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First Internet Bank is shuttering its consumer mortgage business

Housing Wire

First Internet Bank is shutting down its consumer mortgage business due to a steep decline in mortgage volumes and the negative outlook for mortgage lending that is forecasted to continue for the next several years. It will also include the company’s local traditional consumer mortgage and construction-to-permanent businesses.

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US employment back at pre-pandemic level

Housing Wire

Construction gained 32,000 jobs in July, with residential building gaining 2,900 jobs and residential specialty trade contractors gaining 11,200 jobs. Employment in the construction sector is now 82,000 jobs higher than in February 2020. Residential building employment is up 7.5%

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How Are Pre-Construction Sales This Fall?

Toronto Realty Blog

What does it mean when the real estate market is slow, prices have declined, pre-construction sales and prices are even more sluggish, and yet some pre-construction condominium developers in the midtown area are currently charging up to $2,000 per square foot? Maybe you can come up with a better analogy for me?

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The current REO market requires an expansion of services for business growth

Housing Wire

Tiffany Fletcher: Real Estate Owned (REO), acquired by lenders , banks, or financial institutions typically due to mortgage loan defaults, involves the strategic marketing and sale of existing properties to mitigate losses on outstanding loans. TF: Effective risk management in REO asset sales involves awareness of the intrinsic risks.

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Mortgage rates inch down following Fed decision

Housing Wire

“I haven’t seen a dry spell like this in the time I’ve been in business,” Bob Yopko, president of First Equity Residential Mortgage , said of this year’s spring homebuying season. Due to limited options available on the market, buyers are increasingly turning to newly constructed homes, Xu added.

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Mortgage rates might soar even higher

Housing Wire

Following the Fed’s decision to raise interest rates by an additional 75 basis points on Wednesday, the central bank said it will hike rates as high as 4.6% We do not see new construction returning in a meaningful way any time soon. Existing home sales declined for seven consecutive months in August, declining 0.4%

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Union Home Mortgage the latest to trim workforce

Housing Wire

The residential housing market has turned quickly due to historically low inventory of homes for sale and a rapid rise in interest rates due to inflation,” Cindy Flynn, chief marketing and communications officer, said in a statement. “We, It made way for the creation of 450 new jobs after the construction ended in summer 2021.

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