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The biggest challenge for the reverse industry in 2024? Mortgage rates

Housing Wire

Reverse mortgage business and mortgage business generally is not where people want it to be. That was a repeated idea shared by a group of reverse mortgage professionals when asked to assess what they see as the biggest industry challenges of the year. I think that’s true from an industry standpoint.

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Navigating movement in the mortgage industry series: Due diligence in mergers and acquisitions

Housing Wire

There is constant movement in the mortgage industry with the desire for growth and expansion. Thus, it has never been more important to focus on due diligence in analyzing a mortgage industry acquisition target. The current environment of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) is evolving. This is a potential minefield.

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Is technology the problem, not the solution, in the mortgage industry?

Housing Wire

The mortgage industry has long been promised a technological revolution to streamline workflows, reduce operational costs, and enhance efficiency. This raises a critical question: Is technology failing the mortgage industry, or are we approaching it incorrectly? The human touch remains critical in mortgage lending.

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One mortgage lender abandons the Florida condo market

Housing Wire

Provident, run by the Pica family, is known in the industry for its conservative approach and sports a better-than-average delinquency rate in its servicing portfolio, so it’s perhaps not a huge surprise it would exit such a choppy space. In particular it’s created a glut of 30-plus-year-old units on the market, with few takers.

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Navigating movement in the mortgage industry series: Post-closing matters are important too

Housing Wire

Introduction As part of our ongoing discussion on the concept of movement in the mortgage industry, it is readily apparent that the failure of mortgage companies to pivot or tweak their business models to satisfy changing market and other conditions has resulted in consolidation based on liquidity, buyback, financial and other concerns.

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Mortgage rates remain high due to labor market resilience

Housing Wire

The labor market is showing signs of softness but is not breaking down yet, which has kept mortgage rates higher for longer. Since 2022, my guiding principle has been that the labor market is more important than inflation in determining mortgage rates. percent, the U.S. Below is the headline jobless claims data.

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Will the 2025 housing market crash like 2008?

Housing Wire

housing market is flashing warning signs reminiscent of 2008: rising household debt burdens, persistent inflation and home prices that are outpacing incomes. Unlike the pre-2008 era, stricter lending standards and robust regulations have kept mortgage delinquency rates low, significantly lowering the odds of a catastrophic collapse.

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