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2024 is not the year to cut corners on staging — here’s why

Housing Wire

When it comes to home staging, there are two homeowner camps: those who think it’s a waste of money and don’t want to pay more to make their home more attractive to buyers and those who realize the worth and are willing to make the investment needed. As a listing agent , I pay for both a staging consultation and staging items as needed.

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U.S. mortgage delinquency rates remain near historic lows: CoreLogic 

Housing Wire

In February 2024, the national delinquency rate for residential mortgages stood at 2.8%, marking an 0.2 The data provider examined all stages of delinquencies to gain a complete view of the mortgage market and loan performance health. Early-stage delinquencies (mortgages 30 to 59 days past due), accounted for 1.5%

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Mortgage delinquencies edged higher in November: ICE

Housing Wire

While delinquencies remain low overall, the number of delinquent loans ticked up in November, according to the latest ICE Mortgage Monitor report. Meanwhile, early-stage delinquencies (30 and 60 days past due) continued to increase. Moreover, early-stage delinquencies among VA loans hit their highest non-pandemic levels since 2009.

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Borrowers continue to be resilient as mortgage delinquencies recede 

Housing Wire

Mortgage delinquencies improved again in February as prepayment activity increased moderately. The national delinquency rate eased to 3.34% in February, down from 3.38% in January, according to an Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) mortgage performance report released Thursday. On the other hand, foreclosure starts marked a 27.7%

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Mortgage delinquencies near all-time low in July: CoreLogic

Housing Wire

mortgage delinquencies remained almost unchanged in July, nudging up 0.1 mortgage delinquencies remained near a record low in July, with the share of homes entering that status or progressing to later stages either unchanged or lower,” said Molly Boesel, principal economist for CoreLogic , in a news release. Overall U.S.

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Industry vet launches new mortgage CE company, MLO Force

Housing Wire

Nathan Knottingham, COO at Vetted VA , announced the launch of a new mortgage continuing education provider, MLO Force , from the stage at HousingWire’s The Gathering this week. When I tell my friends and family that I produce mortgage continuing education for a living, they often assume it’s a boring job,” Jones said. “But

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Mortgage rates decline after Fed pauses hikes once more

Housing Wire

Mortgage rates continued their downward plunge this week as inflation keeps decelerating. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.63% as of Feb. 1, a decrease from last week’s figure of 6.69%, according to Freddie Mac ’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey released on Thursday. Is the housing market normalizing?

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