Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

stock market, companies like Finance of America (FOA) and Ellington Financial — the parent of reverse lender Longbridge Financial — have recently released their third-quarter 2024 earnings results. For many investors, given the current state of volumes, it remains a niche market that doesn’t demand much attention.”

Investor

Housing Wire

MAY 15, 2025

Ryan Leahy, the founder of MORE Seller Financing , said his company has created the first nationwide platform to bring consistency, compliance and clarity to seller financing a practice that has been relatively diminished in the mainstream market. Why is the real estate market stuck right now? Credit score isnt everything, he said.

Finance

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Plaintiffs agreed to the settlement in part due to the potential for the power companys bankruptcy, despite the total figure not being enough to cover their losses. But the companys own shaky financial standing precludes the possibility of a larger settlement.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 13, 2025

Kind Lending , a national wholesale mortgage lender and his second brainchild, is built on lean operations and a focus on efficiency — a contrast with his first company, Stearns Lending, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2019. billion in 2024, according to IMF, has adopted a highly variable cost structure to navigate market volatility.

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Housing Wire

JULY 2, 2025

Maybe the guidelines will come out and say, ‘We need to see the assets over a certain period of time, and we’re going to give you 50% of that valuation for market fluctuation.’ That means their claim is enforceable against the borrower, and they also get to beat out other creditors in the event of a bankruptcy or default.”

Mortgages

Housing Wire

MAY 19, 2025

Every good buyers agent knows the look buyers get when they walk into a newly-renovated kitchen they dont just like, but love: “ Our partnerships with designers work so well because we can give our real estate advice based on our market knowledge and the feedback weve gotten from buyers over the years, and they can make it beautiful.

Closing

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

in after-market hours on Thursday. In a recent interview with RMD to assess the landscape of reverse mortgage companies in the stock market, Harter mentioned the unrealized potential of the reverse mortgage industry as a possible tailwind for investor perceptions and — potentially — their activity.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Dara Movement and Dara Data are not yet on the market but in a “road map” stage, Sagent confirmed. Dara Default offers decisioning, automated workflows, collections, loss mitigation, claims, foreclosure and bankruptcy and an attorney network. And Dara Core is nearing beta completion.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 5, 2025

This guide walks you through some of the best ways to find foreclosure leads, whether you’re working your local market or casting a wider net. Whether you prefer data at your fingertips or boots-on-the-ground prospecting, here are 10 effective ways to uncover foreclosure opportunities in your market.

Banks

Housing Wire

JULY 23, 2025

Efrain Daza: By the numbers Market: Miami Niche: Pre-construction luxury condos, plastic surgeons from Colombia 2024 sales volume + sides: $25.7 Efrain Daza: By the numbers Market: Miami Niche: Pre-construction luxury condos, plastic surgeons from Colombia 2024 sales volume + sides: $25.7 He was broke, stressed out and miserable.

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BAM Media

APRIL 3, 2025

housing market. Read on for three responses you can give to alleviate housing market fears and become your clients go-to real estate guide. Panic Sells The internet is full of people trying to convince us that their alarmist posts on the housing market are just telling it like it is. Turns out, loads of them are active on X.

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Lab Coat Agents

JUNE 23, 2025

Competing for home sellers’ attention can be difficult in today’s market, where rising prices, limited inventory, and intense competition create a challenging environment for agents to stand out. Here are our top five tips for scoring new listings in today’s market: 1. Explain this difference to potential sellers.

Marketing

Inman

APRIL 4, 2025

Relationships is an easy onboard, swiftly presenting the user with daily opportunities to build business that pulls focus from the need to simply build a giant list of third-degree contacts who have one foot in the market and the other in pending bankruptcy

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The Close

JANUARY 16, 2025

Knowing how to legally evict a tenant is especially important in complex casessuch as when the tenant has a lawyer, files for bankruptcy, is a member of a state-sponsored housing program, or is your employeewhere youll likely need an attorneys help.

Inspection

Seattle Times Real Estate

JUNE 16, 2025

But experts say that’s an uphill battle in an office market that is years from regaining its prepandemic vigor. “I Advertising Selig has made a career of comebacks, repeatedly shrugging off bankruptcies, foreclosures and litigation by unhappy contractors. That loan also shows how COVID-19 hammered the market value of office buildings.

Commercial

The Close

MARCH 13, 2025

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Property Management

BAM Media

APRIL 1, 2025

Foreclosures and bankruptcies? Market fundamentals remain strong. Dont let panic on social media dictate your market outlook. FHA loans account for 90% of the increase , despite making up less than 15% of all active mortgages. Los Angeles wildfires drove a spike in delinquencies, from 700 in January to 4,100 in February.

Mortgages

Rochester Real Estate

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

However, fees for the loans can be higher than a bank and it’s likely that your loan will be sold on the secondary market after closing. Did you know if you file a Chapter 13 bankruptcy, you can immediately apply for an FHA loan? If you have filed a Chapter 7 bankruptcy, the wait is only 2 years.

Finance

Housing Wire

JANUARY 16, 2025

The NFP has signaled a surprisingly resilient labor market for the past 2 years. Issue hawkish messages to avoid market exuberance. But I understand the bond market, and I need only observe its reaction to see the forest. In other words, the market isnt buying what Jay and team are selling. The Fed has chosen option B.

