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FAR parent updates investors on AAG integration, business performance

Housing Wire

Last July, the company sold its title insurance business to Essent Group , followed by strategic changes in September including a transition of its offshore-based operations to a team in the Philippines and the sale of “certain operations” of its home improvement lending business to Aqua Finance.

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Fannie Mae picks winner of first nonperforming-loan sale of 2022

Housing Wire

Fannie Mae has chosen the winning bidder for its inaugural nonperforming loan sale of 2022, a deal involving 3,223 loans with an unpaid principal balance of $477.2 The transaction, which represents Fannie Mae’s first nonperforming loans sale this year, is slated to close July 27. Terms of the sale were not disclosed.

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Announcing the 2023 HW Insiders!

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Through the development of improved and sophisticated systems, protocols and technology, these operations leaders are driving their companies to growth and success. In its 8th year, the HW Insiders program is spotlighting the talented operations professionals who are laying the foundation of success for their organizations.

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Mortgage rates fall to levels not seen since September

Housing Wire

The current trajectory of rates is an encouraging development for potential homebuyers, with purchase application activity recently rising to the same level as mid-September when rates were similar to today’s levels,” Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s chief economist, said in a statement. “The on Thursday. The CME FedWatch Tool showed a 95.6%

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eXp posts $15.6M loss in Q1 2024 

Housing Wire

The surge in revenue was buoyed by improved agent productivity, a rise in average home sales prices and increased international production. “We Pareja, the newly appointed CEO of eXp Realty, said that sales volume in Q1 2024 was up 12% year over year, hitting $37.2

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Crowdfunding platform Peer Street files for bankruptcy

Housing Wire

Founded in 2013 by Brew Johnson, Brett Crosby and Alex Perelman, Peer Street developed a marketplace connecting lenders and borrowers seeking capital to investors looking for real estate-related debt. The business attracted investor Michael Burry, one of the featured players in “The Big Short.”

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US government to sell off $13B of mortgage bonds from failed banks Signature and SVB

Housing Wire

The bonds are secured by “long-term, low-rate” loans made primarily to developers of low-income multifamily apartment complexes. To aid the impending sales, the FDIC has reportedly considered alternatives to cutting bond prices up to and including repackaging the associated debt into new securities, Bloomberg reported.

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