Housing Wire

DECEMBER 28, 2020

From this stronghold I have been able to see past the chaos and view the economy and the future of the housing market through the lens of my core economic principles. From this stronghold I have been able to see past the chaos and view the economy and the future of the housing market through the lens of my core economic principles.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 18, 2021

This mixed bag of results reflects the typical variability in the data that occurs when not too much has been happening in housing except that monthly supply has been rising for the new home sales market. Homebuilders are navigating their housing stock well to make sure not to give up too much on the margin side of the business in the future.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 3, 2023

And will job openings continue higher, pushing mortgage rates even higher in the future? As I write this article today, the 10-year yield is 4.79%, with mortgage rates at 7.72%. However, the key is that the labor market isn’t breaking as some on the Fed had hoped for in 2023. But is that job openings data legit today?

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Housing Wire

JULY 30, 2021

Digging into the numbers, the cash market price for lumber fell to $485 per thousand board feet for the week ending July 23 — a $90 fall in one week, and down nearly 70% from an all-time high of $1,670.50 Futures ended at $521.40 Futures ended at $521.40 But builders aren’t out of the woods quite yet. Already a member?

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Housing Wire

MARCH 11, 2024

In this article, we’ll examine four effective strategies to help you navigate these challenges and prepare your team for the changing housing market. By investing in education now, you’ll be ready to capitalize on a potential market rebound and set your agency apart from the competition. ” We agree.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 26, 2022

In order to maintain and even prosper during these tough times, it is important to follow some tips outlined in this article. In order to maintain and even prosper during these tough times, it is important to follow some tips outlined in this article. Stay in the know. Never stop growing. What are my goals?

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 5, 2022

” “We must deal with the realities of our market, face the future with determination, and focus on our strengths while addressing our challenges as a team,” he wrote. Martell said the company would revisit the match in the new year when the market had stabilized.). accordingly. accordingly. ” . .

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 4, 2021

The secondary market for mortgage servicing rights, or MSRs, has been heating up recently as interest rates tick up, increasing the value of MSR assets, and as other revenue streams for lenders begin to slow — such as loan refinancing. Your HW+ Membership includes: Unlimited access to HW+ articles and analysis. Become a member today.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

The special thing about the broker channel is that it’s set up to succeed in any market, especially a purchase market. We also can’t ignore that the market is more competitive than ever before with limited inventory coupled with low rates. The market will normalize. But there are a couple of things to keep in mind.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 26, 2024

Whether you’re looking to stay informed or motivated, gain market insights, or learn strategies from the masters — our list of the best real estate podcasts for agents can help you level up your business in 2024. Anyone with a microphone and a cup of coffee can wax poetic about the ebbs and flows of the industry. Apple Podcasts Spotify 2.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 14, 2023

This article is part of our 2023 Housing Market Forecast series. The monthly Realtors Confidence Index is an essential measure of what real estate professionals are seeing in their local markets and how the market is evolving on a monthly basis. One such measure is who is entering the market.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2022

This article is part of our Housing 2022-23 forecast series. The last year has been a completely split housing market — one that started with the lowest inventory NAR has recorded dating back to 1999 and one with low mortgage rates. At the height of the spring market, the typical home had 5.5

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 30, 2021

This article is part of our HousingWire 2022 forecast series. nance market and toward purchase loans. That bodes well for those engaged in trading whole loans and mortgage-servicing rights (MSRs), both of which are bought and sold in the secondary market. The event is exclusively for HW+ members, and you can go here to register.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Brokers who rode the proverbial wave of real estate during the pandemic and have now had to reroute or pivot to figure out how to navigate a market that was once boasting the lowest rates in decades are disoriented. But what happens to real estate agents when the market shifts and goes down? Read about what’s going on in the market.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

First, we’ll make sure you’re set up correctly and understand how to maximize your database, then we’ll get into the 12-month plan in future articles. FACT : When you look at that amazing new listing that just hit the market and you see the listing agent and ask, “How did that agent get that listing?!”

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Housing Wire

JULY 19, 2022

Adjusting to today’s market can be dizzying after the last few years of historically low interest rates and high refinance business. We interviewed more than 25 mortgage industry experts to gather the best insights, strategies, and recommendations to pivot and win in today’s market. Notable trends in a new era of sales.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Below, Scott answers questions about the housing industry: HousingWire: To start off, what is your current favorite HW+ article? Each edition provides me with several articles that really resonate at that particular time. HousingWire: What do you think will be the big themes for the housing market in 2022?

