Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

There are talks about a “leading company” potentially acquiring California -based Veev, but the negotiations remain in the very early stages, according to Calcalist. Investors featured leading Israeli institutional investors, such as Migdal Insurance , Psagot Investment House , More Investment House , and Shavit Capital.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The mortgage industry has complained loudly and often that government regulation and investor requirements are contributing to spiraling costs that get passed on to consumers. And Rohit Chopra , the hard-charging director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau , who is often the target of such complaints, apparently agrees.

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Housing Wire

JULY 31, 2024

Some of a360inc’s key constituencies include mortgage lenders, servicers and investors, as well as title agencies. Technology and outsourcing solutions company a360inc announced on Wednesday that it has acquired ProVest , a Tampa-based process and litigation information services provider for creditors.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2022

In the first few months of 2022, primary-residence buyers and second-home buyers (investors and vacation buyers) flocked to the market at a frenzied pace under the correct assumption that mortgage rates would rise. For some, the idea of staging and easy remodeling fixes to sell did not need to happen to quickly obtain a buyer.

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VA loan Staging Equity Investor 497

Housing Wire

JULY 16, 2024

RentRedi’s biggest investors include K1 Investment Management, RiverPark Ventures, TIA Ventures and Tribeca Early Stage Partners. RentRedi was founded in 2016 and is backed by venture capital. According to Crunchbase , the company raised $12 million in a Series A funding round.

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Property Management Staging Finance Investor 428

Housing Wire

MAY 3, 2021

Several investor types were down by just a single digit basis points, with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loans falling two points to 2.42%, while Ginnie Mae loans slid seven basis points to 6.02%. . By stage, 12.8% of total loans in forbearance are in the initial forbearance plan stage, while 82.3% are in a forbearance extension.

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Loans Staging Investor As-is 487

Housing Wire

AUGUST 2, 2024

Private equity firm Exuma Capital Partners announced that it is the lead investor for a newly launched, AI-powered homeowner management tool called Property.com. Exuma believes that the platform will provide transformative change to every stage of homeownership. “My

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Sales Renovation Staging Equity 448

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

IMBs are often more flexible than traditional banks, and they are more likely to lend to borrowers with less-than-perfect credit due to their strategy of having multiple investor outlets. Instead, they were filling a need for other investors who still had liquidity. Some are still doing this today and doing quite well.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 22, 2021

ESG stands for environmental, social and governance — three categories of non-financial disclosures that consumers and investors are increasingly interested in. Johnson said that investors are drawn to the program because of its third-party validation. but are well-established in Europe.

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Fixed-rate mortgage Finance Investor Loans 444

Housing Wire

MARCH 22, 2021

Specifically, the state said that Modus used its partnership with “Staging Boost,” a platform that works with third-party vendor ZingFix to offer cleaning, landscaping, staging and listing preparation renovation with a deferred payment. ” Inman News first reported the planned license revocation. In all, Compass has lost $1.1

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Housing Wire

APRIL 30, 2021

New GSE guideline updates to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac forces them to cap the amount of second home and investor properties delivered at 7%. He explained that while non-QM lenders are set to benefit, more investors will be looking for products which allow investors to access non-QM programs backed by private capital.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Although affordability continues to impact homeownership, the combination of a solid economy, strong demographics and lower mortgage rates are setting the stage for a more robust housing market,” Freddie Mac chief economist Sam Khater said in a statement. But investors anticipate that the central bank will begin cutting rates this spring.

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Mortgages Fixed-rate mortgage MLS Staging 488

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Pagaya, founded in 2016, provides comprehensive consumer credit and residential real estate solutions for its partners, their customers and investors, according to the firm’s website. Das spent six years as CEO of Caliber Home Loans — a NewRez -owned residential mortgage lending company — until January 2022.

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Technology Loans Lending Residential 435

Inman

OCTOBER 28, 2024

"Bond vigilantes" figure "no matter which party wins the White House and the Congress, fiscal policies will bloat the budget deficit and heat up inflation," Wall Street veteran Ed Yardeni warns.

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Staging Investor Mortgages Marketing 174

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

The return to investors, measured via the weighted average coupon, has experienced a slight haircut in recent months, however, attributable to newer, lower-rate mortgages being rolled into the running average. Early-stage delinquency rates (loans 30-59 days past due) receded from a high of 5.4% in mid-2020 to 0.9% as of January 2022.

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Marketing Staging Loans Principal 370

Housing Wire

JANUARY 29, 2024

Redfin agents report that buyers have come to terms with rates in the 6s, even if they’re double the historically low costs that buyers had during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. of investors are anticipating the benchmark interest rate to remain the same after Wednesday’s FOMC meeting, according to the CME Group’s FedWatch tool.

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Mortgages Investor Staging Agents 434

Housing Wire

JUNE 2, 2021

This was just one month after Volly announced an $11 million Series B growth equity round led by Camden Partners and backed by existing investor, New Capital Partners. The initiative was originally launched by Flagstar to guide late-stage mortgage tech startups in an effort to evaluate the viability of future investments and partnerships.

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Mortgages Technology Lending Staging 460

Housing Wire

MAY 3, 2024

Economic factors that are impacting the market Economic factors play a pivotal role in shaping the short-term rental market, with interest rates taking center stage. For investors eyeing these properties, the challenge lies in higher interest rates for investment properties compared to single-family homes.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Lead magnets: These are tangible takeaways for your audience, like a homebuying checklist or how to stage your home guide. Investors: If you specialize in working with real estate investors, use LinkedIn to find more investors to help. This will increase engagement with your posts and give you your next post idea.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 25, 2022

The search for a partner is in the early stages and is not guaranteed to materialize, Bloomberg reported. The single-family rental market boomed during the pandemic as households sought more space in the suburbs and investors capitalized on low interest rates. Home prices are expected to fall in many housing markets over the next year.

