes and a new survey high.

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Housing Wire

MAY 5, 2022

Mortgage rates are increasing and demand is beginning to level out. As existing home owners potentially put the brakes on buying new homes or on refinancing their existing ones, lenders will rely more on first-time buyers to cut down on attrition during the slowdown. The mortgage industry is behind the times.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 16, 2021

The total number of homes under construction increased 1.2% — the 12th consecutive monthly increase and its highest level since 2007. Permits for new construction by homebuilders dropped 3%, largely because lumber and building material costs kept prices high. Presented by: Move Sales.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 29, 2023

And with the ability to buy down consumers’ mortgage rates while still maintaining double-digit margins, new construction grew to comprise roughly 30% of total housing inventory in 2023, more than double a normal year. Let’s look at the new construction forecast for 2024. The business appears durable, too.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Stowell, a homebuilding executive with nearly 40 years of industry experience, to its board of directors. “Mr. Heid welcomed Stowell to the board, lauding his experience as a helpful factor for Fannie Mae’s intersections with the homebuilding industry. Stowell brings nearly 40 years of experience in the U.S. Board chair Michael J.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 8, 2023

Register Sarah Gonzalez is the president and chief operating officer of Panorama Mortgage Group. Her biggest piece of advice for mortgage leaders in this market? “Be These mortgage leaders’ experience spans from retail to affordable housing to new construction. Be decisive and move quickly.”

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Housing Wire

MAY 16, 2023

“New home construction is taking on an increased role in the marketplace because many home owners with loans well below current mortgage rates are electing to stay put, and this is keeping the supply of existing homes at a very low level ,” Alicia Huey, the NAHB chair, said in a statement. That share from 2000-2019 was a 12.7%

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 22, 2022

July was another rough month for homebuilders, with mortgage applications for new home purchases dropping 16.1% from a year ago, according to the latest Mortgage Bankers Association ‘s builder application survey. The post Homebuilders get hit with more bad news appeared first on HousingWire.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

By supplying more homes that are affordable, the housing industry can increase homeownership rates for everyone. ?. However, new construction trends do not reflect this changing preference. Of builders surveyed, 44% say that buyers’ ability to qualify for a loan is one of the biggest obstacles for taking on a new project.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 27, 2023

Strong new home sales have gotten the new construction industry back on track to deliver much-needed inventory for this undersupplied market. This has brought a resurgence to the new construction industry with sales rising and home builder confidence climbing.’

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Tiffany Fletcher, senior vice president of operations support and operational risk for VRM Mortgage Services , offers strategies for doing just that, showing how VRM is growing and changing during these unique times. Tiffany Fletcher, VRM Mortgage Services HW: What does the current market and demand for REO assets look like?

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Housing Wire

JULY 26, 2021

Zillow Economist Matthew Speakman said demand for new homes should remain hot, as home shoppers continue to favor new construction as an alternative to the “ultra-competitive” resale sector. ” The post New home sales dip for third consecutive month appeared first on HousingWire. from June 2020.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

With mortgage rates hovering around 7% and home prices still at record highs, buyers across America are calling off the house hunt and finding multifamily apartments. . Some of his would-be buyers are renting apartments until mortgage rates markedly improve. Mortgage rates are more than double what they were at the start of the year.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 17, 2020

“Today’s report is consistent with other housing data that shows the housing market has rebounded substantially from the second quarter,” said Joel Kan, the Mortgage Bankers Association ’s associate vice president of economic and industry forecasting. How the mortgage industry is working together to make housing more affordable.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

from December and mortgage rates shot up 30 basis points. percent sales growth in January was good news, the drop in for-sale inventory to an all-time low at 860,000 units is a cause for concern,” said Joel Kan, the Mortgage Bankers Association’s AVP of economic and industry forecasting. “While the 6.7

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BAM Media

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Despite ongoing challenges like high mortgage rates and stretched budgets, these top 10 markets have found ways to thrive. Inventory Recovery and New Construction Lead the Way Housing inventory is rebounding, with November 2024 marking the highest number of homes for sale since December 2019. McAllen, TX, stands out, with 61.7%

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 19, 2022

As mortgage rates rose to nearly 7% and builder sentiment dipped to painfully low levels in September, housing starts also declined, dropping 8.1% The new construction industry was not blind to the impacts this will have on housing demand. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

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Housing Wire

JULY 19, 2023

While new construction will not immediately solve the supply problem in the housing market, the recovery in the homebuilding industry and the delivery of more new homes is essential for meeting the nation’s housing needs and easing housing affordability challenges for prospective home buyers,” she said in a statement.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 15, 2022

This week’s HW+ member spotlight features Nicollette Chapman, who serves as vice president of the mortgage division at Zonda. With more than 20 years of industry experience, Chapman has also held leadership roles at AmeriFirst Financial , Clear Title Agency of Arizona , and First American Financial Corporation.

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Keeping Current Matters

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

million unit rate, meaning newly constructed homes are on the rise. A separate report from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) shows mortgage applications for new home purchases increased by 33.3% According to a recent NAHB report , single-family housing starts increased 4.1% compared to a year ago.

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