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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. When we wrote the “Seismic shift” article in 2019, less than 50% of mortgage applications were taken digitally. The COVID shift.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Rocket Companies on Tuesday launched a loyalty program to attract potential homebuyers into its ecosystem amid one of the most challenging mortgage markets in decades. In the first phase of the program, customers can use points to get discounts on their closing costs when purchase a home through the subsidiary Rocket Mortgage.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 4, 2023

Future products may feature different collateral requirements.” Clients maintain ownership of the crypto stored and total exposure to the markets, which allows them to capture appreciation of the asset. Add Moon Mortgage to the list of fintechs offering crypto-backed mortgages. Six months after raising $3.5

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Housing Wire

JUNE 10, 2022

Below, Esser answers questions about the housing industry: HousingWire: What is your current favorite HW+ article and why? His articles are always my favorite. His recent article, “Purchase apps are at 2009 level: where’s the inventory?” His recent article, “Purchase apps are at 2009 level: where’s the inventory?”

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

We’ve been transitioning to a new White House administration, transitioning away from a refinance market and cautiously transitioning back to meeting in person. HousingWire has long been dedicated to “moving markets forward,” and this list of 50 winners encompasses what that looks like in action. Brena Nath HW+ Managing Editor.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 1, 2023

Change in uninsured losses As of late, however, the uninsured losses are being absorbed by other stakeholders in the housing finance system, including mortgage lenders, mortgage servicers, private mortgage insurers, government agencies, capital markets investors, and the government-sponsored enterprises. You build the home to code.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 10, 2023

What a week this has been for the housing market , from the fireworks of Fed Chair Jay Powell’s Congressional testimony to an attempt to break over a critical line on the 10-year yield. Then Friday we got solid jobs and labor force growth data and the surprising failure of Silicon Valley Bank. Let’s look at each of these, one at a time.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Below, DeNicola answers questions about the housing industry: HousingWire: To start off, what is your current favorite HW+ article? Rich DeNicola: My favorite HW+ article is the Real Trends Brokerage Compensation Report. Rich DeNicola: My favorite HW+ article is the Real Trends Brokerage Compensation Report.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 30, 2022

There is also a renewed interest in the future state of residential mortgage originations. Some lenders are contemplating changes to their origination channels such as the re-emergence of equity lending via HELOC and Second Loan products, according to this recent HousingWire article. Looking Inward.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 3, 2024

Real estate listing giants Zillow and CoStar are currently embattled in a fight for listing portal supremacy. The battle began heating up in September 2023 when CoStar’s residential real estate platform Homes.com surpassed 100 million unique monthly visitors, becoming the second most popular listing portal behind Zillow.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Below, Banosian answers questions about the housing industry: HousingWire: To start off, what is your current favorite HW+ article? At that point, I started doing Facebook lives to update my network and connections on what I was seeing in the market. Specifically, I like to read the articles by Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami.

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Housing Wire

MAY 31, 2021

They’ve gone from a market shutdown due to the pandemic to a market boom, and it shows in the results of the RealTrends top 500 brokerage firms. Not only that, but the nation’s leading realty firms outperformed the market, proving that size and leadership do matter. Over 1,750 firms qualified this year. BECOME A MEMBER TODAY.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 29, 2024

In this article, we’ll show how to procure top-notch client testimonials, where and how to share them, and how to leverage them to bolster your reputation and close more deals in 2024. Referral business is crucial to your bottom line as an agent. That’s where real estate testimonials come into play.

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Housing Wire

MAY 23, 2023

While it’s not as clear how long-lasting the rebound will be, it does still provide some much-needed good news for the spring and summer housing market. Data from NAR also shows a home price correction in nearly one-third of the 221 markets it tracks in the first quarter of 2023. The national median home price decreased 1.7%

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Housing Wire

MAY 31, 2022

The San Francisco company was now “backed by the top three technology initial public offering underwriters,” Side announced at the time , and the money raise “sets the stage for a future IPO.”. Gal and other company representatives did not return messages for this article. Last June, Guy Gal was staring ahead at Wall Street.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 3, 2021

This week’s HW+ member spotlight features Reina Ramos, senior vice president, mortgage market leader at City National Bank of Florida. Below, Ramos answers questions about the housing industry: HousingWire: To start off, what is your current favorite HW+ article and why? There was so much information to absorb and retain.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

In the article, Moody’s said they anticipate an increase in MSR sales in 2024, which will result in a short-term gain in liquidity at the expense of a weaker franchise in the future. Analysts in the mortgage industry are projecting that 2024 will be a better year than 2023 across the board. Why should lenders retain servicing?

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 27, 2021

This article is part of our HousingWire 2022 forecast series. Another factor is that leading market-share brokerage ?rms This will drive the real estate brokerage of the future. After the series wraps early next year, join us on February 8 for the HW+ Virtual 2022 Forecast Event. Today, the choices are abundant.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

As a result, the “great deceleration” may feel more severe as the housing market comes off its two-year sugar high and shifts to a not-so-new normal. The normalization will look different depending on local market conditions, but a repeat of the housing market crash is unlikely. The tailwinds.

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Housing Wire

JULY 9, 2021

Being an active originator helps me keep a pulse on the market and the current issues borrowers face every day on their journey to homeownership. The Hispanic market presents a tremendous business opportunity now and for years to come if approached correctly. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there are now 60.6

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