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Residential construction jobs now 7.6% above pre-COVID level

Housing Wire

Construction gained 36,000 jobs in May, with residential building adding 5,000 jobs and residential specialty trade contractors gain 11,700 jobs. Employment in the construction sector is 40,000 higher than its level in February 2020, while employment in residential building is 7.6% The post Residential construction jobs now 7.6%

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Banks report rise in mortgage delinquencies

Housing Wire

Banks reported an increase in foreclosures during the first quarter of 2022, according to a quarterly survey published by the Office of the Comptroller of Currency this week. The seven banks surveyed reported a total of 42,427 modifications completed, a 10.7% Banks surveyed reported servicing approximately 12.2 compared to 94.2%

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Why HELOCs are growing more popular

Housing Wire

HELOCs have continued to set the stage as flexible, helpful products that provide quick access to financing for a multitude of uses including home renovations, debt consolidations or emergency purchases. Additionally, 65% of the total respondents are currently planning or have plans to renovate their homes within the next two years.

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Proprietary Capital completes acquisition of AFR, hires new COO

Housing Wire

residential mortgage market and housing-related assets. In AFR, it’s adding the New Jersey-based, full-service independent mortgage bank that has direct, wholesale and correspondent lending divisions. Since its foundation in 1997, Proprietary Capital has developed a platform to invest in the U.S.

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Skilled labor is returning to homebuilding

Housing Wire

jobs report released Friday shows that 678,000 non-farm payroll jobs were added in February, and the return of skilled labor in residential construction is reason alone for optimism. Could renovated foreclosure resales help solve the nation’s increasingly complex affordable housing puzzle? After mixed results in January , the U.S.

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MAXEX unveils green energy home improvement loans

Housing Wire

MAXEX , a digital exchange platform for buying and selling residential loans, announced on Wednesday the launch of two new lending programs in collaboration with JPMorgan Chase for green energy home improvements. These ESG programs fill a significant void in the mortgage market by increasing incentives for green energy improvements.”.

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Construction worker shortage has reached “crisis” levels

Housing Wire

Since the last housing bubble burst, when more than a million residential construction workers lost their jobs , a shortage has developed. Top markets for affordable renovated housing inventory. “From 2022 through 2024, this total represents a need for an additional 2.2 million new hires for construction. That’s a staggering number.”.