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Commercial Investor Staging Equity 370

Housing Wire

AUGUST 22, 2023

Sorted by investor type, the share of Ginnie Mae loans in forbearance decreased 13 bps to 0.80% in July and the forbearance share for portfolio loans and private-label securities (PLS) dropped 7 bps to 0.45%. By stage, 36.5% of total loans in forbearance are in the initial forbearance plan stage, while 53.3% By stage, 36.5%

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Mortgages Staging Loans Investor 370

Housing Wire

APRIL 18, 2024

The Urban Institute report, published in November 2023, shows that the average number of months from origination to repurchase between 2005 to 2008 (prior to and during the early stages of the global financial crisis ) was 46 months for Freddie Mac and 52 months for Fannie Mae. Non-QM loans are those that cannot be purchased by the GSEs.

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Loans Due diligence Investor Technology 448

Housing Wire

MARCH 2, 2023

A&D is also in the final stages of its non-QM automated underwriting system, which will be distributed to broker partners in the coming months. While investor bonds were scarce, A&D securitized its loans and sold the bonds, leading to seven securitization deals in 2022. The lender securitized four deals in 2021.

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Mortgages Loans Investor Banks 418

Housing Wire

AUGUST 21, 2020

Viola FinTech is a cross-stage venture fund that invests in global FinTech companies alongside leading venture investors. We’re excited that this support from Viola FinTech will provide us with more resources to accelerate access to our offerings.”.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

These prudential measures also ensure fulfillment of the Enterprises’ charter requirements to only purchase loans that meet the purchase standards imposed by private, institutional mortgage investors,” the FHFA said in its release. In a continued bid for stability on Aug.

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Loans Staging Finance Mortgages 459

Housing Wire

APRIL 19, 2022

At an investor conference last fall, Redwood Trust Inc. RWT Horizons, according to the company’s announcement, “targets early and mid-stage companies that are transforming financial and real estate technology and that have the potential to enhance scale and efficiency of Redwood’s businesses.”.

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Equity Technology Investor Residential 397

Housing Wire

AUGUST 23, 2021

Mike Fratantoni, senior vice president and chief economist at the MBA, noted that “Portfolio and PLS loans now account for almost 50% of all depository servicer loans in forbearance…which highlights the importance of the investor category.”. How proactive communication can reduce the risk of foreclosure. (The are in a forbearance extension.

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Loans Staging Investor Mortgages 435

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

New investors include Thomvest Ventures and Mubadala Ventures; they join existing backers Oak HC/FT, FinTech Collective, QED Investors, Bullpen Capital, ValueStream Ventures, Laconia, RiverPark Ventures, Stage II Capital and Cross River Bank in round participation.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Mortgage loan buybacks, often referred to as repurchases, occur when a loan sold to an investor or GSE fails to meet the agreed-upon underwriting, legal, or regulatory standards. Loan buybacks also harm investors by introducing volatility and diminishing returns. Documentation issues : Missing or inadequate documentation.

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Pre-approval Investor Loans Technology 369

Housing Wire

JULY 5, 2022

Securities and Exchange Commission ’s (SEC’s) Regulation A to open its platform to nonaccredited investors. An example of the vitality of the residential rental-property market in 2022 can be found in the deal volume in the private label securitization (PLS) market, which serves as an indicator of investor interest.

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Housing Wire

JULY 16, 2024

After all, builders, brokers , investors, and policymakers are all at least as likely, if not more likely, to be concerned with the home-owning share of the population than the home-owning share of households. The gap between the two measures reflects a growing number of people not forming their own households.

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Staging Banks Investor As-is 459

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

On its fourth quarter earnings call with investors, Fidelity National Financial announced that its adjusted full-year net earnings came in at $2.3 Our adjusted earnings in the fourth quarter reflect the best quarter in the company’s history,” newly appointed CEO Mike Nolan said during a call with investors. billion, with $1.0

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

million raise in equity funding with participation from affiliates of Starwood Capital Group and Freedom Mortgage , alongside independent investor and Softbank Group International CEO, Marcelo Claure. Digital mortgage-servicing platformer Valon announced Wednesday a $43.9

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Investor Mortgages Staging Equity 396

Housing Wire

JUNE 15, 2022

Poraj-Kuczewski plans to focus on driving “customer awareness, demand and retention” to support New Western in its growth stage and to make the firm “a leading industry brand,” he said, according to a statement. . Poraj-Kuczewski will lead the company’s marketing strategies and oversee its marketing team. .

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Marketing Residential Staging Branding 370

Housing Wire

MAY 17, 2021

Because of robust exits, all investor types experienced some sort of decline alongside forbearance requests dropping four basis points to the lowest level since March. ” By stage, only 11.9% of total loans in forbearance are in the initial mortgage forbearance plan stage, while 83% are now in some form of extension.

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Mortgages Loans Staging Investor 379

Housing Wire

JANUARY 5, 2022

While the new fees on high-balance and second homes will function similarly to the now-suspended limits on investor and second homes, mortgage industry stakeholders welcomed Thompson’s decision.

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Loans Finance Title Mortgages 525

Housing Wire

MAY 19, 2022

My rule to get the housing market out of the unhealthy stage is that we need total inventory back between 1.52 Because the home-price growth level broke my model, higher rates at this stage mean a bit more to me than most. Inventory is always seasonal. It rises in the spring and summer and fades in the fall and winter. million and 1.93

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Marketing Sales Staging Short sale 528