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Marco Santarelli

MAY 22, 2025

That's why when someone like Dave Ramsey, a guy who's built a career on giving straightforward financial advice, talks about the housing market, people tend to listen. In fact, Ramsey believes these changes, specifically a drop in rates, could be the key to unlocking a more active housing market.

Mortgages

HomeLight

JULY 21, 2025

Compared to the traditional market, these companies pay below-market value in exchange for a quick and convenient sale process. For example, working with a Hilo agent might take up to 123 days (average days to close a loan + average days on market (81) in Hilo). Curious What Your Home Is Worth? Want a fast starting point?

Purchase and sale agreement

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

The housing market had a tumultuous year marked by low inventory and high interest rates that pushed prices to record levels. It’s important that consumers are aware of these differences, whether they are purchasing a home now, waiting for the housing market to improve, or have decided to refinance their current home.

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Housing Wire

MAY 2, 2025

David Dworkin He said that the budget as proposed would provide no better way to put more businesses into bankruptcy than by slashing Housing Choice Vouchers. He added there would be no better way to undercut the presidents entire housing affordability agenda than this HUD budget.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 27, 2024

billion in origination volume in the third quarter of 2024 , when it reported profitability in its origination segment even with an overall loss of $67 million due to a market value change in its servicing book. In 2024, M&A deals accounted for 76% of the total, followed by exits at 22% and bankruptcies at 2%. Guild posted $6.9

Mortgages

Housing Wire

JULY 10, 2025

But after struggling financially and filing for bankruptcy three times, Harborside was sold to an investor that scaled back care services. After bankruptcy proceedings, Kohen’s family expects to recover only one-third of her promised refund, as reported by The Wall Street Journal. Harborside’s case is part of a broader trend.

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HomeLight

JULY 23, 2025

With over 25 years in business and more than 1,000 sales under their belt, they offer comprehensive support, including free consultations, professional staging, pricing, marketing to a dedicated email list, signage, security, and post‑sale cleanout. Bonded and insured, they manage relocations, executors’ sales, bankruptcies, and more.

Sales

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 23, 2024

As you will see below, inventory is growing, but it’s been a calm, healthy rise in 2024, not a flood of houses coming onto the market. Inventory is growing, and home price growth is cooling down from the savagely unhealthy housing market of 2021 and early 2022, but it is not enough to crash home prices nationally.

Mortgages

Housing Wire

JANUARY 29, 2025

A securitization of private reverse mortgages originated by Reverse Mortgage Funding (RMF) will require additional review due to the lenders 2022 bankruptcy, according to a statement on the securitization issued by credit rating agency KBRA. The securitization features loans originated by RMF, which declared bankruptcy in late 2022.

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AAOA

MAY 5, 2025

Sometimes, life throws the owner curveballslike divorce, bankruptcy, or forced liquidationwhich can also lead a property down this path. Pros Oftentimes, you can buy distressed properties at a fraction of their market value. It also elevates their market appeal and value. But what actually makes a property distressed?

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Seattle Times Real Estate

JUNE 9, 2025

Source: Washington State Housing Finance Commission (Frank Mina / The Seattle Times) When Scott entered the real estate market two decades ago, “I saw that my community was in apartments. I saw that many didn’t even consider the idea of owning a home.” “The

Loans

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

After challenges caused by a major lender and HMBS issuers bankruptcy in 2022, the government-owned company aimed to remedy these issues by developing a complementary program dubbed “HMBS 2.0.” ” HMBS 2.0 Regarding the potential for HMBS 2.0,

Bankruptcy

Housing Wire

MAY 7, 2025

King says he worries that borrowers could spiral into debt, which could result in bankruptcy. Borrowers who havent been making payments face a rude awakening as their budgets are expected to become more constricted.

Loans

Housing Wire

APRIL 11, 2025

million for a market share of 28.2%. market share. This gives PHH a 20% market share. Coming in fourth in Q1 is Mutual of Omaha Mortgage , the current market leader in terms of HECM originations, issuing 18 pools with an aggregate amount of $281.3 million bringing its market share to 18.2%.

Mortgages

Housing Wire

JUNE 30, 2022

FGMC) and its affiliate Maverick II Holdings filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection late Wednesday. . When the markets became particularly volatile in mid-June, losses became too great and PIMCO made the decision to shut the company down, company sources said. James Kleimann contributed reporting.

Bankruptcy

Housing Wire

JANUARY 8, 2024

The presiding judge in the ongoing bankruptcy case of Reverse Mortgage Funding (RMF) has approved a stipulation that would resolve an administrative claim made against the company’s estate by reverse mortgage servicing company Celink , authorizing both companies to consummate the agreement. Celink continues to defend itself in both cases.

Bankruptcy

Housing Wire

JUNE 28, 2023

David Dunn of advisory firm Province , the chief restructuring officer for Peer Street, cited in court filings that surging rates, reduced demand for mortgages, and declining institutional buyers’ appetite for below-current-market-rate loans led to the Chapter 11 case. million in 2021, Dunn wrote. .

Bankruptcy

Housing Wire

JUNE 4, 2024

Hometown Lenders has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Alabama, blaming the Federal Reserve’s policy to curb inflation for its debacle. ” The lender closed on October 13, 2023, amid a challenging mortgage market. According to court filings, higher rates eliminated potential homebuyers from the market.

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