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How Andrew Marquis plans to close more loans in a low-inventory market  

Housing Wire

Even if I write seven pre-approvals a day, when there is one house and there’s 20 people that want to buy the same house, we still can’t do a lot of deals,” Marquis said. Connie Kim : We’ve seen a lot of optimism for the mortgage industry, mainly due to rates on a declining trend. Marquis: I would say half and half.

Loans 361
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Why is our industry still transferring money with paper checks?

Housing Wire

While the real estate industry has witnessed the introduction of a number of spectacular and innovative developments in recent years, we still (sometimes unfairly) get tagged as “old fashioned” or “conservative.” and get a pre-approval for a mortgage from the comfort of your own laptop. That’s just the beginning.

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How online auctions deliver on the promise of pre-foreclosure sales

Housing Wire

The great promise of short sales and other distressed pre-foreclosure sales as a foreclosure alternative is most fully realized in a competitive and transparent online auction marketplace, according to recent data from the Auction.com Market Validation Program (MVP) for pre-foreclosure sales. Falling Short.

Sales 394
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Black Knight to sell TitlePoint back to Fidelity for $225M

Housing Wire

A sale of TitlePoint is expected ahead of Black Knight’s planned blockbuster acquisition by Intercontinental Exchange , Inc. . and is used by title insurance underwriters, title agents and closing attorneys. . The sale of TitlePoint is not conditioned on the completion of ICE’s acquisition of Black Knight.”.

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Freedom Mortgage agrees to sell RoundPoint Mortgage Servicing 

Housing Wire

Matrix also has agreed to begin using RoundPoint as a servicer prior to the deal’s closing date “and expects to begin transferring loans to RoundPoint in the fourth quarter of this year,” the Two Harbors announcement of the acquisition states. The deal with Matrix resulted in Roundpoint closing some sales operations and laying off employees.

Mortgages 354
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How the Fed’s rate hike will affect the housing market

Housing Wire

neighborhood, housing market, Fall, homes, new house sales, forbearance. Consequently (it) will shrink the buyer pool,” Yun said, adding: “Sales could fall even further with some inventory sitting on the market for more than a month like in the pre-pandemic days.”. mortgage industry to fund $4.1 trillion in 2022 and $2.3

Marketing 448
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Mortgage rates might soar even higher

Housing Wire

Mortgage rates, now around 6.5%, are cooling down the housing market and triggering mass layoffs in the mortgage and real estate industries. The number of existing home sales reflects how the housing sector has been impacted by the Fed’s interest rate policies. Existing home sales are down 19.9% year-over-year.

Mortgages 442