Housing Wire

MAY 4, 2023

On the one hand, elevated mortgage rates continue to erode buyers’ purchasing power, and in some markets, home prices are falling. Bright MLS’ recent survey showed that sellers in the Mid-Atlantic received an average of 3.4 Mortgage rate fatigue. A paradoxical picture is emerging as the spring market is underway.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Auctions efficiently ensure the highest and best offer — good for the distressed homeowner, surrounding neighborhood and the mortgage servicer. Those loan modifications attempted to right-size mortgage payments to help keep distressed borrowers in homes. More than 45% of the 1.7 Opportunity Lost. million represents 98% of the total 6.9

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 11, 2023

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 1, 2023

From leading mortgage companies and real estate firms to spearheading groundbreaking initiatives and driving policy reforms, these honorees are making an indelible impact on housing.

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Lending Title Mortgages Equity 370

Housing Wire

JUNE 21, 2023

“With inventory so low and many homeowners reluctant to give up their extremely low mortgage rates, everyone is wondering where new listings are going to come from. We’re starting to see more sellers who are listing second homes and investment properties,” said Lisa Sturtevant, the chief economist of Bright MLS , which conducted the survey.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

The three class action suits Moehrl , Sitzer/Burnett , and Nosalek , named after their lead plaintiffs, take aim at NAR’s Participation Rule , which requires listing agents to make a blanket offer of compensation to buyers’ agents in order to list the property on a Realtor-affiliated multiple listing service (MLS).

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

It means that the Federal Reserve will push forward with rate hikes through the spring, which will increase borrowing costs for consumers and businesses,” Lisa Sturtevant, Bright MLS’ chief economist, said in a statement. The Fed’s rate increases, which have led to higher mortgage rates, have made the cost of buying a home even more costly.

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MLS Equity Mortgages Design 384

Housing Wire

AUGUST 13, 2021

In February 2019, we wrote an article predicting this seismic shift, detailing how mortgage lenders could and should prepare to not only survive the shift but thrive in the future digital age. They don’t think, “I’m going to fill out a digital mortgage application or I’m going online to do my mortgage application.”

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Loan Officer Technology Loans Mortgages 450

Housing Wire

JULY 20, 2023

Stop answering clients’ concerns by saying, “Yeah, there’s really nothing on the market, I mean everything in the MLS is already pending. They may have a downpayment saved that isn’t their home equity. They might use a bridge loan to borrow their equity, close on the next home and then sell the old one. You have to ask!

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 7, 2023

MERS provided a trusted “golden record” of the owner of the mortgage loan asset, Simplifile reaches the county recording end-points, IDC integrated $5.2B Stuart McFarland is the former EVP Operations and CFO at Fannie Mae, EVP General Manager at GE Capital Mortgage Services, and CEO at GE Capital Asset Management.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Speakers: Haley Parker, Area Business Development Manager, Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation Arjun Dhingra, Sales and Business Development, All Western Mortgage Doug Wilber, CEO, Denim Social Chelsea Peitz, Founder, Chelsea Peitz Consulting. Speakers: Dave Savage, Chief Innovation Officer, Mortgage Coach and Sales Boomerang.

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Housing Wire

JULY 26, 2023

For the housing market, that likely means a few more months with mortgage rates above 6%. The FOMC also said it would continue to reduce its holdings of Treasury securities and agency debt and agency mortgage-backed securities. Bright MLS Chief Economist Lisa Sturtevant noted two weeks ago. Rents were up 8.3%

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Housing Wire

JULY 19, 2021

million homeowners still in active forbearance, servicers have an important responsibility to communicate with homeowners about their mortgage reinstatement options and to help them navigate eligibility requirements to determine the best path forward. Joe Cutrona: Today, with nearly 2.2.

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HomeLight

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Whether they’re considering selling their property, refinancing their mortgage, or simply curious about their investment’s current market value, many people are curious to know: “What’s my home worth today?” How Much Is Your Home Worth Now? Get a near-instant home value estimate from HomeLight for free.

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Real Trends

MAY 9, 2023

And yet, in today’s world of technology, instant gratification and misinformation, local MLS broker marketplaces and real estate professionals can be taken for granted. You understand and provide guidance on the financial aspects of the transaction, like mortgage rates, closing costs and appraisals.

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HomeLight

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

You’d like to sell your current home, but the mortgage isn’t paid off yet. Consider that most mortgages come with 15 or 30 year terms, while 52% of recent sellers sold before owning their home for 10 years, according to data from the National Association of Realtors. Next, find out how much you owe on your mortgage.

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Realtor.com

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The good news for home sellers is that over the past year, demand for homes has driven prices through the roof, pushing home equity to record levels. Yet any homebuyer out there today will also face steep mortgage interest rates, which have more than doubled over the past year to the 7% range. Is it worth the risk?

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 24, 2023

Mortgage rate shot up again last week as the bond market continues to grapple with a growing economy in the run up to the next Federal Open Market Committee meeting. By contrast, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was at 5.55% a year ago at this time. Other indices showed even higher mortgage rates.

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Mortgages Fixed-rate mortgage Banks Investor 370

HomeLight

APRIL 18, 2024

Zillow aggregates multiple list service , or MLS, listings nationwide. Zillow also connects buyers to mortgage lenders, providing information about rates and reviews of their services. Their site receives 10 million monthly visitors searching for places to buy or rent, or looking for help with a mortgage.

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HomeLight

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

MLS listings of the comparable properties. Depending on the location and mortgage company, a qualified appraiser may hold either an associate or bachelor’s degree, have 12-18 months of experience working with an appraiser, and have an appraiser certificate or license. The buyer is financing through a mortgage company.

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HomeLight

JANUARY 3, 2024

Oriana Shea , a top-rated agent in California who has been helping homebuyers for 26 years, says that, depending on local multiple list service (MLS) rules and where the property is located, a listing might actually be tagged as “contingent” rather than under contract. What contingencies might be attached to ‘under contract’ listings?

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HomeLight

JANUARY 22, 2024

Matt Megel , managing partner with CAZA Group , which sells homes 85% faster than the average Virginia agent, says that unlocking their home’s equity on a budget is one of the main drivers for homeowners wanting to sell their property “as is.” “One The second reason we come across is speed and convenience.

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Realty Biz

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

The loan you use for buying land to build a house on is very different than the traditional home mortgage loan. On a traditional mortgage, the home is used to secure the loan. Because of this, these loans have more stringent requirements than traditional mortgages. Your realtor can set up a search for you on the MLS system.

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Land Loans MLS Finance 122

Realty Biz

MAY 15, 2022

A real estate agent will search the multiple listing service (MLS) in order to provide the most accurate comps. When a buyer is using a mortgage lender, on most occasions a home appraisal will be required. In certain instances when there is ample equity in the property a lender may waive an appraisal. Real Estate Appraisers.

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Redfin

DECEMBER 7, 2020

homeowners will be on the hook for delinquent payments when mortgage forbearance ends. While some of those homeowners who are overleveraged or unaware of their options will contribute to a wave of foreclosures, most will be able to work with their lenders to either refinance their mortgage or sell to cash in on rising home values.

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Broke Agent Media

APRIL 26, 2023

homes they sold in March—close to February’s 14.5%, the worst rate of loss since 2016—largely due to high mortgage rates dampening buyer demand. Source: Redfin Those numbers come from Redfin’s analysis of county records and MLS data across 40 major U.S. For context, 4.8% of overall U.S. loss, the largest since 2016. metro areas.

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Marco Santarelli

AUGUST 12, 2022

The mortgage rates are increasing in 2022 and show no indication of slowing in the near future. Some first-time buyers may be compelled to leave the market if mortgage interest rates continue to rise. More slowdown is likely as the housing market resets as buyers and sellers adjust to increased mortgage rates.

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HomeLight

AUGUST 31, 2021

You’re reading through a new MLS listing, and you believe you found your ideal home. A foreclosed home is a property that has been seized by the bank after the homeowner failed to make their mortgage payments. With a short sale, a lender agrees to a property sale for less than the remaining mortgage balance.

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Pre-approval Short sale Banks Finance 95

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

We’ve created a hands-off system for originators to know instantly when there is an opportunity in their database — from rate monitoring to credit pulls, MLS listing, likely to move and more — when a borrower opportunity arises, by the time the LO gets the alert, their prospect already has received communication and a deal is generated.

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Loans Industrial Mortgages MLS 74

Lab Coat Agents

AUGUST 3, 2021

Until I saw this incredibly surprising graphic: This graphic depicts the number of TOTAL LISTED UNITS ( RED ) in the Garden State MLS (covers much of Northern NJ) in relation to the number of UNDER CONTRACT UNITS ( BLUE ) & SOLD UNITS ( GREEN ) for May of 2019, 2020 & 2021.

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Branding New Construction MLS Equity 98

Realty Biz

JUNE 1, 2023

Farrah Wilder, an Alliance member and former Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for California Realtors ® , will host the program which allows LGBTQ+ people in real estate to share their perspectives and experiences as “out” leaders in the industry.

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Industrial MLS Equity As-is 66

HomeLight

JANUARY 3, 2023

Since you won’t be able to access MLS data without a real estate license, you’ll need to look at major home search sites to collect your data. Listing on the multiple listing service (MLS) will get your property more visibility. Conduct your own comps analysis. Compare your home’s features against the nearby comps you collected.

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Purchase and sale agreement Inspection MLS Inspection contingency 95

HomeLight

JULY 6, 2023

That’s why it’s important for your real estate agent to keep your property’s status up to date, both in the multiple listing service (MLS) that agents cooperatively use, as well as in online marketplaces, which pull data from the MLS. What other MLS statuses do agents use? I can do that from my phone.”

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HomeLight

JANUARY 10, 2023

Since you won’t be able to directly access MLS data without a real estate license, you’ll need to look at major home search sites to collect your data. Listing on the multiple listing service (MLS) will get your property more visibility. Conduct your own comps analysis. Step 7: Field and negotiate offers using California’s forms.

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Purchase and sale agreement Natural hazards disclosure Inspection Title 87

HomeLight

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Normally, when someone puts their house up for sale, they have some equity in the property and will walk away with money in their pocket after closing. The seller has enough equity in the home to cover the existing mortgage, and their lender isn’t involved in the sale, aside from providing loan payoff amounts at closing.

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Redfin

JULY 30, 2021

For those buying and selling at the same time, this can be especially helpful if you’re trying to avoid a second mortgage or gap financing. You need to access your home’s equity ASAP : Depending on your financial situation, it may be necessary to access your home’s equity fast. What are the costs of selling a home to an iBuyer?

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